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Air New Zealand introduces Skynest, bunk beds in the air
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (261+ words) Air New Zealand has introduced a new way to fly: bunk beds. The airline calls it Economy Skynest, and it will be on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Six spaces will feature bunk beds with a mattress, bedding, privacy curtain, seat belt,…...
United Just Cut Polaris Lounge Access For Most Star Alliance Business Class Passengers
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (772+ words) by Gary Leff on April 15, 2026 United Airlines now limits Polaris lounge access to their own eligible passengers and to business and first class passengers on their joint venture partners (but excluding Air Canada). Passengers on other Star Alliance airlines are…...
Bunk beds for economy passengers take off on Air New Zealand's new planes
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (332+ words) Economy passengers can soon pay to lie down and stretch out for a few hours in bunk beds on Air New Zealand's newest planes. The airline will offer sleeping pods, known as Economy Skynest, on new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flights. Bookings…...
Pilots meow and bark over radio before air traffic control tells them to be 'professional"
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (33+ words) Pilots meow and bark over radio before air traffic control tells them to be 'professional'Yahoo News UK Pilots meow and bark over radio before air traffic control tells them to be 'professional'ATC. com...
Airlines to shutdown operations April 20 over 300%
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (783+ words) Thursday, April 16, 2026 16 April 2026 1: 34 am WAT Barring any meaningful intervention, domestic carriers on the platform of Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) have threatened to shut down operations on Monday, April 20, accusing marketers of 300 per cent hike in Jet A1. Daily Sun learnt…...
US airlines raise checked bag fees to $45 as travel costs climb and passengers face new normal charges
12+ hour, 18+ min ago (144+ words) Funding for innovations key for India to remain vaccine leader: Cyrus Poonawalla Iran war forces city gas firms to redraw strategies amid gas supply squeeze, shift focus to PNG expansion Northern Lights tonight across 18 U. S. states'are you in the visibility zone?...
LISTEN | Pilots heard making cat, dog noises over emergency air traffic radio at DCA
8+ hour, 24+ min ago (230+ words) WASHINGTON (7 News) " Federal aviation officials are looking into an incident in which pilots were heard making animal noises over an air traffic control frequency at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Audio from ATC. com, circulating online since April 12, caught…...
Major airline launches beds for economy passengers in world first
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (337+ words) Air travel is getting a major shake-up, with Air New Zealand confirming it will introduce bunk beds for economy passengers on ultra-long-haul flights. The airline's new "Skynest" pods will debut on its Auckland-to-New York route, one of the longest commercial…...
Airline drops Los Angeles routes as rising fuel prices across California force major schedule cuts
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (222+ words) A low-cost transatlantic carrier is hitting the brakes on Los Angeles service, citing soaring fuel prices that are shaking the aviation industry. Norse Atlantic Airways has scrapped all flights from LAXfor the upcoming summer season, a move tied to rising…...
Airline stocks rebounded as oil pulled back. Why the rally may not last
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (13+ words) CNBC...