ROUTESApr 30, 2026American Airlines Just Flew to Venezuela for the First Time in Seven YearsSeven years of diplomatic rupture, political upheaval, a US government flight ban, and the eventual capture of a sitting head of state all came to an end at Gate D at Miami International Airport on Thursday morning.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 29, 2026Air Canada Has Quietly Pulled the Plug on Its Montreal-Algiers RouteAir Canada has cancelled its entire planned summer 2026 service between Montréal and Algiers, its longest nonstop route to Africa, in a decision directly driven by the doubling of jet fuel prices since the start of the US-Iran conflict in late February. Read More →
NEWSApr 28, 2026American Airlines is Banning Power Banks From Overhead Bins Starting This Weekend: What You Need to KnowEffective May 1, 2026, American Airlines will become the largest carrier in the United States to formally revise its rules on portable power banks, the lithium-ion charging devices that tens of millions of travellers carry onto planes every day without a second thought. Read More →
NEWSApr 28, 2026Southwest Flight Attendant Awarded $1 Million After 9-Year Lawsuit Over Religious BeliefsA nine-year legal battle between a Southwest Airlines flight attendant, her airline, and her own union has reached its financial conclusion. Read More →
NEWSApr 27, 2026Emirates Activates Starlink Satellite Internet on the Landmark A380 SuperjumboEmirates has achieved a world first in commercial aviation by completing the installation of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet system aboard an Airbus A380 superjumbo, making it the first airline to operate the technology on the iconic double-decker aircraft.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, 2026PHOTOS: Air Premia Inaugurates Service to Washington-DullesSouth Korea's Air Premia celebrated one of the most significant moments in its young history on Thursday, April 24, 2026, operating the first scheduled flight between Seoul's Incheon International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.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 →
