Etihad Airways carried 22.4 million passengers in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 21%, as it rolled out new capacity across its network amid strong demand. Load factor rose two percentage points to 88.3%, "reflecting strong commercial performance throughout the year", says Etihad. Twenty-nine aircraft joined the Abu Dhabi carrier's fleet, the largest single-year fleet expansion in its history, bringing the total to 127. Chief executive Antonoaldo Neves describes 2025 as "a year of strong growth for Etihad", adding: "We carried more than 22 million passengers – the highest annual total in our history – while improving our service, product and customer satisfaction across the year."

Iberia has appointed Joana de Epalza as chief financial officer to replace Gabriel Perdiguero, who is moving to the same job at IAG stablemate British Airways. The new Iberia finance chief moves over from another Spanish IAG airline, Vueling, where she currently serves as head of finance and transformation. Perdiguero, meanwhile, replaces Jose Antonio Barrionuevo, who is stepping up to be IAG's finance chief. The changes are effective June. In addition to her experience at Vueling, de Epalza brings two decades of experience in finance and management at companies such as Alpine, Algeco and Elliot Group, where she likewise served as chief financial officer.

Aer Lingus has ceased the sale of tickets from Manchester to Barbados, New York and Orlando after March, as the Irish carrier mulls a potential closure of its base in the UK city. The action follows a series of staff consultations in November and December on the future of the operation. Aer Lingus today told its Manchester employees that "the process will now enter a phase of consultation for the purpose of mitigating job losses which would occur in the event of a base closure", it states. Passengers who have already booked onto flights past March will be offered refunds. The carrier's operations between Manchester and Ireland are unaffected. The Unite union says that Aer Lingus has acknowledged that the routes are profitable, but that they have underperformed its routes from Ireland. Data shows that Aer Lingus operates Airbus A330s on the connections, with a total of 13 weekly return flights scheduled through March.