November 10, 2016 8:58 pm ET
October 23, 2016 8:20 pm ET -
Singapore Airlines Inaugurates Nonstop Flight to United States
Flights between Singapore and the U.S. have a long, complicated history, mostly due to Singapore’s location in southeast Asia. In 2004, Singapore Airlines launched flights between Singapore and Newark using their Airbus A340-500 aircraft, then the world’s longest flight. In…
October 21, 2016 5:02 pm ET -
Iberia To Introduce Premium Economy Product
Iberia announced Thursday that they will be introducing a new premium economy product on their Airbus A330-300, A340-600, and yet-to-be-delivered A350 aircraft beginning in summer 2017. The airline has said the first routes with the new product will be Madrid…
October 15, 2016 9:28 pm ET -
DOT Ban on Samsung Note 7 Takes Effect
Effective as of October 15, 2016, at 12pm Eastern Time, all Samsung Note 7 devices are banned from commercial aircraft in the United States. The emergency order was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT), FAA, and the Pipeline and…
October 7, 2016 10:27 pm ET -
Hurricane Matthew Disrupts Flights in The Southeast
As Hurricane Matthew began to bear down on southern Florida on Thursday, airlines cancelled thousands of regularly scheduled flights in preparation for airport closures. A few carriers also ramped up flights in an attempt to evacuate everyone from the areas in…
October 3, 2016 4:28 pm ET -
United Airlines Hosts 2016 World Airline Road Race
Employees from 70 airlines around the world came together in Chicago for the 35th annual World Airline Road Race (WARR) on September 24. This year, the race was hosted by United Airlines, who had the largest team with over 200…