Spirit Airlines is changing its on-board branding and offering for the third time in less than a year, retiring its cutesy names for more traditional options.
Cabotage in Canada? Competition Bureau Recommends Increased Foreign Airline Ops
Can foreign investment help crack the Air Canada/WestJet duopoly in Canada? The country’s Competition Bureau believes cabotage and foreign ownership of airlines are part of a multi-pronged solution.
JetBlue Trims 5%+ of Flights, Plans Miami Exit
JetBlue is dropping more than 5% of its previously planned operations later this year, part of plans to cut costs.
Emirates, Uber Pursue Strategic Partnership
Emirates is the latest airline to announce an alignment with Uber, targeting loyalty points and other benefits.
JSX Pitches Premium Turboprop Play
Some of the most bougie seats flying in the USA may soon be on some of the smallest planes. JSX announced plans to acquire a pair of ATR42-600 turboprops to expand its fleet at the 2025 Paris Air Show, fitted in an all-premium layout.
Qatar Airways Pivots to PAC’s Converix, Astrova for 777X Digital Experience
Qatar Airways will implement Panasonic Avionics’ Astrova IFE platform, running on its Converix on-board data and application hosting platform, for its upcoming 777X fleet.
"THE Room FX" Brings Business Class Update to ANA’s 787s
ANA’s new 787-9 cabin features an impressively wide sofa-style, yin-yang layout. This is a step-change update from the existing offering, and incremental update to THE Room, currently flying on its 777-300ER fleet.
Safran, Greenerwave Team for Metasurfaces ESA Development
Safran Passenger Innovations is teaming with metasurfaces specialists Greenerwave to develop a new inflight Ka-band terminal compatible with the satellites of today as well as future GEO and NGSO constellations.
Eve Projects Three Billion eVTOL Riders Over 20 Years
Urban Air Mobility is a booming market, according to one of its largest proponents. But it will still be a tiny fraction of urban transport.
United Brings Spotify to In-seat IFE
At first glance the partnership announced between United Airlines and Spotify last week is relatively basic, even unimpressive. But come 2026 the companies have plans for something far more interesting on board.