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Avelo Airlines is drawing potential controversy after reportedly signing a contract to operate federal deportation charter flights beginning in May 2025. This move comes as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on illegal immigration, using measures like arrests and deportations that have sparked public debate.

During the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg, Germany, Airbus has unveiled several new developments in interior design and passenger experience, including a new first class suite for the A350-1000, offering more space for passengers traveling in the most premium cabin.

Pratt & Whitney, the engine manufacturer based in the United States and a subsidiary of RTX, has announced several developments that would improve the maintenance capacity and capabilities of the PW1000G aircraft engine family, also known as the Geared Turbofan (GTF).

Daytime scheduled passenger flights from the US to Europe are rare. Using OAG data to analyze every planned service this northern summer shows that just one in every 90 takeoffs (1.1%) will be timed like this. The list includes two new additions aboard the Airbus A380, the first time the superjumbo has operated such flights. However, blink and you'll miss them.

During the upcoming summer season, United Airlines has added capacity and new routes to several long-haul international destinations from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) as it continues to grow its international network on the West Coast of the United States.

Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, the aerospace and defense manufacturer, has revealed its latest passenger experience innovations at the Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX), including upgrades to its Pinnacle main cabin seats.

The regional airline space in the United States is set for a significant change with the merger announcement of Republic Airways and Mesa Airlines. The two regional players will come together and the combined company will be renamed Republic Airways Holdings Inc.

Budget carrier Avelo Airlines has signed a deal with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate deportation flights. From next month, the company will deploy some of its Boeing 737 aircraft to move migrants across the international border as well as within the United States.

Spirit Airlines announced on April 7 that its President and CEO, Ted Christie, has stepped down from his role and resigned from the airline's board of directors, effective immediately. Christie, who had been with the company for 13 years, is leaving the company as Spirit continues to recover from significant financial issues and a recent bankruptcy filing.

As part of Delta Air Lines' latest international expansion, it plans to return to Grenada (last served in 2020) and—most notably—begin its first-ever flights to St Vincent. Both will be flown from Atlanta, the carrier's busiest hub and the world's busiest airport. Delta will inaugurate service to the two Caribbean destinations in December when it plans to fly to 26 airports across the region.

Southwest Airlines has nominated five Elliot Investment Management (Elliott) appointed board members for re-election during its upcoming annual meeting in May.

Since Norse Atlantic'sfirst passenger flight in June 2022, it has cut 12 US routes and stopped flying to five US airports. Despite using flight number 777, its most recent elimination was London Gatwick to Las Vegas (it is not a seasonal suspension). Luck was not on its side. Gatwick to Miami flights are also due to end. Recently, Norse has increasingly focused on US routes from Southern Europe, which continues to see buoyant demand, and winter services to Bangkok (London flights start in October) and Cape Town.

In conjunction with the start of the 2025 IATA summer schedule, British Airways has relaunched two routes that it had not served in several years. Flying out of its main hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), the UK flag carrier and oneworld founding member has regained connectivity to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) in Malaysia and Shota Rustaveli International Airport (TBS) in Tbilisi, Georgia.

British Airways has joined a long list of airlines that have resumed services to Tel Aviv, Israel, with the airline scheduling daily and, in a few weeks’ time, double-daily flights to the main gateway to the country.

This week, the world's media will be descending on the city of Hamburg in northern Germany for the 2025 Aircraft Interiors Expo. Running from April 8th to April 10th, AIX is one of the most important events of the year for individuals and companies involved in the business of aircraft interiors. This is exemplified by the fact that, tomorrow, the Crystal Cabin Awards ceremony is taking place.

EVA Air, which had already added more than a dozen Airbus A350-1000 and A321neo aircraft in January 2024, announced another order for the same type of aircraft, including six A350-1000 and three A321neos.

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient. These full-motion Boeing 737 VR simulators are expected to be part of the airline’s future flight simulator training programs, subject to proper development and necessary approvals.

Another incident of an aircraft being struck with laser light has surfaced, this time involving an Avelo Airlines Boeing 737. There have been several such incidents in recent days and the Federal Aviation Administration has also reported that such cases remain high.

On the evening of Wednesday, April 2, 2025, an American AirlinesAirbus A319, registration N823AW, was flown from Phoenix, Arizona (PHX) to Roswell, New Mexico (ROW), where it was landed and sent for storage.

Delta Air Lines will roll out free WiFi service across its fleet of Boeing 717 aircraft, following closely on the heels of its recent launch of free internet on most of its transatlantic routes to Europe, West Africa, and Israel.