Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines   United Airlines  
Reuters • Rajesh Kumar Singh, Rajesh Singh

United vows to add flights at Chicago O'Hare to block American from gaining gates in 2026

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Wednesday pledged to add "as many flights as are required" at Chicago O'Hare to prevent American Airlines from expanding its gate footprint in 2026, escalating a long-running turf battle between the carriers over ORD capacity and slots.

2026-01-21T13:58:23.288661-08:00
Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   ATR  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Indonesian teams recover flight recorders from ATR 42 that crashed near Makassar

By FlightGlobal: Search personnel in Indonesia have retrieved both flight recorders from the ATR 42-500 which crashed in South Sulawesi. The Indonesia Air Transport turboprop struck a ridge in mountainous terrain while conducting a service between Yogyakarta and Makassar on 17 January.

2026-01-21T12:33:51.562781-08:00
MRO   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Airbus nears design freeze on COMPANION program as A380 is readied as flying testbed

By FlightGlobal: At some point in the next 12 months, a freshly-painted A380 will arrive in Toulouse ready for Airbus to begin a series of modifications that will eventually leave it looking like no other superjumbo in existence as it is transformed into a flying testbed for new engines and other advanced ...

2026-01-21T10:57:16.943959-08:00
Routes   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Air Canada   Airlines  
aircanada.com

Air Canada to launch first non‑stop Vancouver–Sapporo winter seasonal service (Dec 2026)

By aircanada.com: Only non-stop service linking Sapporo to North America, starts in December 2026Three times weekly flights from YVR, reinforcing Air Canada’s trans-Pacific hub as North America’s 2nd largest Pacific gatewayUnlocks a sought-after global leisure destination for customers and Aeroplan Members MONTRÉAL, Jan.

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2026-01-21T07:19:07.351752-08:00