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Competition Bureau Urges 100% Foreign Ownership for Canada’s Domestic Airlines

Canada’s Competition Bureau has urged the government to lift foreign-ownership caps to 100% for domestic-only carriers and relax rules on foreign airlines serving domestic routes. The move targets a market where Air Canada and WestJet together handle up to three-quarters of domestic passenger traffic.

2025-06-19T07:27:43.233746-07:00

Bloomberg

India’s Booming Aviation Market at a Crossroads After Deadly Crash

2025-06-19T00:19:37.778091-07:00

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EgyptAir Exercises Six A350-900 Options, Boosts Order to 16 at Paris Air Show

2025-06-18T03:17:28.062535-07:00

Bloomberg

JetBlue to cut flights and retire A320s as soft demand makes 2025 breakeven unlikely

2025-06-17T08:16:10.218674-07:00

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Competition Bureau Urges 100% Foreign Ownership for Canada’s Domestic Airlines Canada’s Competition Bureau has urged the government to lift foreign-ownership caps to 100% for domestic-only carriers and relax rules on foreign airlines serving domestic routes. The move targets a market where Air Canada and WestJet together handle up to three-quarters of domestic passenger traffic.

2025-06-19T07:27:43.233746-07:00

Competition Bureau Urges 100% Foreign Ownership for Canada’s Domestic Airlines

Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines Launches Twice-Weekly San Juan–Puerto Plata Nonstop Service Frontier Airlines has launched twice-weekly nonstop flights between San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) and Puerto Plata’s Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), expanding its Caribbean leisure network. Introductory one-way fares start at $99, underscoring the carrier’s ultra-low-cost growth strategy.

2025-06-19T07:11:57.999978-07:00

Frontier Airlines Launches Twice-Weekly San Juan–Puerto Plata Nonstop Service

LARA

Wizz Air Reopens Suceava Base with Two A321neos, Launches Three-Times-Weekly Birmingham Service Wizz Air will reopen its Suceava International Airport base in December 2025, stationing two Airbus A321neos and rolling out eight new routes. Among these is a brand-new three-times-weekly link from Birmingham, expanding Wizz Air’s Romanian network alongside existing services to Bucharest, Craiova, Budapest and Sibiu.

2025-06-19T02:22:31.537637-07:00

Wizz Air Reopens Suceava Base with Two A321neos, Launches Three-Times-Weekly Birmingham Service

Bloomberg

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India’s Booming Aviation Market at a Crossroads After Deadly Crash India’s aviation sector, among the world’s fastest growing, faces three pressing questions on safety, regulation and capacity following a fatal crash. As carriers expand fleets and airports rush upgrades, policymakers and airlines must balance growth ambitions with operational resilience and risk management in a market surging past 100 million annual passengers.

2025-06-19T00:19:37.778091-07:00

India’s Booming Aviation Market at a Crossroads After Deadly Crash

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Southeast Asia’s Low-Cost Carriers Ramp Up Capacity Despite Profit Pressures Major Southeast Asian budget airlines are locked in a capacity expansion battle, adding seats and routes even as rising fuel and operating costs compress margins. The aggressive growth has already forced Qantas to shutter Singapore-based Jetstar Asia, underscoring the risks of overexpansion under tight profitability.

2025-06-18T18:55:12.516661-07:00

Southeast Asia’s Low-Cost Carriers Ramp Up Capacity Despite Profit Pressures

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EgyptAir Exercises Six A350-900 Options, Boosts Order to 16 at Paris Air Show At the Paris Air Show, EgyptAir converted six outstanding options for the Airbus A350-900 into firm orders, raising its total commitment to 16 jets. The first of its 10 A350-900s from the 2023 batch arrives in December; the airline said the upgrade secures a steady delivery stream into the early 2030s.

2025-06-18T03:17:28.062535-07:00

EgyptAir Exercises Six A350-900 Options, Boosts Order to 16 at Paris Air Show

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Cebu Pacific selects Lufthansa Systems’ NetLine for next-gen operations and crew management Cebu Pacific has tapped Lufthansa Systems’ NetLine suite to overhaul its operations control and crew management. The Philippine carrier will implement the next-generation software platform to enhance flight scheduling, improve crew rostering and resilience, and drive efficiency across its expanding A320 and A330 network starting later this year.

2025-06-18T02:55:02.128171-07:00

Cebu Pacific selects Lufthansa Systems’ NetLine for next-gen operations and crew management

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Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025: Qatar Airways Tops Global Rankings At the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards held at Le Bourget during the Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways secured the World's Best Airline accolade for a ninth time. Qantas re-entered the top 15, Singaporean carriers featured prominently in the Best 20, and Porter Airlines reclaimed Best Regional Airline (North America).

2025-06-17T17:47:47.110516-07:00

Skytrax World Airline Awards 2025: Qatar Airways Tops Global Rankings

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