Tag: ec
NEWS Jul 17, 2026 Head-On at 36,000 Feet: How TCAS Prevented a Catastrophic Mid-Air Collision Between an Iberia A321XLR and Air Europa 787-9 Over the Atlantic Two passenger jets came dangerously close before an onboard collision-avoidance system forced pilots into an emergency maneuver. Read More →
NEWS Jul 14, 2026 Emirates Completes 100th Widebody Cabin Retrofit in $5 Billion Overhaul, Adding Premium Economy Fleetwide Emirates has refurbished 100 widebody aircraft under its $5 billion retrofit program, installing Premium Economy seats and upgrading cabins across its fleet. Read More →
NEWS Jul 14, 2026 United Airlines Rolls Out New Economy Plus Perk on European Flights With Blocked Middle Seats United Airlines is testing a new Economy Plus option on transatlantic flights that blocks the adjacent middle seat, offering more space without business class prices. Read More →
STORIES Jul 04, 2026 Only Way Out: Private Aviation in a Region at War With the current situation in the Gulf, this piece examines what went on in the Middle East's private aviation sector, what the market looked like before the war, and what the future holds for the GCC countries. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 05, 2026 Business Aviation Activity Climbs in May, Yet Argus Data Signals Cooling Momentum Argus TraqPak reports North American business aviation flights rose in May 2025, but year-over-year growth has slowed across all operational categories. Read More →
ROUTES May 29, 2026 Argentina Scales Back Special World Cup Flights as Fuel Costs Climb and Demand Falls Short Argentine carriers reduce special charter flights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing high jet fuel prices and weaker than expected ticket demand. Read More →
NEWS May 20, 2026 The World's Densest Superjumbo Just Got a Luxury Makeover and Emirates Has Transformed Its Most Packed A380 Forever Emirates has quietly closed the chapter on one of commercial aviation's most striking oddities, a 615-seat configuration of the Airbus A380 that put sheer volume above almost everything else, and replaced it with the airline's most premium-heavy superjumbo yet. Read More →
NEWS Apr 23, 2026 United Airlines Just Warned Summer Fares Could Rise 20% United Airlines CEO delivered one of the starkest and most direct warnings in the carrier's recent history, telling analysts and the travelling public that ticket prices for summer travel may need to rise by as much as 20% to cover a fuel bill that has more than doubled since the start of the Iran war. Read More →
NEWS Apr 14, 2026 The World's First Economy Sleep Pods Are Finally Taking Flight on Air New Zealand's Longest Routes Air New Zealand has confirmed that its revolutionary Economy Skynest™, the world's first lie-flat sleep pods designed specifically for economy-class passengers, will go on sale on 18 May 2026, with the first flights featuring the product commencing in November 2026. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 07, 2026 Alaska Goes Global: How Hawaiian Airlines Changed the Carrier’s Future On December 3, 2023, Alaska Air Group announced one of the most consequential deals in its history: the nearly $2 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. It launched something significant: Alaska's ability to transform itself into a global carrier. Read More →