I asked United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby about his reported merger overtures to both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. He would not confirm the conversation with Delta, but his answer revealed something more interesting: Kirby wants to build...
Inside United Airlines’ Massive Denver Training Center, Where 860 Pilots Can Train Every Day
I was in Denver yesterday for the ceremony marking completion of the first phase of United Airlines’ expanded Flight Training Center, and the scale of the operation is impressive: nearly 700,000 square feet, 86 training devices, and the ability...
Alaska Airlines Adds 787-9 Flights To Athens And Paris, Putting Its Seattle Global Strategy To The Test
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...
American Airlines Is Expanding Premium Seating From 25% To 40% Across Its Narrowbody Fleet
American Airlines is not just bringing seatback screens back to its narrowbody fleet. It is also making a much bigger bet on premium seating, increasing the share of First Class and Main Cabin Extra seats from about 25% today...
American Airlines Reverses Course, Brings Seatback Screens Back To Every Narrowbody Seat
American Airlines has made it official: seatback screens are coming back to its narrowbody mainline fleet, reversing a strategy that saw the carrier spend years removing them while Delta Air Lines kept investing in them and United Airlines eventually...
Delta Nearly Doubles Delta One Cabin On New A330-900neos With 56 Suites
Delta Air Lines is following American Airlines and United Airlines in creating a premium-heavy widebody subfleet, with future Airbus A330-900neos set to feature a massive 56-seat Delta One cabin. Delta Plans High-J A330-900neo With 56 Delta One Suites I...
NTSB: Engine Debris Shattered Ryanair 737 Window, Nearly Pulling Passenger Out
We now know what caused a Ryanair passenger to be partially sucked out of a Boeing 737 window over Greece last month, and the details are frighteningly similar to the fatal Southwest Airlines accident in 2018. Engine Debris Shattered...
Delta Considering Much Larger First Class Cabins After Surprise Success Of 44-Seat A321neo
Delta Air Lines accidentally created an A321neo with a massive 44-seat First Class cabin. Now passengers are buying those seats at such a high rate that Delta is reconsidering just how large its domestic First Class cabins should be....
Air France Closes Paris Lounge Sauna After Passengers Apparently Turned It Into A Sex Den
I was looking forward to one of my favorite pre-flight rituals at Paris Charles de Gaulle: a sauna in the Air France Lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall L. Instead, I discovered that the sauna is gone for good, apparently...
Delta Deepens Austin Push With New Paris Route As It Tries To Succeed Where American Failed
Delta Air Lines has officially announced nonstop service from Austin to Paris next spring, confirming a route first revealed weeks ago by aviation insider JonNYC. The new transatlantic route is notable on its own, but it also raises a...
United Airlines Can Finally Unlock Its New 787-9 Polaris Suite Doors
UPDATE: The FAA has now certified the privacy doors on United Airlines’ new Boeing 787-9 Polaris suites for use in flight. Until now, the doors on United’s new Polaris and Polaris Studio suites had been locked in the open...
I’m Deliberately Routing Through Dallas Just To Try American Airlines’ New BBQ
American Airlines is expanding its Pecan Lodge barbecue partnership across eligible domestic first class flights from Dallas-Fort Worth. That is good news for barbecue lovers. It may also confirm that I have a problem, because I am now deliberately...
American Airlines Quietly Downgrades Elite Upgrades On Premium Domestic Routes
American Airlines is introducing complimentary Premium Economy upgrades for elite members on select domestic routes…which may sound like an improvement, but it comes with a substantial catch: passengers booked in economy will no longer be eligible for complimentary upgrades...
Air India Hires The Man Who Built Ethiopian Airlines Into Africa’s Aviation Powerhouse
Air India has appointed Tewolde Gebremariam, the former longtime CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, as its new chief executive and managing director. His record in Africa is impressive, but his arrival may also signal a more disciplined, cost-conscious phase for...
Delta Air Lines Highlights Atlanta–Riyadh Nonstop With Limited-Time SkyMiles Sale
Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop service between Atlanta and Riyadh on October 23, 2026, marking its first direct service to Saudi Arabia and the first nonstop flight between the United States and Riyadh operated by a U.S. airline....
United Airlines Says Goodbye To 250 Million Plastic Cups With New Paper Design
United Airlines has begun eliminating its familiar transparent blue plastic cups and replacing them with a new recyclable paper cup designed for both hot and cold beverages. The environmental benefits sound substantial, but I am not convinced this represents...
JetZero Wants To Challenge Boeing With A Radical Four-Aisle Replacement For The 757 And 767
JetZero has secured up to $3 billion in potential federal financing for a radical blended-wing aircraft that promises dramatically lower fuel consumption, four aisles, and a passenger cabin unlike anything flying today. The concept is compelling, and United, Delta,...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Tells Trump, “I’ve Waited My Whole Career” For IAD Rebuild
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby spoke for less than a minute during the White House announcement of a $22.5 billion overhaul of Washington Dulles International Airport, but one line captured how long United has been waiting for this moment....
Inside Trump’s $22.5 Billion Washington Dulles Overhaul: RIP To The Iconic “Moon Buggies”
President Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping $22.5 billion plan to transform Washington Dulles International Airport, replacing its aging concourses, expanding the AeroTrain, moving parking closer to the terminal, and eliminating the airport’s famous mobile lounges. The politics can...
United Airlines Is Sending Its Most Premium 787-9 To Four New Houston Routes
United Airlines is expanding its premium-heavy Boeing 787-9 with the new Elevated interior beyond San Francisco, adding four long-haul routes from Houston later this year and early next year. United Expands Elevated 787-9 To Four Houston Routes United Airlines...
