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United Airlines has delivered one of its most expansive blueprints for new aircraft and products as it prepares for the next era of transcontinental and international travel. On March 24, 2026, United Airlines ended months of speculation by detailing how upcoming Airbus A321neo and A321XLR aircraft would look and be deployed in an effort to reinforce its position as a leading premium airline. Central to the plan is the delivery of more than 250 new aircraft between now and April 2028 with new aircraft variants and modernized fleets on the way. Both its new ‘Coastliner’ Airbus A321neo subfleet and A321XLR…

In early 2025, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced plans to introduce free Starlink Wi-Fi. There’s now an exciting update, as roughly 14 months later, rollout of the service has finally started. Scandinavian Airlines starts offering free Starlink Wi-FiScandinavian Airlines (SAS) is partnering with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Wi-Fi throughout its fleet. Best of all, SAS is offering Starlink Wi-Fi for free for all members of its EuroBonus loyalty program (which is free to sign-up for), and members can connect with multiple devices.Starlink is known for its high-speed, low-latency broadband internet, and the service is offered gate to gate. Starlink Wi-Fi allows…

Lockheed Martin says it has completed multiple live-fire tests of its new GRIZZLY containerized launcher, including what it describes as the first integrated HELLFIRE live-fire and vertical-launch test. The company announced the result on March 24, 2026, presenting GRIZZLY as a compact launcher packaged inside a 10-foot Tricon container. According to Lockheed Martin, the tests showed the launcher could load and fire a missile directly from that containerized format. Compared with a larger fixed or vehicle-mounted launcher, such a system can be moved, concealed, and deployed more easily. The company said GRIZZLY was built in six months using existing weapon…

NASA has effectively canceled the Lunar Gateway space station as the centerpiece of its Artemis architecture, announcing on March 24, 2026 that it will pause the program “in its current form” and redirect its lunar strategy toward infrastructure designed to support sustained operations on the Moon’s surface. The move was unveiled during NASA’s “Ignition” event, where the agency outlined a phased plan for building a lunar base under the US National Space Policy. While the agency stopped short of declaring Gateway formally terminated, NASA said it would repurpose applicable Gateway hardware and continue to draw on international partner commitments where…

On Sunday night, we saw an incredibly tragic accident at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), whereby an Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 collided with a fire truck on the runway, killing both pilots, and seriously injuring many others. While investigations take time, air traffic control audio made it clear that the air traffic controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway while the Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 was landing, and he even admitted on frequency, “I messed up.” However, there’s typically more than one contributing factor to an accident, and now that video of the collision has been released, it’s…

Saab has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian artificial intelligence company Cohere to explore AI applications linked to the GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft, adding a new technology angle to the Swedish group’s campaign in Canada.  The company said on March 23, 2026, that the agreement is tied to its GlobalEye offer for Canada but could also support existing and future international operators of the platform.  According to Saab, the partnership will look at data-driven mission support, maintenance tools, and information processing, with a particular focus on on-premises integration in secure and complex aerospace environments. The company said initial pilot projects have already been identified, suggesting the cooperation is…

Following the Air Canada Express crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun investigating the incident to ascertain the surrounding events that led to deaths of two pilots. On March 23, 2026, the NTSB confirmed investigators were at the crash scene after the Jazz Aviation operated flight collided with a fire truck on Runway 4. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy led a press briefing on March 23, 2026, at 18:00 where she set out the known details in relation to the tragedy and the next steps ahead for investigators. Homendy started by stating that…

Munich-based Isar Aerospace is looking to raise an additional €250 million in funding, according to several media outlets.   If successful, the new funding round may bring the value of the German space startup close to €2 billion.  Since its foundation in 2018, Isar Aerospace has raised close to €600 million from investors, including the NATO Innovation Fund and Airbus Ventures, as well as several deep-tech venture capital funds and other financial institutions.  The preceding funding round took place in 2025, when the space startup secured €150 million in capital from Eldridge Capital through a convertible bond issue. Prior to that,…

Singapore Chang Airport (SIN) has been crowned the world’s best airport at the Skytrax awards in London as Hamad International Airport (DOH) announced it was withdrawing from the competition. The award was presented to Singapore Changi Airport CEO Yam Kum Weng on March 18, 2026, in front of industry stakeholders at Passenger Terminal EXPO (PTE World) in London. Singapore Changi beat off stiff competition from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport (ICN) which came second and Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) which claimed the third spot. Singapore Changi had previously been named the world’s best airline 13 times including in 2025. The…

Guys, missiles might be striking airports in the Middle East as the Gulf carriers face an existential crisis, but will someone please think of the travel influencers?! Qatar Airways crew angers influencer over filming request A points and travel influencer named Ed Soto took to Instagram to share his frustration with Qatar Airways, after crews on three of four flights asked him to stop filming them. I’ll just let his caption speak for itself, because it’s quite something: @qatarairways You Staff needs to do A LOT better. I’ve taken 4 Flights in @qatarairways in the Past 2 Weeks, and let’s…