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Both engines shut down and a struggle ensued in the cockpit before a China Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a mountain in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, according to data recently released by U.S. investigators. In response to a request for access to administrative documents, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently released a report on the flight recorder data from the Boeing 737-800. The NTSB became involved in the Chinese investigation because the aircraft and its engines were American-made, and U.S. investigators are recognized as the world’s leading experts in analyzing black boxes after an accident.

The Lufthansa Group has warned that its fuel bill is expected to increase by €1.7 billion this year due to the impact of the crisis in the Middle East. The European aviation giant insisted that « robust » demand, network optimization, and cost « discipline » would help mitigate the rapid rise in fuel costs—oil prices have increased by more than 80% since the start of the Iran-Iraq War in late February. Lufthansa has already responded to the crisis by canceling 20,000 flights from its summer schedule and closing its regional subsidiary, Lufthansa CityLine.

Delta Air Lines will discontinue snack and beverage service on flights under 350 miles, except in first class, starting May 19, the airline confirmed Tuesday. Flights under 400 km do not yet offer this service; the change will therefore affect approximately 9% of daily flights, according to Delta. On flights between 400 and 560 km, passengers in Delta Comfort and Main classes already received an « express service » including water, coffee, tea, and a choice of two snacks. At the same time, Delta Comfort and Main class customers on flights of 350 miles or more who previously received express service will now receive a full beverage and snack service, representing an increase on approximately 14% of daily flights, according to the airline. Delta First service remains unchanged.

In addition, Delta plans to add new routes between Los Angeles and Florida this November, the company recently announced. Regular flights to Tampa will begin on November 9, with three flights per day. On November 20, Delta will launch direct flights to Palm Beach. Also on November 20, the airline will increase the frequency of its flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Orlando to five daily flights.

Air India inaugurated a new direct route between Delhi and Hanoi (Vietnam) on May 1st. This route will be operated five times a week by Airbus A320neo aircraft configured with business, premium economy, and economy classes.

Following Paris Saint-Germain’s victory, enthusiasm is at its peak! To allow fans to fully experience the Champions League final on May 30, 2026, easyJet is exceptionally increasing its flight schedule between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Budapest. A total of six additional flights are now on sale: Paris CDG → Budapest (two flights on Friday, May 29 at 10:10 and 18:10, and one flight on Saturday, May 30 at 09:10) and Budapest → Paris CDG (two flights on Sunday, May 31 at 09:50 and 18:40, and one flight on Monday, June 1 at 20:30). These flights complement the four weekly flights already operating on this route.

Southwest Airlines announced on May 4 the expansion of its services to Las Vegas and Orlando. Between May 2026 and March 2027, the airline plans to add new direct routes. between Las Vegas and Anchorage, Boston, Hilo, Knoxville, Miami, Philadelphia, San Jose (Costa Rica), as well as Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, and San José del Cabo (Mexico). Southwest will also increase the frequency of 15 existing routes from Las Vegas. Regarding Orlando, new routes are planned, including to Little Rock and Wichita starting in June, and to San Jose (California) starting in November.

JetBlue plans to continue its expansion in Fort Lauderdale in the coming months with six new destinations served by the airline and five new direct routes to and from its existing destinations, the carrier announced on May 2. Beginning July 9, JetBlue will launch direct flights between Fort Lauderdale and Nashville (Tennessee) (three flights per day), Detroit (two flights per day), Houston (three flights per day), Chicago (two flights per day), Ponce (Puerto Rico) (one flight per day), and Baltimore (three flights per day). and Charlotte (three flights per day).
Flights to and from Barranquilla, Colombia, will begin on October 1st, while daily service to Cali, Colombia, will begin on October 1st.