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Europe has avoided a shortage of jet fuel that some market experts feared before the start of the peak season, Bloomberg reports. A sharp rise in local production and a shift in imports made up for the reduction in shipments from the Persian Gulf.
Concerns about a potential shortage of jet fuel in Europe led to the continent’s dependence on supplies from the Persian Gulf, the agency notes. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the war with Iran blocked the tankers’ traditional route from the region. This resulted in a record spike in aviation fuel prices and forced airlines to cancel flights. In April, the International Energy Agency said that Europe’s stocks of aviation fuel remained, possibly, “for six weeks or so.”

American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) announced on Friday that it will restart flights to Haiti on 11.01.2026, becoming the first American carrier to signal a return to the Caribbean nation after major airlines halted service at the end of 2024.
The airline is set to kick off flights to Cap-Haïtien this fall. Right now, Haiti's lacking direct air links with American carriers, making it the only Caribbean nation without these connections.

The Italian antitrust authority kicked off an investigation on Tuesday against easyJet Airline Company Limited (LON:EZJ) over alleged unfair business practices related to their baggage handling services.
The agency reported that easyJet's website and mobile app were defaulting to offer bundled baggage check-in and sports equipment for round trips.

The An-32 planes of the Indian Air Force (left) at the base in Bangalore, October 2013
A military transport aircraft An-32 of the Indian Air Force crashed while approaching to land at the Jorhat Air Base in Assam, in the northeast of the country. This was reported on Saturday, June 13, on social media X by the Indian Air Force.

Emirates Airlines is rolling out special insurance for its passengers to entice them to fly to Dubai or transit through this hub. The carrier is taking this step despite several governments officially advising their citizens to avoid traveling to the Middle East due to security risks, writes The Financial Times (FT).

Spirit Airlines' departure from the U.S. market has reduced competitive pressure in the aviation industry, creating conditions under which the industry's annual revenue could rise by $2.3 billion, according to recent analysis.
Concentration in the sector has moderately increased after Spirit's exit: there's less competition on several domestic routes.

A UK Air Force Dassault Falcon 900LX, carrying Defense Minister John Healey, came under electronic warfare attack while flying near the Russian border, reported the British newspaper The Times and PA Media on Monday, May 25.
GPS went offline for three hours

Airbus SE (EPA:AIR) delivered 351 aircraft in the first half of 2026, which is 15% more than the 306 planes delivered to customers in the same period of 2025, the European aircraft maker said on Wednesday.
In June, the company delivered 89 aircraft to customers. According to analysts, delivery figures for the first half indicate that Airbus is on track to meet its annual target of 870 aircraft.

Shares of Air France-KLM rose by almost 4% on Tuesday after JPMorgan added the airline’s stock to its Positive Catalyst Watch list ahead of the release of its second-quarter results on 30.07, while also raising its target price from €15 to €16 and keeping the “Outperform” rating.
Bank analysts led by Harry Gowers said their forecasts “substantially exceed consensus estimates for the second quarter and for the full year, with the potential for upward earnings revisions.”

Shares of the largest global airlines and cruise operators have shown a sharp uptick following announcements from the US and Iran regarding a peace agreement. The signing is slated for this Friday, June 19. Earlier this spring, airlines faced a steep rise in expenses after the Middle East conflict nearly doubled aviation fuel prices.

Air France-KLM SA (EPA:AIRF) stocks dipped on Friday after Barclays downgraded the airline to 'underweight' from 'equal weight,' setting a target price of €10, implying a 12.8% drop from the closing price of €11.47 on June 4. They cited concerns that the recent revenue boost from Asian and African routes is unlikely to hold.

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced on Thursday that its commercial aviation division's order book has surpassed $15 billion, and the company has managed to resolve serious issues with the engines of its new generation E2 aircraft.
The order book volume has surged by 50% compared to the same period last year, totaling $15 billion at the end of the first quarter. Last week, the company revealed a firm order from leasing company Azorra for 15 E195-E2 aircraft.

The European aerospace group Airbus will receive a €3 billion loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB). The size of the loan is the highest in the bank’s history, the EIB said on Monday, 29 June. On the same day, both parties signed an agreement in Brussels on the first tranche of €1 billion.

Airbus is in talks to sell additional widebody A330neo aircraft to two airlines, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
According to the publication, Saudi low-cost carrier Flynas is considering converting options for eight A330 aircraft into firm orders. German airline Condor Flugdienst is also, reportedly, discussing the acquisition of around six widebody aircraft of this model.

A European low-cost carrier Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in Greece after one of its windows was damaged, Bloomberg reports. According to the airline, the window “shifted during flight.”
One of the passengers was almost pulled into the shattered window due to cabin depressurization, Bloomberg reports, citing media outlets it does not name. A passenger who was on the flight, eyewitness Christina, told Radio Thessaloniki that “the head and shoulders of one of the passengers were sticking out of the window,” but fortunately he had not unfastened his seat belt, and other nearby passengers helped pull him back into the cabin. One passenger, described as a tourist from Serbia, was hospitalized with friction burns, but otherwise his condition is assessed as good, AFP reports, citing government officials.

EasyJet announced on Sunday that, in principle, it has agreed to a takeover offer from Castlelake at a price of £6.9 per share, valuing the company at £5.23 billion, Reuters reports.
This is the fifth and highest offer from a private credit company based in Minneapolis, which raised its rate from the initial 560 pence to 690 pence since first approaching the airline on 29.05. EasyJet shares (LON: EZJ) closed on Friday at 558.2 pence, which is roughly 20% below the offer price.

Fitch Ratings revised its outlook for the Boeing Company (New York: BA) rating from “Stable” to “Positive” and confirmed the company’s long-term issuer default rating at “BBB-” on Friday. The rating agency also confirmed the company’s short-term issuer default rating and Boeing’s commercial paper rating at “F3”, as well as senior unsecured notes and credit facilities at “BBB-”.

U.S. airline stocks are entering a short-term consolidation phase as macroeconomic growth loses momentum, shifting investors' focus back to the fundamentals of the companies and the upcoming Q2 earnings reports, according to a UBS Global Research report released on Tuesday.

Co-founder of one of the largest game developers in the world, Ubisoft, 69-year-old Claude Guillemet, tragically passed away in a plane crash in France, reported Ouest-France citing sources, and confirmed by a contact from Le Figaro.
The twin-engine business-class aircraft Cessna 421, which was reportedly piloted by Guillemet, crashed on the evening of Friday, June 19. The incident occurred while attempting to land at the La-Bole airfield near Nantes. Both individuals on board were lost. The second was an instructor, according to Ouest-France.

Qatar Airways Group has regained 85% of its pre-pandemic network capacity and announced the creation of two new executive positions to support operational and customer service efforts.
The airline hit this milestone this week with the launch of the 2026 summer schedule: over 140 daily flights from Doha to more than 160 destinations worldwide. Earlier this year, during regional disruptions that affected a significant portion of the route network, the company set a target deadline to reach this level — mid-June.