I often ask myself what makes aviation so special. Is it the miracle of flight? Absolutely. But I also like to think about what we are doing: connecting people from all walks of life. To most, these trips are significant life events. To us, they’re just another day in the life.

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ It started as Popular Aviation in 1927. A century later, the story is still being written. FLYING turns 100 in 2027. More to come.

.@Qantas will launch nonstop flights between Sydney and New York starting in mid-2028. Tickets will go on sale for the ultra-long-haul route in August 2027.

Allegiant is adding first class. A few years ago, that would have sounded insane. This airline was built on $57 fares, fees and routes competitors ignored. For years, it was one of America’s most profitable airlines. Now it has bought Sun Country and is chasing premium leisure. Here’s why.

In this photo, team members from both American and United join together as we recognize the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. We stand strong in our shared commitment to remember and honor the lives of the colleagues, customers, family and friends lost. In our hearts, always.

Unclear what’s happening, but Trump has been sitting in Marine One on the tarmac at Andrews for some time now, and it looks like an inflatable slide has been deployed on the nearby plane (the Qatari one) he would otherwise have boarded, per @jeffmason1.

The Airbus A321XLR isn’t quite the airplane airlines thought they were buying. That isn’t stopping @AmericanAir and @United from putting it to work. American network chief Brian Znotins recently told me the jet’s range “isn’t what we were sold when we bought the airplane from Airbus.” It was a blunt admission, but the route map for summer 2027 shows the XLR still has plenty of utility. American is lining up five transatlantic routes from New York-JFK and Philadelphia, including Edinburgh, Amsterdam, Nice, Porto and Vienna. United has seven planned from Newark and Washington Dulles: Amsterdam, Dublin, Luxembourg, Toulouse, Marseille, Ibiza and Valencia. That’s 12 transatlantic routes between the two carriers, and some of them probably wouldn’t work with a widebody. The XLR may not have the reach Airbus originally promised, but that doesn’t make it a failure. It just limits where airlines can reliably send it, especially with winter winds and a full payload. The real test starts next summer: Can a premium-heavy narrowbody turn thinner transatlantic routes into lasting markets, or will some of these disappear after a season or two? Red: American Blue: United (June 2027 scheduled A321XLR routes. Source: Cirium Diio)

As a reminder — and at risk of sounding like a broken record — speculation does nothing in these situations.

Thanks for the ride, Big Stripe.

Miami-Dade police and fire units are responding following the crash of a Prime Air 767 at Miami International Airport today.

Look, I love a good glass jet bridge just as much as the next guy, but is this really the best idea during the Texas summers?

Commercial aviation's worst-kept secret became reality today. @SouthwestAir will initially add lounges at four airports next year, with seven more planned in the future. Of course, AI had some fun with the "renderings" for what a Southwest lounge (the LUV Lounge?) could look like.

.@AmericanAir has renumbered one of its DFW-BNA flights to AA925 in honor of the late Dolly Parton.

.@AmericanAir is debuting its retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER today, which features a whopping 70 Flagship Suites. The airline also said it will stop selling its long-standing Flagship First product later this year. airlinegeeks.com/2026/09/02/…

.@AmericanAir's summer 2027 international expansion was supposed to be much larger. Network chief Brian Znotins told me the airline expected to announce 10 to 13 new long-haul routes, but delivery delays from Boeing and Airbus reduced the final plan to seven. The airline remains “absolutely constrained” by aircraft availability, and he said this is likely “pretty much it” for next summer. American had expected approximately 13 more long-haul aircraft year over year. It is now five short of that projection, with some deliveries slipping into the second half of 2027, which is too late for the peak transatlantic season. For now, the seven routes are Philadelphia to Vienna, Porto and Reykjavik; New York-JFK to Amsterdam and Nice; Chicago to Tokyo Narita; and Charlotte to Barcelona. My interview for @AirlineGeeks: airlinegeeks.com/2026/08/27/…

.@United is adding 10 new international cities in 2027. Eight that no other U.S. airline serves nonstop from the U.S. The new routes: • San Francisco–Okinawa • Washington Dulles–Toulouse • Newark–Luxembourg • Newark–Ljubljana • Newark–Olbia • Newark–Catania • Newark–Ibiza • Newark–Valencia • Newark–Marseille • Newark–Terceira United is also adding three routes to cities already in its network: • Los Angeles–Osaka • Denver–Paris • Washington Dulles–Milan San Francisco–Tel Aviv will also return in March. airlinegeeks.com/2026/08/25/…

Career-focused show debuts with a look at how flight instructors can build six-figure businesses. vist.ly/5fed6

This stuff never gets old. #NationalAviationDay

In 2017, @AmericanAir predicted that IFE screens would be "obsolete within a few years." Now, they're bringing them back to the airline's narrowbody fleet starting in 2028.

Delta isn’t calling Austin a hub — yet. But 70+ peak-day departures, 15 gates and Paris point to what’s next. I spoke with Delta’s managing director of international network planning about the strategy, PDEW math, and why Seoul must wait for now. Fun tidbit: CDG-AUS is DL99, a nod to @AustinAirport's 1999 opening for commercial service. airlinegeeks.com/2026/08/14/…

It's official: @Delta will launch new service between @AustinAirport and Paris next year, the carrier's first long-haul market from the Texas capital. airlinegeeks.com/2026/08/13/…