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Reuters • Allison Lampert

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

Air Canada has begun canceling hundreds of flights over the next few days as a potential weekend strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing its flight attendants looms, risking chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers during peak summer season.

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

Airways Magazine

Flydubai boosts network capacity with 12 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries in 2025

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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Air Canada Cancels Hundreds of Flights Ahead of Potential Flight Attendant Strike Air Canada has begun canceling hundreds of flights over the next few days as a potential weekend strike by the Canadian Union of Public Employees representing its flight attendants looms, risking chaos for hundreds of thousands of travelers during peak summer season.

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 boosts network capacity with 12 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries in 2025 Flydubai has already taken delivery of seven Boeing 737 MAX 8s between April and August, and expects five more before year-end, growing its fleet nearly 15% to 98 jets by end-2025. These additions will underpin service across 135 destinations in 57 countries, boosting capacity on existing routes and operational efficiency.

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

Flydubai boosts network capacity with 12 Boeing 737 MAX deliveries in 2025

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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flynas Raises $1.1B in IPO as First Airline on Saudi Exchange Budget carrier flynas raised $1.1 billion in its initial public offering, marking the first time an airline has listed on the Saudi Exchange. The Riyadh-based low-cost carrier plans to deploy proceeds to fund expansion under Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy.

2025-08-13T14:52:01.907644-07:00

flynas Raises $1.1B in IPO as First Airline on Saudi Exchange

Breitflyte

Sun Country Airlines appoints Stephen Coley EVP and head of operations, D. Torque Zubeck as SVP and CFO Sun Country Airlines today named Stephen Coley senior vice president and head of operations and appointed D. Torque Zubeck, formerly an Alaska Airlines managing director, as senior vice president and chief financial officer, with Zubeck joining the carrier on September 2.

2025-08-13T11:56:14.025519-07:00

Sun Country Airlines appoints Stephen Coley EVP and head of operations, D. Torque Zubeck as SVP and CFO

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