Skift
• Gordon Smith
British Airways' overhaul of its loyalty programme has triggered widespread elite downgrades, prompting Virgin Atlantic and European competitors to launch enhanced status‑match offers to capture displaced Club members. Virgin's promotion ran 10–23 February, culminating in a last‑day push to enrol affected BA elites.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: Colorado-based business aircraft developer pivots to drones.
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Reuters
• Abhijith Ganapavaram, Aditya Kalra
By Reuters: Technical incidents such as engine oil and fuel leaks affecting Air India flights reached their highest rate in at least 14 months in January, a company document shows, underscoring growing strain on the carrier's revamp ambitions.
Reuters
• Federico Maccioni
By Reuters: Etihad Airways reported a near 50% jump in net profit to $698 million last year, the carrier said on Tuesday, as increased capacity supported strong demand across markets and lifted its load factor.
Airline Economics
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: LODD Autonomous have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with DHL Express to start working together on how its unmanned Hili.
AeroTime
By AeroTime: FL Technics’ Viktor Bulanov explains what drives AOG events, and how forecasting, inventory placement, collaboration, and rapid response can cut downtime and costs.
AirInsight
• Ernest Arvai
