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Southwest Airlines has just unveiled its newest partnership. Beginning in January 2026, the Dallas-based carrier is launching a partnership with German leisure carrier Condor. This will be an interline agreement that will allow Southwest Airlines to book customers on itineraries that feature a leg operated by Condor, and tickets will be routed via one of six Southwest hubs in the US (Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle). Southwest Airlines continues to make drastic changes to its business model as it seeks to adapt in the current US market. The company has already inked partnerships with Icelandair,…

Cirrus Aircraft has introduced a trade-in and upgrade program called Cirrus Next, a factory-backed pathway for current Cirrus owners that is designed to simplify how they move into a new SR-series aircraft or Vision Jet. The program blends a manufacturer-run trade-in process with Cirrus’ broker network to eliminate the usual downtime and logistical hassles of upgrading aircraft. The Duluth, Minnesota-based manufacturer describes Cirrus Next as a structured way to remove the logistical issues of having to own two airplanes at once or go without one during the upgrade process. The program is available for late-model SR-series aircraft and all generations…

The air cargo industry set an October record for traffic as it recorded the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year traffic growth. October’s air cargo traffic, measured in cargo tonne kilometers (CTK), rose 4.1% YoY, and traffic on international lanes grew 4.8% YoY, according to data released last week by IATA. Capacity, measured in available CTKs, […] source

Copa Airlines, the national carrier of Panama, began operations in 1947 with flights to three domestic cities using Douglas DC-3 aircraft. For nearly two decades, the airline focused solely on domestic services; it launched its first international routes in the 1960s with three weekly flights to Costa Rica, Jamaica and Colombia. In the 1980s, Copa fully suspended its domestic network and shifted entirely to international operations. The Star Alliance member has since expanded across the Americas, using Panama’s position between North and South America to provide one-stop connections throughout the region. Today, it is considered one of the major airlines…

Air One International Holdings aims to expand to a fleet of twenty large-widebody freighters over the next ten years or so as it continues to evaluate opportunities to diversify its business. Having added two new 777Fs this year to its fleet of eleven 747-400 freighters, Air One has no more aircraft on firm order but […]The post Air One takes aim at further growth, diversification appeared first on Cargo Facts.source

Ever since the United States Air Force stood up its first aerial refueling squadron in 1948, the technique of filling up fighter gas tanks on the fly has become an integral component of a US Armed Forces strategy for airpower. The advent of jet-powered fighters made it more necessary than ever to refuel gas-hungry warplanes. That has continued until this day, with even the newest fifth-generation stealth fighters pushing the limits of range and relying on tankers to back them up. The question is, what fighter jet in 2025 makes the best use of air-to-air refueling to enhance its mission…

Demand for GE90 engines to support passenger and freighter operations is so strong that MTU Aero Engines has secured long-term maintenance agreements with its customers that will last another fifteen years. Operators and lessors are willing to invest in the overhaul and repair of GE90 engines to keep their fleets airborne, Les Cronin, vice president […] source

American Airlines has hubs in nine cities in the United States. These are in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, DC. American Airlines tends to focus on short-haul routes more than its competitors, and in this respect, its hubs in Dallas and Charlotte are perhaps most critical due to their size and comprehensive network. In addition, several hubs have large international networks covering Europe, Asia, and Oceania, but the company’s most significant international hub is in Miami. The carrier first announced Miami International Airport as a hub in 1988, and it has grown…

Air service between China and Japan is being slashed for December after a flare-up in political tensions occurred. Chinese state media have indicated that nearly half of all scheduled flights have been canceled, creating significantly fewer options for travelers. OAG schedules analysis shows Chinese carriers cutting their filed December flying over early November plans, ultimately trimming seats and frequencies while dropping a dozen nonstop airport pairs. These reductions hit leisure-heavy destinations like Osaka and Sapporo, all while threatening peak season revenue for airlines and Japan’s inbound tourism economy. Carriers are redeploying aircraft onto other routes while the remaining seats may…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters at a White House Cabinet meeting Tuesday he was unaware a September U.S. military strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean left survivors, who were killed in a subsequent strike.The statement came several days after a Washington Post story said Hegseth had reportedly ordered Adm. Frank M. “Mitch” Bradley and the SEAL Team 6 he oversaw to kill everybody aboard the vessel and leave no survivors. The report said that an initial strike against the vessel on Sept. 2 left two survivors clinging to their vessel’s wreckage, but that a second strike…