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Klāvs Vasks, the Chair of the Supervisory Board at airBaltic, has announced his resignation from the position following a “crazy rollercoaster ride” over the past 18 months.

Airline management is the art of coordinating and directing airline activities whereby the organization employs a combination of logistics, technology, and human skills.

Lufthansa Group has finally found a home for its order for 40 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, which it made in December 2023, assigning the aircraft to its low-cost carrier Eurowings.

Delta's Sky Club lounges have become one of the airline's signature calling cards for qualifying passengers, allowing them to enjoy an enhanced airport experience before boarding their flight. With over 50 locations worldwide, Delta's Sky Clubs consistently earn praise for their comfort and amenities.

According to the USA's Department of Transportation, over 250 million passengers, both US citizens and those who are not, traveled internationally in the 12 months to October 2024. Over 640,000 people did so daily. Traffic rose by 9.4% compared to the year to October 2023, which was still impacted by the pandemic. More importantly, it was 3.8% above the pre-pandemic volume.

US carrier Hawaiian Airlines will deploy its Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its second-longest domestic route. The airline will use the Dreamliner to replace its older Airbus widebody on the route this year, with the first flights taking off in April.

You may know by now that Turkish Airlines plans to serve Minneapolis.The fast-growing carrier's Chairman, Ahmet Bolat, said that Minnesota flights will begin in April or May 2025, in time for the peak summer. He spoke at Turkish Airlines' Management Summit 2025, adding to his previous disclosure about Minneapolis.

Focusing exclusively on the world's top 200 airports for take-offs in February shows that 194 have international flights. That finding was based on analyzing the airports' schedules using OAG data.

London's Southend Airport Airport (SEN) has confirmed that a second scheduled operator will serve the airport this year. Starting in April, Eastern Airways will connect the Essex airport with daily flights to Cornwall in South West England, Southend's 20th nonstop destination.

Qantas has rejoined the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) with immediate effect, the association said in a statement on January 20.

On Saturday January 18, a United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport following a mechanical failure onboard.

As the commercial aviation industry is moving towards a net-zero emissions future, Lufthansa Group member carrier Austrian Airlines is doing its part in ensuring more sustainable aircraft operations with the introduction of "shark skin" technology onboard some of the it Boeing 777-200ER aircraft.

Among the world's many air travelers, people have different approaches to taking a flight, from those who like to minimize time spent at the airport and thus arrive fairly close to the cut-off time to those who enjoy showing up early to make the most of the facilities. Either way, wherever you are in the world airport-wise, one thing that remains fairly unavoidable whatever your strategy is duty-free shopping.

In recent years, Delta Air Lines has maintained its status as one of the most profitable and admired airlines in the United States. Following a bankruptcy filing 2005, the Atlanta-based carrier has invested millions of dollars into transforming its product offering to be among the most premium in the United States. The airline is the largest in the world when measured by revenue.

A newlywed couple from Phoenix, Arizona, is suing American Airlines, claiming racial discrimination and false imprisonment after a fellow passenger reported the husband as a suspected human trafficker on a flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Miami International Airport. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, alleges that the airline did not investigate the claims properly and instead escalated the situation, resulting in a humiliating encounter with law enforcement, according to The Independent.

FedEx, a global leader in logistics and package delivery, has long relied on a diverse fleet of aircraft to meet its operational demands. Among its many innovations is the development of the Cessna SkyCourier, a modern, purpose-built aircraft designed specifically for the FedEx Feeder network. FedEx Feeder is a network of contractors who rent aircraft from FedEx to operate routes assigned by the company. This allows smaller aircraft to make deliveries to airports that typically can't support the takeoff and landing of larger aircraft. This allows FedEx to take advantage of the speed of air travel without having to directly operate a second fleet of smaller aircraft. Read on to learn more about this program and how FedEx makes it work.

With the closing of Terminal B's lobby starting on January 21, 2025, United Airlines is making a major move to improve the traveler experience at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), the airport said in a press release. Travelers leaving and arriving at Terminal B will be impacted by this temporary shutdown, which is a component of the current $2.5 billion Terminal B reconstruction project and is anticipated to run until 2026.

Spirit Airlines has announced that it secured a $300 million post-bankruptcy credit facility, securing the commitment from certain debtholders who pre-dated its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.

For many people, Easter Island is a bucket list travel destination. Located in the South Pacific Ocean, thousands of kilometers from the west coast of South America, the island is best known for its famous stone statues of human figures known as 'Moai.' Given the island's remote location in the middle of one of the world's major oceans, aerial connectivity is a vital necessity to keep it linked.

The U.S. Air Force faces several pivotal funding decisions as the Trump administration begins its term in 2025. We will focus on the four most pressing initiatives: