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bloomberg.com - Patrick Gillespie - Discount Argentine Airline Ghosts Boeing and Slashes 75% of Flights
Discount Argentine Airline Ghosts Boeing and Slashes 75% of Flights
Bloomberg

A low-cost Argentine airline is on the brink of collapse, eight months after an ally of President Javier Milei promised to invest $1.7 billion in an attempted turnaround of the decade-old carrier. Leonardo Scatturice's Miami holding company became…

forbes.com - Jonathan Burgos - Billionaire Lucio Tan's Philippine Airlines Bets On Travel Boom
Billionaire Lucio Tan's Philippine Airlines Bets On Travel Boom
Forbes

This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Philippines' Richest 2026. See the full list here. Four years after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S., Philippine Airlines (PAL), helmed by billionaire Lucio Tan's grandson Lucio…

independent.co.uk - Anna Wise - Major airline reports huge loss as Iran war sends fuel costs soaring
Major airline reports huge loss as Iran war sends fuel costs soaring
The Independent

Wizz Air has reported a significant swing to an operating loss, attributing the downturn to an 'extremely volatile' period marked by the Middle East conflict which has led to fuel prices soaring. The budget airline warned that the aviation industry…

cbsnews.com - Marvin  Hurst - Loved ones react to arrests in the alleged gang-related killing of an American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia
Loved ones react to arrests in the alleged gang-related killing of an American Airlines flight attendant in Colombia
CBS News

Sharom Gill and Ernesto Carranza say the past and future have collapsed into a painful present as they mourn the loss of Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina – and express relief that authorities have arrested his alleged killers. 'I feel like…

fool.com - Brett Schafer - Better Airline Stock: Delta vs. American
Better Airline Stock: Delta vs. American
The Motley Fool

For the time being, oil prices have begun to fall as a promised resolution to the global conflict with Iran nears the finish line. While this may change by next week, this news has helped airline stocks hit multiyear highs. In fact, the US Global…

newsweek.com - Soo Kim - Airline completes decade-long secret project to transform long-haul cabins
Airline completes decade-long secret project to transform long-haul cabins
Newsweek

Qantas, Australia's flagship airline, aims to usher in a “new dawn of travel” with the launch of the world's first direct flights between Sydney and London and later Sydney and New York, which will feature the world's first dedicated…

rediff.com - Senjo M R - Air India picks leader who quadrupled Ethiopian Airlines' revenue
Air India picks leader who quadrupled Ethiopian Airlines' revenue
Rediff.com

Aviation veteran Tewolde Gebremariam, with a distinguished career at Ethiopian Airlines, has been appointed as Air India's new CEO, tasked with steering the airline through its ambitious Vihaan.AI transformation towards sustained growth and market…

foxbusiness.com - Landon Mion - Budget airline Jetstar to charge passengers for storing bags in overhead compartments
Budget airline Jetstar to charge passengers for storing bags in overhead compartments
Fox Business

Budget Australian airline Jetstar will begin charging passengers for storing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments as part of an overhaul of the airline's cabin baggage policy. The new policy will take effect in February 2027, costing…

pcmag.com - Bee Wertheimer - Security or Surveillance? SEC Purchased 1 Billion+ Passenger Records From Airlines
Security or Surveillance? SEC Purchased 1 Billion+ Passenger Records From Airlines
PCMag

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly purchased more than a billion airline ticketing records from a data broker program set up in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to 404 Media. The SEC obtained…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yulu Ao - Korean airlines expand China routes as travel rebound spreads beyond major cities
Korean airlines expand China routes as travel rebound spreads beyond major cities
The Korea Times

Korean airlines are expanding services beyond China's main business hubs, expecting a rebound in travel between the two countries to create sustainable demand for routes linking smaller cities and regional tourism destinations. Jin Air, an…

express.co.uk - Ethan Davies - Budget airline announces huge losses as CEO issues update - 'extremely volatile'
Budget airline announces huge losses as CEO issues update - 'extremely volatile'
Daily Express

Wizz flies all over Europe and to some Middle East destinations Budget airline Wizz Air lost £157 million in the months after the Iran War began, according to its latest trading update. Accounts show that Wizz Air Holdings Plc reported an…

wbaltv.com - Associated Press - Australian airline Jetstar will charge passengers to use the overhead lockers for their bags
Australian airline Jetstar will charge passengers to use the overhead lockers for their bags
wbal

Updated: 5:24 AM EDT Aug 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Australian airline Jetstar will charge passengers to use the overhead lockers for their bags Updated: 5:24 AM EDT Aug 6, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WELLINGTON, New Zealand…

nationalobserver.com - The Canadian Press - WestJet cabin crew union shares details of deal reached with airline after strike
WestJet cabin crew union shares details of deal reached with airline after strike
Canada's National Observer

The union representing WestJet cabin crew has shared details of the tentative deal reached with the Calgary-based airline this week after a one-day strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the deal includes a more than 18 per cent wage…

reviewjournal.com - Associated Press - Why Las Vegas' extreme heat can force airlines to leave passengers behind
Why Las Vegas' extreme heat can force airlines to leave passengers behind
Las Vegas Review-Journal

LAS VEGAS — Airline passengers know to expect possible flight delays when weather forecasts call for thunderstorms, heavy snow or strong wind. The omens are less obvious on a hot summer day with clear skies. Yet extreme heat also disrupts…

mirror.co.uk - Milo Boyd - Jet2's hand luggage update as new Europe-wide rules are confirmed
Jet2's hand luggage update as new Europe-wide rules are confirmed
Daily Mirror

Jet2 has updated customers ahead of sweeping new European regulations affecting hand luggage coming into force in 2027. The European Commission's new measures are designed to bring greater transparency to cabin baggage policies across the airline…

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