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Southwest Airlines is reportedly leaning towards buying Boeing 787 Dreamliners as it eyes expansion into the long-haul international market, sources from within the Dallas-based carrier cited by Reuters have claimed.

Etihad’s chief commercial officer Arik De has left the Abu Dhabi-based carrier with immediate effect, and while the career moves of an airline executive of this level might not usually be headline news, De is the same man who was accused of being involved…

A Frontier Airlines flight attendant had to fight back an enraged passenger who lunged for the forward cabin door as the temperature on board the sweltering Airbus A321 jet reached fever pitch at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday…

The first images of a destroyed Saudia Airlines Airbus A320 series aircraft at Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) have emerged after a Houthi rebel ballistic missile attack on the airfield earlier on Thursday.

American Express has laid out new plans for its airport Centurion lounge network, framed as its ‘largest expansion to date,’ with new openings at London Heathrow Terminal 5 and Newark, as well as expanded spaces in Philadelphia and Houston George Bush Int…

Around a week ago, the ever-insightful aviation insider JonNYC on X shared that American Airlines was working on secret plans to expand the rollout of free, ultra-fast Starlink across its entire mainline fleet, rather than just on its Airbus narrowbody fl…

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has been closed after Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen fired yet another salvo of ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia.

Yet another European airline has chosen to install free, ultra-fast Starlink internet, which is fast becoming the de facto in-flight Wi-Fi service for full-service airlines around the world (with one very notable exception).

The State Department has issued a warning to US citizens in Saudi Arabia after three people were killed in Houthi air attacks on two airports in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Four American Airlines flight attendants were reportedly struck down with food poisoning after they ate leftover passenger meals while they were ‘deadheading’ from Dallas-Fort Worth to Rome over the weekend.

Delta Air Lines has been accused of race discrimination after it fired 15 airport ground workers at Miami International Airport (MIA) following an investigation into potential fraud on flights they were supervising that were going to Cuba.

JetBlue has secured access to the lion’s share of take-off and landing slots at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) from the defunct carrier Spirit Airlines after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rejected calls to give the slot pairs to an ultra-low-cost riv…

British Airways has just unveiled the world’s largest Business Class cabin… A staggering 106 suites stretch as far as the eye can see across the entire upper deck of the world’s largest airplane, the Airbus A380 superjumbo.

Passengers on board a transatlantic British Airways flight to Chicago O’Hare raced to put on oxygen masks that dropped from the ceiling on Monday afternoon after the aircraft failed to pressurize as it flew at 9,000 feet over Ireland.

In the days since the Flydubai flight FZ-1073 attempted terror atrocity, there’s been no shortage of wild hot takes about what went wrong and who should have stopped it.

Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani First Officer of Flydubai flight FZ-1073, who is accused of attacking his Captain with a crash axe in an attempt to take over the plane last Wednesday, had reportedly planned the bloody terror plot before he even joined the air…

United Airlines has told its nearly 30,000-strong workforce of flight attendants that it doesn’t want them using their non-rev travel benefits when they are off sick, with the airline telling them bluntly in a recently issued internal memo: “If you are too

It has now been widely reported that First Officer Hamam al-Hammami, who has been accused of attacking his captain on Flydubai flight FZ-1073 on Wednesday in an alleged terror attack, had already been flagged for serious security concerns at his previous…

The British government has promised to ban ‘rip-off’ airline fees, like charging parents to sit with their own children or to change simple name mistakes, in what Prime Minister Andy Burnham described as an “everyday fix” to put money back in the pockets…

An ex-Delta Air Lines flight attendant who was fired after an incident at a Savannah Courtyard by Marriott hotel, which left her with depression and anxiety, is now suing the airline for discriminatory termination, claiming the Atlanta-based carrier never…

There is finally an end in sight for the catering chaos that American Airlines has suffered at London Heathrow since March 2026, and the reason it dragged on for so long is all down to one very specific piece of equipment that the carrier struggled to acq…

An American Airlines passenger who was trapped in her window seat for an hour while the male stranger next to her allegedly masturbated during an international transatlantic red-eye flight from New York JFK to Milan is being allowed to sue the carrier for…

The Captain of a Flydubai plane to Tel Aviv, who was horrifically injured when his First Officer attacked him with a crash axe kept in the cockpit as the plane flew at 34,000 feet over Saudi Arabia, has spoken for the first time, reliving the moment that…

Earlier this year, American Airlines revealed plans to roll out free ultra-fast Starlink Wi-Fi, but the announcement came with one massive caveat: Starlink would only be installed across American’s narrowbody fleet of Airbus aircraft.

El Al Israel Airlines has been authorized by the Israeli government to operate special repatriation flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv after Flydubai was forced to temporarily suspend all operations on the route in the wake of a suspected terror attack perpet…

Flydubai has confirmed that it has suspended all flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv until further notice after one of its crew members allegedly stabbed a pilot and attempted to crash a packed Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft early on Wednesday.

In the hours since Flydubai flight FZ1073 was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia due to a major security incident that points towards a terrorist plot to crash the airliner, one question keeps coming up: how did a pilot get a weapon onboard to violently at…

British Airways has resumed the rollout of free ultra-fast Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi after pausing the program for nearly four months over the height of the summer travel rush.

Reports are emerging from within Israel that an incident that occurred on a Flydubai flight from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Tel Aviv (TLV) on Wednesday morning was terror-related after a “violent altercation” broke out in the cockpit of the pack…

Delta Air Lines has not responded to reports that its chief executive, Ed Bastian, made disparaging comments about Elon Musk, reportedly telling employees at a company event on Tuesday that “we do not want to be with Elon Musk.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is banning its security officers who check passenger documents, and the very first people that passengers meet as they enter the airport security checkpoint, from sitting down because, as the agency put it,…

If you asked me my opinion on the impact that the Iran War will have on the fortunes of neighboring Dubai, I would confidently state that the futuristic desert city will undoubtedly bounce back.

October 1, British Airways is set to launch a major revamp of its long-haul First Class ‘soft product’ – the serviceware, glassware, bedding, pyjamas, and amenities that are exclusive to the First cabin.

When Alaska Airlines acquired Hawaiian Airlines, the obvious question was whether the dominant party would allow its much smaller acquisition to wither and die due to a lack of investment.

Alaska Airlines has announced plans for a massive investment in its premium travel experience, which will include new lie-flat Business Class suites for its yet-to-be-certified Boeing 737MAX-10 aircraft, a new 41,000 feet premium lounge at its Seattle-Tac…

You’ll often see news stories of flight attendants or passengers sickened by a “mystery odor” on an airplane.

Anyone traveling from Israel to Amsterdam faces the risk of having their bags searched on arrival for goods that were produced in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank after the Dutch government introduced new laws that apply retroactively.

A man used his long-distance internet relationship with an American Airlines employee who worked on the ground at Bangor Airport to call in a series of bomb threats that were taken so seriously that flights were delayed and the Federal Aviation Administra…

A Boston-bound Delta Air Lines flight, which was flying at 32,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, made an emergency diversion to Porto, Portugal, on Sunday after smoke filled the cabin, sickening eleven passengers, with three being transported to the hospi…

A court has ruled that a broken automated external defibrillator (AED) was not responsible for the death of a 14-year-old boy on an American Airlines flight, and, as such, his family is unable to sue the carrier for at least $215,000.

Airlines are being forced to ‘tanker’ fuel on flights to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) because fuel barges that normally keep the airport’s Jet-A fuel reserves stocked up haven’t been allowed to set sail due to the threat of a rare September no…

Flight attendants at United Airlines aren’t entitled to sit in Premium Economy when ‘deadheading’ on an international flight because of a bizarre ruling about what constitutes Premium Economy on United’s planes.

In news that will surprise no one, Heathrow’s controversial third runway has reportedly been delayed yet again, although this time it isn’t down to a legal challenge or even environmental concerns.

Air Baltic, the beleaguered Latvian flag carrier that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US last week, is removing sick bags from seat-back pockets as part of a slew of desperate cost-cutting measures as it seeks to unlock up to €350 million

Qatar Airways’ remaining fleet of aging Airbus A330s has finally been retired for good, four years later than planned, after they were pressed back into action due to production delays with next-generation aircraft that were due to replace them.

Seven flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu reported being sickened by a mystery odor on Thursday, although the cause of the smell hasn’t been publicly revealed and the plane has already been returned to service.

American Airlines claimed it didn’t owe a couple who were downgraded from Business Class to Premium Economy on a long-haul transatlantic flight to Edinburgh anything, using an international treaty as its excuse, while ignoring Department of Transportation…

Dubai has a pretty complicated relationship with neighbouring Iran.

Republican U.S.

Minnesota-based ultra-low-cost airline Sun Country is being sued by a group of girls’ football team players and parents over whether the term “you people” is a racial slur after a now-viral incident aboard one of the carrier’s planes on August 3.