Aviation News

Transavia, the Dutch part of Air France-KLM’s low-cost carrier, has added three new routes from Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, including two new connections to Africa.

Cathay Pacific arrived in Dallas/Fort Worth on April 24, becoming its eighth passenger destination in North America. It replaced American Airlines on the very long oneworld route, serving it between 2014 and 2020. Yet, the Texas hub has fallen off the country’s 10 busiest widebody airports list despite Cathay's entry.

In a follow-up Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing to its Q1 results report, Southwest Airlines has detailed that it now has 672 firm orders and options for Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft scheduled for delivery up to 2031.

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flying from Los Angeles to Munich had to divert to Boston this week after a passenger lost their tablet in the structure of their business class seat. Given the safety concerns surrounding this incident, particularly regarding the potential for the device to overheat, the decision was taken to get the plane on the ground earlier than planned in order for technicians to address the issue.

Ground handling at airports is guided by strict protocols for the safety of the aircraft as well as the workers. However, there have been several incidents in the past involving ground workers getting injured and occasionally even losing their lives.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice to stakeholders potentially seeking grants from the Federal government in fiscal year 2025 and beyond, with the notice affecting communities seeking Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds.

American Airlines is facing a lawsuit filed by the son of a passenger who became severely ill during a flight and died later of a heart attack in an ambulance. The airline is being sued for not giving appropriate medical assistance to the passenger on time and failing to take reasonable steps to respond to the situation.

Boeing has confirmed that it has been talking with its Chinese customer airlines about their intentions regarding their aircraft deliveries, with the company saying that it is actively looking at options to remarket already built or in-assembly aircraft.

Everyone knows that Atlanta is Delta Air Lines'busiest hub (and the world's busiest airport). This doesn't change. What does vary is its second hub. While Cirium Diio data shows that Minneapolis ranked second from Q1 2023 to Q1 2025, Detroit has now surpassed it,albeit only relatively marginally.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that laser strikes at the Seattle area’s two major airports have grown significantly, with the Bureau asking the public for help to identify perpetrators.

While American Airlines’ losses worsened in Q1, with revenues also decreasing slightly, its chief executive expressed confidence that the airline is positioned well for the future in light of the uncertainty faced by the economy and, by extension, the airline industry.

Virgin Atlantic’s routes are from three UK airports: London Heathrow,Manchester, and Edinburgh. In 2025, new destinations include Riyadh and Toronto, which gained their inaugural Virgin flight in March. While Cancun was previously served from Gatwick, it’ll get its first Heathrow service in October. Tel Aviv flights are due to resume the same month.

As hot drinks go, few better sum up a country's personality than the UK's relationship with tea. Often seen as a cornerstone of British culture, the beverage is always a popular choice among passengers on the country's airlines, perhaps none more so than flag carrier and oneworld founding member British Airways. Earlier today, the airline announced that it had chosen Birchall as its new tea provider.

Breeze Airways, which secured its first-ever Essential Air Service (EAS) contract in September 2024, has bid on three further contracts to provide subsidized services from three airports in the United States.

While it’s good to be light-hearted in stressful situations, some jokes just don’t fly in airplanes (pun intended). If anything a passenger says is even remotely considered as a potential threat to the safety of the airplane and passengers, the airline crew can take action and even remove the traveler.

EVA Air is set to launch non-stop flights from its main hub at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) on October 3rd of this year. The Taiwanese carrier already has a significant presence in the North American market, particularly on the West Coast, and the Texan hub will be its ninth city in the region. Once these flights are added, they will operate three times a week.

Southwest Airlines has issued its Q1 2025 financial results, with the airline, which has undergone substantial changes during the past year, including a proxy war with an activist shareholder, posting a net loss of $149 million during the period.

Amid lower-than-expected bookings and an overall global economic uncertainty, US airlines are revisiting their previous earnings forecasts. While Alaska Airlines has not updated its 2025 guidance, it said that its second-quarter revenue could be hit by as much as six percentage points.

Delta Air Lines has more flights to Amsterdam than any airport outside North America. Of course, this is entirely due to its transatlantic joint venture (the highest level of cooperation) with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic. Delta owns equity in the operators, all of whom are part of SkyTeam.

Virgin Atlantic has announced that in March 2026, it will begin daily flights to Seoul, South Korea, saying that the new route, which it will start following the British government’s investigation into the Asiana Airlines and Korean Air merger, will primarily target leisure customers.