Lufthansa announced (18-Mar-2026) plans to introduce new amenity kits on long haul services as part of its Future Onboard Experience programme. The new kits feature BABOR skincare products and will be available to first class passengers from the end of Mar-2026 and to business class passengers from the beginning of May-2026. [more - original PR - German]
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Loganair announced (19-Mar-2026) plans to undergo the "first-ever electric flight in Scotland" in partnership with BETA Technologies on 19/20-Mar-2026. Loganair plans to operate BETA's ALIA CTOL battery-powered, fixed-wing aircraft from Glasgow to Dundee. The flight is part of a two week programme in which the aircraft will be used across Loganair's network to demonstrate the capability of a zero emissions aircraft to deliver freight, mail and essential goods such as medical supplies. Loganair CEO Luke Farajallah stated: "This is a landmark day for European aviation and in-particular for Scotland's airline Loganair. We are not talking about concepts, prototypes, or distant ambition, this is a real tangible programme of flying across our network which will provide invaluable data on how an electric aircraft could perform in a real commercial environment". [more - original PR]
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Loganair’s wider decarbonisation strategy included an MoU with ZeroAvia to pursue hydrogen-electric propulsion, with CEO Luke Farajallah saying it preferred re-engining conventional aircraft over introducing new airframes.1 The ZeroAvia work targeted certification of a 600kW powertrain with the UK CAA and supplemental type certificates for types including Loganair’s DHC-6 Twin Otter and its ATR fleet.2 1
United Airlines, via its official LinkedIn account, announced (20-Mar-2026) plans to operate the first flights with Boeing 787-9 aircraft outfitted with the United Elevated interior. The flights will be operated on San Francisco-Singapore service on 22-Apr-2026 and San Francisco-London service on 30-Apr-2026. The United Elevated interior will feature:
- 25% more room than standard Polaris;
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- Additional ottoman seating;
- Premium features and amenities.
PSA Airlines opened (19-Mar-2026) its new corporate headquarters in Charlotte in Jan-2026 following the carrier's relocation from Dayton, Ohio. The headquarters is expected to generate USD228 million in annual economic output and USD10 million in state and local tax revenue, supporting an additional 470 jobs with suppliers and community businesses statewide. The company did not seek or receive incentives for the relocation. [more - original PR]
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PSA Airlines planned to permanently close its Dayton International Airport facility as it relocated operations out of Ohio, offering relocation to all employees and scheduling phased layoffs from 29-Oct-2025 through 29-Apr-2027, affecting 157 staff.1 PSA also announced pay increases for select Dayton-based maintenance roles for new hires and early-tenure employees.2
Jetstar Airways launched (18-Mar-2026) BidCash, an upgrade product enabling passengers to make a cash bid for a business class seat on most of the carrier's Boeing 787 international services. Jetstar confirmed the first of 11 Boeing 787s is nearing completion of a "major interior refit" in Hong Kong, with 44 new business class seats fitted. The LCC's 787 cabin overhaul will see business cabin capacity more than double in response to "growing demand for premium seats on longer-haul flights". The airline plans to extend BidCash to Qantas Frequent Flyer members in future, enabling members to bid for upgrades using Qantas Points. [more - original PR]
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Jetstar Airways, via its official LinkedIn account, said it positioned its first Boeing 787 from Melbourne to Hong Kong for a fleetwide cabin overhaul including new business and economy seating, inflight WiFi and a lie-flat crew rest area.1 Jetstar Airways COO Matt Franzi said the first refitted 787 was due back in Melbourne in late Mar-2026, with business class rising to 44 seats plus inflight streaming and WiFi on passengers’ devices.2
Berlin Brandenburg Airport announced (16-Mar-2026) the cancellation of all commercial flights on 18-Mar-2026 due to strike action called by ver.di union. [more - original PR]
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Lufthansa Group said cancellations and delays were expected on services to/from Berlin on 18-Mar-2026, after ver.di called a warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport from 04:00 to 22:59.1
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17-Mar-2026 5:02 PM
ver.di union calls warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Lufthansa Group, via its official website, announced (Mar-2026) cancellations and delays are expected in its flight schedule to and from Berlin on 18-Mar-2026, after the ver.di union called on employees at Berlin Brandenburg Airport to hold a warning strike from 04:00 to 22:59 on 18-Mar-2026.
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Lufthansa said it planned to maintain over half of its schedule and sixty percent of long haul connections on 12-Mar-2026 and 13-Mar-2026 during a Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ strike, with other group and partner airlines covering “numerous” Frankfurt and Munich services and Lufthansa Cargo operating over eighty percent of its programme.1 Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr said ver.di talks were advanced and he was “quite optimistic” about reaching a solution.2
16-Mar-2026 2:19 PM
Air Seychelles to offer nonstop Seychelles-Paris service in partnership with Etihad
Air Seychelles announced (13-Mar-2026) plans to operate three times weekly, nonstop Seychelles-Paris CDG service for one month from 20-Mar-2026. The airline stated it may increase frequency to four times weekly "depending on operational requirements and market demand". The service will be operated with Boeing 787-9 equipment under an agreement with Etihad Airways. The aircraft is configured with 28 business class and 262 economy class seats. Air Seychelles stated it "aims to provide passengers with a reliable and efficient travel alternative during this period of global travel disruption". [more - original PR]
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Etihad Airways scheduled a four times weekly Abu Dhabi-Seychelles service from 30-Mar-2026 with A320s, rising to daily from 17-Jun-2026 to 14-Oct-2026, alongside Air Seychelles on the route1. Air Seychelles previously planned to lift Seychelles-Abu Dhabi from six times weekly to daily from 16-Oct-2025 using 168-seat A320neos, with OAG showing it as the sole scheduled operator at that time2.
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