Routes   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines   Spirit Airlines  
Associated Press • Rio Yamat

Spirit Airlines’ collapse triggers fare spikes and route gaps as US jet fuel costs jump 56%

After Spirit Airlines’ May 2 wind-down, affected routes—such as Fort Lauderdale-to-Dallas—saw rapid fare escalation and remaining capacity gaps, leaving some US airports without scheduled passenger service. The broader backdrop is a major fuel cost shock: jet fuel costs rose 56% in March, pressuring low-cost carriers’ viability.

Live and Let's Fly • Kyle Stewart

Spirit's Gone, And Now Look What Fares Did On Its Routes

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2026-05-17T21:24:14.767278-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Textron  
AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Textron delivers first of two Cessna SkyCourier aircraft to Air Marshall Islands

By AeroTime: Textron Aviation has delivered the first of two Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprops to carrier Air Marshall Islands following an order in 2024.

2026-05-17T20:12:44.835805-07:00
Routes   Middle East   PaxEx   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

American Airlines to Extend Tel Aviv Suspension Until January 2027... More Than Three Years Since it Served Israel

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: American Airlines isn’t expected to resume flights to either Tel Aviv, Israel, or Doha, Qatar, until January 2027 due to the continuing security situation in the Middle East and uncertainty over whether a lasting peace deal can be struck with Iran.

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2026-05-17T13:24:25.653710-07:00
North America   Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Emirates Boeing 777-300 Declares 'Mayday' For Low-Fuel in Miami After the Pilots Had to Abandon Two Landing Attempts

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of an Emirates Boeing 777-300 with as many as 328 passengers on board declared a low-fuel ‘mayday’ distress signal after two attempts to land at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Sunday morning ended in failure.

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2026-05-17T10:30:22.546288-07:00
Europe   Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Croatia Airlines A220 suffers runway excursion during aborted take-off at Split

By FlightGlobal: Twinjet bound for Frankfurt apparently hits signboard as it veers onto grass. One of Croatia Airlines’ Airbus A220-300s has suffered a runway excursion while aborting take-off from Split.

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2026-05-16T09:41:39.659656-07:00