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On the orders of US President Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fully reopened airspace above Venezuela, opening the way for US airlines to restart flights to the South American country. On January 29, 2026, President Trump said he had spoken to Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, and informed her that the US would reopen commercial airspace. A statement from the FAA later confirmed that the agency had removed “four NOTAMs in the Caribbean region, including one related to Venezuela, as well as advisories affecting airspace over Curaçao, San Juan (Puerto Rico), and the Piarco Flight Information Regions”.…

Update: On January 2, 2026, I posted about how British Airways’ shopping portal was showing earnings rates of 250x Avios per dollar spent on Kate Spade purchases. Initially it appeared that British Airways wasn’t planning on honoring this, but OMAAT reader Harold reports that 250x earnings rates are now correctly showing as “pending” in the shopping portal. We’ll see what comes of this… below is the original post from several weeks ago. Make of this what you will, but the British Airways Club’s shopping portal in the United States is currently offering 250 Avios per dollar spent on Kate Spade…

Lufthansa has announced the “most extensive fleet renewal in its history,” revealing plans to upgrade seating on its Airbus A380s, A350-900s and Boeing 747-8s. On January 30, 2026, Lufthansa shared photos of new premium business class seats that will be retrofitted on all six of its Airbus A380 superjumbos. The retrofit will take place at Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden, with the program scheduled to begin in February 2026. Lufthansa’s ‘Mike-Charly’ will be the first A380 to be upgraded. Each new A380 business seat will have direct aisle access, offer a seat width of 58 cm, a bed length of at…

Last night, President Trump took to social media to ban all aircraft produced in Canada from operating in the United States… or at least that’s how it was written. I want to provide an update, because within hours, White House officials have claimed this isn’t quite as bad as Trump made it sound, even if it still makes absolutely no sense. Trump bans Bombardier and other aircraft on Truth Social On the evening of Thursday, January 29, 2026, Trump took to his own Truth Social platform to write the following: Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally, and…

US President Donald Trump has threatened to strip US certification from Bombardier business jets and even “all aircraft made in Canada,” framing the move as retaliation for what he claims is Canada’s refusal to certify several Gulfstream models for the Canadian market.  In a post on Truth Social on January 29, 2026, Trump declared that the US was “decertifying” Bombardier Global Express aircraft and “all aircraft made in Canada” until Gulfstream’s G500, G600, G700, and G800 become “fully certified.” He also threatened a 50% tariff on “any and all aircraft sold into the United States” if the situation is not “immediately corrected”.  Bombardier said that it had taken note…

For a couple of years now, we’ve known that Lufthansa plans to introduce new business class cabins on its Airbus A380s. While this project was first supposed to start in 2025, that timeline was ultimately delayed. There’s now an update, as the airline has formally announced when these planes will be retrofitted. All Lufthansa A380s get new business class by mid-2027 Lufthansa has confirmed plans to introduce a new business class product on its entire fleet of eight Airbus A380s. Rather interestingly, it’s only business class that’s getting new seats, while first class, premium economy, and economy, will remain the…

Parts of the United States are preparing for further days of flight disruptions as authorities warn of a severe impending winter storm set to strike the south east of the country. On January 29, 2026, US airlines began warning passengers of potential disruptions this coming weekend, with those likely to be affected given the opportunity to change their plans at no cost. Storm Gianna comes just over a week after airlines alerted passengers to Winter Storm Fern, which resulted in thousands of flights across the US being cancelled. This time, experts are warning of a bomb cyclone striking the southeastern…

GRAZ, Austria — Russia will unveil its newest multiple launch rocket system, the Sarma, at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh next month, marking Moscow’s latest effort to court Middle Eastern defense customers despite Western sanctions targeting its defense industry.The 300mm Sarma MLRS, mounted on a KAMAZ-63501 8×8 armored chassis, represents Russia’s attempt to field a lighter, more mobile alternative to its existing heavy rocket artillery systems, state tech corporation Rostec announced Jan. 30. The system features six launch tubes, a reduced configuration compared to the 12-tube Tornado-S and BM-30 Smerch systems currently in Russian service, according to imagery…

Several weeks back, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced plans to add a new fee for those who don’t have an eligible ID they can use to clear airport security checkpoints. With this new policy being implemented in the coming days, we now have all the details of how this will work, and the webpage that enables this process is also up. TSA ConfirmID forces travelers pay to verify identity In May 2025, we saw the TSA finally start to require passengers to have either a REAL ID or passport to travel by air, a mere 17 years behind schedule.…

Airbus is preparing to size up the market potential for a new stretched version of the A220 with lessors and airlines, according to Reuters. On January 29, 2026, Reuters published an article having spoken to industry sources about the launch of the Airbus A220-500 later this year, with an announcement penciled in for the Farnborough International Airshow in July. While the project is still subject to approval, Airbus will want to try and establish if there is an appetite for the new jet, which will seat around 180 passengers The Airbus A220-100 typically seats between 100 and 135 passengers, while…