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September 13, 2026 06:20 UTC —
TAROM received its first Boeing 737 MAX on September 12, the first of four leased jets, as Romania’s flag carrier rewrites its EU rescue plan.
September 12, 2026 12:26 UTC —
Frontier Airlines will fly Orlando to Bogota, Medellin and Cartagena from December 2026, its first South America routes, all flown by Spirit before.
September 11, 2026 14:04 UTC —
Algeria closed its airspace to all UAE-registered aircraft on September 11 after cutting ties, hitting Emirates and Etihad routes to Casablanca and Lisbon.
September 11, 2026 13:53 UTC —
Emirates can fly to Berlin after Germany granted a fifth UAE landing point, capped at seven weekly flights and barred from flying on to third countries.
September 9, 2026 18:01 UTC —
The UK will bar Iranian cargo aircraft from landing from September 29, 2026, the same day the US sanctioned 27 Iranian airlines and Mahan Air’s suppliers.
September 9, 2026 01:48 UTC —
Riyadh Air began daily Boeing 787-9 flights between Riyadh and Manila on September 9, 2026, its 15th launch route and third new Asian link in weeks.
September 8, 2026 14:35 UTC —
QantasLink’s first Embraer E190 has landed in Perth, the first of up to 14 used jets set to replace the aging Fokker 100 fleet in Western Australia.
September 7, 2026 09:46 UTC —
XiamenAir launched its Xiamen to London Heathrow route on September 6, 2026, a three-times-weekly Boeing 787-9 service and Fujian’s first nonstop to London.
September 7, 2026 05:55 UTC —
Air Canada Express flight attendants at Jazz Aviation voted 99 percent for a strike mandate on September 5, 2026, though a legal walkout remains weeks away.
September 6, 2026 05:25 UTC —
Japan Airlines and Korean Air signed a strategic partnership on September 3, and JAL confirmed a stake in Korean Air’s holding company Hanjin KAL.
September 5, 2026 03:43 UTC —
Air China flew its first Beijing to Zagreb service on September 4, the first scheduled link between China and Croatia, via a Bucharest stop.
September 3, 2026 14:00 UTC —
TAP Air Portugal’s sale enters its final stage as Portugal receives the assessment of binding bids from Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.
September 3, 2026 13:30 UTC —
Virgin Atlantic is selling two Boeing 787-9s to LOT Polish Airlines in 2027, cutting its Dreamliner fleet from 17 to 14 as it shifts to Airbus widebodies.
September 2, 2026 23:16 UTC —
Southwest Airlines will open its first airport lounges in Austin, Baltimore, Honolulu and Nashville in late 2027, with at least seven more sites to follow.
September 2, 2026 22:49 UTC —
Ryanair cut its FY2027 traffic target to 214 million and pulled winter capacity to limit its exposure to unhedged jet fuel trading near $140 a barrel.
September 2, 2026 07:03 UTC —
United begins daily Newark to Seoul Incheon Boeing 787-9 service on September 4, 2026, the first nonstop between New York and Seoul on a US airline.
September 2, 2026 06:55 UTC —
JetBlue revealed BlueFirst, its first domestic first class cabin, on September 1, with recliner seats for non-Mint jets as economy legroom shrinks.
September 1, 2026 19:58 UTC —
FAA tentatively approved JetBlue’s $58.5 million purchase of 22 Spirit slots at LaGuardia, barring resale and locking trading until April 2028.
September 1, 2026 06:40 UTC —
Delta restarts daily New York JFK to Tel Aviv flights on September 6, flying the Airbus A330-900neo, the first US legacy carrier back after the Iran war.
August 31, 2026 13:59 UTC —
American Airlines opened sales on seven new 2027 international routes, adding Porto, Vienna and Reykjavik from Philadelphia on Airbus A321XLR jets.
