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Alaska Airlines Sets Sights on London and Reykjavik, Unveils New 787 Livery

Alaska Airlines will launch next spring nonstop flights from Seattle to London-Heathrow and Reykjavik, marking a major step in its international expansion. The carrier also revealed a new global 787 Dreamliner livery as it ramps up its widebody fleet to 17 aircraft.

2025-08-05T06:36:51.750139-07:00

Aviation Source

Virgin Atlantic First-Class Passenger Jailed 15 Months for Threatening Flight Attendant

2025-08-07T16:48:20.781178-07:00

Inflight Online

SWISS to Inaugurate A350-900 Zurich–Boston Service with New Swiss Senses Cabin

2025-07-29T09:12:20.786029-07:00

Airways Magazine

American Airlines to Deploy 777 and 787s with Premium Economy on JFK–LAX from October 2025

2025-07-25T08:07:04.599550-07:00

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United adds free full seasons of Apple TV+ hits to 130,000+ seatback screens and app United Airlines has added full seasons of award-winning Apple TV+ series—Severance, Shrinking, Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, Silo and more—to over 130,000 seatback screens across its fleet and to the United app. The new partnership brings free on-demand streaming of select Apple Originals to passengers on domestic and international flights.

2025-08-12T11:24:36.541107-07:00

United adds free full seasons of Apple TV+ hits to 130,000+ seatback screens and app

CNET

Delta to Stream Crunchyroll Anime on Seatback Screens Later This Year Later this year, Delta Air Lines will add a selection of Crunchyroll’s anime titles to its in-flight Delta Studio platform, enabling passengers to stream series like Demon Slayer on seatback screens. The collaboration enhances Delta’s content lineup, tapping into rising demand for niche streaming genres.

2025-08-11T12:55:18.297435-07:00

Delta to Stream Crunchyroll Anime on Seatback Screens Later This Year

Breitflyte

Air France-KLM and ADP Roll Out Automatic Priority System for Tight CDG Connections Air France-KLM and Groupe ADP have launched an automated priority service for transfer passengers with short connections at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Identified during landing, affected travelers receive SMS or email alerts offering expedited security and border-control access, with Air France App and WhatsApp notifications coming soon.

2025-08-08T11:44:10.843066-07:00

Air France-KLM and ADP Roll Out Automatic Priority System for Tight CDG Connections

Skift

Last-Minute Bookings Surge as Consumers Delay Travel Amid Economic Uncertainty Persistent economic caution has prompted travelers to postpone trip planning and favor last-minute bookings, driving a significant spike in short-lead reservations even as total flight departures and hotel occupancy remain largely unchanged, industry figures reveal.

2025-08-08T06:08:12.751491-07:00

Last-Minute Bookings Surge as Consumers Delay Travel Amid Economic Uncertainty

Aviation Source

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Virgin Atlantic First-Class Passenger Jailed 15 Months for Threatening Flight Attendant A London court sentenced a first-class passenger on Virgin Atlantic to 15 months in prison for threatening a flight attendant with sexual abuse aboard the carrier’s April service from Heathrow to Lahore. The ruling highlights intensifying legal measures against onboard misconduct and crew protection.

2025-08-07T16:48:20.781178-07:00

Virgin Atlantic First-Class Passenger Jailed 15 Months for Threatening Flight Attendant

PaxEx.Aero

Allegiant’s ‘Extra’ Seats Boost Ancillary Revenue After Cabin Retrofit Since its introduction, Allegiant Air’s “Extra” seat program—offering additional legroom and priority boarding after a comprehensive cabin reconfiguration—has driven a notable uptick in ancillary revenue, helped recover retrofit costs and drawn strong uptake from leisure travelers under its premium-economy-style upsell model.

2025-08-06T14:03:49.203179-07:00

Allegiant’s ‘Extra’ Seats Boost Ancillary Revenue After Cabin Retrofit

AeroTime

LATAM Airlines to Introduce Premium Comfort Class on Long-Haul Routes from 2027 LATAM Airlines will introduce a Premium Comfort Class cabin on its long-haul international routes from 2027, providing a mid-tier seating option with enhanced comfort, advanced technology and exclusive amenities. The offering sits between economy and premium economy to capture growing demand for differentiated long-haul experiences.

2025-08-06T02:36:26.321628-07:00

LATAM Airlines to Introduce Premium Comfort Class on Long-Haul Routes from 2027

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Alaska Airlines Sets Sights on London and Reykjavik, Unveils New 787 Livery Alaska Airlines will launch next spring nonstop flights from Seattle to London-Heathrow and Reykjavik, marking a major step in its international expansion. The carrier also revealed a new global 787 Dreamliner livery as it ramps up its widebody fleet to 17 aircraft.

2025-08-05T06:36:51.750139-07:00

Alaska Airlines Sets Sights on London and Reykjavik, Unveils New 787 Livery

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