The Canadian Transportation Agency has lifted restrictions on flights operated by Chinese airlines to the country. On 24 October, the transport agency rescinded a February 2022 order under which Chinese airlines could only operate six round trips between the two countries. The order also prohibited carriers from operating nonstop flights between Canada and Beijing. As of October, Sichuan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Xiamen Airlines and China Eastern Airlines operate one flight per week, respectively, to Vancouver, while Air Canada operates four flights per week between Shanghai and Vancouver. Separately, Air Canada plans to increase flights from Vancouver to Shanghai to seven flights per week starting 7 December and resume daily flights from Vancouver to Beijing from 15 January, reports CAAC News, adding that Chinese airlines are also accelerating the application of additional flights. In October 2019, Air Canada and Chinese carriers operated more than 100 flights a week between the countries. Meanwhile, flight restrictions between the US and China remain capped at 50 roundtrips per week.

Delta Air Lines has submitted a complaint with the Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia against CrowdStrike in which it alleges that the cybersecurity vendor breached its contractual promises in "a manner that was no less than grossly negligent" amid the technology outage in July that led to the US major cancelling thousands of flights globally. In the lawsuit filed on 25 October, Delta says it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft to recover damages caused by the outage, which the Atlanta-based carrier says total at least $500 million. Delta notes in the court filing: "Since its founding, CrowdStrike has advertised itself as the cybersecurity industry leader. But on July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike forced untested and faulty updates to its customers, causing more than 8.5 million Microsoft Windows-based computers around the world to crash, while also preventing many of them from being able to restart (the 'faulty update')." It adds: "For Delta, the faulty update was catastrophic." A CrowdStrike spokesperson said on 28 October that while it "aimed to reach a business resolution that puts customers first, Delta has chosen a different path". It adds: "Delta's claims are based on disproven misinformation, demonstrate a lack of understanding of how modern cybersecurity works, and reflect a desperate attempt to shift blame for its slow recovery away from its failure to modernise its antiquated IT infrastructure."

United Airlines has unveiled what it calls its "largest winter schedule ever" and is set to operate nearly 4,600 daily flights during peak season, starting 24 October. The US major says it has started services to Marrakesh in Morocco, with three weekly flights from its Newark hub, operated using Boeing 767-300ERs. It will also become the only US carrier to fly to Cebu in the Philippines, with daily flights from Tokyo on a 737-800 aircraft. United is increasing service to Accra in Ghana and Lagos in Nigeria. The carrier has also added more flights to popular southern European destinations, including extended service to Milan and Rome from Chicago and daily flights between Washington/Dulles and Lisbon, continuing through January 2025. In Latin America, United plans to enhance its service to Colombia with new year-round flights to Medellin from Houston, utilising a 737-700 aircraft, and will offer weekly nonstop service to Dominica starting 15 February 2025. The airline is also expanding its Caribbean routes with weekly flights from Newark to St. Kitts, operated by 737-900ERs. Domestically, United's schedule will feature additional flights to ski and sun destinations, including new seasonal weekend service to Bozeman in Montana, and increased connectivity to popular warm-weather locales. The airline will deploy larger Embraer E-175 aircraft for select ski routes, enhancing service to destinations like Aspen in Colorado.