airBaltic, the national carrier of Latvia and one of Europe’s fastest-growing airlines, has inaugurated a new direct flight connecting Gran Canaria (Spain) with Molde (Norway). The new route was launched on November 5, 2025, as part of the airline’s winter schedule, marking another expansion from its seasonal base in Gran Canaria. The weekly service operates every Wednesday until early April 2026, with a flight time…
Kuwait Airways has announced the resumption of scheduled flights to Madrid, Spain, beginning October 26, 2025. The national carrier will operate three weekly flights between Kuwait and the Spanish capital, with departures set for Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. This development reestablishes a key European connection within the airline’s growing global network.
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, has announced a significant reduction in its operations across Spain, confirming that it will remove 1 million seats from its Spanish network during the 2025 winter season. This latest adjustment comes on top of a summer 2025 reduction of 800,000 seats and the suspension of 12 routes earlier this year, marking a further contraction of…
Air Europa will expand its presence in Switzerland by launching new flights between Madrid-Barajas and Genevastarting June 19, 2026. The Spanish carrier will operate two daily frequencies, further strengthening connectivity between Spain and Switzerland and providing additional options for both leisure and business travelers.
Air Europa has formally agreed to a €300 million (approximately $349 million) investment offer from Turkish Airlines in exchange for a minority stake in the Spanish carrier. The strategic move is designed to bolster Turkish Airlines’ reach into the Latin American market, a region where it seeks deeper connectivity despite the two carriers belonging to different global alliances—SkyTeam for Air Europa and Star…
Swiftair S.A. is preparing to expand its cargo capabilities with the upcoming delivery of its first Boeing 737-800BDSF, a 2004-vintage aircraft converted into freighter configuration by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The unit is being dry leased from World Star Aviation, a global lessor active in the freighter leasing segment.
International Aerospace Coatings (IAC) has announced plans to expand its presence in Teruel, Spain, with the construction of a second widebody aircraft paint hangar, reinforcing the region’s role as a strategic hub in the aerospace maintenance and coatings sector. The new facility will be built adjacent to IAC’s existing widebody hangar and construction is scheduled to begin in August…
Iberia, the flag carrier of Spain, has arranged to wet-lease one Airbus A320-200 aircraft from Titan Airways for a two-month period covering August 1 through September 30, 2025. The move is designed to bolster Iberia’s operational flexibility during the busy summer travel season and mitigate any capacity constraints across its short-haul European network. A wet lease agreement involves the provision of an…
Air Ghana has made strategic changes to its cargo operations by updating its fleet through wet leases to support DHL Gabon services and other logistics needs. The airline has taken on a Boeing 737-800F, serial number 33805, under a wet lease agreement with AirExplore (Slovakia), replacing a previous B737-800F, serial number 28328, also sourced from AirExplore.
Iberia, the flag carrier of Spain, has announced an ambitious strategic plan aimed at increasing its operating profit to US$1.6 billion over the coming years. This represents a 40% improvement compared to its 2023 financial performance. The initiative is supported by a planned US$7 billion investment, which will be deployed across fleet, infrastructure, technology, and customer experience enhancements.
