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United Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees as Rising Fuel Costs Hit Global Aviation

United Airlines Raises Checked Bag Fees as Rising Fuel Costs Hit Global Aviation

United Airlines has increased United Airlines baggage fees by $10 across its domestic and Americas network, marking the carrier's first adjustment to checked luggage pricing in two years. The…

Radu Balas4 Apr 2026Industry

Alaska Airlines Bans Passenger After Vaping Incident on Boeing 737 MAX
Alaska Airlines has permanently banned a passenger following a vaping incident aboard a Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating a domestic flight from Seattle to Sacramento. The passenger triggered a lavatory…
Radu Balas4 Apr 2026Industry
F-35 Among US Aircraft Damaged As Iran Conflict Exposes Military Aviation Risks
US military aircraft including advanced F-35 stealth fighters have sustained damage during operations related to the ongoing Iran conflict, according to reports citing defense officials and Air &…
Radu Balas27 Mar 2026Industry
'Please Do Something': Pilots Raised Safety Concerns At LaGuardia For Years Before Crash
Pilots had been warning aviation authorities about safety concerns at New York's LaGuardia Airport for years before a recent crash brought the issues into sharp focus, according to industry reports…
Radu Balas27 Mar 2026Industry
Gulf Airlines Recover Slowly As Iran War Continues To Disrupt Flights
Gulf airlines are gradually restoring flight operations three weeks after escalating conflict forced widespread cancellations, but activity remains 15-25% below pre-conflict levels across the region's…
Radu Balas23 Mar 2026Industry
Aviation in Focus: Dubai Under Fire, a Supersonic Milestone, and the Industry's Supply Chain Reality
The past two weeks have made clear that aviation in 2026 operates at the intersection of geopolitics, engineering ambition, and industrial strain. A drone disabled the world's busiest international…
Radu Balas17 Mar 2026Industry
How Airspace Closures Are Changing Global Flight Routes in 2026
Updated on March 2026. Ever noticed your flight to Asia suddenly takes two hours longer ? Or wondered why that direct route disappeared from your airline's schedule? The answer lies above - in the…
Radu Balas3 Mar 2026Industry
Lufthansa Group to Equip 850 Aircraft with Starlink Broadband by 2029
Lufthansa Group announced January 13, 2026 , it will equip its entire fleet of approximately 850 aircraft with Starlink satellite internet connectivity, representing the largest deployment of the…
Radu Balas20 Jan 2026Industry
Taylor Swift's Private Jet: Inside the Falcon 7X and the Eras Tour Flights
Taylor Swift flies a Dassault Falcon 7X. Her jets flew over 178,000 miles in 2023, the first year of the Eras Tour. What the jet can do, what it costs, and the rows over emissions and tracking.
Radu Balas17 Jan 2026Industry
Talon Air Expands Fleet to 40 Aircraft as Independent Charter Operator
Talon Air, a Long Island-based private jet charter and aircraft fleet management company, has completed a management buyout that closed January 2, 2026, transitioning the operation to independent…
Radu Balas16 Jan 2026Industry
Alaska Airlines Orders 105 Boeing 737-10s in Record Fleet Expansion
Alaska Airlines has committed to purchasing 105 Boeing 737-10 aircraft with options for 35 additional units, marking the carrier's largest single aircraft order. The Seattle-based airline also ordered…
Radu Balas16 Jan 2026Company news
Private Aviation Sets New Flight Record in Week 2 of 2026
Global private jet operations recorded 65,940 departures during the second week of 2026, establishing a new record for weekly flight activity, according to data from WingX. The figure represents a 4%…
Radu Balas16 Jan 2026Industry
ANA 429-Seat Boeing 787-10: Inside Japan's High-Density Dreamliners
All Nippon Airways operates the world's highest-density Boeing 787 aircraft. The Japanese carrier configured its domestic 787-10s with 429 seats. That number sits only 11 seats below the maximum…
Radu Balas12 Jan 2026Industry
Airbus Issues Major A320 Recall Affecting 6,000 Jets After Flight Control Incident
European manufacturer orders immediate software fix amid peak holiday travel; recall linked to solar radiation corrupting flight control data . Airbus has ordered an immediate software change on…
Radu Balas29 Nov 2025Industry
Navi Mumbai Airport Opens: Jeet Adani Reflects on Challenges
Mumbai, India: The launch of the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) marks a defining moment for India’s aviation sector, restoring balance in the country’s busiest air corridor and giving Mumbai…
Radu Balas7 Oct 2025Company news
Skyryse Unveils Skylar AI Assistant to Reduce Pilot Workload
Skyryse unveiled Skylar, an AI flight assistant built into its SkyOS fly-by-wire system, to handle ATC transcription, flight planning, weather and checklists.
Radu Balas6 Oct 2025AI and search
Lufthansa Unveils 100-Year Anniversary Livery
Lufthansa unveiled its centenary livery on Boeing 787-9 D-ABPU: a blue fuselage with an oversized white crane. Five more aircraft were due to follow in 2026.
Marius Stefan3 Oct 2025Company news
Virgin Atlantic and Joby Plan 200mph Electric Air Taxis in the UK
Virgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation plan electric air taxi flights from Heathrow and Manchester, bookable through Virgin's app, using Joby's four-passenger eVTOL.
Cristina Gabriela2 Oct 2025Industry
UK Raises Private Jet Air Passenger Duty by 50 Per Cent
From 1 April 2026 the higher rate of UK Air Passenger Duty on large private jets rises 50% above inflation, to as much as £1,141 per passenger on long-haul flights.
Ankit Kumar30 Sept 2025Industry
Flexjet Expands Fleet with Gulfstream G700s
Flexjet launched a Gulfstream G700 fractional programme in September 2025 with three aircraft, operated in its Red Label tier with up to 15 passengers.
Radu Balas22 Sept 2025Industry
Air India Express Flight Returns to Vizag After Suspected Bird Strike
Air India Express flight IX 2658 to Hyderabad returned to Visakhapatnam on 18 September 2025 after a suspected bird strike on climb. All 103 passengers were safe.
Marius Stefan21 Sept 2025Industry
Air Canada Launches Cabin Upgrade Program for Dash 8-400 Fleet
Air Canada is refitting 25 Jazz-operated Dash 8-400 turboprops with new Expliseat seats, mainline-style interiors and free Wi-Fi, a first for the type.
Radu Balas18 Sept 2025Company news
IndiGo's Mumbai-Copenhagen Route Marks New Chapter
IndiGo said it would launch three-weekly Mumbai-Copenhagen flights on 8 October 2025 with a Boeing 787-9 wet-leased from Norse Atlantic, its first route to Scandinavia.
Cristina Gabriela16 Sept 2025Industry
Bombardier's C$7.4B Impact on Canadian Economy
A PwC study commissioned by Bombardier found its manufacturing added C$7.4 billion to Canada's GDP in 2024 and supported about 48,500 full-time jobs.
Ankit Kumar15 Sept 2025Industry
PlaneSense Marks 30 Years of Fractional Aircraft Ownership
PlaneSense, the New Hampshire fractional provider and largest US Pilatus operator, marked 30 years on 9 September 2025 with 45 PC-12s and 17 PC-24s in service.
Radu Balas11 Sept 2025Industry

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