airline news

United Airlines expands its Starlink satellite fleet to over 200 aircraft, delivering free live TBS baseball playoff streaming and 27-inch 4K OLED seatback displays.

Mexico City hosts the 22nd ALTA AGM & Airline Leaders Forum from October 18 to 20, 2026, uniting 350 delegates and 40 airline CEOs to chart Latin American connectivity.

Air France will introduce nonstop Airbus A350-900 flights from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Nashville and San Diego starting May 2027, expanding its United States network to 20 destinations.

Delta Air Lines reported record adjusted quarterly revenue of US$17.6 billion and announced five new long-haul routes for 2027 linking Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, Detroit, and Boston to Tokyo, Manila, Paris, Athens, and Venice.

Cyprus Airways has introduced full digital localization across French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian, partnering with MotionPoint to expand direct Mediterranean flight access for European travelers.

Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi–Damascus service to daily flights starting November 14, 2026, deploying Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft to boost winter travel connectivity between the UAE and Syria.

LOT Polish Airlines inaugurates non-stop Warsaw-Bangkok flights, scaling to 5 weekly frequencies and 1,260 seats as Polish arrivals to Thailand hit 250,000.

Southwest Airlines is evaluating Boeing 787 Dreamliners to launch long-haul international flights within three years, marking a historic departure from its 50-year-old all-Boeing 737 domestic fleet model.

Air Canada has launched Embarq, a dedicated self-service travel management portal for Canadian SMEs and non-profits offering zero minimum spend requirements, live journey tracking, and a 50% Aeroplan point bonus.

Cebu Pacific and Thai AirAsia have frozen extensive international and regional flight routes across Thailand, the Philippines, China, and India through late October 2026 following a 121% spike in aviation fuel prices.

EasyJet is slashing approximately 1.4 million seats from its October-to-March European schedule in response to surging aviation fuel costs, matching similar winter capacity trims across low-cost carriers like Ryanair.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will roll out complimentary Starlink low-orbit satellite Wi-Fi across its entire long-haul widebody fleet starting in mid-2027, granting free gate-to-gate high-speed internet to all Flying Blue members.