Private jets often cruise above the traffic used by commercial airlines, but the reason is not simply that business aviation has access to a higher layer of sky. The aircraft themselves are optimized for a different mission. A Gulfstream G650, for example, can climb to an initial cruise altitude ofContinue Reading
Avelo Airlines is expanding its new Dallas/McKinney base with four additional nonstop routes and a third Boeing 737, bringing the carrier’s network from McKinney National Airport (DTX) to nine destinations. The new service will connect the North Texas airport with Denver and Atlanta beginning later this winter, followed shortly byContinue Reading
The Boeing 777-9 was supposed to enter airline service in 2020. Instead, Boeing now expects the first delivery in 2027. Among other program problems, the manufacturer currently has roughly 30 completed 777-9 airframes that had been built years before the aircraft reaches its final certified configuration. Those airframes are notContinue Reading
This article was updated on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to include further details on the aircraft involved. It was originally published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.Continue Reading
Virgin Atlantic is pulling its remaining Airbus A330-300 aircraft from service ahead of the original timetable, with most of the airframes bound for Scandinavian carrier SAS. The British operator will remove the type earlier than planned, with five units set to depart, in a transfer that follows a separate arrangementContinue Reading