Aviation tips

American Airlines spent $250 million to build an employee-only hotel at its sprawling Texas headquarters that opened in January 2023.

As the merger of Air India and Vistara airlines picks up steam, the process of merging their loyalty programs has also begun.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, May 17. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

I didn't retain much from United Airlines' new inflight safety video. And I doubt passengers will either.

A mother is suing American Airlines and calling for answers after her 14-year-old son died on board a flight.

CAVU, founded by Manchester Airports Group (MAG) who aim to revolutionise the airport passenger journey, has announced its latest innovative product: aether, an exclusive Private Terminal set to redefine the airport experience for all passengers.

A Delta Air Lines passenger is suing the carrier for $1 million, alleging that he broke a rib when an armrest collapsed.

Ryanair, easyJet, and Wizz are Europe's three biggest budget airlines, but the experiences can be quite different.

As passenger numbers in the Middle East are predicted to reach 429 million this year, representing a 5.4% increase on 2019 figures, a panel of aviation experts convened at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) yesterday to discuss how the market is changing, outlining their predictions for the future of air travel. The session, ‘Looking Skyward for Innovation: How Technology is Disrupting Aviation’, was moderated by travel expert Mark Frary and included panellists from Cirium, IATA, AviationXLab, and Riyadh Air.

Air France has been working to get passengers back on track after their plane made an emergency landing in the deep north of Canada on Tuesday.

A flight to Germany had to be met by emergency services after dozens of passengers started vomiting, the German outlet Bild reported.

A passenger was caught trying to smuggle a bag of snakes onto a plane at Miami International Airport last month.

Passengers on an EasyJet flight cheered, clapped, and chanted as police escorted two disruptive fellow fliers off the plane.

Global Airlines completed its first transatlantic flight with an Airbus A380 on Wednesday.

An Australian airline's frequent flyers were left puzzled after a technical glitch with its app logged users into the wrong accounts.

An airport in Japan says it has never lost a piece of luggage in 30 years of operations.

A retired judge has alleged that she was subject to racial discrimination while flying first class with American Airlines.

A United Airlines passenger has been ordered to pay the carrier more than $20,000 after forcing a flight to divert.

Singapore Airlines has been ordered to compensate a couple who said their business-class seats malfunctioned, according to local media reports.

Etihad Airways' beloved Airbus A380 has returned to the US after four years. It landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport just after 10 a.m. on Monday after a more than 14-hour trek from Abu Dhabi.

Most commercial airplanes end their life in aircraft "graveyards," where they are disassembled and discarded or recycled.