Airport Market News: Global Infrastructure and Growth Updates
This week’s global airport market update highlights major developments in infrastructure, financial growth, and sustainability initiatives across leading airports. Southwest… Read More »
Münster Airport Becomes Germany’s Fastest-Growing Hub
Münster/Osnabrück Airport recorded nearly 1.3 million passengers in 2024, achieving a 30% year-over-year increase that made it Germany’s fastest-growing airport… Read More »
Canada’s Flair Airlines to Close Kitchener Base, Add Charters
Flair Airlines will shut down its crew base at Kitchener-Waterloo Airport (YKF) on September 3, 2025, as part of a… Read More »
Virgin Australia Launches Sydney-Doha Flights with Qatar Airways
Virgin Australia has officially returned to long-haul international service with the launch of its inaugural Sydney to Doha flight on… Read More »
Gulf Airlines Cancel Flights After Israeli Strikes on Iran
Gulf carriers have suspended multiple flights across the Middle East after Israeli airstrikes targeted sites in Iran, prompting several countries… Read More »
Airlines Suspend Israel Flights After Regional Escalation
Global airlines including United, Delta, Turkish Airlines and others have suspended flights to Israel amid rising military tensions in the… Read More »
Ryanair Exits Maastricht Airport Citing High Fees and Rising Costs
Ryanair will cease operations at Maastricht Aachen Airport starting October 26 due to rising costs and higher airport fees. The… Read More »
Vertical and Joby Lead eVTOL Industry as Rivals Collapse
With the collapse of Volocopter and Lilium over the past year, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) race is… Read More »
SFO Sees International Growth Outpace Domestic Travel
San Francisco International Airport is experiencing strong international growth, surpassing pre-pandemic traffic levels even as domestic volumes remain below 2019… Read More »
Airbus Targets Royal Air Maroc’s Boeing Fleet Renewal With A220 Bid
Royal Air Maroc is close to finalizing a major fleet renewal deal with Boeing, but Airbus is seeking to gain… Read More »
Why Boeing Should Reject Qatari 747-8 as Air Force One Replacement
The Department of Defense, on behalf of former President Donald Trump, has accepted a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 from… Read More »
Airbus Faces Engine, Lavatory Delays in 2025 Output
Airbus is facing production challenges that have slowed its aircraft deliveries in the first half of 2025, with engine shortages… Read More »
PLAY Airlines Restructures, Ends U.S. Flights in 2025
Icelandic low-cost airline PLAY has announced major changes to its business structure and flight operations as it seeks to stabilize… Read More »
Boeing Scores 303-Plane Order Surge Ahead of Paris Air Show
Boeing secured its largest monthly order haul in over a year, booking 303 aircraft orders in May 2025, just weeks… Read More »
Icelandair Launches Nuuk Flights With Boeing 737-8 After Runway Upgrade
Icelandair has begun operating Boeing 737-8 aircraft on its Reykjavik Keflavik to Nuuk, Greenland route, replacing years of De Havilland… Read More »
Korea’s Antitrust Regulator Approves Daemyung Takeover of t’way Air
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission has approved Daemyung Sono Group’s acquisition of t’way Air, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for… Read More »
Carlyle Seeks Dakar Court Action Over Air Sénégal Lease Defaults
Two special purpose vehicles (SPVs) managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners have filed a case with the Commercial Court of Dakar,… Read More »
IATA Warns SAF Costs Threaten Airline Decarbonization
The International Air Transport Association has forecast that global production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel will double to 2 million tonnes… Read More »
Anchorage Capital Bids to Acquire Australia’s Rex Airline
The bidding deadline for Australia’s insolvent Regional Express (Rex) has passed, with Anchorage Capital Advisors among the interested parties, according… Read More »
Rise Air Moves Medevac Operations to Saskatoon Amid Wildfires
Rise Air has temporarily relocated its medevac services from La Ronge to Saskatoon starting June 3, due to the ongoing… Read More »
Spirit Airlines Gets Pratt & Whitney Payout for GTF Engine Issues
Spirit Airlines has secured a new monthly credit agreement with International Aero Engines (IAE), a Pratt & Whitney affiliate, to… Read More »
PLAY Shuts Iceland AOC, Shifts to Malta Hub Under New Ownership Plan
PLAY Iceland plans to shut its Icelandic air operator’s certificate (AOC) and shift operations to Malta under its PLAY Europe… Read More »