American Airlines and JetBlue are proceeding with their Northeast Alliance (NEA) partnership. The two airlines currently still face a lawsuit from the Department of Justice (DOJ) but have decided to move forward with implementing these enhanced frequent flyer benefits.

Israel's flag carrier El Al is reportedly in the process of acquiring fellow Israeli carrier Arkia. This consolidation of the country's aviation industry would leave just Israir as the only other operator.

United Airlines flight operations are back up and running following a system outage that hit the airline early on Friday morning. For just under an hour, the Chicago-based airline coordinated a ground stop with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the airline worked on fixing the issues.

On September 13, officials at Jet Airways made a significant announcement stating that airline, once fully revived, will begin domestic operations in the first quarter of 2022. This announcement comes after a series of steps taken by the airline's new owners, the Kalrock-Jalan consortium, to restart the airline.

On Sunday morning, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced that it would activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). Using 18 civil aircraft to help with the evacuation from Afghanistan, the DOD will use the extra air capacity from civil jets to help relieve pressure from bases that are housing Afghan evacuees.

Amidst chaotic scenes at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL), over 800 people have been evacuated from the war-torn city on one United States Air Force (USAF) C-17A flight to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. It is likely the most people ever carrier on a C-17.

American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said the airline is not planning to mandate vaccination for its employees. The decision comes days after other US carriers, United and Frontier, announced plans to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for employees in the next two months.

Today, United Airlines announced that it is requiring that all of its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This makes the Chicago-based carrier the first major airline in the United States to implement such a policy.

Quebec-based OWG, a fairly new carrier that is a division of Nolinor Aviation, just added its first Boeing 737-800 to its fleet, which will be operational in 2022.

Tel Aviv Air, a new startup based out of Hamburg Airport, intends to begin flights to its namesake destination Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport beginning September 19th, 2021.

Etihad Airways and El Al Israel Airlines have announced the launch of their code sharing agreement. In addition to sharing codes on flights, the airlines will have reciprocal frequent-flier benefits for passengers of both airlines.

Emirates Airlines will be adding seven Airbus A380 routes to its flight schedule in July. According to schedule data from Cirium, the airline is expected to operate 530 rotations next month with its A380 from Dubai.

Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly shared his retirement plans to the public today. Robert Jordan, Southwest's executive vice president of corporate services, will become the next CEO.

On Monday, Brussels Airlines resumed flights to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after an absence of almost 15 months. One day later, the Belgian carrier will restart its service to Washington DC's Dulles International Airport.

The European Union may be about to lift restrictions on travelers from the United States. The decision on a proposal to add the United States to the European Union-wide white list is expected today.

As the air travel market in Russia continues to recover, its main airlines are getting ready for a summer of domestic leisure demand by reestablishing Soviet-era nonstop connections bypassing St. Petersburg and Moscow.

On Thursday, Emirates announced a new route to Miami, which is set to begin this summer. This takes the number of cities served by Emirates in the United States up to 12.

Alaska Airlines has announced its newest international destination. With flights to Belize set to begin this November, the Seattle-based airline will offer six weekly frequencies to Belize City from two of Alaska's West Coast hubs.

Beginning on July 6th, Air France will operate a year-round service between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport (HEL).

Airbahn’s planned 2019 launch was postponed by a global pandemic that upended the airline industry. Now, the California-based startup is preparing to begin service this summer.