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By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
Sales of certain spare parts and other short-cycle commercial aftermarket activity face near-term risks from the Iran war.
Supply Chain

By David Casey
Airlines are continuing to implement short-term suspensions and capacity cuts in the Middle East as war disrupts one of the most critical aviation corridors.
Airports & Networks

By Keith Mwanalushi
Ground support equipment specialist Newbow Aerospace is doubling capacity and exploring batch production, driven by new customer contracts.
Services & Support

By Keith Mwanalushi
Recent winter storms in the U.S. have driven a rising focus on energy-efficient heating technology for aircraft hangars.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The intensive use of batteries in a hybrid-electric propulsion system may generate a replacement and obsolescence challenge, a Collins Aerospace official says.
Emerging Technologies

By James Pozzi
AFI KLM E&M's Roy de Vries discusses how the company is accelerating its Leap MRO capabilities, scaling industrial capacity and advancing repair technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International said around a third of the airport’s TSA checkpoint officers did not report to work on March 18.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Staff
Hourly aircraft utilization by corporate, fractional and charter operators rose in the December 2025 to February 2026 timeframe when compared to the same period of 2024-25 and 2019-20, according to Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Aggregated hourly flown figures for the world’s largest business aviation carriers show that NetJets, Flexjet and VistaJet experienced higher utilization rates from December 2025 to February 2026 when compared to the same period of 2024-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
The national average cost of a gallon of Jet-A totaled $6.86 in March 2026, up 13 cents from February and up 24 cents from a year ago, according to a survey of U.S. FBOs by the Aviation Research Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Gama Aviation is acquiring Hunt & Palmer, expanding the scale and scope of its aircraft charter brokerage firm.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Chinese airlines continue to expand across Europe for summer 2026 as geopolitical factors reshape competitive dynamics on Asia-Europe corridors.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
Imad Eddine, director of Dubai-based Royal Aircraft Maintenance Company, discusses how harsh Middle Eastern operating conditions affect engine maintenance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
U.S. carrier Breeze Airways unveiled San Jose, Costa Rica, as its fifth scheduled international destination, with flights from Tampa slated to begin in October.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Network Staff
All the important data related to Greater Bay Airlines in recent years.
Air Transport

By Alex Derber
Predictions that supply chain issues and new-engine reliability problems would sustain demand for midlife and older aircraft may be derailed by the Iran war.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Keith Mwanalushi
David Kerr, the new chair of IATP’s S Pool, will work to increase Boeing 787 parts availability and solve airline technical parts challenges.
Supply Chain

By Ella Nethersole
Ethiopian Airlines plans to relocate its operations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to the New Terminal One when the facility opens in 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
British Airways is launching new routes to Australia and Senegal as it seeks to capture demand traditionally routed through Middle Eastern hubs.
Airports & Networks

By James Pozzi
The engine division of Estonia-based Magnetic Group plans to drive up heavier CFM56 workscopes this year while further developing Leap quick-turn services.
Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
Southwest will drop service from Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles in June, focusing its schedule on nearby airports where it has a much larger presence.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Volaris will introduce a domestic service between Puerto Escondido and Tijuana beginning June 2.
Airports & Networks

By Ella Nethersole
The agreement builds on Kenya Airways’ existing Nairobi-New York route, which connects East Africa to the U.S. via its Jomo Kenyatta International Airport hub.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
Airbourne Colours reports that an aircraft repainting surge is strengthening MRO and workforce demand at UK regional airports.
Services & Support