Reuters
• Allison Lampert
Ethiopian Airlines’ CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele said the carrier will likely decide within the next three months on an order for 25 smaller commercial jets to expand its local network. The decision signals a near-term fleet and route-capacity reset for the airline’s regional footprint.
Reuters
By Reuters: Etihad Airways is ordering more widebody planes as the Middle East carrier expects to be flying about 8% more than a year ago by June 15, CEO Antonoaldo Neves said in an interview.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh
By Reuters: Southwest Airlines expects Boeing's long-delayed 737 MAX 7 to enter revenue service in 2027 and remains focused on the MAX family rather than adding another aircraft type to reduce risk, Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson told Reuters on Saturday.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert
By Reuters: Boeing’s top services executive said on Saturday that the planemaker can provide aftermarket parts support to China to back a 200-plane order announced by the planemaker following a visit by U.S President Donald Trump to Beijing earlier this year.
AeroTime
• Miquel Ros
By AeroTime: Philippine Airlines (PAL) is joining the oneworld alliance. The announcement was made on June 6, 2026, during the 82nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
One Mile at a Time
Reuters
• Gabriel Araujo
By Reuters: Some airlines are delaying decisions on whether to exercise aircraft purchase options amid uncertainties related to the war in Iran, which has pushed up jet fuel prices, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto told Reuters on Saturday.
Reuters
• Rajesh Kumar Singh
By Reuters: Alaska Air Group is hopeful it can reinstate its financial guidance on its second-quarter earnings call if fuel prices show more stability, Chief Financial Officer Shane Tackett told Reuters on Saturday, after volatility in jet fuel costs forced the carrier to pull its full-year outlook.
FlightGlobal
• Edward Russell
By FlightGlobal: American Airlines commercial chief Nat Pieper says the carrier is eyeing new long-haul markets. The Oneworld alliance carrier will not return to Doha, the main hub of partner Qatar Airways, after suspending flights in March due to the Iran war, American confirmed on 6 June.
Reuters
• Allison Lampert, Gabriel Araujo
Associated Press
• Leer En Español
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
The Air Current
• Julie Johnsson
