PaxEx   North America   Airports   TSA   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

U.S. Airlines Brace for Record 171 Million Passengers in Spring Travel Surge (Mar 1–Apr 30)

U.S. airlines are bracing for a record 171 million passengers expected to travel between March 1 and April 30. The spring surge will concentrate demand across carriers, airports and screening checkpoints, creating an operational stress test for schedules, staffing and on-time performance.

2026-02-24T15:15:09.666396-08:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing   Boeing 737  
theaviationhub.co.uk • James Field

American Airlines investigating apparent bullet holes on 737 MAX 8 after flight from Medellín

By theaviationhub.co.uk: American Airlines is investigating what appeared to be bullet holes on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 shortly after it arrived in Miami from Medellin in Colombia.

Also: Aviation24, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, altitudeyes.com and airlive.net
2026-02-24T11:33:22.484038-08:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Air India   Airlines  
Reuters • Julie Zhu, Kumar Tanishk, Nikita Jino, Nikita Maria Jino

Slump in Singapore Airlines' profit masks strong operating performance

By Reuters: Singapore Airlines' third quarter profit fell 69%, it said on Tuesday, distorted by a one-off gain a year earlier and due to losses at associate Air India, although strong passenger demand boosted operating revenue.

Also: Aviation A2Z
2026-02-24T13:13:31.412266-08:00
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Boeing   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA issues immediate AD over Boeing 737 Max cabin and flight‑deck overheating risk

By FlightGlobal: The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive addressing a ground wire fault in the Boeing 737 Max's environmental control system that can cause dangerous cabin and flight deck overheating.

2026-02-24T12:10:25.413214-08:00
North America   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Spirit Airlines to Cut Flights and Shrink Fleet in Bid to Exit Bankruptcy by Spring/Summer

By CNBC: Spirit Airlines has reached an agreement with lenders to emerge from bankruptcy by late spring or early summer.

Also: Airline Geeks, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, Breitflyte, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, ch-aviation, Associated Press, Aviation Week, View from the Wing, Simple Flying, Aviation Business News, Airline Economics and 16 more
2026-02-24T08:17:30.946033-08:00
Routes   Middle East   Africa   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Boeing  
Aviation Week • David Casey

Riyadh Air to Launch Daily Riyadh–Cairo Boeing 787 Passenger Service

By Aviation Week: Riyadh Air has named Cairo as its third passenger destination.

Also: enginecowl.com and 3 more
2026-02-24T03:55:47.693445-08:00
Africa   Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Operations restored at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed Airport after Terminal 1 server-room fire

By FlightGlobal: Operations have been restored at Lagos's Murtala Muhammed airport after a 23 February fire caused substantial damage to Terminal 1. Preliminary indications from the firefighting services indicate the blaze originated in a server room on the first floor of the terminal, and affected the departure hall, says the Federal Airports ...

Also: Aviation.travel and africanews.com
2026-02-24T13:10:30.543560-08:00
Routes   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Airways Magazine • Lorne Philpot

Finnair makes Luxembourg, Valencia and Turin year‑round destinations

By Airways Magazine: Finnair has decided to operate year-round services on three European summer routes.

Also: AviationPros, Airline Economics, luxtimes.lu and airlinergs.com
2026-02-24T11:30:43.821655-08:00