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United Airlines will launch nonstop service to 10 new international cities in 2027, including eight destinations no other US carrier serves, in what it calls the biggest international expansion in its history.
Australia's federal government has signed off on Sydney Airport's Master Plan 2045, clearing the way for a $70 billion economic footprint and two rebuilt terminals — all while keeping the same runways, curfew and flight cap.
Qatar Airways and SITA have switched on Fast Pass at Hamad International Airport, letting enrolled passengers check in, drop bags, clear security and board using only their face — one of the largest biometric rollouts attempted anywhere.
A new FAA directive tightens wing-spar inspections on Textron's King Air 350 and 350C after the manufacturer found its own manual had the wrong intervals — with some aircraft given as little as 25 hours to comply.
Avolon will buy and lease back up to seven Boeing 737-8200s from Akasa Air — the Indian carrier's third such deal with the Irish lessor since its 2022 launch, and a sign of how young airlines are financing rapid growth without touching their balance sheets.
United's Polaris 2.0 suites, complete with sliding doors and Starlink Wi-Fi, are now flying every Singapore–San Francisco departure — giving United 17 percent more weekly business class capacity than Singapore Airlines on the route it has long owned.
TSA scrapped its controversial Gold+ program after Tampa backed out and a union sued for records — but new administrator David Cummins is now expanding a decades-old program to as many as 220 airports.
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj airport has begun a 10-month suspension of all dedicated freighter flights to rebuild its cargo apron — pushing nearly a quarter of India's air cargo toward Navi Mumbai and other hubs until May 2027.
SPEEA members turned down Boeing's 'best and final' contract offer by wide margins and authorized a strike for after October 6, deepening the pressure on Boeing just as it pushes to certify new jets and rebuild after 2024's machinists' walkout.
A flock of birds, a compressor stall, and a mayday call — American Airlines Flight 1760 returned safely to Myrtle Beach on August 10 after flames were seen shooting from its left engine on takeoff. No injuries were reported.
From late August 2026, Riyadh Air passengers can book Saudia-operated connections to Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Madinah and more — a codeshare that reveals how Saudi Arabia is running two state airlines without letting them compete.
The UK Supreme Court has shut the door on the last legal challenge to London Luton Airport's £2.4 billion expansion, clearing the way for the airport to grow from 19 million to 32 million passengers a year.