Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Reuters • Dan Catchpole

Cathay raises fuel surcharge, pledges to maintain capacity as jet fuel spikes

Cathay Pacific said it will prioritise maintaining flight capacity and treat cutbacks as a last resort despite rising jet fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict. The carrier raised fuel surcharges effective 1 April 2026 and will add four HKG–LHR round trips in April.

Also: Aviation A2Z and cargonewswire.com
2026-03-30T20:46:26.002297-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
aviation.direct • Stefan Steiner

(DE) Dan Air delays route launches amid massive jet-fuel price increases

By aviation.direct: Die rumänische Fluggesellschaft Dan Air hat weitreichende Anpassungen ihres Flugplans für das Frühjahr 2026 bekannt gegeben. Als direkte Reaktion auf die drastische Verteuerung von Flugkraftstoff, die im Zusammenhang mit den anhaltenden geopolitischen Spannungen im Nahen Osten steht, wird der Start mehrerer europäischer Verbindungen verschoben.

Also: ch-aviation
2026-03-29T02:12:25.493027-07:00
Airports   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus A330   Airlines   Delta Air Lines  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Delta A330-300 PW4000 suffers fiery engine failure on takeoff at São Paulo–Guarulhos; US and Brazilian authorities probe

By FlightGlobal: US and Brazilian authorities are investigating a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 that suffered a fiery engine failure while taking off from Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport on 29 March.

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2026-03-30T13:15:31.752408-07:00
Routes   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

Ryanair Commits US$900m to West Midlands, Adds Ninth Birmingham Aircraft and Five Routes for Summer 2026

By Aviation Source: Ryanair makes a US$900 million investment in the West Midlands region, adding a ninth aircraft at Birmingham Airport and five new routes for Summer 2026.

2026-03-30T15:20:06.571697-07:00
Leadership   North America   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Air Canada   Airlines  
aircanada.com

Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau to retire by Q3 2026; Board begins leadership search

By aircanada.com: Comprehensive process is underway to identify next leader MONTRÉAL, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Air Canada today announced that Michael Rousseau has informed the Board that he will retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026, after nearly two decades of strong and dedicated leadership that has reinforced Air ...

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2026-03-30T05:16:33.014493-07:00