Royal Jordanian is building up its Amman-Dallas/Fort Worth service faster than originally planned, turning a new long-haul route into a more meaningful oneworld connection between the Middle East and the central United States. The increase matters because Dallas is not just another U.S. destination for Royal Jordanian; it is American Airlines’ largest hub and a major connecting point for oneworld traffic.

Oman Air plans to operate a short series of Muscat-Hanoi charter flights in the third quarter of 2026, adding a narrow but intriguing connection between Oman and Vietnam. The flights are scheduled in partnership with Alwan Tour Oman and will use Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, making the move more like a focused tourism experiment than a full scheduled route launch.

JAL Engineering and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have established Aero Breath, a new aircraft aftermarket joint venture focused on maintenance and related services. The move may sound like an industrial footnote, but it matters because Japan’s aviation sector needs stronger domestic maintenance capability as fleets grow, aircraft age, and supply chains remain stretched.

Turkish Airlines has begun a codeshare with Volaris covering 23 domestic routes within Mexico, giving the Star Alliance carrier a deeper local network behind its long-haul Mexico presence. The partnership turns Turkish Airlines’ Mexico strategy from a gateway play into a broader connectivity proposition across beach, business, and regional markets.

ZIPAIR Tokyo has opened reservations for Tokyo Narita-Vancouver service in the northern winter 2026 season, keeping the route active with five weekly Boeing 787-8 flights from late October. The decision gives Japan’s long-haul low-cost market a more durable transpacific shape and keeps Vancouver connected to a distinctive alternative to full-service Japan flying.

Asiana Airlines has filed selected cancellations on its Seoul Incheon-London Heathrow route for the third quarter of 2026, trimming individual dates rather than suspending the service outright. The change is small in frequency terms, but it matters because London is one of the most important long-haul markets in Korean aviation and a key Star Alliance corridor between Northeast Asia and Europe.

British Airways has released new Avios-only flights from London Heathrow to Reykjavik and Tenerife for the October half-term period, giving members of The British Airways Club another chance to book dedicated reward services on routes with very different leisure appeal. The move shows how BA is using Avios-only flights to make loyalty feel more tangible during peak family travel windows.

Emirates has completed the first refurbishment of a two-class Airbus A380, adding Premium Economy to the upper deck and reshaping the aircraft into a three-class layout. The retrofit is another sign that Emirates sees Premium Economy as a core long-haul product rather than a niche cabin experiment.

Airline executives are heading into the IATA annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro with the industry’s strongest profit expectations in years suddenly under pressure from war-driven fuel prices, disrupted airspace, and longer routings. The meeting is likely to become a reset moment for how airlines talk about fares, capacity, sustainability, and the fragile economics of long-haul flying.