For years, the Boeing 777-200ER has proven itself as a workhorse for airlines around the world. The aircraft’s combination of range, capacity, and efficiency resulted in a perfect fit to cover the gap between the smaller Boeing 767 and larger Boeing 747. The first aircraft of this type was delivered to British Airways back…

Today, we are going to compare two aircraft that are difficult to compare. But both represent peak engineering ideas for Boeing and Airbus, respectively. We are talking about the Boeing 747-8I and Airbus A350. Although they occupy roughly the same segment of long-haul aviation, the 747-8I remains substantially larger on many dimensions. In this…

American Airlines is expanding its flight schedule during next year’s FIFA World Cup, helping its customers to travel between host cities during the upcoming tournament in June and July 2026. This includes two new nonstop connections and more flights on existing routes, as well as upgrading to larger aircraft types. This will add around…

An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300 experienced a bird strike on December 1, 2025, during its landing at Zurich Airport (ZRH) in Switzerland. The aircraft touched down and taxied to the gate without any issues, according to a report by The Aviation Herald. During a post-flight maintenance inspection, technicians discovered damage to the aircraft’s fourth engine…

Starting in March, the low-cost carrier’s Dunedin and Hamilton services from the Gold Coast will each go from three to four flights per week, with each seeing load factors of more than 90 per cent on many flights.

As the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman strive to bring the world’s first sixth-generation strategic strike aircraft into production, the B-21 Raider remains shrouded in secrecy. Slivers of information about its performance and capabilities have been released to the public. From what little we know, the B-21 is set to take the Air…

Alaska Airlines has finally managed to secure the necessary slots at London Heathrow Airport to launch its new route from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Scheduled to start in the spring, the nonstop service will be operated with a 300-seat Boeing 787-9 in a three-class layout. Slots at Heathrow are notoriously hard to come by, and…

Business class is essentially the best way to travel today. While true first class products still exist, they’re becoming rarer and more exclusive as airlines that do offer them focus on selling them as a luxury experience for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, making business class the most comfortable way to travel that’s accessible to passengers. Business…

US-based low-cost carrier Sun Country Airlines (NYSE: SNCY) will be opening a new operational base at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) on January 31, 2026. This will extend the carrier’s footprint beyond Minneapolis-St. Paul. The base itself is built around growing cargo flying, especially for Amazing, by stationing cargo aircraft at the Northern Kentucky…

It is official. In a widely anticipated move, Royal Air Maroc is coming to Los Angeles. The oneworld member’s first flight will take place next June, in time for the World Cup. It is not clear when flights to Boston, which are also due to be added, will be announced. While EgyptAir is reportedly…

An aircraft running on hydrogen that races through the upper atmosphere at speeds exceeding twelve times the speed of sound might seem like a fantasy reserved exclusively for science fiction. That, however, is the promise behind the Australian Hypersonix Launch Systems’ DART AE demonstrator, a small and uncrewed vehicle that is built around the…

Background ✨ Airbus previously targeted around 820 commercial aircraft deliveries for 2025, maintaining financial guidance for adjusted EBIT of approximately EUR7 billion and free cash flow before customer financing of approximately EUR4.5 billion, assuming no further disruptions to global trade, supply chain, or internal operations. The revised guidance also included preliminary impacts from the…

Air France has announced that it will commence Paris CDG to London Gatwick flights. Beginning in March, it will fly twice daily. It’ll be the first time that the airport pair has had two operators in six years. The new route is bound to make my celebratory Weekly Routes article (see the most recent…

Concorde remains one of the most recognizable aircraft ever built, but one of its most unusual moments came in 1996 when Air France temporarily repainted one of its supersonic jets in Pepsi’s deep blue promotional livery. The aircraft looked spectacular on the ground, yet the eye-catching design hid a serious aerodynamic and thermal problem:…

American Airlines has made a major upgrade to its business class soft product. As reported by View From The Wing, the carrier has announced that it will soon be rolling out mattress pads on all long-haul flights. The airline already offers mattress pads on select long-distance flights, and it’s now rolling them out across…