Qatar Airways and Emirates are in a premium flying arms race, with each currently undertaking multi-billion-dollar fleet-wide retrofits and upgrades. As each of these industry leaders is aiming to outdo the other, the landscape of business class flying is poised on the precipice of a watershed moment. The Qatar Airways Qsuite is the gold standard, […]
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The headline here is not intended to be deceiving. American Airlines really did, by its own account, send a non-ETOPS-certified Airbus A321 on a long-haul flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu in August 2015. That makes the core claim here fundamentally true, but while the […]
Chicago-based United Airlines is one of the largest carriers in the world by fleet size and destinations served. The airline, which has a fleet of more than 1,070 aircraft (as per ch-aviation), connects travelers to most corners of the globe. Back home in the United States, the airline also operates several small, short, and convenient […]
When the Airbus A380 took to the skies in 2005, it was heralded as the future of long-haul air travel. The world’s first full-length double-deck passenger aircraft, the A380 was built to carry more travelers, more comfortably, than any airliner before it. Its sheer size and technical ambition captured global attention. At a time when […]
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II represent two very different eras and philosophies of fighter aircraft design. Introduced in the 1970s, the F-15 was built to achieve absolute air superiority through speed, power, and maneuverability. Over nearly five decades of service, the aircraft has built an extraordinary combat record, […]
The production stability of the Boeing 737 MAX has been a major topic of discussion in the aviation industry following several years of safety crises, regulatory scrutiny, and manufacturing disruptions. Despite these challenges, analysts and policymakers in the United States are increasingly confident that Boeing can stabilize and eventually expand production of its most important […]
An aerial refueler operating for the United States Air Force has been lost over Iraq. In a public statement issued by the US Central Command on Thursday, March 12, it’s been confirmed that the aircraft involved was a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, flying over friendly airspace over western Iraq as part of Operation Epic Fury, and […]
Alaska Airlines has long been a successful airline that focused on its region of strength, the Pacific Northwest, but even as it faces increased competition from Delta Air Lines in its main hub and has completed a merger with Hawaiian Airlines, the carrier continues to grow in its core region. In 2026, Alaska Air Group […]
Denver International Airport (DEN) has launched a public gift card drive to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees working at the airport without pay during the ongoing partial federal shutdown. Denver International is asking travelers, airport workers, and the wider public to donate $10 and $20 grocery and gas gift cards.