CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
United Airlines will reconfigure MileagePlus to award more benefits to holders of its co‑branded credit cards while reducing benefits for non‑cardholders. The move—its biggest overhaul in over a decade—will make earning elite credit and free flights harder and costlier for many members.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Airbus is looking at the potential for a larger variant of the A350, beyond the -1000, but stresses that its work in this direction remains preliminary.
AirInsight
• Admin June
By AirInsight: Commercial aviation news, analysis, and proprietary data models. Expert insights on airlines, Boeing, Airbus, aircraft deliveries, orders, and industry trends.
Vertical Mag
• Oliver Johnson
By Vertical Mag: Airbus Helicopters says it is “very close” to being able to remove the requirement to replace H160 main rotor pitch rod ends after 165 flight hours, following ongoing discussions with authorities in Europe and Brazil.
CNBC
• Leslie Josephs
By CNBC: United Airlines is overhauling its MileagePlus loyalty program to reward customers who have the carrier's credit card over those without it.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: According to Valour Consultancy's recent report, more than half of the commercial airline fleet doesn’t offer onboard Wi-Fi yet for passengers.
ch-aviation
By ch-aviation: Croatia Airlines (OU, Zagreb Franjo Tuđman) retired its last of a once four-strong fleet of A320-200s on January 26, 2026. 9A-CTO (msn 2178) operated its last flight...
eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Our latest podcast episode is live! This week, we were delighted to be joined again by Darrell Swanson and Jarek.
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli
FlightGlobal
• Alfred Chua
