airline news

In a historic first for Oceania, Melbourne Airport is selected to host the ACI World Airport Experience Summit 2027, following the landmark assembly in Istanbul.

Avianca adds 7 new nonstop routes linking Pereira, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, and Cartagena to Miami, New York, São Paulo, and Santiago for Winter 2026.

Serbia and Tanzania hold bilateral talks in Belgrade to explore direct flights and airline partnerships linking Southeast Europe with Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

United Airlines debuts an automated waitlist tool allowing disrupted passengers to track up to 3 earlier flights via SMS while keeping confirmed seats.

Ryanair partners with over 10 Portuguese universities and Part-147 schools, training 38 interns in Porto to support its 800-aircraft fleet expansion by 2034.

Wizz Air launches dedicated flights from London Luton for Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, and Brighton fans traveling to Prague, Seville, and Barcelona.

Cayman Airways integrates Protect Group's Refund Protect via Sabre, offering passengers enhanced refund options across web and mobile booking channels.

Goa-based FLY91 places the largest ATR order in history with 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft valued at $1B, scaling its fleet to 60+ planes under UDAN 2.0.

Air Canada announces its largest intercontinental expansion for Summer 2027, adding Guangzhou, Oslo, Shannon, Nice, Basel, and Dubrovnik across 3 hubs.

India's Bureau of Immigration discontinues physical boarding pass stamping on outbound international flights starting September 1, 2026.

Fiji Airways will suspend its direct Canberra-Nadi Boeing 737-8 route on February 5, 2027, re-routing Australian capital travelers through Sydney and Melbourne.

Air China debuts Croatia's first mainland China link with 3x weekly Airbus A330-200 flights from Beijing to Zagreb via Bucharest starting September 4, 2026.