Airlines for America (A4A)

By Sean Broderick
President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former congressman Sean Duffy as the next U.S. DOT Secretary is earning praise from some key aviation stakeholders.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Apparent strong demand in the U.S. domestic airline market in the first half of 2024 was in the “eye of the beholder,” Airlines for America says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. DOT has launched a public inquiry into the state of competition in the air travel industry, alongside the U.S. DOJ.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The Irish Aviation Authority has capped capacity at DUB to 25.2 million passengers for the 2025 summer period—1 million below the previous summer—triggering airline
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
Federal agencies are scrutinizing whether lucrative credit card programs are fair to consumers and smaller carriers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Christine Boynton
Legal action from A4A and several member carriers accuses the DOT of overreaching its authority in seeking to regulate the disclosure of ancillary fees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airline reactions to newly finalized federal rules governing their disclosure of fees and timing of refunds are mixed.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
An open letter calls for a pause in approvals for additional U.S.-China passenger flights, citing alleged anti-competitive policies by the Chinese government.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau
While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Air travel is by now more or less where it was in 2019 in the U.S., and in most of Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Thin margins caused by surging costs continue to challenge airlines despite a broader industry recovery from pandemic-induced disruptions.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
U.S. domestic capacity is set to reach record levels on the Sunday following Thanksgiving.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
U.S. airlines want the U.S. DOT to declare the Dutch government’s plans to cut flight capacity at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as “unjustifiable."
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
A call to action.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
FAA has extended a slot waiver for the New York region by a full year, to Oct. 26, 2024, following airline petitions for additional relief through the winter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Although airlines and MROs are desperate for new technical talent, some companies are finding skills shortfalls with new hires.
Workforce & Training

By David Casey
Airlines for America wants slot waivers for long-haul service to some markets in China and Japan to remain in place for the summer 2023 season.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to give FAA more advance notice when adding capacity or starting new service in crowded markets.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
The U.S. has relaxed its COVID-19-restrictions for international arrivals.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
American, Delta and United have all been forced by the CAAC to temporarily suspend routes to China.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Airlines in Europe and the US are expecting increased traffic across the Atlantic with the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions for foreign travelers entering the US.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Transborder capacity is just 8% of pre-pandemic levels as non-essential travel remains banned.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Governments on both sides of the pond must heed the calls for the swift and safe return of transatlantic flights between the two countries.
Airports & Networks