Ahead of its 100th anniversary next year, Lufthansa is pulling back the curtain on an ambitious overhaul of its onboard experience. The airline’s new “Project FOX” (Future Onboard Experience) aims to reset expectations across all cabins, not just the...
American Airlines Ordered To Pay $9.6M After Flight Attendants Ignored Passenger’s Stroke
American Airlines has been ordered to pay nearly $9.6 million after a jury found it ignored its own medical protocols when a passenger experienced a stroke mid-flight. American Airlines Must Pay $9.6 Million: Jury Finds Crew Ignored Stroke Warning...
Review: Alaska Airlines Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
The Alaska Airlines Lounge at Los Angeles (LAX) is a cozy oneworld lounge with great coffee and kind staff. Alaska Airlines Lounge Los Angeles Review (LAX) I stopped by the Alaska lounge before my American Airlines flight from LA...
Drones Shut Down Copenhagen And Oslo Airports, Denmark Suspects Russia
Late on September 22, 2025, two of the busiest airports in Scandinavia, Copenhagen and Oslo, were forced to shut down for several hours after large drones were spotted in restricted airspace. Flights were diverted, passengers stranded, and authorities are...
Fiji Airways Cuts Business Class Amenity Kits, Claims They Are Wasteful
Fiji Airways has quietly taken a bold step in business class by eliminating traditional amenity kits. The airline argues that many kits go unused or discarded, and that offering items individually makes more sense. Is this a reasonable change...
British Airways Eliminates Hot Breakfast In Business Class, Offers Cold Snack In Latest “Trial”
British Airways is back at it with cost-cutting in Club Europe, this time eliminating hot breakfast from the menu on domestic flights. Passengers traveling in business class on routes within the UK will now find a far less impressive...
Giving Russia Boeing And Airbus Parts Would Be A Deadly Mistake
Russia is now arguing that Western sanctions have created a crisis in aviation safety, pushing the United Nations’ aviation body to take action. With the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) meeting this week in Montreal, Moscow is seeking relief...
Should Airline Pilots Fly Past 65? Debate Heats Up Over Raising Retirement Age To 67
The mandatory retirement age for U.S. airline pilots is back in the headlines. A push is underway to raise the limit from 65 to 67, but this is not a simple matter. Congress set the current age in law...
“This Is A Scam!” Allegiant Passenger Taken Away In Handcuffs After $5 Boarding Pass Fee Meltdown
A man was arrested at Punta Gorda Airport after refusing to pay Allegiant Air’s $5 boarding pass printing fee. What makes this so absurd is not the fee itself; it’s the man’s overblown response, which included threatening staff and...
Introduction: A Quick Family Trip To Germany With AA’s New 787-9 Flagship Business Class + SAS A330-300
Welcome to my next trip report series, which will recount my recent, very brief trip to Germany to pick up my kids from their summer holiday with Oma and Opa. This report will include flights on the new AA...
Europe’s Airports Disrupted By Cyber Attack On Collins Systems
A cyber-attack on Collins Aerospace’s check-in software is disrupting airports in Europe. What we know, what caused it, and what this means for travelers. Flight Systems Down In Multiple Countries Late on Friday night the check-in and boarding systems...
Partnerships Show Low Value Of JetBlue’s Own Award Flights
JetBlue has expanded its TrueBlue mileage partnerships but it demonstrates the poor value JetBlue offers on their own flights. JetBlue’s Partner Redemptions JetBlue has added some incredible partners including Qatar, Japan Airlines, Condor, Etihad, and soon United. Both Hawaiian...
Report: H1B Visa Executive Order Causes SFO Flight Delays
Some San Francisco flights were delayed on Saturday following an Executive Order affecting H1B visas with travelers opting not to leave the US. H1B Visa Executive Order In the latest effort to clamp down on immigration and (according to...
Horror At Epic Universe: What Happened On Stardust Racers Ride
A 32-year-old guest died riding Epic Universe’s Stardust Racers. New report reveals spinal injury detail and safety questions now on the table. What We Know: The Tragedy At Epic Universe Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, rode the new dual launch...
Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, And The Reckoning Of Words
“But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.” — Matthew 12:36 Charlie Kirk, Free Speech, And The Hard Work Of Civil Discourse Charlie Kirk’s...
Review: SAS A350-900 Premium Economy Class
My 11-hour journey from Copenhagen to Los Angeles on the Airbus A350-900 was quite pleasant and productive for a daytime flight, though I’d love to see SAS put a bit more effort into its food and beverages in premium...
SAS Expands Lounge Access To 35 More Airports As Part Of Premium Revamp
SAS is making major changes to its premium passenger experience. After announcing that a true business class will return on European flights starting October 1, 2025, the airline has revealed plans to expand lounge access at 35 additional airports...
FAA Urges Airlines To Update Safety Briefings: Reinforce “Leave Bags Behind” In Evacuations
In an evacuation, there’s one rule every passenger must obey: leave your bags behind. Yet time and again, we’ve seen people drag rolling suitcases and backpacks off planes in emergencies, creating dangerous bottlenecks and slowing the escape of everyone...
Is United Airlines Poised To Use AI For Personalized Award Pricing?
We’ve talked a lot about Delta’s AI pricing plans, which invited a lot of scrutiny, even from the U.S. Senate. But if any U.S. airline is positioned to push “next-gen” pricing into the world of airline tickets, I suspect...
Vicious American Airlines Passenger Duct Taped To Seat After Rat Poison Threats And Assaulting Crew
An American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Las Vegas turned chaotic last week after a passenger boasted of trying to kill her father with rat poison, assaulted flight attendants, and was ultimately restrained in flex cuffs and duct-taped to...
