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Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration…
Pegasus Airlines agrees to acquire Czech Airlines/Smartwings for €154m
Dec 8, 202507:00 GMT by Phil Davies Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines is taking over Czech Airlines and its leisure airline subsidiary Smartwings. The €154 million deal for the Czech Republic airlines is described as a “major…
Southwest Airlines gets $11M break after fines for 2022 meltdown
Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Southwest Airlines will not have to pay the final $11 million portion of a record civil penalty tied to its 2022 holiday meltdown, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday. Transportation officials in 2023 had fined…
Air Transat: Canadia airline to halt flights ahead of strike - BBC News
Image source, LightRocket via Getty Images Air Transat, one of Canada's largest airlines, said it will start gradually suspending some flights starting on Monday ahead of a planned strike. The union representing the airline's pilots issued a…
The operator of India's largest airline sees shares tumble after thousands of cancelations
Shares of Interglobe Aviation, operator of India's Indigo airline, fell more than 8% on Monday as the carrier continues to grapple with multiple flight cancellations. Indigo usually operates more than 2,300 flights daily, but had only 706 flights…
How India's Top Airline Unraveled in Quest For Higher Profit
It was the straw that broke the highly-optimized camel's back. Sometime in the evening of Dec. 2, three days before India's largest airline would lose control of its operations in one of the country's worst aviation disruptions, IndiGo executives…
Trump administration waives $11M fine on Southwest Airlines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said Saturday it will waive an $11 million fine imposed on Southwest Airlines as part of a $140 million settlement over the carrier's meltdown in December 2022 during a busy holiday travel…
Southwest Airlines is finally done paying a record-breaking fine for its spectacular 2022 Christmas holiday collapse
The Trump administration has forgiven the last of a record-breaking fine against Southwest Airlines. Southwest was fined $140 million for a 2022 meltdown that led to the cancellation of 17,000 flights. The Transportation Department said the…
IndiGo Board Steps In: Daily Crisis Group Formed to Steer Airline Through Turbulence
IndiGo's board has swung into continuous firefighting mode as the airline grapples with one of its most challenging operational disruptions in recent years. According to people aware of the developments, the board has been meeting regularly ever…
Major update after American airline files for bankruptcy
AMERICAN Airlines has formally entered the bankruptcy proceedings of budget carrier Spirit. The airline is seeking to stay informed about all developments in the case, according to court filings. Your info will be used in accordance with our…
India issues warning to largest airline after travel chaos
India's civil aviation regulator has warned the country's largest airline of regulatory action after thousands of travelers were left stranded due to the carrier's failure to adapt to new duty time curbs for flight crews. The Director General of…
Choose your airline carefully for smooth Christmas travel
More than two-thirds of domestic flights arrived on time during a peak summer travel month, offering encouraging signs for the millions of Americans planning to fly home for Christmas. Federal data shows that 69% of the 631,428 flights tracked in…
Riyadh Air and IBM Partner to Launch World's First AI-Native Airline
Riyadh Air's AI‑powered operations create agility across the business and unify employee and guest experiences, setting a new benchmark in aviation RIYADH, Saudi Arabia and ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 8, 2025 /CNW/ -- At IBM Think Riyadh 2025, IBM…
IndiGo incident a 'lesson for all airlines,' Says aviation minister in parliament | Dynamite News
Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu stated unequivocally that the government will take a strict stance following the recent events. The government will set an example for all airlines to prevent such incidents from happening again in the…
How India's top airline unravelled in quest for higher profit
MUMBAI – It was the straw that broke the highly optimised camel's back. Sometime in the evening of Dec 2, three days before in one of the country's worst aviation disruptions, IndiGo executives noticed that a technology glitch in its…
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