For more than three decades, Premium Economy has occupied one of the most important spaces in commercial aviation, bridging the widening gap between economy class and business class while offering passengers a more comfortable way to fly long-haul without paying the steep prices associated with lie-flat luxury cabins. While dozens of airlines now market increasingly […]
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The group behind the Heathrow West expansion plan for the UK hub airport has released further details of its proposal ahead of submitting a formal plan next year. Arora Group is working with experts from technic al advisor Bechtel and has the backing of a number of key airlines and other stakeholders including IAG, Virgin […]
The B-2 Spirit Bomber is the most expensive aircraft ever conceived, with an average unit cost exceeding $2 billion (when adjusted for inflation). It is also an incredibly costly aircraft to operate and maintain, costing approximately $30 million per year to fly and over 100 hours of maintenance per hour flown.
Several NATO allies in Europe are extending the service lives of or retiring frontline fighter jets without immediate replacements because next-generation programs are delayed and procurement decisions have stalled. Spain will keep roughly 60 F/A-18 Hornets flying until as late as 2035–2040, while its AV-8B Harriers are still expected to retire around 2030 with no […]
The global aviation maintenance and engineering sector is facing an increasingly complex operating environment, with supply chain disruption, ageing fleets and engine reliability issues continuing to place heavy pressure on operators and MRO providers. Ahead of the World Maintenance & Engineering Symposium (WMES) taking place in Madrid on June 24-25, director general of the International […]
Korean Air will absorb Asiana Airlines and retire its rival’s brand, completing a five‑year consolidation that will leave South Korea with a single, enlarged flag carrier from December 17, 2026. Boards at both airlines approved the merger on May 13, with a formal signing set for May 14. Once executed, Asiana Airlines will cease to […]
Reconsider travel to Rwanda. Do not travel at this time to Rwanda due to health (ebola outbreak in the region). The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in Rwanda due to the Health situation. On May 15, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level […]
Southwest Airlines spent more than five decades building one of the most operationally efficient business models in commercial aviation. Its open seating system was not simply a quirky brand identity feature; it was a carefully engineered mechanism designed to accelerate boarding, reduce gate time, and maximize aircraft utilization across a dense short-haul network. That efficiency […]
This summer, the Irish capital, Dublin, is set to have a new longest route, as China Eastern Airlines has scheduled a nonstop service from Shanghai to Dublin Airport (DUB). The commencement of this service will beat the airport’s current longest service to Los Angeles, operated by the Irish carrier Aer Lingus.