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Berlin Brandenburg Airport announced (16-Mar-2026) the cancellation of all commercial flights on 18-Mar-2026 due to strike action called by ver.di union. [more - original PR]
Lufthansa Group said cancellations and delays were expected on services to/from Berlin on 18-Mar-2026, after ver.di called a warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport from 04:00 to 22:59.1
Qatar Airways, via its official website, announced (17-Mar-2026) plans to operate limited services to/from Doha from 18-Mar-2026 to 28-Mar-2026 to the following destinations:
Lufthansa Group, via its official website, announced (Mar-2026) cancellations and delays are expected in its flight schedule to and from Berlin on 18-Mar-2026, after the ver.di union called on employees at Berlin Brandenburg Airport to hold a warning strike from 04:00 to 22:59 on 18-Mar-2026.
Lufthansa said it planned to maintain over half of its schedule and sixty percent of long haul connections on 12-Mar-2026 and 13-Mar-2026 during a Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ strike, with other group and partner airlines covering “numerous” Frankfurt and Munich services and Lufthansa Cargo operating over eighty percent of its programme.1 Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said ver.di talks were advanced and he was “quite optimistic” about reaching a solution.2
Gulf Air confirmed (16-Mar-2026) "Due to the airspace closure in Bahrain, Gulf Air's scheduled services to and from Bahrain International Airport remain temporarily suspended", adding: "The airline currently operates temporary commercial flights to and from Bahrain via" Dammam King Fahd International Airport. Gulf Air announced it now offers limited services connecting Dammam to Frankfurt and Nairobi, in addition to previously announced limited services connecting Dammam to London Heathrow, Mumbai and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. [more - original PR]
Air Premia completed (16-Mar-2026) work to reconfigure one Boeing 787-9 (HL8701) to 326 seats, down from 344 seats, in order to increase the economy class pitch from 31in to 33in. The airline plans to complete works to expand the economy class seat pitch on all aircraft in its fleet to 33in or more by the end of 2026. Air Premia stated it is "committed to continuously improving seat space and the cabin environment so that passengers travelling on long-haul routes can enjoy a more comfortable journey". [more - original PR]
Air Premia’s fleet growth lifted it to nine Boeing 787-9s after a delivery on 21-Dec-2025, with that aircraft configured with 35 premium economy and 291 economy seats.1 Air Premia chief strategy officer and EVP Park Kwang-eun said it considered Airbus widebodies such as A330-900 and A350-900 to mitigate Boeing 787 delivery delays, alongside evaluating a shift towards narrowbodies for Asian routes.2 Air Premia previously raised economy pitch from 31in to 33in on two 787-9s, cutting seats from 338 to 320, while three other aircraft had 35in pitch in economy.3
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport welcomed (17-Mar-2026) British Airways plans to launch daily London Heathrow-Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne service with Boeing 787-9 equipment from Jan-2027. Airport CEO Lorie Argus stated: "We're incredibly excited about what this extra choice means for travellers and exporters". Ms Argus added: "With the largest choice of airlines flying to the UK and Europe, 24-hour operations and the shortest minimum connection time of any Australian airport, Melbourne Airport is now the clear choice for Europeans heading to Australia or Australians looking to travel abroad". Ms Argus concluded: "The average daily international service injects around AUD190 million (USD134.2 million) into the Victorian economy each year, which is why it's so important that we continue to attract and support more services such as this to Melbourne". [more - original PR]
British Airways announced it planned to launch a daily London Heathrow-Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne service from 09-Jan-2027 as part of its winter 2026/27 expansion, lifting its long haul network by nine percent.1 Melbourne Tullamarine Airport recorded 3.4 million passengers in Dec-2025, with a monthly record 5596 international services after first-time services from Delta Air Lines, Hong Kong Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines.2
Boeing, via its official website, reported (10-Mar-2026) the following commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for Feb-2026:
Boeing recorded 107 gross orders in Jan-2026, including 50 737 MAXs for Aviation Capital Group and 30 787-10s for Delta Air Lines, and delivered 45 aircraft.1 In Nov-2025 it booked 149 gross orders, led by Emirates’ 65 777Xs, and delivered 42 aircraft.2 Airbus reported 28 gross orders and 35 deliveries in Feb-2026, including 25 A320neo-family orders from Air Astana.3
London Gatwick Airport announced (11-Mar-2026) plans to increase per hour scheduled aircraft movements from 55 in 2025 to 57 in 2026, following air traffic control and airfield innovations. The investments were undertaken in partnership with serving airlines and UK NATS and resulted in the airport's best on-time performance for departures in a decade - excluding the pandemic - in 2025, with an 11% year-on-year increase. As previously reported by CAPA, the airport also became the first single-runway airport globally to introduce time-based separation processes in 2025, facilitating an increase in the number of arrivals and departures per hour. [more - original PR]
London Gatwick handled 43.2 million passengers in 2024 and reported revenue of GBP1.1 billion, with CEO Stewart Wingate citing the UK government being minded to approve its privately financed Northern Runway plans1. In 1H2025 it handled 20 million passengers and said it had 58 serving airlines, including more than 50 weekly long haul frequencies to the Middle East2. The airport previously capped daily movements to mitigate staffing-related disruption, extending the limit to 15-Oct-20233.