El Al upgrades its 777 Business Class
Israeli carrier to refresh its business class with direct aisle access product. Israeli flag carrier El Al will be giving… Read More »
WSJ ranked JetBlue last in its 2021 U.S. airline survey
JetBlue usually gets some pretty good press. However, the airline got the wrong end of the stick recently and some… Read More »
Aegean introduces high-speed broadband on board
Greek carrier Aegean is accelerating its onboard experience with the introduction of high-speed in-flight broadband. The connectivity solution is powered… Read More »
Delta, Lyft Enhance App Partnership
Delta Air Lines and Lyft are enhancing their combined mobile phone application to bring Delta SkyMiles customers more real-time information…. Read More »
US Embassy Issues Security Alert for Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum
Following the fatal January 21 shooting of two Canadian tourists at a five-star hotel in the Playa del Carmen area… Read More »
Qatar Airways creates menu to celebrate the Year of the Tiger
Qatar Airways is making the most of the Lunar New Year celebrations by offering its passengers a specially curated… Read More »
West Coast startup low-cost wants to become the first discount trans-Pacific airline
As the world emerges from the pandemic, startup low-cost airline Northern Pacific Airways intends to become the first discount trans-Pacific… Read More »
Southwest weighs bringing onboard booze back this spring
Booze could be coming back to Southwest Airlines planes this spring. The carrier, which suspended alcohol service in March 2020,… Read More »
Delta refreshes onboard offering with new sustainable products
Delta is refreshing its onboard offering with more sustainable products such as artisan-made amenity kits, recycled bedding and reusable and… Read More »
What’s driving the spike in U.S. air rage incidents
There were more than 5,700 reports of air rage on U.S. airlines in 2021 compared with a typical year of… Read More »
Prosecutors say airline passenger refused to wear mask, exposed himself, and threw can during flight
Prosecutors said a Delta Air Lines passenger who refused to wear a mask during a flight exposed himself to other… Read More »
American Airlines London flight turned around because passenger refused to wear a mask
An American Airlines flight heading to London on Wednesday turned around about an hour after leaving Miami when a “disruptive… Read More »
Two men charged in separate incidents of criminal conduct aboard aircraft
A federal grand jury returned two indictments Jan. 18 and 19 charging an Alexandria man and a New York City… Read More »
SWISS unveils innovative new cabin onboard its A320neo aircraft
Switzerland flag carrier SWISS has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo featuring a new, innovative “Airspace” cabin concept. The… Read More »
San Francisco police officers kill person armed with 2 guns at SFO BART station
San Francisco police officers Thursday morning shot and killed a person armed with two guns in front of the BART… Read More »
Southwest Airlines to consider assigned seats for passengers
Incoming Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan said during a virtual town hall meeting the carrier would consider assigned seating… Read More »
Woman ejected for removing mask to drink water sues Southwest for $10 million
Southwest Airlines was sued for $10 million on Tuesday by a 68-year-old Florida woman who said the carrier ejected her… Read More »
Air France launches more sustainable comfort kits
Air France is offering its long-haul business class customers a new comfort kit made of up to 93% recycled material…. Read More »
FAA data confirms 2021 was the worst year ever for unruly airplane passengers in the US
More than ever, flight attendants have been dealing with unruly passengers fighting against mask mandates, and now, they’re saying enough… Read More »
FAA briefly grounded flights in Western U.S. as ‘precaution’ due to North Korea tested missile
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Jan. 12 that it briefly paused departures at some West Coast airports Monday evening,… Read More »
How to insure your trip amid massive airline cancellations
Air travel continues to be disrupted this week by the national surge in Covid infections, and many worried Americans may… Read More »
U.S. Airlines reported 5,981 cases of unruly airline passengers in 2021
The FAA has launched 1,075 investigations into passenger behavior on flights this year. Airlines reported nearly 6,000 cases of unruly… Read More »