Skift
• Meghna Maharishi
Alaska Airlines is upgrading its premium offering with additional premium-economy seats and business-class suites on its Boeing 787 fleet, along with select transcontinental routes operated by 737 MAX 10s. The changes expand premium-cabin availability across both widebody and narrowbody operations.
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Lufthansa is urging the German government to provide subsidies aimed at protecting feeder services. The call highlights the airline’s concern that the viability of connecting flights depends on public support, with potential implications for Germany’s domestic and regional air connectivity.
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Alaska Airlines is upgrading its premium offering with additional premium-economy seats and business-class suites on its Boeing 787 fleet, along with select transcontinental routes operated by 737 MAX 10s. The changes expand premium-cabin availability across both widebody and narrowbody operations.
Austrian Airlines has sold its last three Boeing 767-300ERs to U.S.-based Cobra Aviation for part-out, confirming the end of the type’s operation at the Vienna-based carrier. The transaction marks another step in Austrian’s long-haul fleet transition and removes the 767 from its active fleet.
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Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary said airlines will struggle to sustain low fares if oil prices remain elevated, while indicating the carrier still expects its first 737 MAX 10s in spring 2027. Boeing’s certification effort has paused over a software flaw, though O’Leary hopes the delay lasts days rather than months.
Fume events occur when unusual odors, fumes or haze enter an aircraft cabin or cockpit, sometimes sickening flight attendants and passengers. The issue has long unsettled pilots and crews, raising questions about potential sources, exposure risks and how airlines identify and respond to contaminated cabin air.
After four years of expansion, Air India CEO-designate Tewolde Gebremariam is shifting the focus toward execution: improving safety, on-time performance and baggage handling while rebuilding customer confidence and delivering sustainable profitability. The priorities mark an effort to turn a larger airline into a more dependable and financially stronger operation.
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Severe rainfall and flooding in Bangkok disrupted Thai Airways operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, leaving about 5,000 bags stranded and prompting flight cancellations, including services to Singapore. The airline said the backlog would be cleared within 72 hours as conditions improved.
Hunan Airlines has begun international operations, expanding beyond China’s domestic market. The move adds a new entrant to the country’s international airline landscape, although the available reporting does not specify the carrier’s initial destinations, aircraft deployment or planned pace of network growth.
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