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In a recent earnings call, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby praised Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair as "the only remaining successful LCC around the globe" for sticking true to its strategy of avoiding high-cost airports. His analysis came as low-cost carriers in the US make major changes to their operations and fare structures.

South Korea just laid out its long-term space exploration road map, which features the planned construction of a moon base two decades from now.

New York JFK Airport is the US's leading international gateway and the country's top widebody airport. For obvious reasons, it has by far the most passenger flights to the Middle East, accounting for about three in ten of the nation's departures to the region.

Scientists have grown algae in bioplastic habitats under Mars-like conditions, a step that could bring long-term space colonization closer to reality.

American Airlines has removed one of its daily flights on its flagship route between New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) for the upcoming winter season.

United Airlines will not receive its first Airbus A321XLR delivery until the summer of 2026, according to the airline’s earnings call on June 17, 2025. United Airlines has 50 A321XLR aircraft on order.

Find the locations of the five landing zones considered as the setting for humanity's first steps on another world.

British carrier Virgin Atlantic has scaled back flights on a number of its key US routes this winter season. According to the latest scheduling data from aviation analytics company Cirium, the most significant cutbacks will be on its services from London Heathrow to Orlando, San Francisco and Washington D.C.

Supernovas, kilonovas, gamma-ray bursts... oh my! The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will uncover 100,000 of these explosions and many more powerful and violent cosmic events.

Brussels Airport’s latest environmental permit has been annulled following a legal challenge that questioned the validity of its flight restrictions. The Flemish Council for Permit Disputes ruled that the permit failed to comply with European law, which gives weight to complaints raised by Brussels Airlines and several other stakeholders.

Two aircraft have come into contact at Charleston Air Force Base-International Airport on Friday, July 18, when a Breeze Airways Airbus A220-300 aircraft was waiting for refueling, it was struck by a yet-to-be-delivered All Nippon Boeing 787-10. Two passengers onboard the Breeze flight encountered minor injuries and were evaluated by staff at the scene.

The Airbus A319neo, the smallest member of the European manufacturer’s A320neo family, may not be around for much longer. As airlines continue shifting toward larger, more efficient aircraft, Airbus is weighing whether to phase out the type altogether.

Dubai-based Emirates is halving its A380 operations to Brisbane, Queensland, with the carrier option to replace its second daily service to the state capital with a Boeing 777-300ER. The carrier, which has operated the A380 double daily since October 2024, will now offer 14% fewer seats between the two cities.

Raleigh-Durham is one of the US's fastest-growing airports. This reflects the fact that the area is among the country's fastest-growing regions, including economically. Schedule analysis using Cirium Diio data for February 2024 to October 2025 shows that flights to 18 destinations have launched or will begin. Unsurprisingly, many places are served by Breeze and Avelo.

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a range of actions against Mexico over its disregard of the 2015 US-Mexico Air Transport Agreement. The DOT alleges that Mexico has not complied with the agreement since 2022 after rescinding slots held by US carriers and forcing US-based cargo airlines to relocate their operations.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has reportedly suspended its service between San Diego and Amsterdam for the upcoming winter season. According to the aviation analytics company Cirium, this schedule adjustment will leave San Diego with only two transatlantic connections this winter.

The moon's crescent limb will cloak and uncover stars from the iconic cluster before sunrise.

On Episode 169 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by JPL Chief Engineer Emeritus Rob Manning to look back at the Mariner 4 Mars mission 60 years later.

Delta Air Lines is reportedly close to placing a widebody aircraft order with Boeing, with the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner emerging as the leading candidate. According to reports from One Mile At A Time and JonNYC, the Atlanta-based airline could announce the deal by late 2025 or early 2026.

From "Star Wars" film sets to baboons in Saudi Arabia, here's how to experience the "eclipse of the century" in style on Aug. 2, 2027.