Incidents

American Airlines 787 Diverts to Dublin After Cabin Odor Leaves Most Flight Attendants Ill

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner diverted to Dublin Airport (DUB) after a reported odor developed onboard and most of...

July 27, 2026 John Cushma 134

Trip Reports

Trip Review: The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia – Beautiful Building, Underwhelming Luxury

During a recent family trip to Philadelphia, we spent two nights at The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia from July 20 through July...

July 23, 2026 John Cushma 97

Incidents

American 737 Diverts for Fuel, Then Waits Four Hours to Complete a 29-Minute Flight

An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport...

July 19, 2026 John Cushma 140

Air Routes

Southwest’s 19-Route Spring 2027 Expansion Includes a 90-Mile BWI–Philadelphia Shuttle

Southwest Airlines is adding 19 new or returning nonstop routes for spring 2027, including expanded international flying from Nashville, two...

July 17, 2026 John Cushma 232

Air Routes

Delta’s LAX Ambitions Could Put Philadelphia And Dulles Next In Line

Delta Air Lines’ newly confirmed Los Angeles–Newark service may be only the next step in a much broader transcontinental buildout...

June 29, 2026 John Cushma 128

Air Routes

Turkish Airlines Eyes Three More U.S. Cities As Istanbul’s Long-Haul Reach Keeps Growing

Turkish Airlines is again signaling that its U.S. network is not finished growing. The Istanbul-based Star Alliance carrier already serves...

June 9, 2026 John Cushma 437

Air Routes

American Pulls Philadelphia-Doha As Qatar Airways Eyes A Return To PHL

American Airlines appears to be walking away from one of the most unusual long-haul routes in its network: Philadelphia International...

June 7, 2026 John Cushma 306

Air Routes

American Returns To Budapest, Restoring A Key U.S. Link After Seven Years

American Airlines has resumed nonstop service between Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), restoring a...

May 23, 2026 John Cushma 282

Air Routes

American Opens Four New Europe Routes In One Day, And Two Of Them Are Entirely New Cities

American Airlines has launched four new transatlantic routes, adding fresh service to Budapest, Prague, Athens, and Zurich as part of...

May 23, 2026 John Cushma 1067

Airlines

American’s Aruba Return Showed Why A Hydraulic Alert Rarely Stays Simple

An American Airlines Airbus A321-200 had to return to Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) in Aruba on March 12 after...

March 16, 2026 John Cushma 595