Southwest Airlines recently scheduled its latest departure time to date, a 2:45 AM flight from Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The westbound overnight service, which the carrier describes as a “reverse red-eye,” was announced as part of its spring 2027 schedule and will be Southwest’s first overnight flight […]

Iberia appears to be evaluating four additional nonstop routes between Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) and the United States as the Spanish flag carrier continues its rapid North American expansion. A newly circulated planning map indicates that the airline is studying service to Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle, and Las Vegas, complementing an already growing transatlantic network from […]

Qantashas returned the last of its stored Airbus A380 to active service after nearly 2,000 days in long-term desert storage at Victorville. Its return marks the completion of the airline’s A380 reactivation program, restoring the operational fleet to ten aircraft after two others were retired and dismantled for parts. The reactivation has been described as […]

Qatar Airways is just weeks away from restoring nonstop flights between Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), with the route scheduled to resume on August 1. The service marks the airline’s return to Philadelphia for the first time since 2022, when it suspended operations and its close oneworld partner American Airlines […]

2026 is looking like being a big year for Luxair, with the flag carrier of Luxembourg launching a grand total of 11 new routes between March and November. All of these originate at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), and they serve a wide variety of destinations. Mediterranean getaways are a common thread, but these are by […]

Qatar Airways has an impressive network of long-haul destinations in the United States of America. Indeed, current scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, shows that the Qatari flag carrier and oneworld member flies to a grand total of 11 US cities from its main hub at Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH). […]

Air France‘s La Première first class suite won the 2026 iF Design Award in March. The jury’s citation praised its modular architecture, material craftsmanship, and multi-zone layout. What the jury did not specifically mention, but what Air France leads with in every commercial communication, is that each of the four suites carries two 32-inch (81-cm) […]

The US Air Force’s Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is planned to enter service in 2027, while the upgraded B-52J bomber is expected to enter service around 2033, with the older B-52H serving until then. It is working to bring a next-generation stealthy cruise nuclear missile, the AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Missile (LRSO), into service in 2030 […]

When aircraft deliveries are suspended, the public usually assumes the underlying issue is obvious and substantial: an engine problem, a significant structural irregularity, or another defect that can be readily seen and understood. Few would expect the trigger to be a manufacturing deviation measuring just 0.005 inches (0.13 mm) wide, roughly the thickness of a […]