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I recently covered how Brazilian airline GOL has long haul expansion plans, as the company intends to take delivery of at least a handful of Airbus A330-900neos, complementing the carrier’s current all-Boeing 737 fleet. We knew that the long haul expansion would be happening at some point this year, but the first route has just been revealed, and is already on sale. GOL adds Rio de Janeiro to New York A330 routeAs of July 8, 2026, GOL intends to launch 3x weekly nonstop flights between Rio de Janeiro (GIG) and New York (JFK). Specifically, the 4,768-mile flight will operate with…
The past day has been really rough for Delta Air Lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), with a ton of very unhappy passengers (thanks to Ben and Scudder for flagging this). Atlanta Airport & Delta struggle amid hail storm, strong windsOn the evening of Friday, March 6, 2026, Atlanta Airport faced some rough weather, which impacted operations. Specifically, the airport saw a hail storm and then strong winds. This initially caused the ramp to be closed, limiting arrivals and departures. However, the air traffic control tower was also eventually evacuated, causing flights to be suspended. While the Federal Aviation…
In recent years, we’ve seen Uganda relaunch its national airline, in the form of Uganda Airlines. The airline has a modern fleet of Airbus A330-800neos and Bombardier CRJ-900s, though unsurprisingly, profitability has been a bit of an issue. But perhaps an even bigger issue than profitability is reliability, as both of the carrier’s wide body planes have now been grounded for weeks. Uganda Airlines has major Airbus A330-800neo issues Uganda Airlines has two Airbus A330-800neos, which are an average of around five years old. However, both planes are currently parked: The situation was bad enough in January, when the airline…
There are a lot of optimistic airport projects out there, with very questionable logic. However, this might be the most baseless airport proposal I’ve ever heard of. Goodness gracious, I really hope they don’t light money on fire in this way (thanks to Sean M. for flagging this)… Uganda unveils optimistic mega-airport concept There’s a new proposal for the development of a new mega airport in Nyakisharara, Uganda, named Mbarara International Airport. According to the proposal, construction could start soon, and the airport could be completed by 2030. This wouldn’t just be a modern airport, but it would be one…
The past week has been incredibly challenging for airlines in the Middle East, after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, only for Iran to respond by firing missiles just about anywhere it could, including (in theory) “friendly” countries in the region. This has caused massive disruptions at airlines like Emirates, which have struggled to operate their network. Things were finally looking up in recent days, only to then be disrupted again today. However, what’s interesting is what Iran is now claiming. Iran attacks Dubai Airport again, with huge explosion Around a week ago, Dubai International Airport (DXB) was struck…
Virgin Atlantic has just brought back a popular feature at its flagship lounge, though only for a limited time (thanks to Creditcrunch for flagging this). Virgin Atlantic partners with Secret Spa UK on Clubhouse treatments The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse London Heathrow (LHR) is one of the best business class lounges out there, though perhaps it’s not quite as differentiated as in the past (both due to other lounges getting better, and some cutbacks at the Clubhouse). For example, back in the day the airline offered an incredible spa and salon, with everything from massages, to nail treatments, to haircuts. However,…
We recently saw American Express launch its new Sidecar by Centurion Lounge concept at Las Vegas Airport (LAS). This is a twist on the traditional Centurion Lounge experience — it’s available to passengers with flights departing within 90 minutes, and it’s a much smaller space with more of a restaurant style vibe, with food and drinks that can be ordered via QR code.We’ve known that Amex plans to introduce the Sidecar by Centurion Lounge concept at more airports with Centurion Lounges, and we now have a sense of which airport could be next (thanks to Joe Bruno for reporting this,…
Two United Airlines jets had a very close call several days ago, as a plane that had just landed accidentally entered a runway that was occupied by a plane that was taking off. Fortunately disaster was avoided, but this still ended up being quite the inconvenience. United Airbus A321neo & Boeing 787-9 have LAX close call VASAviation has the scoop on a very close call that happened at around 11:50AM on Monday, March 2, 2026, at at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). What went wrong here is pretty straightforward: United flight UA530 was an Airbus A321neo that was landing from…
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and that those in the Middle East are staying safe. I have some exciting (to me) travel planned in the next week, as I’m going on my first cruise in around two decades. Stay tuned for coverage on that, as I hope to finish up my current trip report before then. On the points & travel front, this week the biggest news involved the issues in the Middle East, given Iran’s response to the attack by the United States and Israel. Beyond that, GOL announced its first long haul wide…
The B-1B is the Lancer 86-0115 “Rage” regenerated from the Boneyard to be returned to active service, during a post-depot functional check flight. On Feb. 26, 2026, aviation photographer Ryan Rodriguez (@ryan_big_country_aviation) shot some really unique images: a “naked” B-1B Lancer, venting fuel at high altitude over Abilene, Texas. Here’s how he recalled the sighting in a message sent to us: “February 26th was just another normal day spotting at Dyess, whole lot of sitting, not much going on,” Rodriguez told us. “Waiting and listening to the ground chatter on the scanner, possible local Bone departure, I was just watching…