Airlines

AnimaWings to launch Tel Aviv–Bucharest flights from October 5

The Romanian airline will operate three weekly flights to Bucharest out of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

An AnigmaWings aircraft
Arkia said the aircraft will be painted in Arkia colors; CEO Oz Berlowitz was photographed with Hi Fly’s commercial leadership during the signing, the company added.

Arkia to lease A330-200 aircrafts, boosting New York and Bangkok

China Eastern Airlines unveils 29-hour route billed as the longest direct flight.

China Eastern Airlines unveils 29-hour route billed as the longest direct flight

Parked airplanes seen in Brussels airport in Belgium.

Cyber meltdown: Brussels airport axes Half of Sunday departures after overnight attack


China Eastern Airlines to introduce world's longest direct flight

The world’s longest non-stop flight is by Singapore Airlines, linking Changi, Singapore, with JFK, New York. It covers 15,300 km in about 18.5 hours, making it the ultimate ultra-long-haul journey.

China Eastern Boeing 777-300ER, soon to be commissioned on the new ultra-long-haul line.

Cyberattack disrupts European airports including Heathrow, Brussels

Communication errors also grounded thousands of flights at the two airports in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.

Travellers wait near a check-in area at Heathrow Airport Terminal 2, amid flight delays and cancellations, resulting from a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, in Greater London, Britain, September 20, 2025.

Protecting the cockpit: The new partition that guards against hijackings

Southwest Airlines is adding a retractable cockpit barrier to new planes in response to rising security concerns, marking another step forward in the evolution of flight safety.

Safety partition by Southwest Airlines

California pilot tries to switch plane engines off while high on magic mushrooms

California resident Joseph Emerson, a former pilot for Alaska Airlines, tried to cut off the engines of Horizon Air flight 2059 from Everett to San Francisco in 2023.

The cockpit of a CH-47 Chinook is pictured, ahead of the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday Festival and Parade in Washington on June 14, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 12, 2025.

Ryanair says it may not return to Israel, urges Jerusalem to 'get its act together'

The airline earlier this summer said it would not return to Israel until October 25 at the earliest.

 Ryanair aircraft

Airline announces bold move for winter – with a surprising destination

Arkia reveals its winter 2025-26 schedule with 25 destinations and 250+ weekly flights, including new ones in Bangkok, Hanoi, and Lisbon, with convenient times and ski flights.

Grenoble, France

The travel company returns to Israelis’ favorite winter destination

Flying Carpet launches a direct flight to Sofia starting October 23, twice a week for $379. The destination offers cheap shopping, casinos, and for sports fans – Hapoel Tel Aviv EuroLeague games.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Travel: From the ground up

"The Israeli public is choosing to continue flying, and we thank them for the trust they place in Arkia."

Arkia

Luxury above the clouds: SWISS’s extravagant suites – and how much they’ll cost you

SWISS unveils its First Grand Suite: Two connected suites that turn into an office, bedroom, or dining space in the sky. A luxury reserved for the wealthy.

Swiss Air. Smoke entered the cockpit and the economy class cabin

Frontier Airlines pilot charged with making false bomb threat against ex-girlfriend

Pilot Andrew Brenneman accused his ex-girlfriend of planning a bomb attack on a flight, which she was traveling on to attend a court hearing on his domestic violence towards her.

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo; illustrative.

Car ramming, airline antisemitism, and attempted assassination - July 24, 2025

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