Airlines are suspending flights to Saudi Arabia’s capital after a fresh Houthi missile attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH) on Thursday, October 8, left a Saudia aircraft badly damaged by fire. The Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for targeting the airport with a ballistic missile, although Saudi authorities have not confirmed that its projectile […]
Air Canada has announced the termination of its non-stop service between Vancouver International Airport(YVR) and Singapore Changi Airport(SIN), bringing an unexpected end to the carrier’s longest flight by distance. Launched in early 2024, the ultra-long-haul connection was intended to boost the airline’s transpacific expansion and establish Vancouver as an important gateway linking North America to […]
Everyone knows that Air Canada is by far the largest international operator serving the North American country. In 2026, the Star Alliance member has an average 266 daily departures beyond Canada’s borders. It has 37% of the market, rising to 39% for sales for sale due to widebody operations.
In the late 2010s, the name Rolls-Royce was most closely associated with durability issues related to the Trent 1000 engines on the Boeing 787. These motors faced premature wear, leading to Trent 1000-equipped Dreamliners getting their ETOPS ratings downgraded while planes were grounded worldwide, and the Trent 1000 lost significant market share to the competing […]
Private jets often cruise above the traffic used by commercial airlines, but the reason is not simply that business aviation has access to a higher layer of sky. The aircraft themselves are optimized for a different mission. A Gulfstream G650, for example, can climb to an initial cruise altitude of 41,000 feet (12,497 meters) and […]
Frontier Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first aircraft formerly operated by Spirit Airlines, with Airbus A321neoN731NK set to become N814FR. The 2024-built A321neo was withdrawn after Spirit ceased operations in May and was ferried from Marana to Tucson on September 28 for its next chapter.
Delta Air Lines filed schedule changes across September 2026 that remove seven domestic routes from its network between early November 2026 and early January 2027. Five affect New York and Las Vegas. Two more, New York JFK to Dallas/Fort Worth and Seattle to Philadelphia, were added to Delta’s schedule on September 19. Two additional services, […]
Everyone knows that Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is by far Alaska Airlines’ primary hub. Cirium Diio data shows that the oneworld member currently has 303 daily nonstop departures (double for total movements). It accounts for 52.6% of the airport’s total scheduled passenger activity.
The Boeing 737 MAX 10 is approaching certification as the largest and most capable member of the MAX family, but it is arriving in a market that Airbus has reshaped around a different kind of narrowbody. The MAX 10 is optimized for capacity, seat economics, and high-frequency domestic or regional flying.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines plans to reintroduce the option for travelers to preorder food in economy on select flights. This program was previously offered, and as analyzed by Upgraded Points, the reintroduced offering is part of an overall attempt by American to improve the onboard experience and to more efficiently stock onboard meal options.