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Air Canada Bets on the A321XLR to Open New Transatlantic Routes

Air Canada Bets on the A321XLR to Open New Transatlantic Routes

Air Canada has put its first Airbus A321XLR into service, using the long-range narrowbody to launch thin transatlantic routes — including th...
Saudi Arabia Accelerates Its Vision 2030 Tourism Push

Saudi Arabia Accelerates Its Vision 2030 Tourism Push

With Riyadh Air airborne, airports expanding and visa rules loosening, Saudi Arabia is pressing an ambitious bid to become a global tourism...
International Tourism Keeps Growing in Early 2026 — But the Pace Is Cooling

International Tourism Keeps Growing in Early 2026 — But the Pace Is Cooling

UN Tourism data shows international arrivals rose 2% in the first quarter of 2026 to around 307 million trips, but a sharp March slowdown si...
Qatar Airways Expands to 160 Destinations for the Summer 2026 Boom

Qatar Airways Expands to 160 Destinations for the Summer 2026 Boom

Qatar Airways is scaling its network to around 160 destinations for summer 2026, resuming routes such as Kuwait City as Gulf carriers race t...
Airline Profits Stabilize in 2026 — But the Margins Are Wafer-Thin

Airline Profits Stabilize in 2026 — But the Margins Are Wafer-Thin

IATA expects the global airline industry to post a 3.9% net margin in 2026, with profitability stabilizing even as labour overtakes fuel as...
Emirates SkyCargo Grows Its Freighter Fleet as Air-Cargo Demand Holds Firm

Emirates SkyCargo Grows Its Freighter Fleet as Air-Cargo Demand Holds Firm

Emirates SkyCargo has taken four new Boeing 777 Freighters since March and expects six more before year-end, expanding capacity as global ai...
Travel & Tourism to Hit $12 Trillion and Support 376 Million Jobs in 2026

Travel & Tourism to Hit $12 Trillion and Support 376 Million Jobs in 2026

The WTTC projects travel and tourism will contribute $12 trillion to the global economy in 2026 — nearly 10% of GDP — and support 376 millio...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel's Reality Check: Still Under 1% of Jet Fuel

Sustainable Aviation Fuel's Reality Check: Still Under 1% of Jet Fuel

SAF production is set to reach about 2.4 million tonnes in 2026 — still just 0.8% of jet fuel used — as IATA and ICAO deepen cooperation to...