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Starlink Airline Wi-Fi: How LEO Satellites Are Rewiring Inflight Internet in 2026

Starlink Airline Wi-Fi: How LEO Satellites Are Rewiring Inflight Internet in 2026

Starlink is now flying on more than a dozen airlines, from United and Qatar Airways to airBaltic and Emirates. Here is how low Earth orbit c...
Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Minimis Rules Reshape E-Commerce

Air Cargo at Mid-2026: Demand Defies Forecasts as Rates Soar and De Minimis Rules Reshape E-Commerce

Air cargo demand rose 6% in May and June tonnage climbed 9%, IATA and WorldACD data show, even as spot rates jumped 43% and new US and EU de...
Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights as Italy and Spain Join In

Europe's Summer of Strikes: French ATC Walkout Grounds 1,500 Flights as Italy and Spain Join In

A French air traffic control strike on 3-4 July cancelled about 1,500 flights and disrupted more than a million passengers, and with Italian...
The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest Ships

The Megaship Race: Why Cruise Lines Keep Building the World's Biggest Ships

Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas has pushed the cruise industry into the 250,000-gross-ton era. Inside the unit economics driving ever-b...
Farnborough Airshow 2026 Preview: Order Battle Looms as Engines and Widebody Demand Top the Agenda

Farnborough Airshow 2026 Preview: Order Battle Looms as Engines and Widebody Demand Top the Agenda

Farnborough International Airshow 2026 opens on 20 July with more than 1,400 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors expected. Here is what to watch...
Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026

Face-First Flying: Biometric Boarding Hits Critical Mass in 2026

Half of air travellers now use facial recognition somewhere in their journey. With TSA Touchless ID at 65 US airports, the EU's EES fully li...
ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes Its Rollout

ETIAS Launch Date Update: EU Holds to Late-2026 Start as EES Completes Its Rollout

ETIAS is still not live. The EU confirms the €20 travel authorisation will start in the last quarter of 2026, with a six-month grace period,...
Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bumped

Why Airlines Overbook Flights — and What They Owe You When You Get Bumped

Airlines deliberately sell more seats than they have because a slice of passengers never shows up. Here is how often bumping actually happen...