South African carrier Airlink is set to launch its first-ever services between Cape Town, South Africa, and Mauritius later this year. The airline identifies this route as a suitable alternative that would allow passengers to avoid the crowds and hassle of flying through Johannesburg. What makes this more special is that the carrier will be […]

On April 10, 2026, Delta Air Lines retired N171DN, a Boeing 767-300ER that had been in service with the airline for nearly 36 years. It was delivered to Delta in June 1990, and took its first flight in April 1990, while its final revenue flight would be from San Francisco to Atlanta on April 9. […]

While the first example of the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider has already taken flight, marking history as the world’s first sixth-generation stealth bomber, the US Air Force is pushing to begin replacing legacy airframes en masse as soon as possible. The USAF is completely retiring the Rockwell B-1 Lancer fleet of 45 jets to […]

One JetBlue Mint traveler, going by the username brittneynicole291 on Instagram, posted a video that showed they claim to be a rat crawling through lighted panels on the overhead bins while in flight. Yesterday, JetBlue responded to the incident with an apology via the comment section on Instagram.

The Airbus A350 is the world’s second-best-selling modern widebody aircraft after the rival Boeing 787 Dreamliner and is one of the main workhorses of ultra-long-range routes. One of the A350’s advantages over the Dreamliner is its longer range, although all three 787s have the range to service the vast majority of routes. After the cancellation […]

Since Dubai-based Emirates is the largest operator of the Airbus A380, it is no surprise that the airline operates the type to the highest number of destinations in the world. As per the airline’s latest schedule, the carrier will be deploying the aircraft to 48 of its global destinations during the month of July. This […]

Recent reporting from Reuters says that Airbus is unsure about a 2026 launch of the A220-500. The media outlet says that this uncertainty is due to a lacklustre response from major leasing companies on top of the ongoing debate over range and performance. Reuters reports that the information comes from a combination of six industry […]

An unusual incident took place in Tenerife on Friday after Pope Leo XIV was forced to disembark from his Iberia Airbus A320 due to an engine technical issue. The Pope and his delegation had fully boarded when the captain announced that one of the engines would not start amid strong winds at Tenerife Norte Airport […]

When Airbus launched the Airbus A350 program, it made a decision that fundamentally reshaped the long-term engine market: the aircraft would be powered exclusively by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. Unlike many modern airliners that offer customers a choice between competing powerplants, the A350 family was engineered around a single engine platform from the beginning. More […]