Airlines
Flight disruptions, route launches, rebooking policies, and airline news that affects international travelers. Coverage of schedule changes, airspace closures, and passenger rights across global carriers.
Finnair Adds Four New Southern European Routes for Summer 2026
Finnair will launch four seasonal Helsinki routes to Florence, Catania, Valencia and Kos for April–October 2026, with Kos shifting to scheduled service and Catania operating three times weekly.
Southwest Adds Another Nonstop Route to Knoxville Schedule See Where
Southwest returns to Knoxville March 5, 2026, with daily nonstop flights to BWI, DAL, and MCO. Tickets on…
Menzies Aviation Finalizes G2 Secure Staff Acquisition to Expand U.S. Footprint
Menzies closed its $305M acquisition of G2 on August 26, 2025, adding 65,000 employees and expanding to 350…
Delta Adds BOS–MAD and BOS–NCE Nonstop Routes for 2026
Delta adds Boston–Madrid daily (May 16, 2026) and Boston–Nice three times weekly (May 17, 2026) on A330-900neo aircraft;…
Warming World Means Turbulent Flights Will Keep Increasing
2025 research links increasing clear-air turbulence on Northern Hemisphere routes to jet-stream changes driven by warming. Incidents and…
Aviation’s New Frontiers: Geopolitics and Ops Risks Reshape Valuations
Air China’s August 2025 Siberia diversion exposed how Russian airspace closures and rising cyber threats (CrowdStrike outage, GPS…
Flight Delays and Cancellations Rock NY, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Dallas
Summer 2025 saw higher U.S. flight cancellations (1.8%) and delays (27.3%), driven by weather, staffing and airspace congestion;…
JetBlue Adopts Collins Aerospace’s FlightAware Foresight Predictive Tech
JetBlue rolled out FlightAware Foresight® in July 2025, using predictive analytics from Collins Aerospace to flag risks early,…
Condor at a Crossroads After Losing Lufthansa Feeder Agreement
Lufthansa’s August 2025 court victory ends its feeder agreement with Condor, prompting route cuts to North America and…
British Airways Reinstates Bottled Water After Passenger Revolt
After a June 16–22, 2025 trial that replaced bottled water with paper cups in Economy and Premium Economy,…