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This 4,500+ word issue covers developments at 50 airlines, 75 airports, and dozens of route changes across the globe. Paid subscribers receive the complete Flightline briefing, including the full Route Intelligence Report, dropped and suspended routes, fleet intelligence, aviation security coverage, exclusive datasets, and subscriber-only industry analysis. Subscriptions start at just 34¢ per issue. Click here to subscribe.
- WORLD EXCLUSIVE: The first airport-by-airport breakdown of TSA checkpoint cash left behind by passengers during FY2025.
- Mexico Traffic: Complete May 2026 passenger totals for more than 60 commercial airports across Mexico.
- Route Intelligence: New and suspended routes from American, Delta, Breeze, Avelo, Air China, Alaska and more.
- Fleet Intelligence: 34 aircraft deliveries plus exclusive analysis of TSA spending, aviation news and more.
Access the full datasets, global fleet movements, and expert context relied on by industry leaders. This issue contains over a dozen additional subscriber-only stories, the complete route intelligence report, and the full aviation security briefing.
Route Intelligence Report
New and Proposed Routes
Qatar Airways (QR) has revised its planned return to Canberra (CBR), with four weekly Boeing 777-300ER flights on the Doha (DOH), Melbourne (MEL), Canberra route now scheduled to resume Dec. 8, 2026.
Air China (CA) will expand its European network on Sept. 4, 2026, with the launch of 3x weekly Airbus A330-200 service on a Beijing Capital (PEK), Bucharest (OTP), Zagreb (ZAG) routing. The service marks the airline’s return to Bucharest for the first time since March 1994 and will also offer local traffic between Bucharest and Zagreb.
American Airlines (AA) will restore service between Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) beginning March 27, 2027. The route, last operated in December 2019, will be served with Boeing 787-9 aircraft.
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Missing from this preview: Paid subscribers receive every new route, frequency, launch date, aircraft type, and network adjustment. This week's complete report includes:
★ Breeze Airways (9 new domestic routes)
★ Avelo Airlines (complete expansion, including Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
★ Vietnam Airlines (new Colombo service)
★ Azerbaijan Airlines (new Brussels route)
★ Delta Air Lines (latest Delta Connection additions)
Plus the complete Dropped & Suspended Routes report, including Alaska Airlines' latest Mexico network reductions and Air Cote d'Ivoire's canceled South Africa expansion.
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Fleet Intelligence
LATEST AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
🇲🇾 9V-TNM, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to Scoot (TR) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-206H, a Boeing 737-84P(WL), was delivered to Urumqi Air (UQ) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-32S9, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to West Air (PN) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-32SF, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to China Eastern Airlines (MU) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-32T5, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to Colorful Guizhou Airlines (GY) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-58553, an Airbus A350-1041, was delivered to STARLUX Airlines (JX) on July 4.
🇨🇳 B-6680, an Airbus A320-232, was delivered to Chongqing Airlines (O9) on July 1.
🇨🇳 B-6910, an Airbus A320-232, was delivered to Chongqing Airlines on July 3.
🇨🇱 CC-DIZ, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to JetSMART (JA) on July 1.
🇨🇱 CC-DOA, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to JetSMART on July 1.
🇪🇹 ET-BCJ, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Asky Airlines (KP) on July 1.
🇸🇦 HZ-ASBB, an Airbus A321-253NY XLR, was delivered to Saudia (SV) on July 2.
🇸🇦 HZ-RXAF, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was delivered to Riyadh Air (RX) on July 3.
🇯🇴 JY-REH, an Embraer E195-E2, was delivered to Royal Jordanian (RJ) on July 1.
🇧🇬 LZ-MDI, an Airbus A320-233, was delivered to Fly2Sky (1B) on July 3.
🇸🇾 LY-MAU, an Airbus A320-214(WL), was delivered to SyrianAir (RB) on July 2.
🇺🇸 N24573, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to United Airlines (UA) on July 1.
🇺🇸 N270BZ, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Breeze Airways (MX) on July 1.
🇺🇸 N477US, a Boeing 737-752(WL), was delivered to United States Department of Homeland Security on July 2.
🇺🇸 N478US, a Boeing 737-7H4(WL), was delivered to United States Department of Homeland Security on July 2.
🇺🇸 N54561, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to United Airlines on July 2.
🇺🇸 N8093A, a Boeing 737-8AS/F, was delivered to Sun Country Airlines (SY) on June 27. Painted in Amazon Prime Air livery; this frame was previously EI-DAC with Ryanair (FR), 2002-2020.
🇺🇸 N913AV, an Airbus A320-251neo, was delivered to Avianca (AV) on July 3.
🇳🇱 PH-YHG, an Airbus A321-252neo, was delivered to Transavia (HV) on July 1.
🇧🇷 PS-LHP, an Airbus A320-271neo, was delivered to LATAM Airlines Brasil (LA) on July 1.
🇹🇷 TC-LCV, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was delivered to Turkish Airlines (TK) on July 1.
🇹🇷 TC-LHL, an Airbus A350-941, was delivered to Turkish Airlines on July 2.
🇹🇷 TC-LRG, an Airbus A321-271neo, was delivered to Turkish Airlines on July 3.
🇦🇺 VH-E9B, an Embraer ERJ-190STD, was delivered to QantasLink (QF) on July 3.
🇰🇮 VH-IGJ, an Embraer E190-E2, was delivered to Air Kiribati (IK) on July 1.
🇻🇳 VN-A920, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Sun PhuQuoc Airways (9G) on July 1.
🇻🇳 VN-A921, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Sun PhuQuoc Airways on July 1.
🇮🇳 VT-AWC, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, was delivered to Air India (AI) on July 3.
🇷🇴 YR-DUN, an Airbus A220-300, was delivered to Animawings (A2) on July 3.
🇿🇦 ZS-LKG, an Embraer E195-E2, was delivered to Airlink (4Z) on July 3.
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Aviation Safety & Security
FOLLOW THE MONEY: WHERE TSA’S BUDGET GOES
Flightline has examined the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) latest Monthly Execution and Staffing Report, which provides a detailed breakdown of how the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) allocates its funding. The public report shows TSA had $5.03 billion in total obligational authority as of Jan. 31, 2026, with $3.14 billion already obligated and $2.60 billion spent during the fiscal year.
Passenger screening remains TSA’s largest mission, accounting for roughly 43 percent of the agency’s total obligational authority.
Paid subscribers receive the complete budget analysis, including program-by-program funding, staffing levels, fee collections, passenger screening statistics, and our breakdown of where TSA’s aviation security dollars are actually spent.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a rule that would establish a single nationwide standard for flight attendant and pilot duty, rest, and meal break requirements, overriding state laws that mandate duty-free meal or rest periods during flights. The agency argues that cabin crews perform continuous safety-critical functions, including emergency evacuations, inflight fire response, medical assistance, and managing disruptive passengers, making it impractical and potentially unsafe for them to be legally “off duty” while an aircraft is in operation. The proposal follows several court cases that allowed certain state labor laws, particularly in California, to apply to flight attendants, creating what the FAA describes as an inconsistent patchwork of regulations for airlines. Rather than introducing new federal meal break requirements, the FAA says existing federal rest rules, including the mandatory 10-hour minimum rest period between duty assignments, provide appropriate fatigue protections while ensuring crews remain available to respond to emergencies throughout every flight.
Aviation Industry News
Irish discounter Ryanair carried a record 21.2 million passengers during June, a 7 percent increase from 19.9 million in the same month last year, making it the busiest month in the airline’s history. The carrier operated more than 116,800 flights while maintaining a 95 percent load factor, matching June 2025 and surpassing its previous monthly record of 21.0 million passengers set in August 2025. Over the 12 months ending June 30, Ryanair transported 211.8 million passengers, up 5 percent year over year, with its rolling load factor holding steady at 94 percent.
A United Airlines pilot has filed a lawsuit against Marriott International after he says a swarm of bats (!) entered his room at the Sheraton Denver Downtown during a training trip in August 2025, leaving him with a bat bite that required more than $100,000 in rabies treatment. According to the lawsuit, hotel staff removed several bats after he reported the incident in the middle of the night but did not relocate him to another room, allowing at least one bat to remain. The pilot alleges the animals entered through a hole in the room’s air conditioning unit and says the ordeal has left him with lasting anxiety about staying in hotels, an occupational necessity for airline crews. He is seeking compensation for medical expenses and emotional distress after settlement talks with Marriott reportedly failed.
Leftover Money at TSA Checkpoints
Flightline is publishing this data before it appears in any major media outlet. The dataset shows the amount of money left behind by passengers at TSA security checkpoints during Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
You'll notice only 68 airports are listed, even though TSA provides security screening at approximately 440 U.S. airports. That's because many smaller airports report their unclaimed currency through a larger hub airport.
For example, the nearly $106,000 shown for Los Angeles likely includes totals from airports such as Long Beach (LGB), Ontario (ONT), and Santa Ana (SNA). Minneapolis (MSP) includes airports from all of Minnesota. The same reporting practice is used throughout the country.
Flightline can also reveal that as of January 31, 2026, passengers had already left $270,033 behind at checkpoints in FY 2026.
Paid subscribers also receive an exclusive historical dataset showing annual totals from Fiscal Years 2012 through 2025, available only in the pages of Flightline.
We now have the rankings for May 2026 for U.S. airlines in terms of on-time performance, flight cancellations, and mishandled baggage. Paid subscribers get the full dataset rather than this preview.
🇲🇽 May 2026 Passenger Traffic Totals at Mexican Airports
Here are the May 2026 passenger totals at over 60 commercial airports across Mexico. Paid subscribers get the full dataset rather than this preview.
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Daily Passenger Counts at U.S. Airports, 2026 vs. 2025
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