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Wall Street Journal

Southwest's $1B Bet: Assigned Seating, Ancillaries and a Transformational Business Shift

Southwest is spending roughly $1 billion to overhaul its product and operations, ending decades of open seating and rolling out assigned seating, ancillary fees and cabin reconfigurations — a transformational shift CEO Bob Jordan ties to activist pressure. Executives say early results indicate the changes are working.

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2026-03-20T06:39:25.178745-07:00
Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Turkish Airlines adds London Stansted as third airport in UK capital

By Air Data News: Turkish Airlines has launched regular operations to London Stansted Airport, becoming the third airport in the UK capital served by the carrier alongside.

2026-03-20T06:18:12.087317-07:00
North America   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Reuters • Doyinsola Oladipo, Shivansh Tiwary

Ultra-low-cost carriers’ fuel-efficient fleet gamble threatens profits if demand softens

By Reuters: Ultra-low-cost carriers have some of the newest, most fuel-efficient planes in the industry, but if travel demand in the United States falters as a result of growing macroeconomic uncertainty, paying for the new planes could become a barrier to profit.

2026-03-20T06:34:41.477409-07:00
Europe   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airlines   Boeing   Lufthansa  
Aviation Week • Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau

Lufthansa Nears Follow‑On Widebody Order from Airbus or Boeing, CEO Says

By Aviation Week: Lufthansa is close to placing a follow-up order for new widebody aircraft with either Airbus or Boeing, according to CEO Carsten Spohr.

2026-03-19T11:59:56.892808-07:00