Etihad Eyes Bulk Parts Buying to Shield Retrofit Schedule Amid Supply Woes
Etihad may bulk buy and store cabin parts in 2025 to secure a $1 billion retrofit for about…
New Era for NZ Aviation: Beonic AI LiDAR Debuts at Queenstown Airport
In September 2025 Queenstown Airport deployed Beonic LiDAR in five departure areas to deliver live, privacy-safe queue metrics—reducing…
American Airlines’ Longest 777-300ER Nonstop Routes in 2025 Revealed
American is reallocating its 20 777-300ERs in 2025 to core transatlantic routes—DFW–LHR and JFK–LHR—plus seasonal upgauges. Project Olympus…
Turkish Airlines TK9 Diverted to Oslo for Possible Medical Emergency en Route to L.A.
Turkish Airlines flight TK9 diverted to Oslo on September 3, 2025, for a reported medical emergency; it landed…
Spirit Airlines Shuts South Florida Routes as It Files for Chapter 11 in 2025
Spirit’s Chapter 11 restructuring discontinues service to 12 cities starting the week of October 2, 2025, cancels the…
PSA Airlines to Relocate Dayton HQ to Charlotte, Triggering 157 Layoffs
PSA Airlines will move its headquarters from Dayton to Charlotte, affecting about 157 employees with phased layoffs from…
US Drops Biden Plan Requiring Airlines to Pay Passengers for Disrupted Flights
The DOT withdrew the proposed cash-compensation rule in August 2025, after industry pressure and an administration change. A…
Ground Collision at SFO Involves United 737s; FAA Leads Investigation
Two United 737s collided during pushback at SFO on September 2, 2025; no injuries. Flights 1871 and 796…
Qatar Airways to Operate All-Economy A321neo with 236 Seats Starting Oct 2025
Starting October 2025 Qatar Airways will deploy 236-seat, all-economy A321neos on select regional routes to increase low-fare capacity,…
Air France Rolls Out Free Starlink Wi-Fi Across Fleet, Starting Summer 2025
Air France began a summer 2025 rollout of Starlink Wi‑Fi, targeting about 200 aircraft and gate-to-gate coverage. Flying…
BOC Aviation to Lease Three Airbus Aircraft to JetSMART Airlines in 2027 Delivery
BOC Aviation will buy two A321neo and one A320neo and lease them to JetSMART, with 2027 deliveries and…
Southwest’s Fleet Upgrades: Retractable Barrier Protects Cockpit When Door Opens in Flight
Southwest started flying 737 MAX 8 jets with a retractable secondary barrier in Labor Day 2025, complying early…
Hawaiian Airlines Converts 5 Boeing 787-9 Orders to 787-10 for Greater Capacity
Under Alaska Air Group, Hawaiian converted five 787-9 orders to larger 787-10s to boost capacity on high-demand routes;…
Why American Airlines Is Stripping Seatback Screens from Narrowbody Fleets in 2025
In 2025 American will remove remaining seatback screens from legacy A319s and shift to a streaming portal for…