
| NOVEMBER 12, 2026 | FORT WORTH, TEXAS |
What’s Inside
- easyJet shareholders approve Apollo’s £5.7 billion buyout
- United bars third-party AI agents from booking and changing tickets
- Cathay orders 11 Airbus A330-900s and three A321neos
- A first look at JSX’s November network

Route Intelligence Report
New and Proposed Routes
SKY Airline Peru (H8) plans to launch Lima (LIM) to Rio de Janeiro Galeão (GIG) on December 28, 2026, with Airbus A320neos. The route starts at 6x weekly, goes daily on January 7, 2027, and drops to 4x weekly on March 1.
flydubai (FZ) will resume three routes from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB) in December 2026. Riga, Latvia (RIX) returns December 11 on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays as flights FZ1441/1442. Salzburg, Austria (SZG) and Vilnius, Lithuania (VNO) return December 12 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays as FZ1449/1450 and FZ1263/1264, respectively.
Porter Airlines (PD) will add Hamilton, Ontario (YHM) to Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) 2x weekly from December 20, 2026, with 132-seat Embraer E195-E2s.
British Airways (BA) plans three summer 2027 routes, from Edinburgh (EDI) to Split, Croatia (SPU), Glasgow (GLA) to Nice, France (NCE), and London Heathrow (LHR) to Bergen, Norway (BGO). Perugia, Italy (PEG) shifts from Heathrow to London City (LCY), while Skiathos, Greece (JSI) shifts from London City to Heathrow.
Dropped and Suspended Routes
Alaska Airlines (AS) removed three seasonal routes from Portland, Ore. (PDX) for summer 2027. Daily Boeing 737-900ER service to Baltimore/Washington (BWI) and St. Louis (STL) had been scheduled to start May 13. Jackson Hole service was slated to run 2x weekly from June 12 through September 29 on Embraer E175s operated by SkyWest Airlines (OO).
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Network Analysis | JSX
JSX (XE) has built a November network of 3,592 planned nonstop flights and 107,760 available seats across 26 airports and 44 airport pairs. Every flight in the November 2026 data has 30 seats, so the busiest routes rank in exactly the same order by flights and capacity. Burbank, Calif. (BUR) to Las Vegas (LAS) leads with 486 flights and 14,580 seats in both directions. That works out to just over eight departures a day each way on average, a lot of frequency for a route where each airplane carries only 30 people.

Flightline Pro has the top 10 airport pairs by flights and seats, the breakdown by aircraft type, and a look at why major airlines have pushed back on the JSX model.
Fleet Intelligence
LATEST AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES
🇮🇱 4X-EDO, a Boeing 787-9, was delivered to El Al Israel Airlines (LY) on November 8.
🇦🇪 A6-LRN, an Airbus A321-251neo, was delivered to Etihad Airways (EY) on November 10.
🇩🇪 D-AIFA, an Airbus A350-1041, was delivered to Lufthansa (LH) on November 10. Lufthansa’s first A350-1000 wears its 100th anniversary livery.
Aviation Industry News
Boeing plans to reduce its commercial airplane workforce by about five percent through layoffs and attrition, division chief Stephanie Pope told employees in a memo reported by The Seattle Times. Pope said Boeing is slowing planned production increases to give its factories and suppliers time to stabilize. The company had already told analysts it would miss its 2026 target of 500 737 MAX deliveries and would wait until mid-2027 to raise monthly MAX output. It is still working to stabilize production at 47 aircraft a month.
Cathay Pacific Airways (CX) placed a firm order for 11 Airbus A330-900s and three A321neos. The deal brings its A330-900 commitment to 41 aircraft, including 30 ordered in 2024. The three A321neos add to a 2023 order for 32 A320neo-family jets. Cathay says the aircraft will support its Asia-Pacific network and give it more flexibility to operate longer flights from Hong Kong.

American Airlines (AA) will stop selling domestic Flagship First for travel beginning March 28, 2027, ending three-class service on its transcontinental Airbus A321Ts. The 102-seat jets’ five rows of lie-flat first-class seats will be sold as business class until the aircraft are refitted. American is also ending Flagship First on its Boeing 777-300ERs for travel beginning November 19, 2026. On transcontinental routes, the Airbus A321XLR will take over with Flagship Suites that have privacy doors. The airline has renamed Flagship First Dining to Flagship Dining and opened it to travelers on qualifying business-class fares.
United Airlines (UA) updated its Contract of Carriage on November 11 to bar third-party AI agents from booking, changing or servicing tickets or buying products through United’s website, app or third-party travel agencies. The rule applies to autonomous and semi-autonomous tools, including AI-enabled browsers, even when a traveler supervises or approves the transaction. Travelers can still use AI to search for United flights and compare fares. They’ll have to complete the booking themselves. A tip of the Stetson to Enilria for flagging the change.

easyJet (U2) shareholders approved Apollo Global Management’s £5.7 billion takeover on November 11, clearing the way for the British low-cost carrier to go private if the remaining approvals come through. Apollo is buying the airline through Eagle Bidco and offering £7.15 per share in cash, above the £6.90 proposal from rival U.S. investment firm Castlelake, which withdrew in August. The deal still requires court sanction and regulatory approvals, with easyJet expecting it to close by the end of March 2027. Apollo says it plans to retain the easyJet brand, and the airline says flights are operating as usual while the deal is pending.
JetBlue Airways (B6) has painted N784JB, an Airbus A320-232, in a special livery celebrating its partnership with the NHL’s Florida Panthers.

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Aviation Safety & Security
Atlanta officials dropped the idea of contracting out passenger and baggage screening after a feasibility study found no compelling reason to switch. The city commissioned the study after a 76-day partial federal shutdown led to TSA staffing shortages, long lines and missed flights.
Airport Traffic
🇮🇹 September 2026 Passenger Traffic Totals at Italian Airports
September passenger totals for over 40 airports across Italy are included for you as a valued paid subscriber.

TSA recorded 16,012,180 checkpoint screenings across 423 U.S. airports for the week ending November 7. Here are the 10 busiest airports. The full 423-airport dataset is included in Flightline Pro.

📈 Flightline Financials 🏦
| Airline & Airport Operator Stock Prices Wednesday Closing Prices | November 11, 2026 | USD | |||
| AAL American $14.10 | AERO Aeroméxico $17.81 | ALGT Allegiant $96.25 | ALK Alaska $41.03 |
| BA Boeing $174.54 | CPA Copa $148.97 | DAL Delta $91.32 | EMBJ Embraer $82.43 |
| JBLU JetBlue $4.02 | LTM LATAM $49.26 | LUV Southwest $46.48 | RJET Republic $21.34 |
| RYAAY Ryanair $59.43 | SKYW SkyWest $85.41 | UAL United $118.37 | ULCC Frontier $8.08 |
| VLRS Volaris $8.68 | BRENT CRUDE Front-month futures | USD per barrel $92.46 | ||
| ASR Asur $271.71 | OMAB OMA $111.61 | PAC GAP $239.59 | CAAP Corp America $25.24 |
| Global Currency Exchange Rates $1 USD Equals | November 11, 2026 | ECB Reference Rates | |||
| EUR Euro 0.8987 | GBP British Pound 0.7515 | MXN Mexican Peso 18.6594 | CAD Canadian Dollar 1.4235 |
Read the Complete Flightline 145
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★ The complete route briefing
Get the full list of additions and cuts, including Aeroméxico’s three June launches, Delta’s summer changes and WestJet’s exit from Tulum.
★ The full JSX network analysis
See the 10 busiest airport pairs by flights and seats, where JSX uses its 30-seat ATRs, and why major airlines have challenged its public-charter model.
★ All 18 aircraft deliveries
See the full delivery log, including Air Canada’s 737 MAX 8 and A220-300, United’s A321neo, and Allegiant’s 737 MAX 8-200.
★ More industry, cargo and safety reporting
Read about Lufthansa’s latest wet lease with airBaltic, Emirates SkyCargo’s new Milan to New York freighter service, and the British Airways 787 grounded in Pittsburgh.
★ Airport traffic and passenger data
Get September passenger totals for over 40 Italian airports, the full TSA dataset for 423 U.S. airports, and the daily U.S. screening comparison for 2026 and 2025.
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