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Air Canada Cancels Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Potential Flight Attendant Strike

Air Canada will cancel hundreds of flights starting Thursday and ground nearly all its operations by Saturday as it prepares for a potential strike by over 10,000 flight attendants. The shutdown risks stranding tens of thousands of travelers and disrupting cargo capacity during the summer peak.

2025-08-14T09:19:56.735841-07:00

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flydubai to add 12 Boeing 737 MAX jets in 2025, pushing fleet towards 98 aircraft

2025-08-14T08:09:12.871234-07:00

Bloomberg

Air Canada Flight Attendants Reject Arbitration, Set Stage for Aug. 16 Strike

2025-08-12T13:48:30.678718-07:00

Breitflyte

Allegiant Adds Huntsville, Launches Five New Nonstop Routes Across Eight U.S. Cities

2025-08-12T04:04:21.033640-07:00

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Jeju Air to shift from leasing to ownership for its fleet South Korea’s Jeju Air plans to convert its leased narrowbody fleet into owned assets, trimming long-term costs and bolstering its balance sheet. The low-cost carrier will finance direct purchases of its existing Boeing 737s, marking a rare move among Asian LCCs away from operating leases.

2025-08-14T18:46:10.613921-07:00

Jeju Air to shift from leasing to ownership for its fleet

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Allegiant Air Pilots Launch Vote of No Confidence in Management and Board Allegiant Air’s pilot group has notified the carrier of its intention to convene a formal vote of no confidence in the airline’s management and Board of Directors, marking a rare and significant escalation of labor unrest within the budget carrier’s ranks.

2025-08-14T15:12:39.427152-07:00

Allegiant Air Pilots Launch Vote of No Confidence in Management and Board

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Air Canada Cancels Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Potential Flight Attendant Strike Air Canada will cancel hundreds of flights starting Thursday and ground nearly all its operations by Saturday as it prepares for a potential strike by over 10,000 flight attendants. The shutdown risks stranding tens of thousands of travelers and disrupting cargo capacity during the summer peak.

2025-08-14T09:19:56.735841-07:00

Air Canada Cancels Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Potential Flight Attendant Strike

Breitflyte

Spirit Airlines Expands Southeast Footprint with New Savannah Nonstop Service Spirit Airlines began daily nonstop flights between Newark Liberty (EWR) and Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV) today, marking its entry into the market and setting the stage for three additional routes from Fort Lauderdale, Nashville and Detroit this October.

2025-08-14T08:33:22.298542-07:00

Spirit Airlines Expands Southeast Footprint with New Savannah Nonstop Service

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flydubai to add 12 Boeing 737 MAX jets in 2025, pushing fleet towards 98 aircraft Dubai’s low-cost carrier will take delivery of 12 Boeing 737 MAX 8s next year—seven already received between April and August and five more due by year-end—lifting its fleet by nearly 15% and underpinning network growth to 135+ destinations.

2025-08-14T08:09:12.871234-07:00

flydubai to add 12 Boeing 737 MAX jets in 2025, pushing fleet towards 98 aircraft

Breitflyte

Azerbaijan Airlines and Gulf Air Ink Codeshare to Boost Baku–Manama Connectivity Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and Gulf Air have signed a codeshare agreement to offer seamless single-ticket itineraries between Baku and Bahrain and beyond. The partnership unlocks expanded network reach via each carrier’s hubs, enhancing customer options and supporting trade and tourism growth in the Caspian–Gulf corridor.

2025-08-14T02:36:18.403335-07:00

Azerbaijan Airlines and Gulf Air Ink Codeshare to Boost Baku–Manama Connectivity

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Air Arabia to Receive First A320neo-Family Jets by Year-End UAE-based carrier Air Arabia expects to begin taking delivery of the first Airbus A320neo-family jets from its record 120-aircraft order by the end of this year. Placed in November 2019, the deal includes 73 A320neos, 47 A321neos and 20 long-range A321XLRs.

2025-08-14T00:12:27.204322-07:00

Air Arabia to Receive First A320neo-Family Jets by Year-End

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Etihad July Traffic Jumps 19% to 2.0M Passengers, Load Factor Hits 90% Etihad Airways carried 2.0 million passengers in July 2025—a 19% rise year-on-year—while its load factor climbed to 90%. For the first seven months, the Abu Dhabi carrier transported 12.2 million travellers, a 17% increase over the same period last year.

2025-08-13T18:52:20.475746-07:00

Etihad July Traffic Jumps 19% to 2.0M Passengers, Load Factor Hits 90%

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