Former Singapore Airlines steward Adrian Toh dies at 44 after three years battling Stage 4 lung cancer; tributes follow.
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Lufthansa has replaced its Green Fares with Impact Fares after a German court challenged claims that passengers could make their flights climate-neutral.
American Airlines flight attendant Carol Fair, 83, will retire on October 26, 2026, after 63½ years. Her last flight, from London to Charlotte, recalls the Piedmont Airlines service she worked on in 1987.
Air Canada has removed five Canada–U.S. routes from its 2027 schedule, affecting services from Montréal, Vancouver and Toronto.
KLM has been fined $320,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation over more than 100 flights through restricted Iraqi airspace carrying Delta Air Lines’ code.
A Pegasus Airlines Airbus A321neo operating flight PC996 from Frankfurt to Istanbul entered Runway 18 in the wrong direction on October 20, 2026.
El Al Israel (LY) has postponed the planned launch of its Sun d’Or service from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Marrakech (RAK) until at least December 15, following new security directives and pending operating approvals from Israeli authorities.
Emirates will remove the Airbus A380 from three routes during winter 2026/2027. Dubai-Jeddah and Dubai-Washington will use Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, while Medina will have no scheduled A380 services.
Akasa Air expects to receive its first Boeing 737 MAX 10 in 2027 after the FAA granted certification on October 20, 2026.
Etihad Airways has launched four weekly nonstop flights between Abu Dhabi and Luxembourg, becoming the first Middle Eastern airline to serve the Grand Duchy.