Air Transport

DELTA AIR LINES ordered 20 A350-1000s for delivery starting in 2026, and optioned 20. It also has six -900s on order.

Delta Air Lines has confirmed an order for 20 Airbus A350-1000s plus options for an additional 20 widebodies, as it looks to replace aging Boeing 767s.

“The FAA is exploring the use of an independent third party to oversee Boeing’s inspections and its quality system,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said.

Supernal has good reason to be confident.

The aim is to make the Dutch airline industry cleaner, quieter and stronger.

Air Astana says that it expects to issue an initial public offering (IPO) and float on the London Stock Exchange.

A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.

However, the Chinese New Year demand and potential escalation of military conflict in the Middle East could drive air cargo charges further in the coming weeks.

Lufthansa Group Airlines restarted services to Tel Aviv on Jan. 8 under special security measures after a two-month hiatus.

All Nippon Airways and ITA Airways are to codeshare on flights between Japan and Italy, as well as on routes to domestic destinations in each country.

U.S. ULCC Spirit Airlines has ended service at Denver International Airport (DEN) this week, pulling out of Frontier Airlines’ base market.

Candace McGraw, the longtime CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), has become the new Airports Council International World chair.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Dominating this week’s top air transport story is the ongoing investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident in which the exit door plug broke away from the aircraft inflight, prompting FAA to ground and order immediate inspections of most 737-9s.

As bad as it is for Boeing, it could have been a lot worse. Listen in as our editors discuss the Alaska Airlines midair blowout.

Problematic Spirit AeroSystems-supplied 737-9 panels evaded Boeing quality checks and may have caused a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines accident.