Doha Hamad International airport has started to reopen to some foreign carriers as the ceasefire in the Iran conflict is extended. Qatar Civil Aviation Authority states that it issued a notice to airmen on 21 April announcing the resumption of services following a "comprehensive assessment of the situation, conducted in coordination with all relevant national entities". The airport says that from 21 April, Flydubai resumed services, with Air Arabia set to restart its flights there the following day. Then, on 23 April, Oman Air, Royal Jordanian, Tarco Aviation and US-Bangla Airlines are set to operate flights. Middle East Airlines is listed to restart flights from 26 April and Himalaya Airlines from 28 April. Qatar Airways, meanwhile, says that it plans to expand its network to over 150 destinations from 16 June, with its schedule in place up to 15 September. Nonetheless, it is still offering passengers booked up to 15 September complimentary date changes for travel up to 31 October. Qatar's action comes as Dubai has extended a limit of one return flight per day, per route from foreign carriers out to 31 May, Reuters reports, citing airline communications from Dubai Airports. Cirium has contacted Dubai Airports for comment on the report. The actions come as US president Donald Trump confirmed in a 21 April social media post that he has extended the ceasefire with Iran "until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other".

Air India has taken the first of 26 Boeing 787-8s after completing its cabin refurbishment and started an interline arrangement with WestJet. The aircraft, registered VT-ANT, received its cabin upgrades at Boeing's Victorville modification centre and was then repainted at AeroPro in San Bernardino. Under the retrofit programme, the 787-8s move from a two- to a three-class configuration, featuring 20 business class suites in a 1-2-1 layout, 25 premium economy seats in 2-3-2 layout and 205 economy seats in 3-3-3 layout. Air India states that the business class seats are Elevate Ascent, while Recaro supplied its PL3530 and CL3710 seats in premium and economy classes, respectively. "The retrofit of our first widebody aircraft is a visible symbol of the momentum behind Air India’s transformation," says chief executive Campbell Wilson. "With 25 other 787s undergoing this comprehensive refresh, we are rapidly modernising the backbone of our long‑haul fleet and raising the bar for customers flying between India and the world." Separately, Air India has entered a new interline partnership with WestJet that will allow its passengers to connect to 17 Canadian and 14 US cities from Toronto and Vancouver. The Indian carrier operates 10 weekly services to Toronto and daily to Vancouver. Connections to Halifax, Calgary and St John's are also possible via Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, which WestJet serves.

Ethiopian Airlines has exercised options for six more Boeing 787-9s that will help to expand its long-haul network from its Addis Ababa hub. Boeing says that the newest transaction fully exercises commitments that were announced at the 2023 Dubai Airshow. "Converting the options of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes into a firm order is truly a proud moment for us," says Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Mesfin Tasew. "The order shows Ethiopian Airlines' sustainable growth and preparation for further achievements. By growing our fleet size with ultra-modern airplanes such as the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, we are further maintaining operational excellence and passengers' comfort." Prior to the latest order, Fleets data shows that it had 20 787-9s on order, nine in service and one in storage. It also has a fleet of 19 of the smaller -8 variant.