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The US has a new long-haul airline. This downplays its strangeness. As the carrier (Arkia) has no widebody aircraft, it leases equipment specifically for this route. And it's in an all-economy, high capacity, 388-seat layout.

Over the weekend of February 8, the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB) announced that all "major" pieces of the wreckage from the January 29 mid-air collision near Washington Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been recovered. This is an important milestone in the investigation into the crash.

Towards the end of last week, Airbus revealed the first pictures of SWISS International Air Lines' first Airbus A350during the aircraft's production in Toulouse.

British Airways' schedule update over the weekend revealed three notable but unsurprising Airbus A380 developments for next winter. As that's many months away, things could be fine-tuned or changed altogether. Nonetheless, it plans seven daily quadjet take-offs from London Heathrow, the same as the current winter.

While many seasoned travelers out there have little to worry about when catching their next flight, the process of flying can be a stressful one for some. Whether it's the crowded airport or the bumpy takeoff and landing, many passengers find their cortisol levels rising dramatically when they embark on their journey by air.

Frontier Airlines executives have disclosed that, so far, customers have responded positively to the new premium offerings that the airline has been adding throughout 2024. These allowed the company to end 2024 with a net profit, its first since 2019.

British Airways has continued to adjust its network from/to the United States, with adjustments including aircraft switches and reductions in the number of weekly itineraries flown across the Atlantic Ocean.

British Airways, the United Kingdom’s flag carrier, has made more changes to fine-tune its recent loyalty program changes. For one, the airline is returning full meal services. Secondly, the tier point system, which is the key part of the British Airways Executive Club loyalty scheme, is being adjusted.

The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB) has continued its recovery efforts to find the various pieces and parts from the two aircraft that collided near Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) on January 29.

Southwest Airlines will complete a significant shakeup of its board of directors in April with two more members stepping down, continuing the restructuring process that began last summer. Elaine Mendoza and Eduardo F. Conrado, who joined Southwest's board in 2023, are not seeking reelection and are expected to step down after the company's 2025 annual meeting on April 25.

In the carrier's latest bid to pitch itself to US travelers, Dublin-based Aer Lingus has signed a new agreement with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This new deal, sparked by an upcoming National Football League (NFL) game hosted in Ireland, will position Aer Lingus as the official airline of the sports team and give the carrier local support for its direct service from Pittsburgh International Airport to Dublin Airport.

British Airways is continuing to reaffirm itself as one of the largest airlines in Europe based on network scope. The carrier calls London home, and from its hub at London Heathrow Airport, it serves a variety of destinations across six continents. And recently, the carrier revealed it will be maintaining capacity to South Africa this winter with two daily frequencies between its base and Johannesburg Airport.

United Airlines is set to retire the special "Her Art Here" liveries adorning two of its Boeing 757-200 aircraft. After five years of showcasing the work of talented female artists, the aircraft, N14102 and N14106, are being repainted into United’s standard "Evo Blue" design.

Located in the federal state of California, Los Angeles International, widely known by its IATA code of LAX, is the largest and busiest airport on the West Coast of the United States. Its location makes it a key gateway for transpacific travel, although plenty of flights from Los Angeles also travel a long way east to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. These airlines operate its longest flights.

The Boeing 717 is increasingly becoming a rarer sight in the skies of the United States, with Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines remaining the only two major commercial airlines flying the type, a derivative of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80.

Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) is the busiest airport in France, and also consistently ranks highly among Europe's top hubs. With the facility serving a wide variety of long-haul destinations, widebody aircraft are a common sight at the airport, although, over the years, the Airbus A380 has become rarer, especially since Air France retired the type. Today, just three operators fly the A380 to Paris.

Spirit Airlines has added a new flight to Birmingham, Alabama, connecting one of the most populous cities in the state with one of the New York area airports.

airBaltic has officially revealed the livery of its 50th Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The all-A220-300 fleet operator introduced the design which was the chosen winner from a contest that included an impressive pool of 840 entries.

Chicago is one of the largest and most iconic cities in the United States. With the opening of its first airport in 1926, the North American city has a long and storied aviation history. Nowadays, when you fly through the city, odds are the airport you'll arrive at (if you're not flying Southwest Airlines) is Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Let's take a look at America's fourth-busiest international airport and how it got its name.

The past week or two has been a very difficult one for aviation in the United States of America. The nation has been faced with several tragic aviation incidents that have fostered fear regarding some of the country's aging infrastructure and understaffed facilities. On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, an American Eagle flight operated by wholly-owned subsidiary PSA Airlines collided with a Blackhawk helicopter moments before arrival at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people and becoming the deadliest aviation accident in the United States in 25 years.