The lack of regulatory requirements for airlines to carry personal motorized wheelchairs in the cabin leaves ample room for the air transport industry to drag its feet when it comes to accommodating the needs of all passengers.

In a bid to help the European aviation sector deal with the fuel crisis stemming from the Middle East conflict, the EC is taking steps to ensure operators have access to jet fuel.

Canada approved a hike in flights to China as the two countries take further steps to rebuild air connectivity—although capacity is below pre-pandemic levels.

Iberia will suspend flights to Cuba in June, citing the country’s “exceptional situation” in which jet fuel has run out and the island faces an energy crisis.

Uncertainty remains over whether Congress will provide the $20 billion additional funding needed to install new software technology across the system.

U.S. President Donald Trump has asked U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to “take a look” at what might be done to help LCC Spirit Airlines.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary said that planning beyond the next month is difficult due to fuel supply challenges within Europe caused by the Gulf crisis.

The Middle East crisis shows European aviation’s greatest vulnerability is its dependence on fossil fuels and that should be a catalyst for strengthening climate legislation, not weakening it, argues Transport & Environment.