Traditionally, when you buy a business class ticket, you get all of the perks that an airline has to offer. This includes the seat itself, as well as upgraded service, access to a premium lounge, and full flexibility regarding ticket changes. But in economy, airlines have increasingly been selling aContinue Reading
The Boeing 777 is the most successful widebody airliner of all time, with nearly 1,800 units having been delivered since the type’s introduction in 1995, and it’s received nearly 2,500 orders across three generations (including the still in-development 777X). Large, efficient, and capable, these planes pioneered the idea of usingContinue Reading
Emirates is famous for its premium cabin offerings, with its first class being perhaps the most aspirational airline product in the industry. With sliding doors, large screens, a vanity mirror, a minibar, along with the carrier’s signature wood paneling and gold trims, it’s one of the most opulent products offeredContinue Reading
Looking at the number of new aircraft orders versus deliveries tells two different stories in the airline industry. In the first quarter of 2026, commercial aircraft manufacturers collectively received 569 orders for new planes, including 461 single-aisle aircraft. This is the highest first-quarter total since 2013, and it signals strongContinue Reading
The world’s longest nonstop flight, from Singapore to New York JFK, would travel straight over the North Pole if it were to fly straight, but it doesn’t do that. Instead, the departing SQ24 flies over the Pacific Ocean and Canada before arriving in New York, while the returning SQ23 oftenContinue Reading
The Airbus A350 is the flagship of Delta Air Lines, its largest aircraft with its most impressive onboard offering, and the carrier deploys the type to essentially all of its Asian and South Pacific destinations. In Europe, however, Delta’s A350 is rarer, with the A350 only really being consistently deployedContinue Reading