Tag: ai
NEWS Sep 30, 2026 British Airways Restarts Starlink Installation on Airbus A350 Fleet With Free High-Speed Wi-Fi for Passengers British Airways has resumed its Starlink Wi-Fi rollout, fitting Airbus A350 aircraft with free ultra-fast in-flight internet for all passengers. Read More →
ROUTES Sep 30, 2026 United Airlines Deploys Premium-Heavy Boeing 787-9 on Two New Holiday Routes United Airlines will operate its high-premium Boeing 787-9 on routes to Houston and Sydney this holiday season, offering more business class seats. Read More →
NEWS Sep 29, 2026 Delta A330 Makes Emergency Landing in Portugal After Smoke Fills Cabin, Injuring 14 A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 diverted to the Azores after smoke filled the cabin over the Atlantic. Three were hospitalized and 11 others injured. Read More →
NEWS Sep 29, 2026 Alaska Airlines Unveils Aurora Premium Cabins With Lie-Flat Suites and New Lounges Alaska Airlines introduces Aurora premium cabins with lie-flat suites on Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 787 aircraft, plus premium economy and new lounges. Read More →
NEWS Sep 28, 2026 Avelo Airlines Expands McKinney Operations With Third Aircraft and Four New Nonstop Routes Avelo Airlines adds a third Boeing 737 at McKinney National Airport, launching nonstop service to four new destinations across the country. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 27, 2026 Are Ultra-Long-Haul Routes Actually Profitable, or Just Good PR? Ultra-long-haul routes generate headlines, but their profitability hinges entirely on premium-cabin demand -- a lesson Thai Airways learned the hard way, and one Qantas is now betting nearly half a billion dollars on with Project Sunrise's record-breaking Sydney-London route. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 27, 2026 Why Airlines Are Facing New Legal Pressure Over AI-Driven Overbooking Decisions As airlines hand overbooking decisions to AI systems, traditional aviation insurance and liability law are struggling to keep up -- creating coverage gaps, antitrust exposure, and new discrimination risks that could pull software vendors into court alongside the airlines themselves. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2026 United Airlines Passenger Says Carrier Forced Her to Sit Beside Man Who Masturbated During Flight A woman claims United Airlines kept her seated next to a passenger who exposed himself mid-flight, then allowed him to walk free upon landing. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2026 Airbus Calls A321neo Manufacturing Defect a Quality Problem, Not a Safety Risk Airbus says a newly disclosed A321neo defect affecting hundreds of jets is a quality issue, not a safety concern, as airlines await fixes. Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2026 Mystery Odor Sickens Seven Flight Attendants on Hawaiian Airlines Flight to Honolulu Seven flight attendants fell ill after a mysterious odor filled the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Read More →