Linking the Travel Industry | Southwest Airlines appears on Google Flights

American Airlines had to address strong rumours about Vasu Raja, their CCO, and his future with the airline.

A Singapore Airlines flight from London experienced abnormal and severe turbulence, resulting in the death of one passenger and multiple injuries.

IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) hit the headlines with three stories:
- One of their flights had to return to the stand after an "extra passenger" was spotted standing at the rear of the aircraft during taxi.
- They posted profits of $1 billion for 2023/2024.
- They are going to launch a business class offering.

Airport lounges are big business for airlines, as is revealed in a CarTrawler study.

SITA acquires passenger handling system Materna IPS GmbH.

Several data protection groups file complaints against Ryanair for their online biometric verification methods.

Sabre Corporation launches a new offer/order solution for airlines named SabreMosaic.

Southwest Airlines fares appear on Google Flights, a significant move for multiple reasons as per the team at Skift.

The Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC is offered the opportunity to have an assembly line in Saudi Arabia.