Delta Air Lines has deleted a climate goal and changed another to an "aspiration." Many corporate travel buyers aren't as blatant in stepping back, but they also aren't willing to follow through when a target comes with financial pain. Well, there's an adage to think about — no pain, no gain.

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EDITOR’S PICKS

Delta Walks Back Climate Targets

April 14, 2026

Delta's language shift, from "goal" to "aspiration," may sound like semantics, but it signals a broader retreat from hard climate commitments at a moment when the airline industry's 2050 net-zero pledge is already under strain.

Qantas Cuts U.S. and Domestic Flying as Fuel Crisis Forces European Pivot

April 14, 2026

Qantas is making the best of a bad situation. The problem is the situation isn't getting any better.

United Airlines Floated Possible Merger With Rival American: Report

April 14, 2026

A tie-up between United and American would create the largest carrier in the U.S. and have major ramifications for competition in the airline industry.

Southwest CEO: We Have a 20% Cost Edge on American, Delta, and United

April 13, 2026

Despite rising fuel costs, Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said the carrier's business model keeps its costs well below the competition.

The Iran War Gutted Heathrow’s Middle East Traffic – Its Passenger Numbers Rose Anyway

April 13, 2026

Heathrow is one of the Iran war's accidental winners – but an airport running at full capacity can only absorb so much of the world's rerouted traffic.

Hopper Takes Over Canadian Bank Deal From Expedia

April 9, 2026

The RBC contract is a significant B2B win for fellow Canadian company, Hopper. Exclusivity may have been a precedent that Expedia saw as too limiting.

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We’ve dropped this week’s Airline Weekly Lounge two days early in order to address the rumors of a mega-merger.

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