2026-06-24 · 12 storiesGenerated 6:01:10 AM
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) experienced one of its most significant disruptions in recent weeks, with Air China recording the highest cancellations among multiple affected Chinese carriers.
A software outage affecting check-in and weight-and-balance routing systems caused widespread disruption at SEA on June 24, with Alaska Airlines bearing the brunt of cancellations.
Orlando MCO is experiencing widespread disruption affecting Southwest, JetBlue, Delta, British Airways, and over a dozen other carriers serving routes to Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Flight disruptions on June 23 impacted Dubai, Sharjah, Riyadh, Kuwait City, and Doha hubs, affecting Qatar Airways, Saudia, Air Arabia, and Kuwait Airways among other carriers.
RDU is experiencing significant disruptions affecting JetBlue, American, United, Lufthansa, Air Canada, and Icelandair, impacting transatlantic and domestic corridors including routes to Toronto, Munich, and Dublin.
American Airlines and Google announced the largest publicly disclosed SAFc agreement between an airline and single corporate customer, unlocking 35 million gallons of SAF over three years for Chicago O'Hare, cutting nearly 300,000 metric tons of CO2e.
At the SAF Congress in Amsterdam, industry leaders including SkyNRG's CEO argued that SAF is increasingly about building regional fuel resilience and energy security amid global oil market instability, not just emissions reduction.
At ICAO Aviation Climate Week in Montreal on June 2, IATA and ICAO announced enhanced cooperation to strengthen SAF tracking via registries including the CADO SAF Registry, supporting the ICAO Long-Term Aspirational Goal Monitoring methodology.
IATA's 2025 Annual Safety Report found GNSS jamming events rose 67% and GPS spoofing incidents surged 193% versus 2023, while the overall accident rate improved to 1.32 per million flights from 1.42 in 2024.
United Airlines Flight 102 safely returned to George Bush Intercontinental Airport on June 19 after the crew reported an engine issue on the Boeing 777 bound for Munich International Airport.
The African Development Bank Group approved €156 million for a major expansion of Arua Airport in northern Uganda, including a new 3.5-km widebody-capable runway, passenger terminal for 700,000 annual passengers, and cargo terminal.
Capital Airlines inaugurated a nonstop route between Beijing Daxing International Airport and Lisbon on June 22, 2026, making it Daxing's first nonstop intercontinental link to Portugal and only the airline's second direct China-Iberia service.
