https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/oman-air-names-new-chief-as-korfiatis-steps-aside-after-two-years-in-the-role-6aa3ad5e The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Oman Air appoints Nasser Al Sharji as CEO as Con Korfiatis steps down after two years https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/norse-atlantic-turns-in-heavy-losses-as-shift-in-business-model-hammers-revenues-b71c0075 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Norse Atlantic reports $95 million loss amid pivot to leasing and own network cutbacks https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/cessna-150-pilot-killed-2-troopers-hurt-in-midair-crash-with-state-police-helico-ab8a3482 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Cessna 150 Collides with Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 Helicopter at Carlisle Airport https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/how-this-australian-airport-is-setting-the-global-security-standard-the-tsa-s-78-2be87c67 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Sydney Airport's $2 Billion Security Upgrade Outpaces 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to 13 jets per month by 2028 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/black-comedians-reach-settlement-over-humiliating-and-degrading-jet-bridge-drug-0aa97344 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Black Comedians Settle Lawsuit Over Racially Targeted Jet Bridge Stops at Atlanta Airport https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/5-widebody-long-haul-routes-airlines-are-quietly-switching-to-narrowbody-jets-in-7e937b66 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T13:19:15.574Z Five Airlines Shift Long-Haul Routes From Widebodies to Airbus A321XLR in 2026 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/seven-killed-in-ec130-helicopter-crash-during-kenya-safari-flight-586d0986 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Seven perish in Eurocopter EC130 crash on Kenya safari flight near Mount Ololokwe https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/building-a-better-preflight-f0068dfe The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z SkyBrief app streamlines preflight planning with personalized weather and training tools https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/grounded-pacific-southwest-airlines-83d1987b The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Pacific Southwest Airlines: California's trailblazing low-cost pioneer fades into history https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/watch-ultra-quiet-electric-aircraft-engines-power-first-piloted-flight-4c8e57e6 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Whisper Aero's Ultra-Quiet Electric Engines Power First Piloted Flights in Tennessee https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/starlux-airlines-starts-selling-miles-i-m-more-excited-than-i-should-be-b83b8f2c The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Starlux Airlines Launches Direct Mile Sales at Premium Price Point https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/ntsb-releases-new-video-investigative-details-from-fatal-philadelphia-learjet-ac-b820bfbc The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z NTSB Publishes New Video and Reports on Deadly Philadelphia Learjet 55 Crash https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/cool-eurowings-adds-real-business-class-on-entire-a320neo-fleet-a-rarity-in-euro-5717163a The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Eurowings Introduces Real Business Class Seats on All A320neos Across Multiple European Routes https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/top-airline-news-stories-for-august-19-2026-a9921378 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Global airlines report diverse operational updates on August 19, 2026 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/lufthansa-s-first-starlink-equipped-aircraft-enters-service-e6a4a2e6 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Lufthansa debuts Starlink wi-fi on first A320neo, plans 850 aircraft retrofit by 2029 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/ampaire-raises-19m-series-b-funding-from-iag-alaska-airlines-vc-investors-a095e9f0 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-20T01:19:54.682Z Ampaire Secures $19M Series B to Boost Hybrid-Electric Eco Caravan Development https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/outgoing-air-india-chief-campbell-wilson-joins-air-new-zealand-board-b904ae2c The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Former Air India CEO Campbell Wilson Joins Air New Zealand Board of Directors https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/tyre-marks-at-munich-runway-end-offer-possible-clues-to-vietnam-787-s-late-rotat-a4ddced3 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Tail-strike and delayed liftoff mark Vietnam Airlines 787 takeoff in Munich https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/air-france-klm-s-flying-blue-keeps-its-cheapest-awards-strips-benefits-unless-yo-28e9fcb5 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Air France-KLM Flying Blue trims award perks without hiking base mileage costs https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/klimov-developing-turboprop-demonstrator-for-an-2-modernisation-6db9da96 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Klimov Advances VK-1600S Turboprop to Power Modernised An-2 Aircraft https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/atr-sees-16-million-passenger-market-in-untapped-indonesian-routes-4cc470b7 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z ATR identifies 209 untapped Indonesian domestic air routes serving 16 million passengers annually https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/korean-air-launches-seasonal-seoul-melbourne-flights-between-dec-2026-mar-2027-016127e3 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Korean Air to Launch Seasonal Seoul-Melbourne Flights This Winter https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/former-flyadeal-ceo-steven-greenway-named-new-alliance-airlines-ceo-6a96c644 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Steven Greenway appointed CEO of Alliance Airlines as Stewart Tully steps down https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/6-combat-aircraft-losses-and-rescues-that-defined-operation-epic-fury-e891539b The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Six U.S. Combat Aircraft Lost and Crew Rescues Highlight Operation Epic Fury's Tough Toll https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-airlines-rolls-out-major-fleet-upgrades-with-seatback-screens-and-more-4e5d312c The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z American Airlines Revamps Narrowbody Fleet With Seatback Screens and More Premium Seating https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/heart-aerospace-flies-world-s-largest-electric-aircraft-4cf6a9c0 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T13:19:33.614Z Heart Aerospace's X1 Achieves Maiden Flight as World's Largest Electric Plane https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/pension-vs-paycheck-what-us-military-pilots-give-up-to-fly-for-airlines-3f10f50f The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z US Military Pilots Weigh Retirement Benefits Versus Airline Pay After Service https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/beta-starts-texas-electric-aircraft-test-flights-6fb275c5 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z BETA Begins Three-Week Electric Aircraft Test Flights in Southeast Texas https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/bedford-pushes-back-on-burke-lakefront-closure-5b89bb20 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z FAA Opposes Cleveland's Plan to Close Burke Lakefront Airport; Congressional Override Lacks Support https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-to-add-seatback-entertainment-screens-to-narrowbody-fleet-f97b9180 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z American Airlines to retrofit narrowbody fleet with seatback 4K entertainment screens https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/are-airlines-entering-the-final-stretch-of-gtf-groundings-pain-fe364ebb The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z Airlines Approach End of Disruptions from Pratt & Whitney GTF Engine Groundings https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-airlines-reverses-course-on-seatback-screens-in-race-to-catch-delta-and-96eb66b8 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-19T01:19:40.717Z American Airlines to Restore Seatback Screens on 800 Narrowbody Jets Starting 2028 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