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thebulkheadseat.com • Anthony Losanno

WestJet and Icelandair sign reciprocal codeshare to route Canada–Europe connections via KEF

WestJet has signed a reciprocal codeshare with Icelandair, announced at the IATA Annual General Meeting. Pending regulatory approval, WestJet customers from Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg will be able to book single-ticket itineraries to more than 10 European destinations via Keflavik (KEF).

Also: Skies Magazine and Breitflyte
2026-06-08T08:56:12.353468-07:00
PaxEx   Europe   M&A   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Aviation Week • David Casey

ITA Airways Joins ANA-Lufthansa Japan Joint Venture

By Aviation Week: ITA Airways will join the Lufthansa Group-All Nippon Airways (ANA) joint venture covering Europe-Japan services from this fall.

2026-06-08T09:11:25.481458-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   TSA   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   United Airlines  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Accused Houston Airport Stowaway Claims He Was Duped By Fake Ticket Scam

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: A massive security breach at Houston Bush Airport left a United Airlines flight delayed for 3 hours after an alleged stowaway bypassed TSA and gate agents.

Also: The Independent and mynorthwest.com
2026-06-08T12:44:07.916951-07:00
Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Kyrgyzstan removed from EU blacklist after two decades: presidential office

By FlightGlobal: Carriers from Central Asian state have faced prohibition on services to Europe since list was created. Kyrgyzstan’s government has claimed that the Central Asian republic has been removed from the European Commission’s airline blacklist.

2026-06-08T11:43:42.920715-07:00