3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (379+ words) After years of transforming itself into a low-cost carrier, Avianca is finally moving back in a premium direction with new business class suites and a substantially upgraded soft product for its Boeing 787 fleet. In a long overdue upgrade, Avianca will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (889+ words) American Airlines may be about to make a rather ironic widebody fleet decision: after prematurely retiring its entire Airbus A330 fleet during the pandemic, it is now seriously considering ordering the Airbus A330-900neo as the long-term replacement for its aging Boeing 777-200ERs. American…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (894+ words) Southwest Airlines has now made its airport lounge plans official, confirming four initial locations with at least seven more to follow. For an airline that spent decades proudly doing things differently, this is another unmistakable step toward becoming a more…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (792+ words) American Airlines is making a notable change to Flagship Dining: beginning September 15, access will expand beyond Flagship First and Flagship “Business Plus” to include eligible Flagship Business passengers as well. Even better for West Coast travelers, the long-shuttered Flagship Dining…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1584+ words) United Airlines is betting heavily on the Airbus A321XLR for its next phase of international growth, using the narrowbody not merely to replace aging Boeing 757s, but to open longhaul routes that would not be viable with a larger widebody aircraft. United…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1712+ words) United Airlines is unveiling what it calls the largest international expansion in its history for 2027, adding 10 new cities across Europe and Asia, including Okinawa, Luxembourg, Ibiza, Toulouse, Ljubljana, and two Italian islands, while finally revealing where its new Airbus A321XLR will…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) I decided to fly home from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles via Washington Dulles, Lisbon, and Frankfurt…as one does. The reason: to fly on a very special Lufthansa aircraft one more time. To be honest, I wanted to fly via…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (877+ words) I’ve stayed in, or at least visited, some unusual aviation-themed hotels and restaurants over the years, but somehow this one escaped my radar: a new hotel in Malaysia has transformed not one, but two historic Boeing 747s into luxury hotel suites....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (615+ words) Alaska Airlines is adding two more dots to its global route map from Seattle, with new nonstop service to Athens and Paris beginning in spring 2027. Both routes will be operated by the Boeing 787-9, and there is already some saver-level award…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1214+ words) Flight attendants operating Alaska Airlines’ new longhaul Boeing 787-9 flights say the carrier is asking too much of them, filing a formal grievance that attempts to gives management an ultimatum: add more flight attendants or cut back onboard service. I’m all…...