Airways Magazine
Munich Airport opened its new Terminal 1 Pier on 13 April, a €665 million west‑apron expansion that adds non‑Schengen gates, premium lounges and modernised processing. The pier boosts capacity by up to six million passengers a year and can handle 12 short/medium or six wide‑body aircraft simultaneously.
Skift
• Darin Graham
By Skift: A new AI system suggests cheaper, faster, lower-emission options to business travelers. The tool, called EngageAI, sends real-time messages via WhatsApp, A new AI system targeting business travel emissions helps corporate travelers find cheaper, faster, and lower-carbon trip options.
Airways Magazine
• Meelad Aslam
By Airways Magazine: Aircraft maintenance exists within a paradigm shaped by operational urgency, safety requirements, and persistent cost pressure.
Breitflyte
• Joe Breitfeller
By Breitflyte: easyJet has today announced the launch of three new routes for summer 2026, including service from Newcastle to Lisbon and Rome Fiumicino, as well as between Manchester and Bari.
Airline Weekly
• Jay Shabat, Meghna Maharishi
By Airline Weekly: It's earnings season, and this week on the Airline Weekly Lounge, Jay Shabat and Meghna Maharishi break down Q4 2025 results from United and Delta. They.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: Spirit Airlines is in talks with investment firm Castlelake for a potential takeover of the discount airline, which is in bankruptcy, CNBC has learned.
Flying Magazine
• Meg Godlewski
By Flying Magazine: Proposed DPE regulation updates, impacting check rides and instructor certification, face January 23 comment deadline from FAA.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajesh Singh
By Reuters: GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp on Thursday defended the jet-engine industry's pricing practices against airline industry complaints that soaring maintenance costs and engine shortages are straining their businesses.
Leeham News
• Chris Sloan
