Runway Girl
• Becca Alkema
North American regional airlines are reconfiguring cabins as 'premiumization' becomes essential for survival. Operators increasingly prioritise premium seats, fewer economy seats and upgraded amenities to capture higher‑yield passengers — a shift that alters seat economics, product positioning and competitive dynamics across regional markets.
Reuters
By Reuters: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Friday finalized a rule to require cockpit voice recorders to retain 25 hours of data for all new passenger airplanes in 2027 compared with the current two-hour loop.
Alaska Airlines
By Alaska Airlines: Thousands of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines employees will now undergo training in a new 660,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, which officially opened its doors today.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: Virgin Atlantic is increasing long-haul flight capacity from Manchester following Aer Lingus's exit from the city.
By newsroom.lufthansagroup.com: All eight Airbus A380s will be equipped with new premium seats in Business ClassThe retrofit will take place at Elbe Flugzeugwerke in DresdenThe program will begin in early February with the A380 "Mike-Charly".
aeroroutes.com
By aeroroutes.com: Published at 1300PST / 2100GMT 29JAN26 Thai Airways International (THAI) in Northern summer 2026 season intends to resume Bangkok Suvarnabhumi – Amsterdam route after near-28 years hiatus, with Airbus A350-900 aircraft operating on daily basis from 01JUL26.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: German researchers believe the addition of active twisting technology to helicopter main rotor blades can significantly improve performance while also cutting noise and vibration levels.
Airways Magazine
• Meelad Aslam
By Airways Magazine: Airline privatization is more complex than just selling a national carrier from the government to private investors.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
