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Airbus sees no wave of order cancellations despite airline industry turmoil (EADSF:OTCMKTS)
Airbus (EADSF) (EADSY) CEO Guillaume Faury said airlines are continuing to stand by their aircraft orders despite mounting pressures from higher fuel costs and disruptions tied to the conflict involving Iran, Reuters reported Tuesday. Speaking at…
Former US Airways Top Exec, Who Defined The Airline, Turns 100
The tails of USAir, Northwest and American Airlines pass each other in July 2001 at ORD. (Photo by Tim Boyle) Ed Colodny, a towering postwar airline executive who presided over four significant mergers as he built US Airways into one of the…
Another Net Zero Goal Bites the Dust! Airline industry chiefs now admit 2050 net zero goal now unlikely - New 'realistic timeline' needed
UK Guardian: The aviation industry's landmark pledges to be net zero by 2050 will probably not now be achieved, airline leaders have admitted. More than half of the planned decarbonisation of aviation was dependent on the development of sustainable…
What Airline Flights In The 80s Were Really Like
United Airlines aircraft parked at one of the carrier's hubs. The 1980s were a transitional period for the U.S. airline industry. The Airline Deregulation Act had just been signed in 1978, but it took the nation's airlines several years to take…
Skytrax World Airline Awards: World's Best Business Class Is Getting Better
I follow trends in commercial aviation and recently gave a presentation on the “New Golden Age of Aviation” to luxury travel advisors at the annual conference of the American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA), the leading industry…
Forbes Daily: Airlines Are Feeling The Crunch From Higher Fuel Prices
A federal judge handed the tech industry a victory Monday, blocking President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications. The judge ruled the fee was an “unlawful” tax that Trump didn't have the authority to impose, siding…
Iran war spikes airline fuel costs
On Friday, a report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) stated that U.S. airlines paid nearly $6.5 billion in fuel costs in April. That was up more than 26 percent from March and up 78 percent from April 2025, the BTS noted. The cost…
U.S. Airlines Spent $6.5B on Jet Fuel in April, Up 78% - TT
A worker finishes up fueling a jet at DFW International Airport in Grapevine, Texas, in April. (LM Otero/AP/File) U.S. airlines spent more than $6 billion on jet fuel in April, up 78% from a year earlier despite using slightly less fuel. The…
We've teamed up with American Airlines to reduce nearly 300,000 tons of CO2.
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can reduce air travel emissions by up to 80% compared to traditional jet fuel. It's a promising solution that is available today and can be produced from waste feedstocks like used cooking oil. Airlines buy physical…
Major airline unveils incentives to lure back passengers amid Iran war
Emirates is poised to roll out a new incentive programme designed to reassure customers concerned by the ongoing Middle East conflict, focusing squarely on safety and reliable travel connections rather than offering lower fares. This strategic…
US airlines spent $6.5 billion on fuel in April as Iran war strangled energy market
U.S. airlines spent $6.5 billion on airplane fuel in April, another sign of the economic damage wrought by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The total is over double what airlines reported paying back in February. The Department of Transportation…
5 takeaways from airline CEOs' biggest annual gathering
Airline CEOs are facing higher fuel prices, but executives said in Brazil at the industry's largest annual gathering that demand is largely holding up. The International Air Transport Association's outgoing director general said the biggest…
More airlines are cracking down on popular travel item in cabin
A NUMBER of airlines, including several to a popular long-haul destination, are the latest in updating rules on a popular travel item. P ortable power bank s have caused a number of issues on flights in recent months. Your info will be used in…
WestJet Slams Canada's Loan Offer to Airlines Hit by Fuel Costs
WestJet Airlines Ltd. condemned the Canadian government's offer of loans to help carriers hit by high jet fuel costs in the wake of the closing of the Strait of Hormuz. The Calgary-based company “strongly opposes” Canada's plan to…
Ex-airline captain accused in 'complex fraud' lacked licence for position: Air Canada
A former airline captain who is the subject of a “complex fraud” investigation lacked the proper licence for the position, Air Canada says. The country's largest carrier said in a statement Monday that the pilot, who was not…
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