United Airlines has submitted to the US Department of Transportation an application requesting approval to operate additional services between the USA and Tokyo Haneda. The Chicago-based carrier is seeking to begin daily flights between Houston and Haneda and a five-times-weekly service from Guam. Besides the potential allocation of the additional 12 frequencies, United holds five slot pairs connecting with Haneda, from San Francisco, Newark, Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles and Los Angeles. The airline notes in its 25 September petition to the DOT that it is applying for a slot pair "returned by Delta (seven weekly frequencies) so that United may institute daily Houston-Haneda service". In late June, the DOT denied a motion by Delta Air Lines to confer onto all USA-Haneda slot holders the flexibility to use up to two of their currently allocated slot pairs to serve the Japanese airport from any US point of their choosing. American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines had supported Delta's motion, while United strongly opposed it. United's vice-president regulatory and policy Steve Morrissey during an 8 May media briefing argued that Delta through its motion filed on 1 May was in effect asking the DOT to disregard "the product of very long and difficult negotiations between the US and the government of Japan over the course of several years". In its 25 September petition to the DOT, United notes that it is applying "for five weekly frequencies from the night-time-only slot pair Hawaiian currently holds for Kona/Honolulu-Haneda service but shows no plans to operate so that United may institute the first-ever Guam-Haneda service". It adds: "Awarding these unused frequencies to United will ensure that these underutilised Haneda slot pairs are finally put to their highest and best use."

Members of the Dutch pilots’ union VNV have called off a strike at KLM scheduled for 25 September after an outline collective labour agreement was reached with the carrier. The deal, which was sealed late on 24 September, lays the ground for more detailed work to be completed in the coming days and approval by VNV's members. Key to the agreement was movement on additional pay. Pilots will receive an average wage increase of 5% per year over the two-year term from 1 September, plus a one-off 2% payment to reflect the late start date of the agreement, says the VNV. The deal covers the period from 2 March this year until end-February 2025. "We are happy that we were ultimately able to achieve this result through constructive consultation," says KLM. VNV notes that the agreement follows "months of consultations" and was struck "under threat of action". The union adds that is "pleased that KLM has taken the necessary steps to create a collective labour agreement that does justice to our reasonable wishes and proposals".

Air France KLM Group has announced firm orders for 50 Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft, along with purchase rights for 40 more of the widebody jets in a bid to upgrade the long-haul fleet of its airlines with deliveries expected to occur from 2026 through 2030. This complements an existing order for 41 A350-900s for Air France, of which 22 have been delivered to date, the European airline group states, along with existing an order for eight A350 full freighters. These A350s are intended to replace the group's older A330 and Boeing 777s. Fleets data shows that Air France and KLM operate 14 A330-200s, 18 777-200ERs and 43 777-300ERs between them. Pending standard company approvals, Air France-KLM chief executive Benjamin Smith states on 25 September that these combined orders would position the group to be the world's largest operator of A350 family aircraft. The group would have "over 220 aircraft on order" with the addition of this new agreement, Smith adds, including 100 A320neo family aircraft that are expected to begin delivery before 2024. "It will be instrumental in helping the group reach our ambitious sustainability targets", Smith states of the A350 order and its goal of reducing carbon emissions by 30% per passenger kilometre by 2030. As of September 25, Air France-KLM states that it operated a fleet of 533 aircraft to over 300 destinations worldwide.