Airline News

Etihad's China expansion is a strategic hedge, as it doubles down on the fastest-recovering aviation market just as the Iran war forces a rethink of where long-haul growth comes from.

Last year: revenue uncertainty. This year: fuel cost uncertainty. Whatever the challenge, Delta keeps finding a way through. But with a potential $2 billion fuel hit looming, the pressure is building. Can Delta stay ahead of the latest shock — or is this one different? We break it down in this week’s feature story.

Despite high fuel prices adding billions of dollars in additional expenses for airlines, Delta is still cautiously optimistic about 2026.

The war on Iran has nearly doubled jet-fuel costs, and carriers wasted no time passing those along to us.

Nearly 20 airline leadership changes in recent months. So we wrote them a fictional group chat. Because at this point, why not.

Travel companies betting on the premium boom may tend to view post-Covid wealth creation as an immutable fact. But a protracted economic shock would test the durability of the trend and their strategies. 

Gulf carriers continue to offer some of the lowest fares between Europe and Asia, but as the Iran war drags on, the lure of a good deal has to be weighed against the risks of flying through the region.

Airlines wasted no time raising fees after the war in Iran drove up fuel prices.

The new appointments at Turkish Airlines are the latest in a set of executive shuffles that have taken place across the airline industry.

Delta’s latest results are in and the fuel price challenge is front and center. Gordon, Jay, and Meghna dive into what the numbers say about the airline’s strategy and resilience.