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American Airlines boosts premium seats to 40% on narrow-body jets, adds 4K screens and Starlink Wi-Fi
American Airlines will expand premium seating across its narrow-body fleet from roughly 25% to 40% of each aircraft's capacity, adding more first-class and extra-legroom Main Cabin Extra seats. The…
Qantas A380 flew 27,000km with 33cm maintenance light sealed in wing
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found that a Qantas Airbus A380 flew more than 27,000 kilometers across the Pacific with a 33-centimeter maintenance light sealed inside its left wing. The…
Emirates reveals why retired A380s are worth more dead than alive — and it’s not what you think
Retired Airbus A380s are now worth more as parts donors than as flyable aircraft, and Emirates is buying end-of-lease superjumbos specifically to strip them. Used A380s trade for $25 million to $60…
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SWISS A330 makes emergency landing after smoke fills business class cabin at 38,000 feet
A SWISS Airbus A330-300 operating flight LX16 from Zurich to New York JFK made an emergency landing at Bangor International Airport on July 27, 2026, after smoke filled the forward business class…
American Airlines flight attendants use paper to block broken Dreamliner window shade on red-eye
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 flying a New York JFK–Rome red-eye on July 23 was forced to use scraps of paper to block a broken electrochromic window shade after it failed in the transparent…
Cathay Pacific cuts 7 economy seats on A321neos for more legroom, defying industry trend
Cathay Pacific is cutting seven economy seats from its Airbus A321neo fleet, dropping from 190 to 183 seats, to give passengers more legroom on regional flights. The 195-seat reconfiguration, which…
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