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Global Airline Profit Forecast 2026 slashed as the Iran war drives jet fuel prices higher and forces airlines worldwide to raise fares and cut capacity.

Global Airlines Slash 2026 Profit Forecast as Iran War Sends Fuel Costs Soaring

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-08

Karachi: The global airline industry cut its 2026 profit forecast nearly in half on Sunday, as the Iran war drives jet fuel costs to record highs, grounds aircraft across one of the world’s busiest air corridors, and forces carriers everywhere including Pakistan International Airlines to absorb losses no hedge book can fully cover. The International ... Read more

Bombardier Global 8000 Sets Transatlantic Speed Record, Montreal to Nice in Six Hours on the Way to Monaco F1

Nayab Fatima2026-06-07

This is because the fastest business jet has an amazing capacity to make the journey between Montreal and French Riviera within about six hours for it to attend the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. In this regard, the speed record established by the aircraft is helpful in highlighting certain significant characteristics of this aircraft including Mach ... Read more

Ethiopian Airlines regional jet order CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele at IATA summit Rio de Janeiro announcing 25-aircraft shortlist of Airbus A220 Embraer E-2 and Boeing 737 MAX 7

Ethiopian Airlines Eyes 25 Regional Jets With Decision Due in Three Months

Nayab Fatima2026-06-07

The biggest airline in Africa will have to decide which aircraft between the Airbus A220, Embraer E-2 and Boeing 737 MAX 7 they will select for their purchase of 25 planes. This was revealed by the company’s CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele during IATA’s conference in Rio de Janeiro. He added that Iran war fuel prices ... Read more

South Air's route expansion to Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral, and Turbat could transform Pakistan's regional air travel

South Air Plans to Connect Pakistan’s Northern and Remote Regions

Nayab Fatima2026-06-05

The addition of Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral, and Turbat by South Air into their domestic route map is one of the most notable events in terms of aviation in the region of Pakistan in the past few years, but for those who have been waiting for many years for an airport, this is just the beginning. ... Read more

Emirates first Emirati women pilots Boeing 777 — Hanan Mohammed Jawad and Bakhita Al Mheiri in Emirates captain uniform after receiving fourth stripe at Dubai International Airport

Emirates Names First Emirati Women Captains to Command Boeing 777

Nayab Fatima2026-06-05

Hanan Mohammed Jawad and Bakhita Al Mheiri got their fourth stripes in 2026 and became the first women to ever become a captain of Emirates airlines in the UAE. Although Hanan Mohammed Jawad got her career as an airline cadet in 2008, Bakita Al Mheiri joined in 2011. Hanan and Bakhita also operate the Boeing ... Read more

Pakistan aviation infrastructure faces emergency upgrades

Pakistan Moves to Revive Inactive Airports in Major Push for Air Connectivity

Nayab Fatima2026-06-02

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has come up with a last-minute effort to breathe life into some underused airports in the country. While this move is being welcomed by many as a big leap towards enhancing Pakistan’s air transport services, the urgency that is seen in this move points at how poorly managed this sector ... Read more

PIA handover delay as privatization consortium awaits management control transfer of Pakistan International Airlines

PIA Handover Delay Deepens as Winning Consortium Still Waits for Control

Faraz Ali Ansari2026-06-01

ISLAMABAD: PIA handover delay enters sixth month, even after completion of milestone privatization transaction with the successful bid group unable to exercise control over Pakistan International Airlines. Issues related to regulatory clearance and NOC delays remain hurdles to this process as concerns regarding the timing of this major privatization case arise. The timeline failures tell ... Read more

PIA post-Hajj flight PK-860 arrives at Karachi Jinnah International Airport carrying returning pilgrims from Jeddah as post-Hajj repatriation operation begins 2026

PIA Launches Post-Hajj Repatriation as First Flight From Jeddah Lands in Karachi

Nayab Fatima2026-06-01

KARACHI: The operation commenced for the city of Karachi today when plane number PK-860 landed at Jinnah International Airport carrying about 100 passengers coming back from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, thereby commencing the process of bringing the entire contingent back home from the Hajj season. PIA post-Hajj flight’s arrival ceremony was performed in the presence of ... Read more

South Air Gwadar flight Z8-905 lands at New Gwadar International Airport on first trial service from Karachi Tuesday

New Gwadar International Airport Receives South Air Trial Flight From Karachi

Focus Pakistan2026-05-27

QUETTA: South Air, a privately held airline company, added impetus to the cause of improving connectivity between Pakistan’s coasts by making its maiden flight journey from Karachi to Gwadar on Tuesday, landing successfully at the recently inaugurated New Gwadar International Airport – an event marking yet another step towards turning Gwadar into a commercial hub. ... Read more

PIA privatisation deal 2025 structure diagram showing Rs55 billion government cash proceeds against Rs650 billion legacy liabilities retained by Pakistan state

Pakistan Offloaded PIA for Rs55 Billion and Quietly Absorbed Rs650 Billion in Debt

Focus Pakistan2026-05-15

ISLAMABAD: The privatisation of PIA is worth Rs135 billion in headline figures. The figure looms large in all press releases and media accounts of the achievements of the government. But the figure is very deceptive. However, the privatisation transaction for PIA did not result in the payment of Rs135 billion by the company to the ... Read more