ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
Maya Island Air plans to reinstate operations at Punta Gorda, Belize. The report does not specify a restart date, route frequency or aircraft type, so the scale of the service resumption remains unclear.
ch-aviation
• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
By ch-aviation: Alaska Air Group plans to eliminate about 200 non-contract positions due to increased fuel prices and geopolitical challenges, which could lead to a potential USD700 million net annual loss in 2026, according to chief executive officer Ben Minicucci.
The Air Current
• Jon Ostrower
By The Air Current: The message is hard to miss. Rolls-Royce has rented out a pair of massive billboards in Seattle, one in full view of Alaska Air Group’s corporate headquarters, touting its Trent 1000 XE engine as an option to power a chunk of its future fleet of Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners.
AINonline
• Curt Epstein
By AINonline: Aviation fuel pricing in the U.S. climbed again in October, marking the fourth consecutive month of increases, according to the latest report from iFlightPlanner.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
By FlightGlobal: Latin American carrier was able to pass through about 80% of elevated fuel costs in the form of higher fares. LATAM Airlines Group cut its profit outlook for the year as higher-than-expected fuel costs ate into operating margins.
ch-aviation
• Luciano Braganca
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CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: JetBlue raised baggage fees for the third time in a year as fuel costs continued to climb.
AINonline
• Hanneke Weitering
By AINonline: High fuel prices are steering operators toward electric aircraft.
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Bloomberg
• Kateryna Kadabashy, Siddharth Philip
