Iberia is putting its hopes in US traffic, with the airline offering over 1.2 million seats this summer between Spain and the USA. With the Northern Summer season coming along quickly (starting 29th March), Iberia is offering up to 166 flights a week (22 up from last year), making 1,280,254 seats available. This growth is part of the development of the airline's 2030 … [Read more...]
Vietnam Airlines finalises an order for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
Vietnam Airlines has announced that the carrier has finalised its first Boeing single-aisle order for 50 737 MAX aircraft. The addition of the 737-8 will enable Vietnam Airlines' domestic and regional route growth plans as air travel demand continues to rise across Southeast Asia. The Boeing 737-8 aircraft will primarily operate on domestic and regional Asian routes, … [Read more...]
Porter Airlines heads off to Austin and Chicago O’Hare
It seems Mr Porter wants new places to explore, with Porter Airlines adding new USA destinations - Austin and Chicago O'Hare. Austin (Texas) The Austin service will start on 21st May 2026, operating five times weekly from Toronto Pearson Airport. As such, this will utilise an Embraer E195-E2 on this route. Porter Embraer E195-E2 - Image, Embraer. With the route … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT: TK1753 Istanbul Airport to Oslo Airport (BUSINESS CLASS) – Growing Old in Style
TK1753 Istanbul Airport to Oslo Gardermoen Airport (BUSINESS CLASS) Growing Old in Style Time to head from one level of cold to another. It's off to Oslo on an aircraft that feels like it's done some hard time in its life. In this mammoth trip report Yes. I’m that old. Next. Off to Heathrow, Terminal 3 and Cathay Pacific Lounge BA768 London Heathrow to Oslo … [Read more...]
Lufthansa unveils its retrofitted A320 cabin
Lufthansa is retrofitting a number of its existing Airbus A320ceo (current engine option - the original production run of the A320) with new products inside the aircraft. The modernised cabin will be installed on 38 A320 aircraft, with a planned retrofit rate of one aircraft every 30 days. The first Airbus A320 with registration "D-AIZY" is now fully modernised and … [Read more...]
Air India pushes forward with its planned Summer 2026 deployments
Air India is pushing forward its improved passenger experience, with the airline annocing will deploy aircraft featuring new, retrofitted or upgraded cabin interiors on additional key international routes as part of its Northern Summer operations for 2026. Business Class aboard Air India's new Boeing 787-9 - Image, Air India. This move by the airlinewill add capacity … [Read more...]
Aer Lingus to launch seasonal (and temporary) service to Barbados from Dublin
It seems Aer Lingus have got its calculator out and worked out it will be cheaper to operate its own service between Dublin and Barbados (Bridgetown), rather than send people to another carrier. As such, the airline is spinning up a temporary service to help its passengers. The seasonal/temporary service will operate during the Spring 2026 season, from 31st March 2026 … [Read more...]
Emirates prepares for the month of Ramadan
It's coming up to the Holy Month of Ramadan, with Emirates showing off its offerings for the month ahead, whilst they support travellers. Emirates Iftar boxes at Boarding Gates For the comfort of all fasting customers, complimentary iftar boxes to help break the fast containing water, laban, a banana, and dates are distributed at select Emirates Boarding Gates during iftar … [Read more...]
Lufthansa Expands Allegris seat availability on its Boeing 787-9 fleet
The "rollout" of Lufthansa's "new" seat product - Allegris, continues to crawl along, with certification set to be granted to 25 out of the 28 seats aboard the Boeing 787-9 in Business Class. Allegris took flight in its first incomplete form in summer 2024 (with the first class product delayed). This was initially out of Munich with the Airbus A350. The … [Read more...]
TRIP REPORT: Back to Istanbul Airport and the Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge
Back to Istanbul Airport and the Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge Growing Old in Style Time to head back to Istanbul Airport and experience the wonder of the Turkish Airlines Business Class Lounge. But how to get to the airport... In this mammoth trip report Yes. I’m that old. Next. Off to Heathrow, Terminal 3 and Cathay Pacific Lounge BA768 London … [Read more...]