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Alaska Airlines Adds Santa Rosa Routes and Restores Long Beach–Seattle Link

The additions make Alaska the only carrier connecting Seattle to all five Los Angeles Basin airports.

British Airways Drops Club Europe Headrest Covers Starting May 6

Spirit Airlines’ Shutdown Sets Off Political Fight Over What Caused Its Collapse

EU Top Court Upholds Annulment of Lufthansa’s €6 Billion COVID Aid Approval

Spirit Airlines Seeks Federal Lifeline as Fuel Surge Jeopardizes Bankruptcy Exit

UK Court Orders SpiceJet to Pay $8 Million to Engine Lessor Sunbird

Porter to Launch 12 Routes as Montreal’s Revamped MET Airport Opens June 15

FAA Presses O'Hare Flight Cuts as Talks With Airlines Intensify

Plus Ultra to Launch Buenos Aires–Madrid Flights in May as Iberia Lifts Capacity

FAA Moves to Cap O’Hare Summer Flights at 2,800 Daily Operations

Kassel Airport Pulls Fischer Air From Schedule as Startup Pushes Launch to October 2026

American Airlines Starts Building 10,000-Square-Foot Admirals Club in O'Hare's Concourse L

Wizz Air UK Files for U.S. Flight Rights to Launch UK–U.S. Charters

O'Hare Tops U.S. in 2025 Aircraft Operations, Outpacing Atlanta in FAA's Preliminary Count

Ryanair Shifts German Summer 2026 Capacity After Tax Cut, Adding 11 Routes and 300,000 Seats

India Seeks Route-Wise Fare Data as CCI Probes IndiGo’s December Disruptions

Argentina Grants LATAM Cabotage Rights Up to Ninth Freedom

Ryanair to End All Azores Flights From March 29, 2026

Lufthansa Files Official Interest for 44.9% Stake in TAP as Portugal Opens Sale

Appeals Court Pauses U.S. Order to Unwind Delta–Aeroméxico Alliance