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United Airlines will return to Venezuela in August 2026, restoring nonstop service between Houston and Caracas after a nine-year absence from the country.
The airline plans to launch daily flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Simón Bolívar International Airport on August 11, 2026, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. United said tickets for the route are now on sale....

Alaska Air Group is moving to raise $1 billion as a sharp rise in jet fuel prices puts new pressure on the company’s 2026 outlook.
The Seattle-based airline group announced a $500 million private debt offering, with senior notes due in 2031. Alaska said it plans to use the money for general corporate purposes. The notes will be issued by Alaska Airlines and guaranteed by Alaska...

StandardAero has acquired Unified Turbines, a Vermont engine component repair shop, in a move that expands its repair capabilities for several widely used turboprop engines.
StandardAero said it completed the acquisition in an all-cash transaction but did not disclose the purchase price. The deal marks StandardAero’s 14th acquisition since 2015 and its eighth in its Component Repair Services segment....

Air Antilles has shut down for good after a court in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean ordered the regional carrier into liquidation, ending another attempt to keep regular air service alive among the French-controlled islands.
Founded in 2002, Air Antilles was a French Caribbean regional airline that used a small turboprop fleet, including ATR 42, ATR 72 and DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, to connect Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and other nearby Caribbean...