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Europe’s heat waves, droughts and wildfires are driving a shift toward cooler-month travel, with airlines and travelers embracing the shoulder season.

ITA Airways aims to consolidate operating gains after a first-half net loss, citing currency effects and positive EBIT above budget forecasts.

Brussels Airlines halts A330 expansion, axes wet-leases for 2027 and faces challenges from high fuel costs, strikes and East Africa’s Ebola outbreak.

Editors discuss the long-awaited certification of the Boeing 737-7, the MAX type with the longest range, and also explore how airlines are coping after a tumultuous first half.

Lufthansa has joined Emirates with plans to reject early-built Boeing 777Xs, the company’s CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed.

The Middle East conflict and fuel price crisis hit European carriers’ first-half profitability.

Lufthansa faces profit cuts, delays in fleet renewal and rising fuel costs, forcing capacity reductions and cost-saving measures across its network.

Lufthansa Group announces leadership changes at Edelweiss Air, Eurowings and Lufthansa City Airlines.

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa bid for TAP minority stake, aiming to expand Lisbon’s hub and strengthen Europe-Latin America and trans-Atlantic routes.

ITA Airways expands its South America strategy, adding routes and shifting its fleet from A330-900s to A350-900s for greater range and capacity.

In line with the Farnborough International Airshow taking place this week, the Carbon Analysis studies some major European Airline groups.

AirBaltic seeks short-term funding from bondholders to stabilize finances as it faces potential default in 2026 and explores strategic investment options.

As the world of aviation turns its gaze to the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Flight Friday highlights the utilization of the largest airline groups of Western Europe.

Brussels Airlines CEO Dorothea von Boxberg is leaving Lufthansa Group to join BMW, to be succeeded by ITA Airways chief strategy and integration officer Lorenza Maggio.

A missing pin caused the nose gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 to collapse at Frankfurt Airport, injuring 23 people and damaging the aircraft.

With AirBaltic making headlines recently, Flight Friday examines the airline’s A220 utilization trends since 2023, as operations returned to a post-COVID normal.

Lufthansa is preparing to launch a large competition for more widebody aircraft, according to CEO Carsten Spohr.

Airbus and Lufthansa Group have signed a deal to support the airline group’s fleet of Airbus A220s.

Why BeauTech believes the new leasing deal signals that the spare engine crunch is here to stay.

Earlier this year, Lufthansa announced an acceleration in its ongoing fleet retirement that will change its efficiency profile in terms of carbon emissions, but by how much?

ITA Airways will join the Lufthansa Group-All Nippon Airways (ANA) joint venture covering Europe-Japan services from this fall.

The German airline says several employees were injured during the incident, which occurred before any passengers had embarked.

The world’s leading airlines had record-high results for the top 20 carriers in 2025, with combined revenue of just under $600 billion, 8% more than 2024.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

European airlines are welcoming moves to help the sector, but they say more could be done.