Air Transport

Air Canada expands its Europe and Asia networks with new routes, leveraging A321XLRs and widebody aircraft for its largest intercontinental growth yet.

Japan’s major airline groups see LCCs as vital to their long-term strategies, making notable structural changes to better position their stables for the next wave of international growth.

Japan Airlines and Korean Air expand their partnership to include codeshare growth, sustainable fuel procurement, innovation fund and MRO cooperation.

SpiceJet secures leases for 20 jets to expand operations during peak season, aiming to restore capacity amid legal challenges and declining fleet size.

Airbus says it has resumed A330neo widebody deliveries after ascertaining that a quality issue on the horizontal tail plane would not appear again.

U.S. airlines seek extensions for China and Cuba route waivers, citing lagging demand and regulatory flexibility through winter 2026-27 without dormancy penalties.

Singapore starts SAF levy for passengers in 2027, defers cargo levy to 2028, with proceeds funding sustainable aviation fuel procurement for departing flights.

Faye Malarkey Black and Christopher Sununu urge Congress to act quickly on aviation safety.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Thursday 3 September 2026 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

Air India expands its hub-and-spoke model, adding Ahmedabad Airport to simplify international connections and reduce reliance on foreign hubs.

Ukraine warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as drone strikes disrupt aviation and raise concerns for airlines that continue to fly over Russian territory.

Montana Renewables revises its SAF expansion plan, tripling capacity with just 10% of the original investment by repurposing existing equipment.

Southwest Airlines begins construction on its first airport lounges, starting with four locations: Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Honolulu; and Nashville, Tennessee.

SESAR's IRINA 2 program seeks to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into European airspace alongside conventional traffic.

Embraer is celebrating the delivery of the 2,000th E-Jet, around 22 years after the first was handed over to its initial operator in March 2004.

South African Airways is looking for a new equity partner to strengthen its finances, expand its fleet and improve competitiveness, five years after emerging from bankruptcy protection.

Ryanair cuts passenger target and winter flying due to unhedged fuel costs, aiming to reduce losses while maintaining profitability for fiscal 2027.

Kenya Airways' Acting Group Managing Director and CEO George Kamal is stepping down after less than one year in the role.

Austrian Airlines takes its first Leap-powered A320neo as fleet renewal progresses with additional A320neos and A321neos.

AirBaltic will cut destinations served from Baltic capitals Tallinn and Vilnius in summer 2027 as it concentrates capacity around its primary Riga hub.

ANA is expanding its pilot training pipeline through a new Airbus-led ab initio program in Europe in preparation for future flight crew requirements.

A Jetstar A320 landed at Western Sydney International on Aug. 31, marking the airport’s first trial passenger flight ahead of scheduled services launching in October.

The investigation of the UPS Flight 2976 crash is spotlighting weaknesses in safety data gathering and sharing.

U.S. pilot union urges the FAA to require carriers to retrofit the in-service fleet with secondary flight deck barriers without delay.

Frontier Airlines has entered into previously announced early termination and lease agreements for Airbus A320-family aircraft to maintain a certain level of capacity.