Boeing has officially secured Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for its long-delayed 737 MAX 10 aircraft, marking a major milestone for the American planemaker as it now works to bring the largest member of its best-selling narrowbody family into commercial service. Coming in the form of an amended type certificate, the announcement came on […]
The Airbus A220 has an interesting market position. Almost no major airline is still ordering the A220-100, but the A220-300 is competing in the same space as the successful Airbus A319-100 and Boeing 737-700, yet it’s optimized for this size segment. The industry is generally favoring larger narrowbodies, but the A220-300 is remarkably efficient for […]
Lufthansa is bringing transatlantic service to Columbus, Ohio, for the first time, announcing a new nonstop route between John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Launching on May 5, 2027, the three-times-weekly service will be operated by a Boeing 787-9 featuring Lufthansa’s latest Allegris cabins, finally giving the Ohio capital a direct […]
One of America’s most recognizable low-cost carriers has had a total of 21 international routes in its network this year, as Frontier Airlines redeploys its aircraft elsewhere. The airline, which has a distinct livery depicting images of more than 200 animals on its aircraft tails, has cut services from Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Denver, Orlando, Midway, […]
Since its inception, the defining operational signature of Southwest Airlines was absolute nocturnal silence. The carrier had steadfastly kept its entire Boeing 737 fleet parked and grounded overnight, preserving rigorous maintenance windows and rejecting the traditional red-eye scheduling model adopted by legacy network carriers across North America. Such a strict adherence to daytime-only flying became […]
Breeze Airways has flown to Myrtle Beach since February 2024. The destination in South Carolina is famous for being a family-friendly beach destination with tens of miles of white sand, along with being the so-called golf capital of the world. It is not much of a surprise that it holds much appeal for Breeze.
The EU’s travel authorisation for visa-free visitors has lost its launch date again, and this time nothing has replaced it. Until the middle of this year, the European Commission said ETIAS would start operating in the last quarter of 2026. That line is gone. The Commission’s ETIAS page now says only that the system is […]
After 2026’s Operation Epic Fury and the F-15E rescue operation in Iran, the Air Force said it would keep the much-loved Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) in service until Fiscal 2030. For years, the Air Force has been asking to retire all its Warthogs, only to be stymied by Congress for years.
Emirates passengers traveling from Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) faced an overnight delay after a bird strike damaged a Boeing 777’s nose cone, forcing the airline to postpone the aircraft’s return flight for repairs. Flight EK517 was scheduled to depart DEL at 4:25 PM local time on Saturday, October […]
Scott Kirby built his three-decade aviation career by overseeing change. He is now with his fourth large US airline, working as CEO at United Airlines after being fired from his role as President of American Airlines in 2016. 10 years later, he reflected on his ouster from American in an interview with The New York […]