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United 767 Returns to London Heathrow After Emergency Squawk

Oct 16, 2026 Incidents

United Airlines flight UA941 returned to London Heathrow on Thursday after its Boeing 767-300ER transmitted emergency code 7700 during a flight to Newark.

Virgin Atlantic Adds A350 and More Johannesburg Flights

Oct 16, 2026 Air Routes

Virgin Atlantic will operate its daily London-Johannesburg service with an Airbus A350-1000 before adding three weekly Boeing 787-9 rotations in December.

Riyadh Air Moves Three Boeing 787s From Closed Riyadh Hub

Oct 14, 2026 Operations

Three Riyadh Air Dreamliners left Riyadh for Al Ula and Medina as the carrier canceled flights following repeated attacks on its home airport.

Norse Atlantic to Supply Two Boeing 787-9s for PIA UK Flights

Oct 11, 2026 Operations

The ACMI agreement gives PIA additional UK-Pakistan capacity while placing two Norse Dreamliners returning from IndiGo into new work.

British Airways Cuts A380 Service to Three Cities This Winter

Oct 3, 2026 Airlines

The airline will remove the superjumbo from Dubai, Los Angeles and Washington while concentrating its 12-aircraft fleet on four routes.

British Airways Adds Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar From Gatwick

Sep 30, 2026 Air Routes

British Airways will operate a three-times-weekly Boeing 777 triangle service linking London with two Tanzanian destinations during summer 2027.

Heathrow Third Runway Opening Window Stretches to 2039

Sep 28, 2026 Airports

Heathrow is targeting planning approval by 2029 and says the new runway could enter service within the following decade, extending the potential opening window beyond…

British Airways Deepens Its Midwest Push From Heathrow

Sep 23, 2026 Air Routes

Daily summer flying to St. Louis and Cincinnati in 2027 shows how British Airways is rebuilding transatlantic access at former U.S. connecting hubs.

Ryanair Adds Five Routes to Sweden Winter 2026 Schedule

Sep 19, 2026 Air Routes

The airline will operate 43 Swedish routes, add a Stockholm-based aircraft and extend its network to Morocco, Poland, Hungary and London.

Singapore Airlines Reclaims Skytrax World’s Best Airline Title

Sep 19, 2026 Airlines

Singapore Airlines moved ahead of Qatar Airways in the 2026 passenger survey, while Cathay Pacific retained third place.

Riyadh Air Reaffirms 100-Destination Goal With Fleet Expansion

Sep 18, 2026 Airlines

The Saudi carrier is pairing rapid network growth from Riyadh with additional Boeing 787s and Airbus A350-1000s as it works toward its 2030 target.

British Airways Adds Three Gatwick Routes for Winter 2026

Sep 9, 2026 Air Routes

New flights to Colombo, Barbados and Rovaniemi will give British Airways a mix of long-haul leisure growth and tightly seasonal European flying at Gatwick.

NATS System Failure Disrupts UK Flights as Airports Recover

Sep 9, 2026 Airports

A flight-processing failure sharply reduced UK air traffic capacity Tuesday, forcing cancellations and leaving airlines with displaced aircraft and crews.

Virgin Atlantic Trims Five North American Routes Through October

Sep 6, 2026 Air Routes

Temporary frequency cuts affect Boston, Miami, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Montego Bay, although Virgin Atlantic continues serving all five destinations.

Air Canada Maps Broad International Expansion for Summer 2027

Sep 4, 2026 Air Routes

Six new city pairs, a restored daytime Heathrow flight and year-round extensions will lift Air Canada’s intercontinental capacity by more than 8%.

Emirates 615-Seat Airbus A380 Is Down to Eight Routes

Sep 4, 2026 Operations

The final two-class superjumbos are making scheduled appearances on eight routes as Emirates converts the 615-seat fleet to a 569-seat, three-class layout.

Air Canada’s Long-Haul Map Has Shed 16 Destinations Since 2016

Sep 3, 2026 Air Routes

The list reflects a decade of network churn rather than a single round of cancellations, with former routes spanning Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle…

AirAsia and Pegasus Launch Codeshare Linking Asia and Europe

Sep 3, 2026 Airlines

AirAsia’s first codeshare places Pegasus connections behind its Kuala Lumpur-Istanbul service, with five initial destinations and daily long-haul flights planned from February 2027.

airBaltic Centers Summer 2027 Network on Riga

Sep 2, 2026 Airlines

The airline will serve 57 destinations from Riga while sharply narrowing its Tallinn and Vilnius operations under a frequency-led restructuring plan.

Singapore Airlines’ A380 Network Spans 10 Routes in 2026

Aug 31, 2026 Air Routes

The carrier's 2026 schedule places its 471-seat flagship on a mix of year-round, seasonal and limited-period services from Singapore.