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October 2026

1. 31 OctSouth African Airways Can’t Pay Staff On Time, But Says It Doesn’t Need Another Bailout
2. 30 OctWow: American Airlines Pilots Warned Not To Eat Crew Meal Tiramisu Because It Contains Alcohol
3. 30 OctUnited Airlines CEO Says Critics Don’t Understand His American Airlines Merger Vision. I Think We Do.
4. 30 OctAmerican Airlines Is Finally Reopening Its Exclusive LAX Dining Room After Six Years
5. 30 OctEasyJet Unveils Starlink Wi-Fi, Will Ryanair Be Forced To Follow?
6. 29 OctAmerican Airlines Says It Can Cancel Award Tickets At Any Time, But What About Its 72-Hour Rule?
7. 29 OctUnited Airlines Launches Basic First Class With Punitive Change Fees And Zero Award Miles
8. 29 OctInside Emirates’ A380 First Class Shower, Aviation’s Most Outrageous Luxury
9. 29 OctSouthwest Flight Attendant Says Pets Make Her “Violently Ill,” Sues Over Choice To Work Or Lose Pay
10. 29 OctUnited Airlines Unveils 30 New Polaris Dishes In Latest Menu Refresh
11. 29 OctHeathrow Is Splitting Up Delta And Virgin Atlantic, But Is It Really Favoring British Airways?
12. 28 OctDelta Air Lines Cuts Text-Message Customer Service, Makes Passengers Go Through AI In Its App
13. 28 OctUnited Airlines CEO Teases Uzbekistan And Kazakhstan Flights
14. 28 OctFrontier Airlines Loses $104 Million Despite Record Revenue, But There’s Reason For Optimism
15. 28 OctAlaska Airlines Adds Boeing 737 MAX Service From Anchorage To Tokyo, An Ambitious Transpacific Flight On A Single-Aisle Jet
16. 28 OctReview: Hyatt Regency Dubai (An Ordinary Room, Extraordinary Value)
17. 27 OctReview: Emirates A380 First Class, Still Spectacular After All These Years
18. 27 OctUnited Airlines Would Rather Leave Seats Empty Than Sell Them Too Cheaply
19. 27 OctAmerican Airlines Keeps Selling Upgrades Until Boarding, So Why Keep Chasing Elite Status?
20. 27 OctOver 75% Of European Pilots Surveyed Say They Fell Asleep In The Cockpit, And Many Fear Speaking Up
21. 26 OctAfter 15 Years Of Visiting Green Lake, Wisconsin, I Finally Brought My Kids
22. 26 OctUnited Airlines Says Its Basic Business Class Strategy Is Working, And More Is Coming
23. 26 Oct“Death To America!” Delta Air Lines Passenger Marched Off By Police After Vile, Racist Outburst
24. 26 OctReview: Adani First Class Lounge Mumbai (BOM)…A Quiet Corner, Lamb Chops, And A Massage
25. 25 OctAmex Cruise & Yacht Collection: Worth It and Who Competes
26. 25 OctAmerican Takes An Azul Board Seat, With United Already In
27. 25 OctUS Lifts Its Mexico City Flight Curbs On Mexican Airlines
28. 24 OctReview: Burbank Airport’s New Terminal Is Beautiful, But I Miss The Simplicity Of The Old One
29. 24 OctReview: Four Seasons Mumbai (Luxurious Oasis, Superb Value)
30. 24 OctJetBlue’s Financial Crisis Could Give United Airlines The Deal Of A Generation
31. 24 OctAmerican Airlines Said She Wasn’t “American Material,” Now She’s Retiring At 83 As Its Most Senior Active Flight Attendant
32. 24 OctLufthansa Ditches “Green Fares” After Court Rules Its Environmental Claims Misled Passengers
33. 23 OctAmerican Airlines Reports Record Revenue But Another Loss, Even As Its Pacific Strategy Shows Promise
34. 23 OctUnited Airlines CEO Compares Rivals’ Premium Push To Putting A Four Seasons Room In A Motel 6
35. 23 OctJetBlue Will Offer Free First Class Upgrades, Even To Travelers Without Elite Status
36. 23 OctBritish Airways Makes Status Harder To Earn Again, While Slashing Bonus Points For Premium Flyers
37. 22 OctI Asked United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby About Inheritance Taxes, And He Brought Up Elon Musk
38. 22 OctExclusive First Look: The World’s Largest United Club Opens In Houston, And It Feels Like A Luxe Gulf Carrier Lounge (Photos)
39. 22 OctHe Inflated His Life Jacket For A Prank, Then Got Banned From Two Airlines
40. 22 OctSingapore Airlines Adds A Personal Concierge For First Class Passengers, From Check-In To The Aircraft Door
41. 21 OctBoeing 737 MAX 10 Finally Wins FAA Approval, Clearing The Way For A Different First Class Experience
42. 21 OctUnited Airlines Reports Record Revenue, But Delta Air Lines Still Has The Edge
43. 21 OctIs Starlink A Trojan Horse For Airlines? New Musk Report Makes Delta’s Decision Look Smarter
44. 21 OctCrazy: American Airlines Passenger Says Flight Attendant Banned Window Photos And Made Him Delete A Cabin Picture
45. 21 OctLufthansa Adds Columbus And Phoenix, Bringing Its Newest Business Class To A Surprising U.S. Destination
46. 20 OctReview: Lufthansa A340-600 Business Class Delivered More Than Nostalgia On My Farewell Flight
47. 20 OctRyanair Boss Warns Europe Faces Its Biggest Airfare Hike Ever
48. 20 OctAlaska Airlines Adds Osaka And Tahiti Routes From Seattle, Putting Hawaiian’s A330 Fleet To Work Far From Home
49. 20 OctShe Refused To Trade Her Aisle Seat For A Middle, Then Says The Other Passenger Cried For Three Hours
50. 19 OctReview: Air India A350-900 Business Class, An Outstanding Product
51. 19 OctUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Gets Candid On Seat Fees, His “Betrayal” At American Airlines, And Taxing The Wealthy
52. 19 OctAustrian Airlines Flight From Tel Aviv Gets MiG-29 Escort After Bomb Threat Forces Diversion
53. 19 OctUnited Airlines Expands Economy Meal Preorders To Shorter Flights
54. 19 OctAmerican Airlines Passengers Evacuate Onto Wing After Emergency Landing In St. Louis
55. 18 OctAmerican Reports Thursday With Fuel And Debt Looming
56. 18 OctBuying Top-Tier Status With a Credit Card: The 2027 Math
57. 18 OctAir India Lost $2.3 Billion, So It Hired Ethiopian’s Ex-CEO
58. 17 OctTaste Test: United Airlines’ Italian-Style Braised Short Rib Is Worth Preordering
59. 17 OctLos Angeles Has A “Secret” Sixth Airport, And Somehow I Missed It
60. 17 OctTrump Wants Nonstop Flights To Lebanon, But Beirut Airport Has A Safety Problem
61. 17 OctBritish Airways Warns Filming Crew With Meta Smart Glasses Could Get Your Tickets Cancelled
62. 16 OctAmerican Airlines Wants To Be A “Premier Global Airline,” But I’d Settle For A Working Seat And An On-Time Flight
63. 16 OctShe Booked With Miles, Then Got Bumped: “Points Bookings Aren’t On The Priority List”
64. 16 OctSwanky New Southwest “Icon Lounges” Look Nothing Like Southwest Airlines
65. 16 OctSingapore Airlines Passengers Fly Almost 9 Hours Only To End Up Back In San Francisco After One Passenger’s “Psychotic” Outburst
66. 15 OctDelta Air Lines Is Giving Delta One A Major Upgrade Beyond The Lie-Flat Seat
67. 15 OctUnited Airlines Tells Flight Attendants To Collect First Class Drinks Before Pushback, Even In Paper Cups
68. 15 OctReview: Air India Domestic Lounge Delhi (DEL)
69. 15 OctSaudi Airlines Race To Evacuate $4 Billion In Aircraft From Riyadh After Deadly Houthi Attacks
70. 14 OctBurbank Airport Closes Its Old Terminal, And My Final Flight Ended Where It All Began
71. 14 OctReview: Andaz Delhi (A Stylish Airport Hotel In Aerocity)
72. 14 OctAir Tahiti’s ATR 72-600 Is Flying From Europe To Tahiti Like It’s The Pan Am Era
73. 14 OctAir Tahiti Unveils All-Business Class ATR 72-600 For Bora Bora, With Just 26 Seats And A Steep Price Tag
74. 14 OctLufthansa Beats Air France-KLM For Key TAP Air Portugal Stake
75. 13 OctUnited Airlines Makes MileagePlus Status Harder To Earn, Betting Frequent Flyers Are Too Loyal To Leave
76. 13 OctReview: Hyatt Regency Delhi (Felt More Like A Resort Than A City Hotel)
77. 13 OctTwo More Flydubai Pilots Detained In UAE, Raising Questions About Whether Cockpit Attacker Acted Alone
78. 13 OctDelta Delays Riyadh Launch After Deadly Airport Attacks, But Should The Route Launch At All?
79. 12 OctMy Latest Uber Scam: Driver Takes Off Without Me…And I Still Got Charged
80. 12 OctLufthansa Boeing 747 Aborts Landing After Touchdown At LAX, Narrowly Avoiding A Tail Strike
81. 12 OctRussian Model “Shocked” Emirates Denied Her Boarding From Mexico City To Dubai Over European Visa
82. 12 OctSingapore Airlines Is Retiring A Familiar Part Of Its Iconic Flight Attendant Uniform
83. 11 OctEvery Big Hotel Brand Wants Your All-Inclusive Money
84. 11 OctFuel Crushed Alaska’s Profit, But Aurora Is The Right Bet
85. 11 OctBoeing Strike Averted, Engineers Earn A 10-32% Raise
86. 10 OctHouthi Attack On Riyadh Airport Kills 12 And Injures Hundreds, Raising Alarm Over Air Travel Safety
87. 10 OctUnited Airlines’ New Jeff Mauro Patty Melt Could Be A Hit, But Mine Fell Short
88. 10 OctUnited Airlines Memo: U.S. Citizenship Isn’t Enough To Work Israel Flights If You Hold Certain Other Passports
89. 10 OctEgyptian Pilot’s “Violence For Violence” Video Of El Al Jet Sparks Alarm
90. 10 OctSecret Service Says Trump’s Decoy Flight Was Not The First
91. 10 OctEtihad Executive Arik De’s Abrupt Exit Sparks Scathing Accounts Of How He Treated Employees
92. 10 OctConfirmed: American Airlines To Bring Starlink To Its Entire Mainline Fleet
93. 9 OctDelta Reports Record Revenue But Cuts Profit Forecast, Putting United’s Next Results In Focus
94. 9 OctReview: Hyatt Centric Janakpuri New Delhi (Executive Suite)
95. 9 OctDelta CEO Denies Rejecting Starlink Over Elon Musk, Says “I Drive A Tesla”
96. 9 OctSaudia A320 Destroyed At Riyadh Airport, Captain Among Three Killed In Houthi Attacks
97. 9 OctSouthwest Airlines Is Leaning Toward Boeing 787s, But Does It Really Need Them?
98. 8 OctAmerican Airlines Can Win Over First Class Flyers By Refusing To Be As Stingy As United And Delta
99. 8 OctUnited Airlines Says Pilot Who Praised Hamas Attack Is Not Flying, But Should He Ever Return To The Cockpit?
100. 8 OctKimberly Guilfoyle’s Clever Plan For Unlimited American Express Lounge Access
101. 8 OctBritish Airways Gives Business Class The Entire A380 Upper Deck, Taking Away Its Best Economy Seats
102. 7 OctReview: Qatar Airways 787-8 Business Class
103. 7 OctIs Air Tahiti Nui Joining Oneworld Alliance? (No, At Least Not Now)
104. 7 OctAlaska Airlines Quietly Partners With Breeze Airways, But JetBlue Is Still The Real Prize
105. 7 OctIberia Denied Passenger Boarding And Blamed Expedia For Not Paying For His Ticket, Then Admitted The Flight Was Overbooked
106. 6 OctOuch: Delta A350 Clips Air Canada 777’s Tail At LAX While Taxiing For Tokyo
107. 6 OctDelta Passenger Says He Refused A Seat Swap, Started Recording, And Was Kicked Off The Plane
108. 6 OctAmerican Airlines Passenger Paid Extra For A Better Seat, Says Large Seatmate Took Over Her Space And Crew Would Not Help
109. 6 OctSyrian Airlines Reveals Bold New Look As It Returns To Europe And Plans To Double Its Fleet
110. 6 OctRadical Flydubai Pilot Planned To Crash Jet Into Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport Terminal, Officials Say
111. 5 OctAmerican Airlines Says No More Involuntary Bumping. Now Give Employees The Power To Make It Work.
112. 5 OctElon Musk Is Turning X Against Delta Air Lines Over Starlink. Whose “Public Square” Is This?
113. 5 OctU.S. Ends Most Passport Stamps, Leaving Travelers To Trust Electronic Records
114. 5 OctFlydubai Co-Pilot Attacked Captain With Plane’s Own Crash Axe, UAE Says It Was A Terror Attempt
115. 4 OctRant: American, United, Delta Highlight Internet Importance
116. 4 OctLas Vegas Is Cheaper Now, But Fewer People Are Coming
117. 4 OctHoliday Airfares Jump As Airlines Cut Seats And Fuel Soars
118. 3 OctReview: Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge – The Garden Doha (DOH)
119. 3 OctHe Took The Business Class Upgrade And Left Her In Economy. She Says A “Real Man” Would Switch.
120. 3 OctMistake? Alaska Airlines’ New 737 MAX 10 Leaves Economy Class Without Seatback Screens
121. 3 OctFrontier Passenger Says Man Boarded With Fake Boarding Pass, Forced Everyone Off Plane By Refusing To Leave
122. 3 OctChilling: Flydubai Pilot Was Banned From Flying In Oman Over Extremism Concerns Before Attempt To Crash Flight
123. 2 OctReview: Qatar Airways A350-1000 Qsuite Business Class Los Angeles – Doha
124. 2 OctStabbed In The Cockpit, He Still Opened The Door: How A Flydubai Captain And Passengers Saved The Flight
125. 2 OctUnited Airlines’ New “Base” First Class Is A Cheap Trick To Make You Pay More
126. 2 OctDelta Air Lines Will Let You Check 12 Bottles Of Wine Free From Five California Airports
127. 2 OctTrump Hails Boeing 737 MAX “Genius” After Flydubai Attack, Claims Jet Exceeded Design Limits
128. 1 OctI Tried Alaska Airlines’ New Business Class And Premium Economy Seats. Here’s A First Look
129. 1 OctTSA Bans Chairs For Officers, Claims Standing Makes Airport Security More “Welcoming”
130. 1 OctUnited Taunts Delta With New “Switch To Better Wi-Fi” Status Match And Fast Track To Premier 1K
131. 1 OctAmerican And United Try To Poach Delta Elite Flyers With Status Matches After Bastian’s Elon Musk Comments
132. 1 OctFlydubai Co-Pilot Stabbed Captain And Tried To Crash Plane, Israel Says
133. 1 OctBilt Rent Day: Up To 200% Hilton And 125% Amtrak Transfer Bonuses, Plus Hilton Status

September 2026

1. 30 SepInside Project Gotham: Why Alaska Airlines Finally Decided It Needs Lie-Flat Seats To New York
2. 30 Sep“We Do Not Want To Be With Elon Musk. Trust Me.” Delta Air Lines CEO Justifies Starlink Rejection, Prompting Musk To Declare “He Will Lose His Job Over This”
3. 30 SepWill Trump’s Face Be In Your Next U.S. Passport Whether You Want It Or Not? Rubio Unveils New 2028 Design
4. 30 SepPope Leo XIV Takes A Seat In Air France A321 Cockpit, Blesses Fighter Pilots Over The Radio
5. 29 SepReview: Oneworld Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
6. 29 SepAlaska’s Atmos Rewards Will Let You Choose How You Earn Points, With A Debit Card And New Transfer Partners Coming
7. 29 SepAlaska And Hawaiian Unveil Massive New Lounges And A Complete A330 Cabin Overhaul
8. 29 SepAlaska And Hawaiian Airlines Unveil New Premium Economy Cabin For Longhaul Flights And Transcontinental 737 MAX 10s
9. 29 SepAlaska Airlines Will Put Lie-Flat First Class Suites On 737 MAX 10 Jets For Transcontinental Flights
10. 29 SepBoeing’s Latest Software Glitch Delays The 737 MAX 10 And Draws Pushback From United And Southwest
11. 28 SepThis “Private Equity Guy” Is Hilariously Insufferable When He Travels
12. 28 SepDelta Passenger Says Huge Service Dog Was Shoved Under His Seat, Taking Over His Exit-Row Legroom
13. 28 SepIntroduction: My Trip To India On Qatar Airways, Air India, Emirates, And KLM
14. 28 SepU.S. Sanctions Ground Iranian Airlines Across The Region
15. 27 SepRoyal Caribbean’s $3 Billion Sandals Deal Splits Analysts
16. 27 SepRyanair Investors Revolt Over O’Leary’s €150M Pay
17. 27 SepBoeing Wins $36 Billion, But Stock Falls On 737 Woes

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