Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Workforce & Skills Development   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Reuters • Ilona Wissenbach, Joanna Plucinska

Lufthansa braces for 48‑hour pilots' strike as labour disputes spread across group

Deutsche Lufthansa braces for a 48‑hour pilots' strike on 12–13 March after Vereinigung Cockpit called more than 5,000 staff across Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo and CityLine to walk out. The action follows collapsed talks with flight‑attendant unions as CEO Carsten Spohr mobilises a crisis playbook to tackle costs and labour unrest.

2026-03-11T00:12:30.548723-07:00
Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines  
Reuters

Cathay Pacific profit rises, plans 10% capacity boost despite geopolitical challenges

By Reuters: Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it would lift capacity by 10% this year but remain agile as it faces challenges such as the Middle East conflict leading to shifts in passenger and cargo traffic and volatile jet fuel prices.

Also: Cathay Pacific
2026-03-10T21:34:00.142676-07:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Airlines   Boeing 737  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Korean audit: cost-saving ILS berm at Muan contributed to fatal Jeju Air 737-800 strike

By FlightGlobal: Korean auditors have determined that a concrete ILS antenna support, into which a Boeing 737-800 crashed at Muan airport, was built to reduce the costs associated with regional airport development.

Also: Reuters and South China Morning Post
2026-03-10T15:18:33.577560-07:00
Helicopter   FlightSim   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
Vertical Mag

LifeFlight and Leonardo to open Leonardo‑authorized training centre on Australia's Gold Coast with full‑suite immersive simulators

By Vertical Mag: This collaboration will create the only full-suite Leonardo immersive simulation systems outside Italy through the planned LifeFlight Academy on the Gold Coast becoming a Leonardo authorized training center.

Also: Australian Aviation
2026-03-10T18:08:07.102693-07:00