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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Lori Ranson |Christine Boynton |Jens Flottau |Helen Massy-Beresford
Delta now sees flat capacity in the back half of the year. U.S. tariffs and their resulting economic uncertainties might have a considerable impact on air travel demand trends, industry executives say, and the effects could extend beyond U.S. carriers. After exiting 2024 with positive momentum, U.S. airlines are eyeing capacity with caution as they navigate... Lori Ranson Lori covers North American and Latin airlines for Aviation Week and is also a Senior Analyst for CAPA - Centre for Aviation.
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2 weeks ago | 
aviationweek.com | Victoria Moores |Helen Massy-Beresford
Finnair plans to furlough 36 pilots operating wet-lease flights for Qantas, a move it said was related to Finnair pilot strikes, which affected its ability to operate the flights. Furloughs will start by the end of September at the latest and are estimated to last at least until May 2026, the...
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1 month ago | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford |Kurt Hofmann
BRUSSELS—Air France-KLM is eyeing Air Europa as a possible investment and is in discussions with the Spanish leisure carrier’s owner Globalia, CEO Ben Smith tells Aviation Week. “We are interested, and we are talking with the owners. We’re going to see if we can come up with something that makes...
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford |Guy Norris
The inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in January brought a cloud of uncertainty for air cargo operators around the world after a buoyant 2024, when freight traffic rose by 11.3%—the industry’s best year since 2021. That cloud loom over the rest of this year and beyond, but the good news...
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2 months ago | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford |David Casey
The European Union (EU) has tightened its sanctions against Russia, three years after the start of the war with Ukraine, in a move that will place additional restrictions on Russian domestic airlines and on airports in the country. Meanwhile the UK added the founder of S7 Airlines and the carrier...
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Victoria Moores |Helen Massy-Beresford
To meet net zero mandates by 2050, thousands of renewable fuel plants, like this one under construction by Finnish oil company Neste, will need to be built. Several eco-regulations taking effect in 2025, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandates in the UK and European Union (EU) and a new EU requirement to monitor non-CO 2 emissions, will cause a noticeable shift in aviation sustainability. Carbon removals are also gaining attention, and eFuels...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford |David Casey
PARIS—Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport and the airlines that serve it, particularly KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, are still awaiting clarity on government plans to reduce airport noise for local residents by imposing a flight cap at the airport. The Dutch government initially set out plans to cap flights at...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS—Air France will start its fleet-wide rollout of SpaceX's Starlink inflight broadband by installing the system on its Embraer 190s. “The first aircraft equipped with Starlink technology are expected in the coming months,” Air France CEO Anne Rigail told journalists at the carrier’s new year...
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford
PARIS—Air France will start its fleet-wide rollout of SpaceX’s Starlink inflight broadband by installing the system on its Embraer E190s. “The first aircraft equipped with Starlink technology are expected in the coming months,” Air France CEO Anne Rigail told journalists at the carrier’s new year...
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
aviationweek.com | Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has released its latest report on the sector’s environmental challenges, in which it assesses progress made since its previous report and sets out key recommendations toward meeting long-term climate goals. The report, published Jan. 14, recommends...
