Airline News

Cathay Pacific announced on Wednesday that CEO Augustus Tan would be stepping down on December 31 and chief customer and commercial officer, Ronald Lam would succeed him.

The Avianca and Viva Air merger has hit a major roadblock with Colombian authorities objecting to the proposed combination. The move could be a blow to Avianca's plan to create…

Spirit Airlines has a taken chunk out of its winter schedule and cut 35 routes. The move, however, is not for lack of travel demand.

European aviation is on its way to looking more like the U.S. market, with Ryanair as the low-cost leader — obviously — as Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary sees it.

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Latin American aviation, hotels’ ESG efforts, and Airbnb’s flexible search

No part of the world is seeing as many big changes to the airline business as Latin America. The final shape is still opaque, but one thing is clear for the region's aviation industry: All eyes are watching closely for how this transformation unfolds.

Is the ultra-low-cost business model dead? Underwhelming earnings at Allegiant and Wizz Air lent firepower to the thesis, argued most prominently by United’s chief Scott Kirby. Both carriers beg to…

Budget carrier AirAsia India is likely to be merged with Air India Express by the end of 2023. An operational review process is underway to integrate the two carriers, Air…

Air France-KLM wants TAP Air Portugal, but so does International Airlines Group. IAG also wants Air Europa, and maybe even EasyJet. And the Lufthansa Group is back in play for ITA Airways.

The wave of pent-up travel demand is headed to East Asia.