Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is accelerating its expansion across Asia, with plans to double its flights to China again within the next one to two years. What began as a response to disruption in the Middle East has now become a long-term growth strategy.
The U.S. Treasury has lifted counter-terrorism sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad Airlines and two of its aircraft, citing significant changes to the airline’s operations and conduct. The move does not signal any shift in Washington’s policy towards Iran.
Lufthansa will cut around 20,000 short-haul flights from its summer schedule as it moves to address sharply rising fuel costs linked to the Iran conflict.
Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to cancel 23 flights per week across several domestic routes from April because of looming jet fuel shortages, Vietnam's aviation authority said.
Kazakhstan has significantly expanded its international air connectivity last year, reopening and launching flights to 30 countries according to data released by the country’s transport authorities. By the end of 2025, Kazakhstan was operating 135 international routes.
Iran reopened its airspace late on Wednesday after a near five-hour closure that disrupted airline traffic, amid heightened concerns over possible military escalation involving the United States.
Iran’s temporary shutdown of its airspace prompted flight diversions and fresh safety warnings on Wednesday as regional tensions disrupted airline operations across the Middle East.
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board approved Pakistan’s latest loan review on Monday, unlocking a critical $1.2 billion in financial support, ensuring that the country’s ongoing IMF program remains on track.
The United States is aiming to allow further deployments of troops and aircraft to tackle drug trafficking, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a warning to major airlines on Friday, alerting them to a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over Venezuela.
LATAM Airlines has been forced to cancel 173 flights, affecting approximately 20,000 passengers, following a pilot strike that began at midnight. The strike comes after contract negotiations between the pilots and the airline broke down, leaving no resolution in sight.
The U.S. Senate on Sunday (9 November) moved forward on a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a now 40-day shutdown that has side lined federal workers, delayed food aid and snarled air travel.
Ten percent of flights at 40 major American airports could be cut from Friday (7 November) if the U.S. government shutdown continues.
Twenty-two years ago, the Concorde made its final descent into London, marking the end of an era when air travel reached twice the speed of sound and luxury met groundbreaking engineering.
As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world's busiest airports.
The Nordwind airline will launch direct flights between Moscow and Pyongyang from 27th July, the Russian Ministry of Transport announced.
Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini airports, along with regional airports in the north, east, west, and south of the country, have resumed operations in Iran and are fully prepared to provide flight services.
A multimodal cargo airport in Azerbaijan’s Alat Free Economic Zone (FEZ) is scheduled for commissioning in Q1 2027, the deputy head of the FEZ governing body Ismail Manafov announced.
A notorious hacking group known as “Scattered Spider” has breached the networks of several airlines in the US and Canada this month, according to the FBI and cybersecurity experts.
Airlines have cancelled and rerouted flights across the Middle East as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates.
Due to recent airspace closures, travellers departing from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are likely to experience flight disruptions due to the suspension of multiple regional routes. Dubai-based carriers Emirates and flydubai have cancelled multiple flights, as well.
Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, has announced that Turkish low-cost carrier AJet will begin operating regular flights to Damascus later this month.
Thai Airways International plans to raise up to $1.27 billion by issuing 9.82 billion new shares as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The national carrier, which entered bankruptcy protection in 2020, aims to exit the plan by mid-2024 and resume trading its shares.
Ryanair has trimmed its passenger growth target for the year ending March 2026 from 215 million to 210 million due to Boeing delivery delays. Despite a reported after-tax profit of 1.79 billion euros, average fares dropped by 10% this year.
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