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Riyadh Air, the new national carrier of Saudi Arabia, completed its inaugural passenger flight on October 26, 2025. Flight RX401 departed Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) at 3.26am, landing at London Heathrow (LHR) six hours and 48 minutes later, all times local. الحمدلله على السلامةوصلت اليوم أولى رحلاتنا الافتتاحية إلى لندن، في خطوة جديدة ضمن مسارنا نحو الانطلاق من الرياض إلى العالم والوصول لأكثر من 100 وجهة بحلول عام 2030 🌎#طيران_الرياض pic.twitter.com/W8WYaZs4Iq— Riyadh Air (@RiyadhAir) October 26, 2025 On this inaugural flight the entirety of the passage were staff members of Riyadh Air and of the Public Investment Fund…

I rank Emirates’ new first class as one of the world’s best first class products. Readers often have questions about whether a particular flight is scheduled to feature the new first class, so in this post, I want to cover that in a bit more detail, and provide an update on which routes are currently scheduled to have the new product. This coincides with the launch of the IATA winter 2025-2026 travel schedule, which applies for flights between late October and late March. What makes Emirates’ new first class special? While Emirates first class has long been a world class…

Asiana Airlines is another airline we have yet to make a fleet video about, even though the Korean Star Alliance member is notable as one of the few remaining operators of the Airbus A380! Sure, it looks like the carrier will eventually be absorbed into the Korean Air due to a glacially-slow merger process, but for now, it continues to fly as a separate airline. source

Qatar Airways unveiled  the “Creative 100” initiative, which it is launching in partnership with Grammy-winning music producer and entrepreneur Swizz Beatz. Through the “Creative 100” Qatar Airways aims to annually celebrate 100 influential people who are shaping global culture across art, design, music, fashion, sports, and technology. The Qatari flag carrier will leverage Swizz Beatz experience as the founder of The Dean Collection, the renowned art collective he leads together with his wife, Grammy-winning R&B singer and songwriter Alicia Keys.  Since its foundation in 2014, The Dean Collection has supported both emerging and established contemporary artists by building a significant…

Japan Airlines is in the process of refreshing its long haul fleet. The oneworld airline is gradually replacing its Boeing 777-300ERs with Airbus A350-1000s. Not only is the A350 a joy to fly in general, but these planes are particularly exciting, given that they feature an all-new passenger experience. I’ve reviewed Japan Airlines’ new A350 first class and A350 business class, and they’re both spectacular, among the best in their respective competitive sets. If you want to redeem miles for these experiences, see my guide to doing so. In this post, I’d like to provide an update on the routes…

After announcing a partnership last year between US-based Delta Air Lines and Saudi Arabia’s new carrier, Riyadh Air, the former has now revealed some more information regarding its intended route launch to Saudi Arabia, with the route being revealed as Atlanta – Riyadh, and the service is expected to be launched in the Fall of 2026. With Riyadh Air commencing commercial operations shortly, it will be interesting to see how this partnership between the two carriers develop in the coming years. Atlanta To Riyadh, Delta’s First Flight To Saudi Arabia Credit: Vincenzo Pace In July of 2024, American carrier Delta Air…

In late 2024, we saw Cathay Pacific launch its new Aria Suite business class. I’ve had the chance to fly it, and it’s a phenomenal product. Cathay Pacific is a world class airline, and this really elevates the carrier’s business class to being among the best in the world. As is the case with any new product, the challenge is the lengthy rollout, as actually retrofitting aircraft with a new product can take years. With that in mind, we’re continuing to see this product introduced on more planes, so in this post, I want to go over the current status…

When Airbus officially inaugurated its second A320 Final Assembly Line (FAL) at its plant in Mobile, Alabama, in October 2025, the message was unmistakable: this is no small expansion, but a turning point for Airbus’ industrial footprint in North America. With this addition, Airbus has basically doubled its US A320 production capacity, marking a bold step toward meeting record demand for the Airbus A320neo family. The timing could hardly be more critical. Airlines across the Americas are racing to modernize their fleets, balancing efficiency targets with capacity needs. Airbus’ US investment reflects not only surging demand but also a deliberate…

France will provide Ukraine with additional Mirage 2000-5F fighter jets and Aster surface to air missiles for the country’s SAMP/T batteries, French president Emmanuel Macron announced on October 24, 2025. The handout of these weapons systems, which will also be accompanied by the provision of the related training programs for Ukrainian personnel, may take place in the very short term. This announcement was made after the meeting that the group of countries known as “Coalition of the Willing” held in London to agree on additional measures to help Ukraine withstand continued Russian attacks. In parallel to this and in an…

In 2019, Japanese Star Alliance carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed an all new first and business class product. In this post, I’d like to take an updated look at ANA’s progress with installing these new cabins, especially with the IATA winter 2025-2026 travel schedule officially kicking off as of today (which is when airlines often make changes to their schedule). Basics of ANA’s new first & business class All Nippon Airways’ new first class and business class products are truly spectacular. ANA has always had incredible service, and now the airline finally has a hard product to match. All…