Tag: eco
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 →
ROUTES Feb 12, 2026 Emirates Extends New Cabin Refresh and Premium Economy to Major Cities Emirates has accelerated its multi-billion dollar cabin enhancement program, today confirming a massive expansion of its latest "signature" onboard experiences to more global gateways. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 08, 2026 Emirates Expands Premium Economy to 84 Routes In an industry often defined by the binary choice between the utilitarian and the unreachable, Emirates has today, January 8, 2026, fundamentally redrawn the map of middle-market aviation. Read More →
NEWS Oct 17, 2024 American Airlines Starts Enforcing Boarding Groups American Airlines is testing out simple new technology that better organizes customers into different boarding groups. See how this experiment is working to prevent "line jumping" at select airports. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 08, 2024 What Is Premium Economy and Is It Worth the Extra Cost? Flying in business and first class is always a better experience than flying economy, but it comes at a much higher price point. Many people do not think it is worth the soaring price point, so they stick to miles and points to make the experience possible. Read More →
STORIES Jun 05, 2024 Scoot's 12th Birthday: The Story of the Singaporean Low-Cost Airline Celebrating its 12th birthday this past Tuesday, Singapore based low-cost carrier Scoot has left a significant impact on the global aviation industry. Founded in 2011 as a Singapore Airlines subsidy, Scoot has grown to become one of the largest and most successful long-haul low-cost airlines of the 21st century. Here's a look at the history of the 12-year-old Singaporean airline. Read More →