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August 2, 2026 12:55 UTC —
Jazz Aviation reached a tentative deal with its 57 flight dispatchers, averting a strike that could have grounded Air Canada Express.
August 2, 2026 12:52 UTC —
WestJet flight attendants walked out August 2 after talks failed, grounding hundreds of flights. Here is why Ottawa hasn’t stepped in yet.
August 2, 2026 00:29 UTC —
Bamboo Airways has stopped selling scheduled tickets for August and is down to three aircraft from a peak of 44, with only one still flying.
August 1, 2026 13:37 UTC —
JetBlue is offering flight attendants up to $5,000 in Crewbucks to pick up August flying after a July meltdown that cancelled hundreds of flights.
July 30, 2026 09:22 UTC —
WestJet flight attendants can legally strike as soon as August 2, threatening long-weekend travel. Here is what is behind the dispute.
July 29, 2026 15:52 UTC —
GOL launched its first long-haul flights, flying Rio de Janeiro to New York JFK on leased Airbus A330s as the low-cost carrier goes intercontinental.
July 28, 2026 08:09 UTC —
Air Astana asked the US DOT for authority to fly Boeing 787s between Kazakhstan and New York in 2027, the first-ever air link between the countries.
July 28, 2026 06:54 UTC —
Hawaiian Airlines will retire its Boeing 717 fleet from 2028, replacing the inter-island jets with Boeing 737-800s. Here is what changes and why.
July 25, 2026 02:02 UTC —
IATA has named Saadia Zahidi its first woman director general, succeeding Willie Walsh on November 1 as the airline body faces safety and climate tests.
July 23, 2026 11:02 UTC —
Vietnam Airlines will lease 19 Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets from three lessors, taking its MAX fleet to 69 aircraft. Here is why airlines lease instead of buy.
July 23, 2026 04:05 UTC —
BermudAir has ordered 10 Airbus A220-300 jets, its first Airbus order, to grow its Bermuda network and replace its Embraer regional fleet.
July 22, 2026 08:19 UTC —
Turkish Airlines signed a multi-year CAE deal for five full-flight simulators and two training devices for its new Istanbul training center, CAE said.
July 22, 2026 01:45 UTC —
Qatar Airways launched Caracas and Bogota flights on July 22, becoming the first Gulf carrier to serve Venezuela on a triangular 777 route.
July 18, 2026 09:45 UTC —
Aer Lingus is cutting three US transatlantic routes and up to 500 jobs, trimming capacity 6% amid rising fuel costs and heavy transatlantic competition.
July 18, 2026 04:31 UTC —
United Airlines will retire about 80 older aircraft in 2027 and expects its first Boeing 737 MAX 10 the same year, it said on its Q2 earnings call.
July 18, 2026 03:13 UTC —
Sun Country is cutting about a third of its September flying at Minneapolis-St. Paul, roughly 348 departures, citing crew attrition and rising cargo demand.
