Middle East   Supply Chain   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Commercial aerospace largely avoids immediate US–Iran war fallout as airlines brace

Now in its second month, the US–Iran war has already hit airline revenues and operations through airspace closures, cancellations and reroutes, but commercial aerospace manufacturing and OEM production show only limited disruption so far. The sector remains vulnerable if the conflict widens or supply chains are affected.

2026-03-31T15:26:11.842011-07:00
PaxEx   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Boeing  
Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines introduces first international Business Class suites as it expands into long‑haul network

By Alaska Airlines: Debuting this spring, the airline’s new long-haul Business Class marks a major step in Alaska’s transformation into the West Coast’s global carrier.

Also: One Mile at a Time, Breitflyte, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, The Points Guy, pointsmilesandbling.com, aeroxplorer.com and upgradedpoints.com
2026-03-31T05:11:12.138905-07:00
ATC   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

FAA Bans SFO's Famous Side-by-Side Parallel Landings, Cites Safety; Airlines Warn of Delays

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that it has just banned pilots from performing an iconic parallel landing approach at San Francisco International Airport in which two aircraft come into land side-by-side on the airport’s parallel runways.

Also: Airline Geeks, Bloomberg, Simple Flying, The Independent, Aviation Week and Associated Press
2026-03-31T09:18:41.689559-07:00
Frequent-flyer programs   PaxEx   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines   Lufthansa  
Aviacionline • Edgardo Gimenez Mazó

ITA Airways officially joins Star Alliance as 26th member

By Aviacionline: ITA Airways officially joins Star Alliance as 26th member Star Alliance adds 350 daily flights to its network with the induction of ITA Airways. The Italian carrier starts full operations under alliance standards this April 1.

Also: The Points Guy, Air Data News, AeroTime, Aviation24, Aviation Week, Boarding Area, thebulkheadseat.com, ala.aero, aerospaceglobalnews.com, airlinergs.com and newsroom.lufthansagroup.com
2026-03-31T04:41:24.951851-07:00
Frequent-flyer programs   PaxEx   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
PaxEx.Aero • Seth Miller

JetBlue Launches TrueBlue Points (and Other Benefits) Subscriptions

By PaxEx.Aero: JetBlue aims to attract annual commitments from customers with the launch this week of its TrueBlue Subscriptions "Points on Repeat" product. Members will have access to three different package options, with benefits beyond just the points.

Also: Breitflyte and thebulkheadseat.com
2026-03-31T10:55:23.383512-07:00