Routes   Middle East   PaxEx   Europe   Orders   Airlines   Boeing  
Skift • Gordon Smith

Riyadh Air opens public ticket sales for Riyadh–London Heathrow on new Boeing 787-9, launching 1 July

Riyadh Air has opened public ticket sales for its full-service Riyadh (RUH)–London Heathrow (LHR) route, after a period of readiness testing and employee-only flying. Operations are scheduled to start on 1 July, using the carrier’s new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Also: Airline Economics, One Mile at a Time, Aviation Business News, executivetraveller.com, AeroTime, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, airlinergs.com and Boarding Area
2026-05-19T02:55:01.973662-07:00
Routes   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Africa   Qatar Airways  
Airline Economics • Justin Pugsley

Qatar Airways expands Africa network with new Port Sudan route

By Airline Economics: Qatar Airways is expanding its African network with new flights to Port Sudan and increased frequencies across destinations including Cairo, Cape Town and Dar es Salaam.

Also: AeroTime and Aviation24
2026-05-19T00:39:35.939840-07:00
Airports   TSA   Policy & Regulation  
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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Atlanta is Considering Ditching the TSA For a Private Screening Company at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The Atlanta City Council has approved a feasibility study into whether it can ditch the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and replace federal workers with a private security screening company.

2026-05-19T05:40:38.618603-07:00
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View from the Wing • Gary Leff

Israel May Let Emirates Fly Tel Aviv–New York

By View from the Wing: Emirates may get the right to fly Tel Aviv–New York, and not just as a stopover on the way to Dubai.

Also: Simple Flying, Live and Let's Fly and One Mile at a Time
2026-05-18T14:09:33.042783-07:00