Daily Aviation Brief

EU Aviation Industry Warns Of Fuel Shortages, Seeks Lawmakers Help As Europe’s airports and airlines are calling for concrete help from EU policymakers to weather the Middle East fuel shortage crisis. natalia.pelayo… Mon, 04/13/2026 - 14:58 Author Helen Massy-Beresford Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Etihad Airways is to add services to five new cities in China over the next year under a major expansion of its operations to the country. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will start daily flights to Shanghai Pudong airport at the start of October, before adding services to Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shandong and Chengdu in March next… The post Etihad to ramp up Chinese presence with five new routes first appeared on FlightGlobal.

Virgin Atlantic Accelerates Starlink Rollout UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has accelerated introduction of SpaceX’s Starlink connectivity from the third quarter of 2026 to May 2026. natalia.pelayo… Mon, 04/13/2026 - 13:14 Author Victoria Moores Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Interiors & Connectivity

ICAO Issues Mental Health Guidance For Conflict Zones ICAO has warned that the mental health risks for aviation staff in conflict zones are “foreseeable, cumulative, and safety-critical." natalia.pelayo… Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:56 Author Victoria Moores Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Safety, Ops & Regulation

Korean Air Sees Boost From Europe-Asia Transit Demand Korean Air posted a significant increase in net profit in the first quarter, helped by gains in transit traffic to Europe. natalia.pelayo… Mon, 04/13/2026 - 12:37 Author Adrian Schofield Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Cathay Pacific Reduces Capacity In May, June Due To Oil Price Spike Cathay Pacific has become the latest Asian airline to trim its capacity in response to high oil prices. cory.hitt@avia… Mon, 04/13/2026 - 09:45 Author Adrian Schofield Content source Aviation Daily Primary Category Airlines & Lessors

Published at 0700PDT / 1400GMT 13APR26 Emirates in the last few days filed additional changes to its planned April 2026 operations. As of 12APR26, planned operations for the period of 15-30APR26 include the following. Further changes remain highly possible. Dubai – Accra – Abidjan 1 daily 777-300ER Dubai – Addis Ababa 4 weekly 777-300ER Dubai – Ahmedabad 9 weekly A350-900 Dubai – Amman 3 weekly 777-300ER Dubai – Amsterdam 9 weekly A380/777-300ER Dubai – Athens – Newark 1 daily 777-300ER Dubai – Auckland 3 weekly A380 Dubai – Bangalore 3 daily 777-300ER/A380 Dubai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi 2 daily A380 Dubai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Da Nang 4 weekly 777-300ER Dubai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Hong Kong 1 daily A380 Dubai – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Siem Reap 3 weekly 777-300ER Dubai – Barcelona 4 weekly 777-300ER Dubai – Barcelona – Mexico City 1 daily 777-200LR Dubai – Beijing Capital 1 daily 777-300ER Dubai – Birmingham 1 daily A380 Dubai – Bologna 3 weekly A350-900 Dubai – Boston 3 weekly A35

Published at 0600PDT / 1300GMT 13APR26 The following is flydubai’s planned operations for the second half of April 2026, as of 12APR26. Planned operations for the period of 15-30APR26 as follows. Additional changes remain highly possible. * Service resumptions: Baghdad, Damascus, Erbil * Following service remains suspended in second half of April 2026: Ankara, Astana, Bandar Abbas, Basra, Budapest, Catania, Doha, Djibouti, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krabi, Krakow, Kuwait City, Ljubljana, Milan Bergamo, Mineralnye Vody, Naples, Novosibirsk, Penang, Pisa, Poznan, Prague, Riga, St. Petersburg, Salzburg, Samara, Vilnius, Warsaw Dubai – Abha 6 weekly 737 MAX 8 (1 daily from 22APR26) Dubai – Addis Ababa 3 daily 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Ahmedabad 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Al Jouf 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Al Qaisumah 2 weekly 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Alexandria 3 weekly 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Almaty 1 daily 737 MAX 8 Dubai – AlUla 3 weekly 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Amman 2 daily 737 MAX 8 Dubai – Ashgabat 1 daily 737 MAX 8