Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   North America   M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Allegiant to acquire Sun Country in $1.5B deal to create major U.S. leisure carrier

Allegiant will acquire Sun Country in a $1.5 billion cash-and-stock deal to create a major U.S. leisure airline. The merger consolidates two low-cost leisure operators amid post‑pandemic cost pressures and rising domestic capacity in a fragmented segment that accounts for less than 2% of capacity among top U.S. carriers.

Also: Airways Magazine, Aviation Source, CNBC, Aviation Week, Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, View from the Wing, The Points Guy, Airline Geeks, The Air Current, thriftytraveler.com, youare.travel and 8 more
2026-01-11T13:42:59.980817-08:00
eVTOL   Helicopter   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
Vertical Mag

Vertical’s Top 10 Rotorcraft Stories of 2025 — Safety, Regulation & Design Advances

By Vertical Mag: | To ensure delivery of future emails, add [email protected] to your contacts. | |---| | | ![]() | Latest Issue Read Now | ![]() | | | ![]() | | Vertical’s Top 10 stories of 2025 This year brought hard lessons in safety, renewed debates over regulation, and advances in rotorcraft design and capability.

2026-01-11T16:08:55.088275-08:00
Routes   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
AeroTime • Gabriele Petrauskaite

Etihad to launch nonstop Luxembourg–Abu Dhabi service, becoming first Middle Eastern carrier to serve Luxembourg

By AeroTime: Etihad Airways will start the nonstop service between Luxembourg and Abu Dhabi, aiming to become the first Middle Eastern carrier to serve the country.

Also: Aviation Source and travelandtourworld.com
2026-01-11T07:44:27.714993-08:00
M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
ir.suncountry.com

Allegiant and Sun Country to Merge, Creating Leading U.S. Leisure Airline

By ir.suncountry.com: Brings Together Airlines with Similar Flexible Capacity Models Serving 22 Million Annual Customers, Nearly 175 Cities, With More Than 650 Routes, and 195 Aircraft Complementary Route Networks, Diversified Fleet, and Third-Party Travel Business Expand Choice, and Service for Passengers, Allowing.

2026-01-11T13:42:35.858823-08:00