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RwandAir's first new jet is flying. Three routes still aren't.
RwandAir adds A330 capacity to Europe as three new routes stay unlaunched

RwandAir adds A330 capacity to Europe as three new routes stay unlaunched

RwandAir is building a five-aircraft Airbus A330-200 fleet at Kigali, with the first 226-seat jet already flying and four more arriving progressively under lease. The fleet targets new European and Far Eastern routes for travelers connecting through Kigali, but only…
October 1, 2026
Singapore Airlines' Dubai A380 stays grounded until December 1.
Singapore Airlines A380 Dubai service suspended until December 2026

Singapore Airlines A380 Dubai service suspended until December 2026

Singapore Airlines has extended its suspension of SQ494 and SQ495 — the Singapore–Dubai pair — through December 1, 2026, pushing what was a short-notice cancellation into a multi-month gap. Scoot, SIA's low-cost subsidiary, has similarly halted TR796 and TR797 on…
October 1, 2026
Your passport works until it expires. Nothing changes yet.
State Department redesigning US passports, expanding online applications

State Department redesigning US passports, expanding online applications

Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a redesigned U.S. passport on September 29, 2026, featuring updated cover artwork and new animated interior security pages. The booklet is scheduled to enter production in 2028. Current passports — regardless of design —…
October 1, 2026
American Airlines’ retrofitted 777-300ERs eliminate first class, add 70 Flagship Suite seats
American Airlines eliminated first class. Your cabin now depends on the aircraft.
American Airlines’ retrofitted 777-300ERs eliminate first class, add 70 Flagship Suite seats

American Airlines’ retrofitted 777-300ERs eliminate first class, add 70 Flagship Suite seats

American Airlines has begun retrofitting its entire fleet of 20 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, with the first reconfigured jet entering commercial service on September 2, 2026.…
October 1, 2026
Air New Zealand adds ten weekly Shanghai flights for Chinese New Year, then stops
Air New Zealand adds ten weekly Shanghai flights. Then stops February 20.
Air New Zealand adds ten weekly Shanghai flights for Chinese New Year, then stops

Air New Zealand adds ten weekly Shanghai flights for Chinese New Year, then stops

Air New Zealand is adding extra nonstop flights between Shanghai Pudong (PVG) and Auckland (AKL) for the Chinese New Year period, with the boosted schedule…
October 1, 2026
Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after 7500 code, Tel Aviv passengers stranded
Flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia. Tel Aviv passengers now stranded.
Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after 7500 code, Tel Aviv passengers stranded

Flydubai flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after 7500 code, Tel Aviv passengers stranded

Flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) on September 30, 2026, diverted…
September 30, 2026
Delta Air Lines won’t install Starlink Wi-Fi, Amazon’s Leo arrives in 2028
Delta won't install Starlink. Amazon's Wi-Fi arrives in 2028.
Delta Air Lines won’t install Starlink Wi-Fi, Amazon’s Leo arrives in 2028

Delta Air Lines won’t install Starlink Wi-Fi, Amazon’s Leo arrives in 2028

Delta Air Lines has selected Amazon Leo as its next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi provider, but the satellite network is not yet operational and installations on Delta…
September 30, 2026
Emirates bundled AED 535 in Dubai attractions into return tickets.
Emirates bundles AED 535 in free Dubai attraction passes with return tickets

Emirates bundles AED 535 in free Dubai attraction passes with return tickets

Emirates has launched a winter promotion bundling AED 535 in Dubai attraction access with eligible return tickets purchased between September…
September 30, 2026
Sydney Airport's ground conflicts hit a six-month high. Staff fatigue flagged.
Sydney Airport ground conflicts under investigation, staff fatigue flagged

Sydney Airport ground conflicts under investigation, staff fatigue flagged

Australia's transport safety investigator has released preliminary reports on four ground-conflict occurrences at Sydney Airport during July and August 2026,…
September 30, 2026
Air France restarts nonstop Manila–Paris flights after 20 years.
Air France restarts nonstop Manila–Paris flights after two decades of suspension

Air France restarts nonstop Manila–Paris flights after two decades of suspension

Air France will resume nonstop Manila–Paris flights on October 19, 2026, operating three times weekly with an Airbus A350-900 through…
September 30, 2026
United Express flight returns to Houston after cockpit windshield shatters mid-flight
A United Express cockpit windshield shattered mid-flight. Everyone landed safely.
United Express flight returns to Houston after cockpit windshield shatters mid-flight

United Express flight returns to Houston after cockpit windshield shatters mid-flight

A Mesa Airlines Embraer E175 operating as United Express flight UA6309 declared an emergency and returned to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on September 27,…
September 30, 2026
Hawaiian Airlines to retrofit all 24 Airbus A330s with new cabins starting in 2028
Hawaiian Airlines is retrofitting all 24 jets. You might get the old cabin.
Hawaiian Airlines to retrofit all 24 Airbus A330s with new cabins starting in 2028

Hawaiian Airlines to retrofit all 24 Airbus A330s with new cabins starting in 2028

Hawaiian Airlines will overhaul the interiors of its entire 24-aircraft Airbus A330 widebody fleet starting in 2028, adding a new business class, a new premium…
September 30, 2026
Alabama man pleads guilty to hoax threats against Maine airport, costing American Airlines $12,000
A 25-year-old sent 107 hoax threats to American Airlines. One flight arrived five hours late.
Alabama man pleads guilty to hoax threats against Maine airport, costing American Airlines $12,000

Alabama man pleads guilty to hoax threats against Maine airport, costing American Airlines $12,000

A 25-year-old man from Decatur, Alabama, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor on September 25, 2026, to making hoax bomb threats against Bangor…
September 29, 2026
Emirates launches daily A380 service to Delhi, making it the third Indian city with regular superjumbo flights
Emirates launches daily A380 service to Delhi starting October 2026.
Emirates launches daily A380 service to Delhi, making it the third Indian city with regular superjumbo flights

Emirates launches daily A380 service to Delhi, making it the third Indian city with regular superjumbo flights

Emirates launches daily Airbus A380 service between Dubai and Delhi on October 25, 2026, operating as the EK512/EK513 rotation. The superjumbo joins three existing daily…
September 29, 2026

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Cathay Pacific extends Middle East cancellations through January 2027.
Cathay Pacific extends Hong Kong–Dubai and Riyadh cancellations through January 2027

Cathay Pacific extends Hong Kong–Dubai and Riyadh cancellations through January 2027

September 29, 2026
A medical emergency at 35,000 feet. The court found the device didn't matter.
Court rules American Airlines not liable for passenger death despite alleged equipment malfunction

Court rules American Airlines not liable for passenger death despite alleged equipment malfunction

September 29, 2026
Vietnam Airlines 787-9 overran the runway at Munich. Investigators still don't know why.
Vietnam Airlines 787-9 overran Munich runway, investigators probe brake inputs

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 overran Munich runway, investigators probe brake inputs

September 29, 2026
A passenger's power bank caught fire on a Lufthansa flight. Crew landed safely.
Lufthansa flight diverts after passenger’s power bank catches fire in cabin

Lufthansa flight diverts after passenger’s power bank catches fire in cabin

September 29, 2026
BA711 diverted to Luxembourg after a medical emergency. Passengers missed their connections.
British Airways flight BA711 diverted to Luxembourg after medical emergency

British Airways flight BA711 diverted to Luxembourg after medical emergency

September 28, 2026
Swiftair convicted in 2014 crash. Check who's really flying your plane.
Swiftair convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2014 Air Algérie crash

Swiftair convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2014 Air Algérie crash

September 28, 2026
Virgin Atlantic adds ten new jets. Upper Class seats jump 30 percent.
Virgin Atlantic to add ten new Airbus A330-900neos, boosting premium seats

Virgin Atlantic to add ten new Airbus A330-900neos, boosting premium seats

September 28, 2026
Smoke filled the cabin two hours into a transatlantic flight. Four hospitalised.
Delta flight diverts to Porto after smoke fills cabin, hospitalizing four

Delta flight diverts to Porto after smoke fills cabin, hospitalizing four

September 28, 2026
Jet fuel prices surge 7.4% in a week, costing American Airlines $1 billion
September 28, 2026

Jet fuel prices surge 7.4% in a week, costing American Airlines $1 billion

Boeing 737 MAX software fault can disengage vertical navigation during landings
September 28, 2026

Boeing 737 MAX software fault can disengage vertical navigation during landings

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely
September 28, 2026

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely
September 28, 2026

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely
September 28, 2026

Lufthansa 747 declares emergency over Scotland, 371 passengers land safely

Air New Zealand's engine caught fire. The evacuation took 171 seconds.
Air New Zealand ATR72 engine fire on approach to Wellington caused by fatigue cracking

Air New Zealand ATR72 engine fire on approach to Wellington caused by fatigue cracking

September 27, 2026
Hurricane Nolo forced 21 flight cancellations at Hilo. The safe window was narrowing.
Hurricane Nolo forces 21 flight cancellations at Hilo International Airport

Hurricane Nolo forces 21 flight cancellations at Hilo International Airport

September 27, 2026
airBaltic removes sick bags and cuts bathroom supplies starting October 1.
airBaltic removes sick bags and cuts bathroom supplies starting October 1

airBaltic removes sick bags and cuts bathroom supplies starting October 1

September 26, 2026
Philippine Airlines launches nonstop flights to India in December 2026.
Philippine Airlines plans nonstop Manila-Delhi and Mumbai flights starting December 2026

Philippine Airlines plans nonstop Manila-Delhi and Mumbai flights starting December 2026

September 26, 2026
Turkish Airlines holds 35 Australia rights but flies just eight.
Turkish Airlines holds 35 weekly Australia rights but operates just eight services

Turkish Airlines holds 35 weekly Australia rights but operates just eight services

September 26, 2026
Delta cannot be sued over a restraint incident. The passenger was acquitted.
Ninth Circuit rules Delta cannot be sued for $7.2 million jury award in restraint case

Ninth Circuit rules Delta cannot be sued for $7.2 million jury award in restraint case

September 26, 2026
UAE suspends all Iranian airline flights. No end date set.
UAE suspends all flights by Iranian airlines with no end date announced

UAE suspends all flights by Iranian airlines with no end date announced

September 26, 2026
Seven Alaska crew fell ill from an unknown cabin odor. The cause remains a mystery.
Alaska Airlines crew fall ill from mystery cabin odor on LAX-HNL flight

Alaska Airlines crew fall ill from mystery cabin odor on LAX-HNL flight

September 26, 2026