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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead
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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets
Aviation

SpiceJet Under DGCA Lens as Fleet Shrinks to 11 Jets

Travel Technology

FAA Switches On AI Traffic Tool at DC Airports

The FAA switches on its SMART AI traffic tool at Reagan National, Dulles and BWI today for a 90-day trial, the first live deployment of its $875M ATC modernisation.

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review
Business & Markets

Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review

Incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam is weighing folding Air India Express into the parent airline to cut duplicated costs after a Rs 22,000 crore loss year.

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month U..

Runway 11R/29L resumed operations on 20 September after a seven-month rehabilitation with resurfacing, a new rapid exit..

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026
Aviation

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets
Aviation

Korean Air finalises $44.8bn order for 103 Boeing jets

Business & Markets

Fernandes: AirAsia needs no bailout as fuel bites

Tony Fernandes says AirAsia is sustainable with RM1bn-plus cash and needs no bailout, as a RM830.5m Q2 loss, $183 fuel and 20-25% capacity cuts put the carrier under the spotlight.

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

UN Tourism reports international arrivals rose just 0.4% to 690 million trips in H1 2026, and has cut its full-year forecast to 1-2% as conf..

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The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest Ships
Cruise

The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest..

Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas has pushed the cruise industry into the 250,000-gross-ton era. Inside the..

Farnborough Airshow 2026 Preview: Order Battle Looms as Engines and Widebody Demand Top the Agenda
Aviation

Farnborough Airshow 2026 Preview: Order Battle Looms as Engines and Wi..

Farnborough International Airshow 2026 opens on 20 July with more than 1,400 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors e..

Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026
Travel Technology

Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026

Half of air travellers now use facial recognition somewhere in their journey. With TSA Touchless ID at 65 US a..

ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes Its Rollout
Destinations

ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes..

ETIAS is still not live. The EU confirms the €20 travel authorisation will start in the last quarter of 2026,..

Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bumped
Aviation

Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bum..

Airlines deliberately sell more seats than they have because a slice of passengers never shows up. Here is how..

Cruise Industry Sets Course for Another Record in 2026 as the Orderbook Swells to $87 Billion
Cruise

Cruise Industry Sets Course for Another Record in 2026 as the Orderboo..

Cruising enters the second half of 2026 at full speed: a record 37.2 million passengers sailed in 2025, CLIA c..

World Cup 2026 Knockout Rounds Trigger a Concentrated Travel Surge as the MetLife Final Nears
Tourism

World Cup 2026 Knockout Rounds Trigger a Concentrated Travel Surge as..

The World Cup 2026 knockout stage has compressed a continent-wide tournament into a handful of cities, sending..

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Typhoon Dujuan: 275 Japan Flights Axed, 4 Dead

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Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

Global Tourism Growth Stalls at 0.4%, UN Reports

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Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

Delhi Airport Third Runway Reopens After 7-Month Upgrade

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Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

Singapore Airlines Named World's Best Airline 2026

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