ROUTESMay 22, 2026American Airlines Has Just Opened Four New Nonstop Routes to EuropeAmerican Airlines touched down in European cities it had never served nonstop before, and returned to one it had abandoned for eight years, as four new transatlantic routes took off simultaneously on May 21, 2026, marking the opening day of the carrier's record summer 2026 schedule. Read More →
ROUTESMay 22, 2026Air Canada Is About to Fly Directly From Montreal to Mallorca for the First TimeAir Canada is weeks away from launching a route that no Canadian carrier has ever flown before, a nonstop service between Montréal-Trudeau International Airport and Palma de Mallorca Airport on the sun-soaked Spanish island in the western Mediterranean.Read More →
ROUTESMay 21, 2026Alaska Airlines Has Just Taken Off to London for the First Time, and a Boeing 737 to Iceland Is Only One Week AwayAlaska Airlines officially entered the transatlantic market today, operating its first-ever nonstop service between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and London Heathrow, marking a fundamental shift in the identity of a carrier that, until recently, had never flown passengers across the Atlantic.Read More →
ROUTESApr 28, 2026Alaska Airlines Just Flew to Europe for the First Time in Its 93-Year HistoryAt 5:30 PM Pacific time on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, Alaska Airlines Flight AS180 lifted off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport bound for Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport, and 93 years of Pacific-only aviation history came to an end. Read More →
NEWSApr 24, 2026ICE Boarded a Man on the Wrong Flight to Alaska and Ignored the Crew Who Tried to Stop ThemA deeply troubling incident from May 2025 has only now come to light following a detailed investigation by The Seattle Times, one that reveals how federal immigration officers boarded a deportee onto entirely the wrong Alaska Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ignored repeated warnings from flight attendants, and then compounded the error by re-detaining the man for a further 16 days after an airline captain used his own money to help him. Read More →
NEWSApr 14, 2026Air Canada's Aurora Suites on the A321XLR Just Changed What Narrowbody Flying MeansAir Canada and seat manufacturer Collins Aerospace formally unveiled the complete cabin configuration for the airline's incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Read More →
NEWSApr 10, 2026SEA's $399 Million Concourse C Expansion Brings a Plane Spotter's Dream Terrace and Much More to SeattleSeattle-Tacoma International Airport is on the cusp of one of the most significant transformations in its history.Read More →
NEWSApr 09, 2026Alaska Airlines Is About to Make History With Its First-Ever Flights to EuropeAfter nearly a century of operating almost exclusively within North America, Alaska Airlines is weeks away from one of the most significant milestones in its 93-year history. Read More →
NEWSApr 08, 2026Pilots Put on Alert Over Korean Airspace as North Korea Trials Ballistic MissilesCivil aviation authorities and flight crews operating across the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan are once again confronting one of the most persistent and underreported safety hazards in commercial aviation. Read More →
NEWSMar 31, 2026Alaska Airlines Debuts Stunning Private Suites for New International RoutesSeattle’s hometown carrier has officially transitioned into a global heavyweight today, pulling back the curtain on its first-ever International Business Class Suites. Read More →
