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United CEO Scott Kirby: higher fares aren’t just about fuel—$9-ticket era is ending

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said surging fuel prices aren’t the sole driver of higher airfares and that elevated pricing is likely to persist. The remarks signal a shift away from ultra-low fare expectations, reframing how United views demand, cost pressures, and pricing power.

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2026-07-16T11:56:21.689279-07:00

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

United Airlines offers free rebooking from Trump-named Palm Beach airport to Miami or Fort Lauderdale

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2026-07-16T09:14:00.591970-07:00

FlightGlobal

Boeing’s 737 MAX system redesign momentum and 787 ecoDemonstrator flight tests for fuel savings, noise cuts

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2026-07-16T05:16:32.887196-07:00

Air Data News

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney: A220 PW1500G reliability issues set to fade by end-2025, largely resolved by late-2026

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2026-07-15T19:44:02.907694-07:00

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United CEO Scott Kirby: higher fares aren’t just about fuel—$9-ticket era is ending United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said surging fuel prices aren’t the sole driver of higher airfares and that elevated pricing is likely to persist. The remarks signal a shift away from ultra-low fare expectations, reframing how United views demand, cost pressures, and pricing power.

2026-07-16T11:56:21.689279-07:00

United CEO Scott Kirby: higher fares aren’t just about fuel—$9-ticket era is ending

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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United Airlines offers free rebooking from Trump-named Palm Beach airport to Miami or Fort Lauderdale United will allow passengers who object to flying into the newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport at Palm Beach, Fla., to switch to flights serving Miami or Fort Lauderdale without paying more. The change is handled via reservation agents, avoiding repricing amid passenger complaints about the airport name.

2026-07-16T09:14:00.591970-07:00

United Airlines offers free rebooking from Trump-named Palm Beach airport to Miami or Fort Lauderdale

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

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IAG urges incoming UK PM Andy Burnham to cap Heathrow passenger charges ahead of £349bn third-runway expansion IAG, parent of British Airways and Iberia, has made a “last-ditch” appeal to incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene in the regulatory process setting Heathrow Airport’s passenger charges. The decision will directly affect costs and fares ahead of the airline group’s cost exposure tied to the £349bn third runway project.

2026-07-16T08:29:24.658962-07:00

IAG urges incoming UK PM Andy Burnham to cap Heathrow passenger charges ahead of £349bn third-runway expansion

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Boeing’s 737 MAX system redesign momentum and 787 ecoDemonstrator flight tests for fuel savings, noise cuts Boeing says it is building momentum ahead of Farnborough with ongoing 737 MAX engine anti-ice and angle-of-attack system redesigns, alongside production advances. Separately, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Lufthansa will launch a 787-9 ecoDemonstrator flight-test program later this month in Glasgow, Montana to evaluate new engine inlet and operational technologies using Trent 1000 engines.

2026-07-16T05:16:32.887196-07:00

Boeing’s 737 MAX system redesign momentum and 787 ecoDemonstrator flight tests for fuel savings, noise cuts

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Air France and Cathay Cargo move cargo operations to Navi Mumbai Air France and Cathay Cargo are shifting cargo operations to Navi Mumbai, reallocating how freight capacity is handled in the region. The change signals a new operating setup for two major carriers’ cargo networks serving South Asia and connecting markets.

2026-07-16T00:59:40.383717-07:00

Air France and Cathay Cargo move cargo operations to Navi Mumbai

Air Data News

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Airbus and Pratt & Whitney: A220 PW1500G reliability issues set to fade by end-2025, largely resolved by late-2026 Airbus and Pratt & Whitney say the Airbus A220’s PW1500G geared turbofan reliability problems—already driving years of disruption—should be resolved by the end of 2025. They add that pressure on operators will ease further as the number of grounded A220s tied to the engine issue declines, with most expected to be resolved by late 2026.

2026-07-15T19:44:02.907694-07:00

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney: A220 PW1500G reliability issues set to fade by end-2025, largely resolved by late-2026

Wall Street Journal

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Newark ATC staffing crunch and recent technology outages raise summer disruption risk Newark’s key air-traffic facility is facing a looming exodus of air-traffic controllers alongside recent technology outages. With the summer travel surge approaching, the combination threatens staffing coverage, system reliability, and the ability to protect on-time performance and safe flow management.

2026-07-15T15:59:03.555200-07:00

Newark ATC staffing crunch and recent technology outages raise summer disruption risk

Reuters

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U.S. aviation industry urges Congress to fund $20B for air traffic control modernization The U.S. aviation sector is calling on Congress to appropriate $20 billion to complete modernization of the nation’s aging air traffic control system. The request is positioned as necessary to reduce systemic flight disruptions linked to the current ATC infrastructure.

2026-07-15T13:59:36.759687-07:00

U.S. aviation industry urges Congress to fund $20B for air traffic control modernization

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United CEO Scott Kirby: higher fares aren’t just about fuel—$9-ticket era is ending

United Airlines offers free rebooking from Trump-named Palm Beach airport to Miami or Fort Lauderdale

Boeing’s 737 MAX system redesign momentum and 787 ecoDemonstrator flight tests for fuel savings, noise cuts

Airbus and Pratt & Whitney: A220 PW1500G reliability issues set to fade by end-2025, largely resolved by late-2026

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