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August 16, 2026
American Airlines launches its shortest Airbus A321XLR flight between Philadelphia and Boston with premium cabins and new service. The post American Airlines Adds Shortest Airbus A321XLR Flight…
Delta Air Lines (DL) is reconsidering the ideal size of its domestic First Class cabins after an unusual Airbus A321neo configuration produced stronger paid demand than expected. The post Delta’s 44…
The carrier is deploying the type on both domestic and international flights.
Air France elevates its La Première lounge in Paris-CDG: Alain Ducasse gastronomy, an enlarged Sisley spa, exceptional design and a work by Jean-Michel Othoniel.
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United Airlines turns the middle seat into a shared tray table in the Economy Plus row of its Airbus A321XLR aircraft.
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Emirates will deploy its four-class Airbus A380 to Delhi from 25 October. Premium Economy will be offered on all Dubai-Delhi flights.
Aircalin's first Airbus A350-900 has received its tail fin in the new livery in Toulouse. Here's the production schedule ahead of its delivery in December 2026.
If all goes as planned, astronaut Sophie Adenot will become the first Frenchwoman to perform a spacewalk on 18 August 2026. A logical step in a career already rich in…
Delta doubles down on long-haul luxury with a premium-heavy A330neo layout aimed at top transatlantic routes.
In a memorandum signed on 13 August, US President Donald Trump kept the promise he had made months earlier aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington: to abandon the…
KRASNOYARSK, Russia — A United Kingdom-bound commercial airliner carrying over 230 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing in Siberia on Saturday following a mid-air technical issue…
The jet flew to three different UK airports at the start of the month.
A problem with a toilet turned Delta flight DL81 from Paris to Seattle on Thursday (August 13) into a nearly 20-hour journey. The Airbus A330-900, carrying 209 passengers, first had to divert to…
On the occasion of the recent astronomical event, the French Air and Space Force deployed fighter and refueling aircraft at various locations across the country to carry out…
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August 15, 2026
Airbus ordered hydraulic and sensor checks after sensors were removed and wiring inspections were flagged for VT-EXO.
An ultra long range narrowbody on a short hop reveals cabin tech, larger screens, and enhanced in-seat power options.
easyJet cabin crew strike cancels flights across France as unions demand stable schedules during the busy holiday weekend. The post easyJet Cabin Crew Strike Cancels Flights Across France During…
United Airlines is the latest airline to welcome the A321XLR. What does its arrival mean for the future of the airline and its expansion plans?
A second Air India (AI) flight has suffered a hydraulic malfunction within 10 days, after the pilots of an Airbus A320 operating from Bangkok to New Delhi aborted the departure on Thursday evening…
Pratt & Whitney has been working relentlessly on its HS+ retrofit kit, but will it finally see an end to the A320neo's engine durability issues?
Air France introduced its renovated La Première cabin on the daily Paris-Charles de Gaulle–San Francisco flights, operated with Boeing 777-300ERs, as of August 14.
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Air France introduced its renovated La Première cabin on 14 August on daily Paris-Charles de Gaulle–San Francisco flights, operated with Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
While the majority of A350 operators around the world have 9-abreast seating in economy class, there are but a few airlines in the world operating the type with a 10-abreast seat configuration…
To train its helicopter pilots, the US Army will replace its Airbus UH-72 Lakotas with Robinson R66s
Training for the US Army's future helicopter pilots takes place at the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence [USAACE], established at Fort Rucker [Alabama]. And they begin their training…
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Japan Airlines dominates the world's busiest Airbus A350-900 routes in 2026, while other carriers across Asia make the rest top seven.
India's Ministry of Defence informed a parliamentary committee that it has begun working to join the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), led by France, two months after…
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Captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V at the disastrous 1942 Dieppe Raid in France, the German Fw 190 wrested control of the air from the RAF. It was…
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Emirates has temporarily removed its Airbus A380 from Washington Dulles and Houston routes, replacing the aircraft with Boeing 777s as it continues adjusting operations amid the ongoing Iran…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On 14 August 2026, the first technical findings emerged about one of the most talked-about flight incidents of recent weeks: the sudden loss of altitude…
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Two flight attendants were taken to hospital as the jet remains grounded and multiple flights were canceled.
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