War In The Middle East

Even if an airline forecasts passenger traffic demand, costs and resources 100% correctly, unpredicted events can rapidly turn profit into loss.

Airline leaders from around the world converged on Rio last weekend for the IATA AGM at a time when the fallout from the Iran war is hitting the industry hard.

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

Airlines have partly succeeded at passing on higher costs to consumers this year, but carriers worry that they might soon ask for too much and strangle demand.

Azerbaijan has become a vital air corridor enabling airlines to operate between Europe and Asia.

Travel between France and Canada is proving resilient amid the Iran war and related fuel price crisis.

Gulf Air is in the final stages of defining its future strategy, now that the airline has fully transitioned operations back to its Bahrain home base.

Airlines in Africa and the Middle East have seen steep declines in demand for air travel since the war in Iran broke out, but they are also showing resistance to long-term impacts.

The head of the UAE’s air traffic control service has explained how his country has largely kept its airspace open since the outbreak of hostilities in the Gulf this year.

Kuwait Airways reportedly had resumed flights from the airport’s Terminal 4 after damage checks.

Continued appetite for travel is keeping U.S. airlines optimistic, but fare increases and economic pressures could affect demand in the back half of the year.

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.

Carriers are weighing up the long-term industry impact as well as short-term operational challenges.

European carriers adjust Middle East routes as conflict continues to disrupt regional air traffic.

As German civil aerospace copes with multiple overlapping crises, preparations for the next-generation narrowbody aircraft are accelerating.

In the second half of 2026, airlines may need to make tougher decisions about how to counter the impacts of the Iran war and much higher jet fuel prices.

Malaysia Airlines, AirAsia and Batik Air look to heighten connectivity at the Kuala Lumpur hub.

El Al Israel Airlines reported a “challenging” first quarter, posting losses as the Iran war significantly affected its Tel Aviv operations.

The bosses of 35 European regional carriers have urged the European Union (EU) to pause plans to revise the EU261 passenger compensation legislation.

The Iran war is generating price inflation on metals and is starting to cause headaches for suppliers.

Organizers of the Royal International Air Tattoo have canceled this year’s show over the uncertainty of access to the airfield at RAF Fairford.

EasyJet plans to accelerate its upgauging plan and retire Airbus A319s from its fleet earlier than planned.

The most valuable aircraft for the U.S. Air Force during the 38-day air strike campaign against Iran earlier this year proved to be the MQ-9A Reaper, the Air Force’s top general told lawmakers May 20.

European LCCs remain upbeat that despite the fuel price crisis causing financial and operational headaches, people will always want to travel over the summer break.

Qatar Airways Group has reported a post-tax profit of $1.94 billion for fiscal 2025/26—even as the airline suffered disruption during its fiscal final quarter.