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Full Mainline Fleet Coverage: American Airlines is expanding its initial Starlink plan to include all 1,000+ mainline aircraft—encompassing over 500 Airbus narrowbodies, ~400 Boeing narrowbodies, and more than 130 Boeing widebody jets.

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Alaska Airlines is playing the long game. ✈️

From 5 long-haul destinations out of Seattle today to 15 by 2030—with a heavy lean into Asia next. Paris & Athens launch next year.

Big moves for SEA-TAC. 🌍

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Congratulations to Starlux Airlines for the delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 (B-58551) as of January 2026, marking its entry into long-haul, high-capacity markets. Configured with 350 seats—including first class and business!

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Air North is well known for its outstanding onboard experience, and for being one of the few airlines left in Canada that gives free meals to all passengers on every single route. For years, it has slowly been expanding in Whitehorse, Yukon, to places that make sense for Yukoners

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Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air has taken delivery of the first-ever Airbus A321XLR powered by a Pratt & Whitney GTF engine.

The airline announced Tuesday that it had received the first of 47 A321XLRs it has ordered over the past several years. T

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Delta can sue the cybersecurity technology company behind a massive computer outage that crippled the airline’s operations and forced the cancellation of 7,000 flights, a judge in Georgia has ruled.

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United is advising customers that it will maintain its reduced schedule at Newark Liberty International Airport but plans to “slowly and safely” rebuild after the completion of runway construction there next month.

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American is poised to add another route from its Chicago hub. This summer, the airline says it will offer record capacity from O’Hare, with 25% more seats than the same period last year.

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Air Canada will end service in four U.S. markets later this year. The network shake-up comes amid an ongoing lull in travel demand between the two countries.

In October, the airline will suspend flights between Minneapolis/St.

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Qatar Airways has canceled its order of 25 Boeing 737 MAX 10s.

The airline dropped the order,which included options for 25 additional 737s, as part of a bigger,more recent deal with Boeing for up to 210 widebody jets, CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer said in an interview with Bloomberg

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South Korean regulators have fined three airlines a total of $2.6 million over safety violations.

Korean Air, Jeju Air, and T’way Air, all based in South Korea, violated the country’s Aviation Safety Act, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported Tuesday.

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United is set to add new destinations to its route map this winter, becoming the only U.S. airline to serve these markets. The routes are scheduled to begin later this year.

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Delta has announced its largest-ever winter schedule to Latin America and the Caribbean for the 2025-2026 season, including two new destinations and multiple new routes from cities across the United States.

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Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that the carrier will defer new aircraft that are impacted by tariffs. The Atlanta-based airline expects to receive a handful of new aircraft deliveries this year, all of which are from European planemaker Airbus.

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American is planning to add a new city to its route map later this year. This market will be its 30th in Mexico.

On Thursday, the carrier announced the addition of Puerto Escondido as its latest destination in Mexico,with nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth starting on Dec. 3

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In 2015, Brussels Airlines, the Belgian flag carrier fully owned by Lufthansa, decided to start a series of special liveries for its aircraft called the “Belgian Icons” to celebrate the symbols of Belgium known all over the world and “make flying even more fun.”

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Delta announced a fuel efficiency partnership to install“shark skin”riblets on its Boeing 767 fleet.
The airline said in a recent news release that it would work with Australian aerospace technology company MicroTau to deploy its“Riblet Modification Packagefor reducing drive drag

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American is the latest U.S. airline with plans to offer free Wi-Fi onboard its flights, joining Delta and United. Sponsored by AT&T, the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline says connectivity will be available on around 90% of its fleet.

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Spanish carrier Iberia is set to add a distinctive change on one of its U.S. routes.

Beginning this winter, the airline will operate the only scheduled westbound red-eye service between Western Europe and the U.S. Its flight from Madrid to Dallas/Fort Worth will be retimed.

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Alaska has retired its last Boeing 737 jet without winglets, a rather rare breed. The Seattle-based airline is in the process of phasing out its remaining 737-900s.
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