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Delta Air Lines plans to begin daily nonstop service between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle in March 2027, its first transatlantic route from the Texas capital. Daily Austin–San Diego service will follow in April, with the airline targeting 30 destinations from Austin by summer 2027.
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Delta Air Lines plans to begin daily nonstop service between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle in March 2027, its first transatlantic route from the Texas capital. Daily Austin–San Diego service will follow in April, with the airline targeting 30 destinations from Austin by summer 2027.
Emirates is reportedly nearing approval for a fifth-freedom service linking Milan and Lima, allowing the Dubai-based carrier to sell traffic between Italy and Peru. Los Angeles, São Paulo and Mexico City are also under consideration, signaling a possible expansion of Emirates’ Italy-based network strategy.
A European airline group is purchasing more sustainable aviation fuel than all U.S. carriers combined, underscoring a stark transatlantic gap in demand for lower-carbon jet fuel. The comparison highlights how airline procurement commitments are shaping the early SAF market.
International Airlines Group, the owner of British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia, purchased more sustainable aviation fuel last year than all U.S. airlines combined. The comparison highlights a widening gap between Europe and the U.S. and Asia in the airline industry’s adoption of lower-carbon jet fuel.
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Pegasus, Philippine Airlines and Thai Airways reported weaker second-quarter or first-half earnings as elevated fuel costs and Middle East-related disruption weighed on results. Separately, Turkish regulators approved Pegasus’ acquisition of Smartwings Group, expanding its European footprint amid a more challenging operating environment.
Wizz Air will establish its 10th base in Romania at Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, expanding the airport’s network to 15 active routes. The airline will add service to destinations in Spain, Germany and Moldova as it strengthens its European connectivity from Brașov.
Marlink plans to acquire GRC, a U.K.-based defense communications specialist, in a move intended to strengthen its position in European government, defense and critical infrastructure markets. The transaction expands Marlink’s focus beyond commercial connectivity into strategically important public-sector and security-related communications.
Starlink has excluded Poland from a 30-country roaming zone without explaining why, reviving tensions between Warsaw and Elon Musk. The decision carries added sensitivity because Ukraine relies on more than 50,000 Starlink terminals for its defense, most of them financed by Poland.
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