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Delta’s transatlantic route network is evolving in an interesting way. While the airline might be launching flights to Malta and Sardinia, it’s pulling out of a major business market, in which it’s seemingly unable to compete. Delta discontinuing flights to Geneva, Switzerland Delta currently operates a summer seasonal flight between New York (JFK) and Geneva (GVA), which is the carrier’s only service to the city. Unfortunately it appears that this is coming to an end. The current seasonal service will operate through October 20, 2025, though the flight has now been pulled from the schedule for next summer, as noted…
Lufthansa has revealed a series of onboard enhancements to improve its passenger experience that it will launch next year as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. Known as Project FOX, standing for Future Onboard Experience, the initiative is aiming “to redefine flying on long-haul routes.” The German flag carrier and Star Alliance founding member is also looking to underline its status as a premium full-service airline with Project FOX, and plans to invest more than €70 million ($82.26 million) into the initiative in the next twelve months alone. Let’s take a look at what exactly this will entail. Project FOX…
A 13-year-old Afghan boy has miraculously survived a perilous journey after flying from Kabul to Delhi. However, rather than flying in an allocated seat on the Kam Air Airbus A340, the teenager stowed away by hiding in the wheel well of the wide-bodied jet for the entire flight. Afgan officials said the youngster, who reportedly originates from Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan, was discovered wandering around on the tarmac at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) after the plane landed from Kabul (KBL) on September 22, 2025. The scheduled passenger flight (flight number RQ4401) was operated by one of…
Most major US airlines have a small business rewards program, intended to offer extra rewards when businesses book travel. Along those lines, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have just relaunched such a program, named Atmos for Business. Basics of the new Atmos for Business programAtmos for Business is the new name of the self-managed business travel program by Alaska and Hawaiian, intended for small and medium sized businesses. The program is open to companies and organizations with at least $5,000 in annual travel spending (so if you’re a frequent flyer with the company and have a small business, that’s not…
In recent years, Boeing’s delivery and production patterns have reflected a litany of problems. Fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 resulted in the grounding of 737 MAXs, leaving airlines awaiting delivery without the aircraft they had been promised. Further issues came in 2024 following the detachment of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9’s door plug mid-flight. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration decided to cap Boeing 737 MAX aircraft production at 38 per month, allowing it to impose an oversight process. Much of the same can be said of the 777X, which has not yet been delivered to any airlines.…
The union representing more than 3,200 Boeing defense workers has stated that the company’s effort to reject its latest employee-created proposal for not being real is “both insulting and dishonest.” In a statement, released on September 23, 2025, Jody Bennett, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM union) Resident General Vice President, said that labeling the members’ ratified proposal as “not real” is “disrespectful to every worker” and Boeing cannot “wish it away with a press release filled with lies”. “What’s not real is Boeing’s claim that it values its workforce while refusing to recognize the will of the…
Delta Air Lines will not serve Geneva next year. All flights in 2026 have been removed. This was first spotted by Ishrion Aviation and has been confirmed on the carrier’s website and in other booking engines. As of now, the last departure from New York JFK will be on October 20, 2025. Delta has been contacted for comment. Geneva is the latest European airport to be removed from Delta’s map. It follows London Gatwick, with the last departure taking place on September 7, 2025. Elsewhere, the SkyTeam member will end JFK to Brussels flights on January 5, 2026, with the…
A Spanish Air and Space Force aircraft carrying Defense Minister Margarita Robles experienced GPS disruption while flying past Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on its way to Lithuania, the Spanish news agency Europa Press reported. The incident occurred on September 24, 2025, as the Airbus A330 MRTT transport aircraft carried the minister, journalists, and relatives of Spanish personnel stationed in Lithuania. The flight was heading to Šiauliai Air Base, where Spain is currently leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Its Eurofighter Typhoons are currently based at Šiauliai Air Base, where Robles was scheduled to meet with Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė and…
The EASA Annual Safety Conference 2025 will take place on November 12–13, 2025 at the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel with the theme: “Aviate – Navigate – Communicate: Safety Today, Safety Cross-Domain, Safety Tomorrow.” With contributions from regulators, industry leaders, operator and innovators, the discussions will address the evolving dynamics of aviation and the shared responsibility to keep our skies safe. The agenda has now been updated, with almost all speakers and panellists now confirmed and is available on the event page. Registrations are open, and you can register also from the event page. Sign up soon to secure your place at…
We know that Lufthansa is currently trying to work on its passenger experience, particularly on long haul flights. We’re seeing the airline progressively roll out its new long haul Allegris cabin concept, which includes a new first class and new business class, among other things. However, that’s only part of what Lufthansa is changing, as the airline is also working on completely overhauling its soft product on long haul flights, which is long overdue. We’ve known for several months that this was in the works, but the airline has now officially announced this. Lufthansa teases “Future Onboard Experience” changes 2026…
