Christine Boynton

6 days ago | aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton

Air Canada expects aircraft delivery delays from both Airbus and Boeing in the year ahead, bumping its first A321XLR to 2026 and eating into the number of 787-10s joining the fleet next year. Deliveries of XLRs will now begin in the first quarter of 2026, instead of the fourth quarter of 2025...

6 days ago | aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton

Air Canada says it will keep an eye on the evolving relationship between Delta Air Lines and WestJet, after the U.S. carrier acquired a minority stake in the Canadian LCC. However, the Canadian mainline is largely unconcerned by the transaction involving its domestic rival, describing it as...

6 days ago | aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton

An airport control tower and a plane parked at Newark Liberty International Airport's Terminal C on May 6, 2025. Five U.S. airline CEOs stood behind U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as he unveiled plans for a “brand new” air traffic control (ATC) system: American Airlines CEO Robert Isom, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian, JetBlue Airways CEO Joanna Geraghty, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, and United...

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton

An unnamed British airline is poised to buy “$10 billion worth of Boeing planes,” says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as a new trade deal smooths economic relations between the U.S. and U.K. Announced on May 8, it is the first trade deal announced by the U.S. since President Donald Trump...

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Christine Boynton

Low- and ultra-low-cost carriers in the U.S. are facing the second half of 2025 with cautious optimism, having made capacity cuts to navigate a weakened domestic demand environment. The mainly domestic operations of budget airlines are more exposed, as economic uncertainty causes cost-conscious...