ROUTESMay 01, 2026WestJet Is Flying to Eight European Cities in Summer 2026Canada's second-largest airline is opening a new chapter in its transatlantic history by launching eight new nonstop routes to Europe. Read More →
ROUTESApr 29, 2026United Airlines Is Now Flying Nonstop to Four European Cities No Other US Carrier ReachesUnited Airlines has formally launched the most ambitious week of new route openings in its current summer expansion, kicking off nonstop services to four European destinations: Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; and Santiago de Compostela, Spain- that no other US network carrier serves directly.Read More →
ROUTESApr 28, 2026Alaska Airlines Just Flew to Europe for the First Time in Its 93-Year HistoryAt 5:30 PM Pacific time on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Alaska Airlines Flight AS180 lifted off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport bound for Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport, and 93 years of Pacific-only aviation history came to an end. Read More →
NEWSApr 24, 2026ICE Boarded a Man on the Wrong Flight to Alaska and Ignored the Crew Who Tried to Stop ThemA deeply troubling incident from May 2025 has only now come to light following a detailed investigation by The Seattle Times, one that reveals how federal immigration officers boarded a deportee onto entirely the wrong Alaska Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ignored repeated warnings from flight attendants, and then compounded the error by re-detaining the man for a further 16 days after an airline captain used his own money to help him. Read More →
ROUTESApr 24, 2026Air Canada Just Took Delivery of a Jet That Will Change How Canadians Fly Across the AtlanticCanada's flag carrier reached a defining moment in its fleet history on Thursday, April 24, 2026, when it formally took delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR from the manufacturer's Hamburg facility.Read More →
NEWSApr 23, 2026Lufthansa's Refitted A380 Just Landed in Los Angeles With New Business ClassAfter nearly twelve weeks on the ground in Dresden and two days of final preparations in Munich, Lufthansa's first retrofitted Airbus A380 superjumbo carried its first revenue passengers departing Munich Airport as flight LH452 bound for Los Angeles International Airport. Read More →
NEWSApr 21, 2026A Cockpit Display Fell and Knocked Out a Southwest Pilot Mid-TakeoffA Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 was forced to declare an emergency and return to Las Vegas after the captain was struck on the head by a detached Head-Up Display unit during the takeoff roll. Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026United, American Silently Remove Free T-Mobile Inflight WiFi OptionMillions of T-Mobile customers who have come to rely on free in-flight Wi-Fi as a standard perk of their mobile plan are discovering a quiet but consequential change at 35,000 feet. Read More →
NEWSApr 14, 2026The World's First Economy Sleep Pods Are Finally Taking Flight on Air New Zealand's Longest RoutesAir New Zealand has confirmed that its revolutionary Economy Skynest™, the world's first lie-flat sleep pods designed specifically for economy-class passengers, will go on sale on 18 May 2026, with the first flights featuring the product commencing in November 2026. Read More →
NEWSApr 14, 2026Air Canada's Aurora Suites on the A321XLR Just Changed What Narrowbody Flying MeansAir Canada and seat manufacturer Collins Aerospace formally unveiled the complete cabin configuration for the airline's incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Read More →
