Flightline

The most comprehensive commercial aviation newsletter in the industry.

Jul 3, 2025

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17 min read

Flightline for July 3, 2025

Spirit with a heavy September capacity cut, FBI warns airlines on cyber attacks, May 2025 passenger traffic totals from Mexican airports, Mexicana takes first new E190.

Jun 23, 2025

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13 min read

Flightline for June 23, 2025

March 2025 U.S. airline performance metrics, Canadian government seeks more airline competition, JetBlue begins capacity cuts, April 2025 passenger totals at 350 airports.

Jun 19, 2025

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20 min read

Flightline for June 19, 2025

The 2025 Paris Air Show yielded several aircraft orders, April passenger traffic totals at over 110 U.S. airports, Skytrax names the Top 20 airlines for 2025, and a hot coffee lawsuit.

Jun 16, 2025

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15 min read

Flightline for June 16, 2025

Air India crash kills nearly 300, Airbus studies larger A220, A350 variants, lessors win $1 billion-plus insurance settlement for aircraft taken by Russia, the most on-time airlines in the world and North American in May 2025.

Jun 12, 2025

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16 min read

Flightline for June 12, 2025

Man convicted for posting as flight attendant dozens of times; passenger late for flight calls in bomb threat on his own phone; Delta schedules seasonal trans-Atlantic suspensions; German airport April passenger traffic.

Jun 9, 2025

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21 min read

Flightline for June 9, 2025

Airlines earn nearly $7.3 billion in checked bag fees last year; Passenger seeks $200k for slipping on ice cube; TSA Quiet Skies program shuttered; American sends wrong aircraft to Italy.

Jun 5, 2025

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23 min read

Flightline June 5, 2025

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