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Why Delta and United are outpacing American — profit, strategy and recovery gaps

Delta and United are pulling ahead on profitability and strategic recovery, while American lags and Frontier struggles to regain footing. The analysis breaks down profit drivers, network and fleet choices, and how scale, premium demand and operational execution are widening performance gaps across U.S. carriers.

2026-02-20T06:34:10.696897-08:00

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Egypt's Air Master aims to double operations and fleet

2026-02-20T02:50:02.382245-08:00

Inflight Online

Global Inflight Retail Association to develop first global onboard retail standards

2026-02-20T02:26:22.626074-08:00

AeroTime

Riyadh Air and FLYR plan to ditch the traditional PSS and reinvent online bookings

2026-02-19T20:14:28.517386-08:00

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Why Delta and United are outpacing American — profit, strategy and recovery gaps Delta and United are pulling ahead on profitability and strategic recovery, while American lags and Frontier struggles to regain footing. The analysis breaks down profit drivers, network and fleet choices, and how scale, premium demand and operational execution are widening performance gaps across U.S. carriers.

2026-02-20T06:34:10.696897-08:00

Why Delta and United are outpacing American — profit, strategy and recovery gaps

Inflight Online

dnata study: UK passengers want healthier in‑flight food and wellbeing options A dnata Catering & Retail study of UK passengers finds strong demand for healthier in‑flight meals and wellbeing options, highlighting opportunities for airlines to refresh menus and introduce non-food wellbeing services. The research frames catering as a strategic lever for passenger satisfaction and ancillary revenue.

2026-02-20T06:21:32.309318-08:00

dnata study: UK passengers want healthier in‑flight food and wellbeing options

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Egypt's Air Master aims to double operations and fleet Egypt's Air Master aims to double its operations and fleet, outlining an ambitious expansion for the Egyptian carrier. The announcement appears in a subscriber-only briefing and provides little public detail on timing, aircraft types, route plans or financing for the planned capacity increase.

2026-02-20T02:50:02.382245-08:00

Egypt's Air Master aims to double operations and fleet

Inflight Online

Global Inflight Retail Association to develop first global onboard retail standards The Global Inflight Retail Association has announced plans to create and publish global standards for onboard retail to harmonize practices across airlines, retailers and suppliers. The initiative seeks to establish a common framework for how in‑flight retail is sold, managed and presented to passengers.

2026-02-20T02:26:22.626074-08:00

Global Inflight Retail Association to develop first global onboard retail standards

AeroTime

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Riyadh Air and FLYR plan to ditch the traditional PSS and reinvent online bookings Riyadh Air and travel-tech partner FLYR announced plans to eliminate the traditional Passenger Service System (PSS), aiming to become the first airline to run reservations, inventory and retailing outside legacy PSS architecture. The move targets a new online booking experience and direct customer data control.

2026-02-19T20:14:28.517386-08:00

Riyadh Air and FLYR plan to ditch the traditional PSS and reinvent online bookings

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Sabre to cut jobs, reshuffle C‑suite and invest $65M to become 'AI‑native' Sabre announced job cuts and an executive reshuffle while committing $65 million to pivot its business toward an "AI‑native" technology platform, CEO Kurt Ekert said. The moves aim to reorient the travel‑tech provider's product and operating model around artificial intelligence.

2026-02-19T15:29:51.121994-08:00

Sabre to cut jobs, reshuffle C‑suite and invest $65M to become 'AI‑native'

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Canadian carriers retreat from U.S. routes — scale, causes and implications for cross‑border travel Canadian airlines are cutting U.S. routes in a notable retrenchment of cross‑border service. This analysis quantifies the network reductions, examines demand and commercial drivers behind the pullback, and assesses consequences for airports, bilateral traffic flows and carriers' near‑term summer schedules.

2026-02-19T14:42:19.726508-08:00

Canadian carriers retreat from U.S. routes — scale, causes and implications for cross‑border travel

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Garuda, Citilink restore 18 aircraft to service, boosting group network capacity Garuda Indonesia and its low-cost unit Citilink have returned 18 aircraft to service, boosting network capacity and allowing both carriers to restore scheduled frequencies across domestic and regional routes, ch-aviation reported. The move increases the available aircraft pool across the group's combined fleet.

2026-02-19T14:06:27.747259-08:00

Garuda, Citilink restore 18 aircraft to service, boosting group network capacity

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Why Delta and United are outpacing American — profit, strategy and recovery gaps

Egypt's Air Master aims to double operations and fleet

Global Inflight Retail Association to develop first global onboard retail standards

Riyadh Air and FLYR plan to ditch the traditional PSS and reinvent online bookings

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