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Lufthansa Retires Iconic LH1 Flight Number After Decades of Service

Lufthansa (LH) will retire its historic flight number LH1 from the summer 2026 schedule, ending a decades-long tradition...

Boeing 777X Sets New Standard With Active Takeoff Protection

Boeing is preparing to introduce the 777X, its latest widebody aircraft, with a safety feature never before certified on...

Air New Zealand Reviews Boarding Checks After Passenger Flies to Fiji Without Passport

Air New Zealand (NZ) is reinforcing its boarding checks after a passenger travelled from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Nadi ...

Air Canada 10,000 Flight Attendants Wage Dispute Resolved, Gets 12% Hike

An arbitrator has finalized wage terms for flight attendants at Air Canada (AC), formally closing a labour dispute that ...

FAA to Reassess Competency-Based Pilot Training Model in 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is preparing to formally study competency-based training and assessment (CBTA)...

Top 10 Longest Nonstop Routes of Emirates Airlines in 2026

Emirates (EK) will operate some of the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights in 2026, with block times stretching b...

Jetstar Crew Orders Disabled American Traveler Out of Exit Row on Adelaide Flight

A disabled American passenger has criticized a crew member after being asked to vacate an emergency exit row seat on a r...

Qantas Sued as Engineers Challenge A321XLR Outsourcing Shift

Qantas (QF) is facing fresh legal action as licensed aircraft engineers challenge the airline’s decision to outsource ke...

US Citizen Jailed for 4 Years Over AK-47 Smuggling at Moscow Airport

A Russian court has sentenced a U.S. citizen to four years in prison after he attempted to remove Kalashnikov rifle stoc...

Spirit Airlines Hit by Credit Card Breakup as Bankruptcy Pressure Deepens

Spirit Airlines (NK) is facing renewed financial turbulence as it prepares to lose a co-branded credit card partner amid...

Alaska Airlines Adds Seattle to Athens and Paris Nonstop Flights for 2027

United’s Ski Network Is Exploding, But the Data Tells a Different Story

American Airlines Passenger Says Attendant Confiscated Wife’s Business Class Meal and Throws it

Alaska Airlines Adds Seattle to Athens and Paris Nonstop Flights for 2027

JetBlue CEO Salary in 2026

Ryanair Cuts 40 Seconds From Safety Briefing, Leaving Cabin Crew Racing Against Time