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Aviation & Airports examines the airlines, airports, routes, connectivity, travel policies, and market developments influencing how people move around the world and how destinations compete for international visitors.

Conquering the Final Frontier: What Qantas’s Project Sunrise Really Means for the Future of Global TourismCNN aviation analyst Richard Quest, speaking from the Toulouse unveiling, compared the significance of the launch to the debut of the Airbus A380 with Singapore Airlines nearly two decades ago.

Conquering the Final Frontier: What Qantas’s Project Sunrise Really Means for the Future of Global Tourism

Published June 25, 2026 by Staff Writer

As the world’s longest non-stop flight prepares for its 2027 debut, the implications for destinations, connectivity, and the future shape of long-haul travel run far deeper than aviation. Global (Tourism…

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After 13 Years of Waiting, Europe’s Air Passengers Finally Have a New Rights FrameworkOn 15 June 2026, European policymakers took a significant step toward addressing that problem. Following more than a decade of negotiations that began in 2013, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a long-awaited agreement on a revised framework for air passenger rights.

After 13 Years of Waiting, Europe’s Air Passengers Finally Have a New Rights Framework

Published June 15, 2026 by Staff Writer

The EU’s landmark agreement on air passenger rights — reached today after more than a decade of negotiations — preserves key traveller protections, introduces new safeguards, and reshapes the commercial…

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When Aviation Speaks, Tourism Listens: What the 82nd IATA AGM Reveals About the Future of Global TravelThe choice of Rio de Janeiro for the 82nd AGM carries significance that IATA itself has emphasised. The last time the organisation convened in South America was in 1999 — also in Rio — when the World Air Transport Summit format was formally introduced.

When Aviation Speaks, Tourism Listens: What the 82nd IATA AGM Reveals About the Future of Global Travel

Published June 8, 2026 by Staff Writer

From fuel shocks and aircraft shortages to sustainability and connectivity, the 82nd IATA AGM is exposing the forces that will shape tourism, aviation, and global travel for years to come.…

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The Hole in the Sky: How Middle East Conflict Shattered Global Aviation and Stranded a Million TravelersMore than 20,000 flights have been canceled since US and Israeli strikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28.

The Hole in the Sky: How Middle East Conflict Shattered Global Aviation and Stranded a Million Travelers

Published March 8, 2026 by Staff Writer

Twenty thousand canceled flights. Airspace closures across 11 countries. The world’s busiest international airport shut indefinitely. This is what happens when tourism’s most critical connecting hub becomes a war zone…

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