Portugal picked Lufthansa's EUR 1.2 billion offer for up to 49.9 percent of TAP over Air France-KLM. The Star Alliance map barely moves, but the transatlantic joint venture question will shape fares on TAP's U.S. routes for years.

Your body clock adjusts about an hour a day flying east and an hour and a half flying west. Here is how to use light, melatonin, caffeine and the days before departure to arrive working, and what a lie-flat seat can and cannot do.

After a 24-hour test flight, Qantas's A350-1000ULR is on track for Sydney to London in 2027 and Sydney to New York from mid-2028. Here is the technology behind it.

Partner miles stop accruing on Asiana flights after October 15, awards and status end December 16, and Asiana Club balances convert to SKYPASS at 1:1 for flown miles and 0.82 for partner miles. A deadline-by-deadline guide for U.S. travelers.

Every major U.S. carrier now offers complimentary Wi-Fi to loyalty members, but the gap between a low-earth-orbit connection and a geostationary one is the difference between a video call and a stalled email.

Five years of Google Flights data point to a booking window that opens September 28, while 2026 holiday fares are already running well above last year and three major carriers are trimming fourth-quarter capacity.

ITA joined Star Alliance, Hawaiian joined oneworld and Asiana is leaving. None of it changes a fare. The Eleventh Circuit decision on Delta and Aeromexico's antitrust immunity does, and it raises the cost of using immunity as diplomatic leverage.

Three US carriers filed 10-Ks in February disclosing what banks pay them for miles. Read alongside Delta's dollar-only status ladder and United's cardholder-only award discounts, the filings explain why loyalty stopped rewarding the act of flying.

AT&T was named prime contractor on the FAA's network overhaul in August 2026, with a December 2028 operational deadline for the wider air traffic control program. What the copper coming out of these buildings means for anyone who flies.

A 1992 stowage rule is being read more literally, and from September 1 Delta crews must take back every company-issued cup before the aircraft moves. The regulation's own wording is what creates the loophole.