Willie Walsh Takes the Controls at IndiGo — Can He Turn India's Biggest Airline Into a Global Player?

Willie Walsh Takes the Controls at IndiGo — Can He Turn India's Biggest Airline Into a Global Player?

Former IATA chief Willie Walsh officially took charge as IndiGo's CEO on August 3, 2026, inheriting a plan to push international capacity to 40% by FY30 on the back of 60 incoming Airbus A350s.

Asiana Airlines Votes Itself Out of Existence: Korean Air Merger Set for December 17

Three Weeks Grounded: Why Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways Cut Bahrain and Kuwait Flights

Laptop Fire Forces American Airlines Jet Into Emergency Landing at DFW — the 58th Battery Incident of 2026

A passenger's laptop ignited mid-flight on American Airlines Flight 2398, forcing an emergency landing at Dallas Fort Worth. The FAA says it is the 58th verified lithium-battery smoke or fire incident on a US passenger plane this year.

FAA Orders Mandatory Inspections on Boeing 787s After Wing 'Shim Gap' Defects Found

The FAA has finalized an airworthiness directive requiring repetitive ultrasonic inspections on certain Boeing 787-8, -9 and -10 aircraft after manufacturing gaps around wing splice plates were found to exceed engineering tolerances, raising the risk of fatigue cracks.

Boeing Hands Its Flying-Car Bet to a Startup — and Takes a Fifth of the Company Instead

Dubai Readies $15 Billion in New Contracts to Build the World's Biggest Airport

Dubai Airports plans to award Dh55 billion ($14.9 billion) in construction contracts by year-end for Al Maktoum International Airport, a mega-hub designed to eventually handle 260 million passengers a year.

Istanbul Just Beat Heathrow by 300,000 Passengers — and Ended London's Three-Year Reign as Europe's Busiest Airport

2 Million Seats at Risk: Inside the Indefinite Strike Paralyzing Barcelona and Palma Airports

American Airlines Just Gave Business Class a First-Class Dinner Table

Starting September 15, American Airlines is opening its white-tablecloth Flagship Dining rooms to Business Class flyers at DFW and MIA, backed by a new Thomas Keller wine-and-chocolate pairing menu.

Airplane Fart Dispute: Passenger Removed from Flight

JetBlue's New 12,000-Square-Foot Boston Lounge Has a Fenway Green Monster Wall — And a Catch for Economy Flyers