Earlier this week, United Airlines made headlines with the announcement of a raft of exciting additions to its long-haul route network for the summer of 2027. While most of these concerned transatlantic travel to Europe from United’s main hubs on the East Coast, flyers at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) can also look forward to […]

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most famous aircraft in all of history. It’s one of the few aircraft to move beyond the industry and become a cultural icon, and it remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever built. Although the aircraft first flew over 60 years ago, it represents the pinnacle of […]

Allegiant Air’s September 2026 network will look different from the airline’s schedule one year earlier, with 11 airports no longer receiving Allegiant service compared with September 2025. The changes affect airports across the US: from California and Montana to Virginia and Michigan, although seven of the 11 are scheduled to return to the network from […]

Orlando Sanford International (SFB) is one of three airports serving Orlando. It is dwarfed by Orlando International Airport (MCO), but outranks Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB) in traffic. A key reason behind the sustainability of Sanford’s operations is the huge presence of Allegiant Air. In fact, Sanford is Allegiant’s top airport by departing flights, with […]

An Emirates Boeing 777-300ER touches down in northern Germany most days of the week, taxis past a terminal complex rebuilt to swallow the Airbus A380, and rolls to a stop on ground that has been receiving aircraft since before the Titanic sank. Hamburg Airport (HAM) has been selling tickets, in one form or another, since […]

On most commercial aircraft, the passenger seated next to the window has control over the window shade, and most passengers choose the window seat for the view outside. However, on one particular aircraft, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, it is only partly true that those sitting next to the window have control of the shade. On […]

Premium economy has become extremely popular in recent years because it offers a much more comfortable experience than economy without costing an entire summer’s worth of pay like business class. Except this isn’t always the case, because premium economy prices have become extremely high in some markets. It’s a simple supply and demand situation, because […]

Denver International Airport (DEN) is Southwest Airlines’ top base by the number of flights operated. According to current scheduling data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, the carrier penciled in atotal of 7,614 flights from the Colorado facility this August. This puts it comfortably ahead of Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, which […]

The Douglas DC-8 holds an important place in the history of commercial aviation. The four-engine narrowbody was among the first long-range jet airliners to enter service and marked the dawn of the commercial jet age in the US. It entered the market as a direct rival to Boeing’s 707 and initially attracted strong interest from […]

Ultra-long-haul travel means buckling into your seat for an extended period, usually to the other side of the globe. This article will uncover the longest ultra-long-haul flights to and from the United States. Have you flown on any of these flights?