American becomes the first US carrier to serve 100 destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, the UK publishes its draft Heathrow third-runway policy statement, and easyJet draws a £3bn Castlelake approach — all as US hubs run the summer peak under FAA capacity caps and a jet-fuel shock pressures margins. Plus Air France-KLM's €1bn M&A facility, Condor's board reshuffle, Cathay's A330 freighter lease and Delta's finlet retrofit.

Major developments this week: Dulles Airport’s $22 billion transformation, Spirit Airlines asset sales, FAA delays at O’Hare, JetBlue’s new Boston-Milan route, and surging pilot shortages. Essential executive briefing for airlines and airports.