• April 21 2026
  United Airlines

  United Airlines slashes profit forecast as price of jet fuel surges

  Company curbs full-year expectations despite record first-quarter sales as Iran war pushes up costs

  
• April 21 2026
  US companies

  JetBlue pressed by US lawmakers over suspected surveillance pricing

  Deleted airline post on social media suggested a customer could see better airfare by clearing browser history

  
• April 21 2026
  Middle East war

  Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights to save fuel as prices soar

  Move comes as European transport ministers gather to discuss plans to prevent region running short of jet fuel

  
• April 20 2026
  Heathrow expansion

  Heathrow can raise airline fees to pay for third runway bid, regulator says

  Civil Aviation Authority’s draft decision comes despite criticism from carriers over airport’s expansion project

  
• April 17 2026
  Middle East war

  EU prepares for jet fuel sharing as supplies dwindle

  Energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen says Europe moving towards supply crisis ‘very rapidly’

  
• April 16 2026
  European companies

  EasyJet warns of widening losses as jet fuel costs soar

  Lufthansa cutting flights as jump in kerosene prices and strike costs bite

  
• April 15 2026
  US companies

  Lex. United plus American won’t make US airlines great again

  Tie-up might create a genuine US flag carrier, but there is not much scope to cut prices for passengers

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• April 15 2026
  Airports

  European airports warn new border system causes up to three-hour delays

  Operators in 15 countries report disruption as new EU electronic entry/exit system fully comes into force

  
• April 15 2026
  European companies

  Strikes at Lufthansa threaten efforts to capitalise on Gulf disruption

  Travel turmoil caused by industrial action a ‘significant handicap’ as carrier tries to benefit from war

  
• April 14 2026
  Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd

  Virgin Atlantic boss says higher jet fuel prices are ‘here to stay’

  Chief executive Corneel Koster also says UK airline will struggle to turn a profit in 2026

  
• April 10 2026
  Energy crisis

  European airports face jet fuel shortages within three weeks

  Industry group warns EU that reserves are running low

  
• April 9 2026
  Transport

  Chinese and Indian airports chase hub status amid Iran disruption

  Countries have so far failed to anchor global traffic compared to Gulf rivals

  
• April 9 2026
  Middle East war

  BA to reduce flights to Middle East when services resume in July

  Carrier will use freed-up planes to offer more direct routes to Asia and Africa

  
• April 8 2026
  Middle East war

  Delta to cut routes and raise charges to counter $2bn jet fuel hit

  US airline faces higher bill from soaring prices driven by Iran war

  
• April 7 2026
  US companies

  Lex. Why an airport water-art display may spark US airline consolidation

  JetBlue’s viability as standalone entity hinges on plethora of factors it has little control over

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• April 7 2026
  Air India Ltd

  Air India chief quits early after turbulent tenure

  Campbell Wilson’s ambition to turn carrier into world-class airline marred by fatal crash of Boeing Dreamliner jet

  
• April 5 2026
  Aviation accidents and safety

  ‘Lights are blinking’: LaGuardia crash raises alarm over US aviation safety

  Fatal Air Canada Express collision highlights years of under-investment in ageing air traffic control system

  
• April 2 2026
  Indian business & finance

  Willie Walsh is that rarity in India — a foreign chief executive

  While Indians run some of the world’s biggest finance and tech companies, the country’s own aviation sector needs to import talent

  
• April 2 2026
  Air France-KLM

  Air France-KLM and Lufthansa battle for stake in Portugal’s flagship airline

  Franco-Dutch and German carriers have been eyeing TAP privatisation for months

  
• April 1 2026
  Middle East war

  UK is Europe’s ‘most vulnerable’ market to jet fuel disruption, says Ryanair chief

  Michael O’Leary warns carrier may cancel flights during summer if Iran war hits supplies 

  
• April 1 2026
  Middle East war

  Airlines in crisis mode as Iran war hits jet fuel supplies

  Carriers scale back expansion plans as oil prices soar

  
• March 31 2026
  Indian business & finance

  Former BA boss Walsh returns as chief of India’s biggest airline

  Company’s previous head abruptly quit after poor planning triggered thousands of flight cancellations last year

  
• March 31 2026
  Middle East war

  UK to receive last tanker of jet fuel from Middle East this week

  Industry warnings of disruption contrast with government calls for calm

  
• March 31 2026
  UK airports

  Aviation regulator rejects Heathrow’s £10bn spending plan

  Civil Aviation Authority says average charges per passenger should stay broadly flat over next five years

  
• March 30 2026
  Insurance

  Insurers give Emirates ‘outrageously’ cheap war insurance cover

  Dubai-based airline paying additional $100,000 a week while others face far higher charges

  

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