Lufthansa Ends A340-600 Era After 23 Years (simpleflying.com)
Lufthansa's final scheduled Airbus A340-600 flight, LH419, touched down at Frankfurt Airport at 8:30 AM local time on Monday after departing Washington Dulles… more
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2026
Delta Pauses JFK-Orange County Route (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines will end its New York-JFK to Orange County (SNA) service on November 29, pausing the route until May 6, 2027. The carrier reinstated the… more
United Cuts San Francisco–Adelaide Winter Flights (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines will fly its San Francisco–Adelaide route only 23 times in the 2026/27 season, down from a planned 49 return flights, a 53.1% cut. The… more
Southwest to Retire All 737NGs by 2031 (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines plans to retire its entire fleet of 456 Boeing 737-700 and 737-800 aircraft by 2031, consolidating operations around the 737 MAX 7 and… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)Largest Airline Loyalty Programs Ranked by Membership (simpleflying.com)
American Airlines AAdvantage ranks third with 115 million members, a figure announced in April 2021 for the program's 40th anniversary. Southwest Rapid… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)American (Airline)Delta (Airline)4 more vendors: Latam Airlines, Lufthansa, Southwest, UnitedDelta and Thai Airways share VantageNOVA business seat (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines and Thai Airways will both install Thompson Aero Seating's VantageNOVA suite, a 1-2-1 staggered layout with sliding privacy doors and 80-inch… more
Delta A350-1000 Packs 101 Premium Seats (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines will configure its new Airbus A350-1000 with 53 Delta One suites and 48 Premium Select seats, 101 premium seats total and 21 more business-class… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Southwest's 15 Shortest Routes in 2026 (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines' shortest route this year is Denver to Colorado Springs at 63 nautical miles (117 km), with three daily flights, and 96% of its passengers… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)AirportsCOS (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)DEN (Denver International Airport)TYS (McGhee Tyson Airport)3 more airports: BNA PHX TUSUnited A321XLR Cannot Reach Italy (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines says its premium-heavy Airbus A321XLR, configured with 150 seats and 20 Polaris suites, cannot fly from New York to Italy despite Airbus… more
Delta Nears Nonstop Singapore Route Decision (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines is closing in on announcing a nonstop Singapore Changi route, likely from Los Angeles International Airport or Seattle-Tacoma International Airport… more
Delta Unveils Redesigned Delta One Premium Experience (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines is overhauling its Delta One business class with new dining, beverages, amenities and service, debuting on transoceanic flights from Los Angeles… more
Update on Southwest Ending 54-Year Open Seating Policy (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines ended its 54-year open-seating policy on January 27, 2026, assigning seats across its network and introducing eight boarding groups… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)Four Airlines Still Fly the Last Passenger 747s (simpleflying.com)
Only four airlines—Lufthansa, Air China, Korean Air, and Rossiya—operate passenger Boeing 747s, with Lufthansa's 25-jet fleet at Frankfurt Airport offering… more
Men Arrested for Smuggling Birds in Underwear at Miami Airport (simpleflying.com)
Two men arriving at Miami International Airport from Cuba were arrested for smuggling live birds concealed in undergarments. Hernandez Castillo was found… more
American Airlines Scales Back Hubs to Focus on Core (simpleflying.com)
American Airlines is cutting flights at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to fund growth at Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, and Chicago O'Hare. The carrier's… more
FAA mandates A380 engine seal replacements after aborted takeoff (simpleflying.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered urgent replacement of 15 high-pressure turbine interstage seals on Engine Alliance GP7200-series engines… more
Charlotte Builds Smart Runway With Embedded Sensors (simpleflying.com)
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is building a fourth parallel runway, Runway 19C/01C, with roughly 2,000 embedded sensors feeding a 'Digital Twin'… more
New TSA CT Scanners Pinch Bigger Carry-On Bags (simpleflying.com)
TSA's new CT scanners at US airports have tunnel openings of about 24.5 by 16.5 inches, while Frontier and Southwest allow carry-ons up to 24 by 16 by… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)Air France Takes World's Best First Class Title (simpleflying.com)
Air France won the World's Best First Class Airline award at the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, beating Singapore Airlines, which had held the title… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)United's Relax Row Economy Beds Debut in 2027 on 200 Jets (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines will debut its Relax Row economy seating product in 2027 on Boeing 787s and 777s, with a plan to install it on more than 200 widebodies… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Allegiant Targets Underserved Cities with Point-to-Point Flights (simpleflying.com)
Allegiant Air builds its network around secondary airports, connecting small and medium-sized cities directly to leisure destinations. The carrier avoids… more
VendorsAllegiant (Airline)Airlines Launch 29 New US-Europe Long-Haul Routes (simpleflying.com)
Airlines are adding 29 new or returning US-Europe routes for July 2027, compared with July 2026. European carriers begin seven routes, including TAP Air Portugal… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)Alaska (Airline)American (Airline)AirportsATH (Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport)BOS (Boston Logan International Airport)CDG (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)8 more airports: DEN DTW JFK KEF BNA EWR MCO IADIcelandair Adds St. Louis with Four Weekly Flights (simpleflying.com)
Icelandair will begin seasonal service between Keflavik and St. Louis Lambert International Airport on May 14, 2027, operating four weekly flights through… more
Alaska Airlines Opens Record 737 MAX Route to Iceland (simpleflying.com)
Alaska Airlines launched the longest Boeing 737 nonstop ever flown by a US carrier, linking Seattle-Tacoma International and Keflavík Airport in just under… more
757 Makes Overweight Landing in Dublin (simpleflying.com)
A United Airlines Boeing 757-200 flying from Dublin to Newark returned to Dublin on Sunday after a strong fuel smell arose in the cabin, making an overweight… more
Alaska Airlines Eyes Seattle-Hong Kong Nonstop (simpleflying.com)
Alaska Airlines is considering nonstop flights between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Hong Kong, with its chief commercial officer saying intentions… more
Pilots Union Moves to Block Google's Spirit Data Sale (simpleflying.com)
The Allied Pilots Association filed an objection to Google's $10 million purchase of Spirit Airlines' corporate records, saying the dataset includes confidential… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)United Replaces Guam 737-800s With Medevac-Capable MAX 8s (simpleflying.com)
United Airlines is replacing its entire Guam-based fleet of 10 Boeing 737-800s with 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, featuring a row of economy seats that collapses… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Delta's Premium Revenue Milestone Hides Product Breakdown (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines reported $5.695 billion in premium revenue for Q4 2025, surpassing main cabin revenue for the first time. The airline bundles Delta One… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Delta One soft product debuts at LAX this fall (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines will launch its next-generation Delta One soft product on long-haul flights from Los Angeles International Airport this fall, before the… more
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