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Spirit Proposes Alternate Plan for Long-Distance Flights at Washington’s National Airport

Spirit Airlines has a plan that could get it access to Washington's Reagan National Airport along with other budget carriers that have little or no presence at the sought-after D.C.…

June 19th, 2023 at 8:05 AM EDT

An Air Canada Boeing 777 takes off from London

North America

The Brains Behind Air Canada’s Network

Air Canada is flying double-daily high-density Boeing 777s — its equivalent of an Airbus A380 as Mark Galardo put it — to Athens this summer to meet some of the…

June 16th, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Qantas Returns to New York, This Time via New Zealand

On Wednesday, Qantas resumed flights to New York City for the first time in more than three years. It’s another sign that airline networks are returning to normal after the…

June 15th, 2023 at 6:56 AM EDT

SkyWest United Express plane in Mason City, Iowa

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SkyWest in Fight With Labor Unions Over Future of Air Service to Small Cities

There is a fight underway over the future of commercial air service in America's heartland. SkyWest Airlines is pushing the U.S. government to approve a new charter subsidiary that it…

June 14th, 2023 at 4:17 PM EDT

A United Airlines plane at the Fort Lauderdale airport

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United Airlines Reopens Key Aircraft Financing Market as New Deliveries Surge

United Airlines reopened the capital markets for airline debt on Monday when it raised more than a billion dollars to finance 39 new Boeing aircraft in its fleet.

June 13th, 2023 at 10:51 AM EDT

An American plane takes off from Charlotte, N.C.

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American Airlines Targets 800 Daily Charlotte Flights With New Runway

American Airlines’ burgeoning southern strategy will get a boost in 2027 when Charlotte-Douglas International Airport plans to open a fourth parallel runway. That strip of concrete sharply increase airport capacity…

June 12th, 2023 at 12:35 PM EDT

IATA Director General Willie Walsh speaking at the organization's annual meeting in Istanbul.

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Takeaways From the IATA Annual Meeting

The mood in Istanbul at the IATA Annual General Meeting was definitely jubilant this year. Despite all the challenges airlines face — and, frankly, when do they not face challenges?…

June 9th, 2023 at 2:53 PM EDT

Airline CEOs spoke of the industry outlook at an IATA event in Istanbul

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Airline Execs Dismiss Slowdown Fears, Say It is ‘Best Recession’ Industry Ever Faced

Business is good for airlines, except where it's not. That was the word in the halls and meeting rooms of the industry's largest annual gathering, the IATA Annual General Meeting,…

June 8th, 2023 at 12:57 PM EDT

An Emirates flight powered entirely by sustainable fuels

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Emirates President Says Airlines Must ‘Do Better’ to Develop Sustainable Fuels, Meet Climate Goals

Emirates President Tim Clark called for the airline industry to "do better" and put more money towards the development of sustainable aviation fuels as part of the global push to…

June 7th, 2023 at 10:03 AM EDT

Delta and Southwest concourses at the Atlanta airport

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Summer Air Travel Record Forecast

U.S. airports saw roughly 300,000 more travelers than in 2019 over the Memorial Day weekend holiday, a sign of a busy summer to come. Are airlines ready? Edward Russell and…

June 2nd, 2023 at 4:18 PM EDT

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