Qantas Assigns QF-1 to Sydney-London Nonstop (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Qantas will assign its flagship flight numbers, QF-1 and QF-2, to the new 22-hour non-stop service between Sydney and London Heathrow starting in October… more
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2026
British Airways Adds Urine Seat Training (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
British Airways will train flight attendants on handling urine-soaked seats after a viral TikTok incident. The airline reimbursed passenger Sofia for her… more
British Airways Trials Meal Pre-Orders (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
British Airways is beta testing a meal pre-order system on select long-haul flights from London Heathrow, three years after its original 2023 target. The… more
Ryanair Warns of Material Airfare Increases (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Ryanair expects jet fuel prices to remain elevated through 2027 due to Middle East conflict, projecting a €2 billion increase in annual fuel costs. The… more
VendorsRyanair (Airline)Taiwan Airlines Resume Russian Flights After Pakistan Ban (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
China Airlines and EVA Air resumed flights through Russian airspace last weekend after Pakistan reportedly denied them permission to use its territory… more
Etihad Launches Sold-Out Abu Dhabi Calgary Route (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Etihad Airways inaugurated a non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and Calgary on October 25, marking its eighth North American destination. The inaugural… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsYYC (Calgary International Airport)Heathrow Forces Delta Virgin Split (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Heathrow Airport Limited has ordered Delta Air Lines to relocate from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 by 2028, separating it from joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)European Pilots Report Cockpit Microsleeps (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A European Cockpit Association survey of 7,200 pilots found that more than three-quarters experienced microsleeps in the cockpit within four weeks. Three… more
Ryanair Storm Reroute Ends in Nine-Hour Return (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Ryanair flight FR-2954 left Alicante at 6:36 pm on October 24 for a two-hour hop to Newquay but diverted to Dublin after 71 mph winds from Storm Austen… more
VendorsRyanair (Airline)Tagsflight delayLufthansa Renames Green Fares After Court Ruling (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Lufthansa is renaming its Green Fares to Impact Fares after a Cologne court ruled the name deceived passengers into believing their flights could be CO₂-neutral… more
VendorsLufthansa (Airline)CDC to Require Ebola Attestation for Inbound Flyers (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
The CDC will require all international air travelers to the United States, regardless of nationality, to sign a digital or paper attestation that they… more
United Opens Flight Attendant Bases in Dallas and Sacramento (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
United Airlines will open two new flight attendant bases at Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Sacramento (SMF), bringing its total crew bases to 21. The two… more
American Airlines Settles Heathrow Catering Bonus (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
American Airlines flight attendants who worked London Heathrow flights from February 28 to October 27, 2026, will receive tiered bonuses of $169, $84.50… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)Woman Explains Earring Pin on Delta Flight (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Kadia Tubman says she pinned an earring to her sleeve with the pin facing out to stop a seatmate from hogging the armrest and bumping her arm on a Delta Air Lines… more
Eurowings Flight Hit by Mystery Illness (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A Eurowings Airbus A321-200 flying from Rhodes to Düsseldorf on October 18 with 215 passengers and crew was met by 12 first responder vehicles after a… more
Family Loses Suit in Delta Engine Death (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A lawsuit filed by the family of Kyler Efinger, a 30-year-old man killed when he was sucked into the engine of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A220at Salt Lake City International Airport… more
Israel Bans Dual-Nationality Crew From 31 Countries on Tel Aviv Flights (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Israel has banned foreign pilots and flight attendants with dual nationality from 31 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Passenger Lunges for Door on Sweltering Frontier Flight (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A passenger on Frontier Airlines flight 2052 from New Orleans to Atlanta lunged for the forward cabin door after the jet bridge malfunctioned, leaving… more
BA 777 returns after pressurization failure (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
British Airways flight BA-295 from Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare returned to Heathrow after a pressurization failure that dropped oxygen masks at 36,000 feet… more
Israeli review may force foreign airlines to vet crews (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an all-encompassing review of foreign airlines operating to Israel after the Flydubai FZ-1073 attempted attack. The review could… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)United Tells Sick Flight Attendants to Skip Leisure Travel (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
United Airlines told its nearly 30,000 flight attendants in an internal memo that being too sick to work means being too sick for leisure travel, threatening… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Delta CEO Reportedly Slams Musk Over Starlink Snub (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Delta Air Lines has not responded to reports that CEO Ed Bastian told employees Tuesday, "We do not want to be with Elon Musk. Trust me," and "If you know… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)TSA Bans Sitting for Document Checkers at Security (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
The Transportation Security Administration is prohibiting its document-checking officers from sitting at airport security checkpoints, citing improved… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Heathrow Delays Third Runway to 2039, Blames Ambitious Timeline (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Heathrow Airport has pushed back the opening of its third runway to 2039, saying the previous 2035 target was too ambitious. The 3,500-meter runway, approved… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)Missile Hits Riyadh Fuel Depot (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A missile struck a fuel storage tank at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, sending a huge plume of black smoke into the sky. Houthi rebels in… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)