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Loyalty Devaluations and New Travel Fees in 2026: Tracker

Loyalty Devaluations and New Travel Fees in 2026: Tracker

Airlines and hotel groups spent August 2026 unbundling what used to be included. This tracker covers Flying Blue, American Airlines, Hilton,...
Airline Finances 2026: Results, Losses and Deals

Airline Finances 2026: Results, Losses and Deals

Record demand met a spring fuel spike in 2026: US airlines beat Q2 estimates while Lufthansa and Abra Group took the hit, and weaker carrier...
US Agency Air Sales Hit Record $9.8B in August

US Agency Air Sales Hit Record $9.8B in August

ARC reports US agency air sales hit a record $9.8 billion in August 2026, up 19%, but trips grew just 5% while average fares jumped 17% to $...
Air India Express Merger Weighed in Cost-Cutting Review

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 cro...
US Airlines Block Air China Extra Flights Bid

US Airlines Block Air China Extra Flights Bid

American, Delta and United persuaded the DOT to deny Air China's extra Washington and New York flights, escalating the fight over Russian ai...
Fernandes: AirAsia needs no bailout as fuel bites

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 c...
Air India FY26 Loss Doubles to Rs 22,238 Crore

Air India FY26 Loss Doubles to Rs 22,238 Crore

Air India's FY26 consolidated loss doubled to Rs 22,238 crore on falling income and forex losses. Tata approved Rs 10,000 crore more as Tewo...
US sanctions on Iranian airlines: India flight impact

US sanctions on Iranian airlines: India flight impact

The US sanctioned all 27 remaining Iranian airlines on Sept 8 and suspended Iran overflight permissions. No Indian carrier is named, but Gul...