War In The Middle East

By Ella Nethersole
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sash Tusa
Older aircraft engines are typically the most profitable for makers, but in the current crisis, many engines are being retired instead of getting overhauls.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia X is taking steps to preserve cash as it prepares for the impact of the Middle East conflict and rising operating costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Asia-Pacific governments must pay close attention to airlines to ensure their survival is not threatened by soaring fuel costs caused by the Middle East crisis.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary spoke with ATW senior editor Kurt Hofmann about the war in Iran and its impact on global fuel prices as well as future expectations.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi, Sean Broderick, Alex Derber
MRO editors discuss the war in the Middle East and its effects on the aftermarket—both so far and in the months to come.
MRO Podcast

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand has updated its financial forecast to reflect a much wider loss for the current financial year, due mainly to higher fuel costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Brazil’s Azul often touts its network strength, pointing to market dominance on most of its routes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines ended fiscal 2025-26 with record revenue, buoyed by strong second-half demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
European airlines are welcoming moves to help the sector, but they say more could be done.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Travel disruptions related to the Iran war took a toll on London Heathrow's traffic in April, while Dubai International is working to scale its operations back up.
Airports & Networks

By Antoine Fafard
New research shows a significant decline in traffic metrics for flights departing from the Middle East in March but RPK and traffic breakdowns show how varied the impact was.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ella Nethersole
Kuwait’s aviation sector is beginning to recover after months of disruption that saw Kuwait International Airport come under attack from Iran.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has issued guidance aimed at helping the EU transport and tourism sector face up to potential jet fuel shortages.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
International Airlines Group (IAG) is trimming planned capacity growth and redeploying aircraft away from the Middle East.
Airlines & Lessors

By Craig Caffrey
Conditions appear highly supportive of a mini defense boom in the Gulf, with budget revisions expected through the course of 2026.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Victoria Moores
Europe’s major network carriers are facing geopolitical headwinds and a renewed focus on competition in the EU, and yet they may be poised to get even bigger.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
With geopolitical strife and its protracted effects on aviation not looking to ease up, European carriers are considering significant adjustments to their long-haul networks
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) has warned that fuel-related flight reductions could hit profits later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said May 5 that he does not expect a fuel shortage in Europe until at least the end of June.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The Iran-U.S. war and the geopolitical crisis it sparked in the Middle East is affecting the aerospace supply chain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
EASA is preparing for the introduction of the Jet A standard in Europe in an effort to mitigate a potential fuel shortage in the coming weeks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
India’s government announced it will provide loan guarantees for airlines to help them weather the effects of the Middle East crisis.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
As engine shop visit turn times increased amid strong passenger demand, FTAI’s maintenance, repair and exchange (MRE) model increasingly made sense.
Aircraft & Propulsion