In just over two months, November 21 will mark the start of Southwest Airlines’ operations on a long transcontinental route linking Florida and California. The corridor in question connects Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) with San Diego International Airport (SAN), and passengers can expect block times around the six-hour mark. Two other airlines will also […]
Lufthansa Group is expanding its Boeing 737 MAX commitment by exercising options for 20 MAX 10 aircraft, taking its total firm order volume for the family to 60 aircraft. The group’s supervisory board approved the purchase on Thursday, converting part of the options secured in its 2023 Boeing agreement into firm commitments. Deliveries of the […]
Alaska Airlines crossed the Atlantic for the first time in April 2026, launching nonstop service from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport(SEA) to Rome Fiumicino (FCO) on a Boeing 787-9 inherited from Hawaiian Airlines. Within a month, the airline added daily year-round service to London Heathrow (LHR) on the same widebody type and daily seasonal service to Reykjavík […]
Although the title of the world’s most lethal fighter jet may still belong to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the new kid on the block from Skunk Works, the F-35 Lightning II, has plenty to brag about itself. The F-22 is a pure air superiority fighter, made for maximum performance and complete aerial domination; on […]
The US Air Force (USAF) is taking delivery of its first sixth-generation stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. In addition to being stealthier, more rugged, and packed with more technology than its predecessor, the B-2 Spirit, the B-21s are also supposed to be much cheaper per flight hour. The Raider is slated to cost […]
Despite operating an extensive international network throughout the Americas, Copa Airlines does not have a single widebody aircraft in its fleet. That has hardly prevented the Panamanian flag carrier from becoming one of the world’s most consistently profitable airlines. In the 2025 financial year, Copa achieved an operating margin of 22.6% and, excluding the pandemic […]
Frontier Airlines today announced that it is working with Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to introduce the Cancel for Any Reason product. Passengers can cancel up to 24 hours before departure and receive a refund for their ticket.
Beyond-visual-range missiles and stealth coatings were supposed to make the dogfight obsolete, yet high off-boresight weapons still win if the engagement collapses inside visual range. Six fighter jets currently in production or front-line service are built, in whole or in part, around winning that merge. The question is which design philosophy actually holds up once […]
British Transport Police (BTP) has become the first UK police force to routinely operate drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) as part of day-to-day policing, using BT’s Drone SIM technology and EE mobile connectivity. The new capability is being used to provide a faster way of responding to incidents across Britain’s rail network, allowing […]
The United States Air Force is not quietly retiring its T-38 Talon trainer (based on the Northrop F-5) fleet ahead of schedule. As of the time of writing (September 2026), the United States Air Force has not yet even begun phasing the aircraft out and doesn’t plan to retire the first batch of Talons until […]