Breeze Airways is set to make a handful of temporary cuts to its network next month, suspending four routes to and from Florida for most of September. Elsewhere, three more Breeze routes will see capacity cuts next month, although all will at least continue to operate to some degree. Two of these are in Florida, […]

At the inception of US Naval aviation, the Navy ironically had an aviator before it acquired its first aircraft. Lieutenant Theodore G. Ellyson received orders to begin training in 1910 at the Glenn Curtiss aviation camp in San Diego. One year later, in July 1911, the Navy received its first aircraft from the Curtiss Company. […]

One of the best predictors of a successful fighter jet program is how many units are produced. This is especially true for aircraft that are exported to other countries that select them objectively (as opposed to Soviet-style military aid). There are exceptions, perhaps the most obvious being the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. The circumstances […]

This week marks two months until Delta Air Lines launches its new route from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airline will operate these ultra-long-haul flights with its 275-seat Airbus A350-900. After initially running daily, they will operate thrice weekly.

The US Air Force (USAF) has been aggressively pursuing its ‘Divest to Invest’ fleet modernization strategy for years. One of the big-ticket platforms that was slated to be sunset by 2030 was the Rockwell B-1B Lancer supersonic bomber. This aircraft was originally built to be a part of the nuclear deterrent Triad forces but evolved […]

The world’s largest low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, just made a number of schedule adjustments for Q3, and this has catapulted Nashville International Airport (BNA) to become its leading airport for added departures. This will see the airline add an additional 24 daily departures when compared to the same time last year.

A microscopic layer of melted desert dust on a turbine blade might seem an unlikely reason for one of the world’s largest airlines to reconsider a 45-aircraft order. But that is the backdrop to United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby putting Rolls-Royce in his “doghouse” as a contract dispute threatens to unravel the carrier’s long-delayed Airbus […]

The Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner were designed around the same basic idea: make long-haul flying more efficient without making passengers pay for that efficiency in comfort. Both use extensive composite structures, lower cabin altitudes, and advanced engines, but many passengers often report that the A350 feels just a little more serene. Over a […]

Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is changing the construction sequence of its multibillion-dollar ORDNext redevelopment as the rapid expansion of United Airlines and American Airlines puts increasing pressure on the airport’s existing gates. Chicago will break ground later in 2026 on the first phase of the new Concourse E, opening 14 gates in 2030 before […]

Each of America’s big three legacy carriers, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, has a similarly aged fleet. However, there are some differences. United has the oldest fleet at 15.1 years average aircraft age. Delta is close behind at 15 years. Finally, American has the youngest fleet with an average aircraft age of […]