https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/scott-kirby-says-passengers-love-united-s-brand-but-data-shows-they-re-just-foll-8c0a567e The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z United Airlines Expands Ski Destination Network with New Boston-Jackson Hole Route https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-airlines-launches-6-new-nonstop-transatlantic-routes-full-list-and-map-6f900e0d The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z American Airlines Launches Six New Transatlantic Routes from US Hubs to Europe https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/only-155-seats-american-airlines-9-airbus-a321xlr-routes-revealed-map-1144d9b0 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z American Airlines Deploys Airbus A321XLR on Nine Routes with 155 Seats Each https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/southwest-captain-exposed-himself-on-orlando-flight-now-the-union-wants-to-punis-4db68665 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Southwest Pilot Who Reported Cockpit Misconduct Faces Union Sanctions Demand https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/capital-one-chase-and-amex-airport-lounges-ranked-these-are-the-8-best-in-the-u-016608a8 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Capital One and Chase Lead U.S. Credit Card Airport Lounges with Top Dining and Amenities https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/fire-erupts-in-luggage-container-moments-before-it-was-due-to-be-loaded-on-packe-14381dda The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Fire Breaks Out in British Airways Luggage Container at Milan Malpensa, Lithium Battery Suspected https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/the-a-10-warthog-just-flew-its-final-sortie-from-the-base-that-trained-its-pilot-9887fdb9 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Ends Five Decades of A-10 Pilot Training as Focus Shifts to F-35 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-airlines-five-star-service-how-this-350-airport-vip-experience-works-ec5ec429 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z American Airlines Offers $350 Five Star VIP Airport Service at 22 Major Airports https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/how-congress-increased-the-navy-s-sixth-gen-fighter-budget-from-74-million-to-ov-061c5b7c The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Congress Boosts US Navy Sixth-Gen Fighter Budget From $74M to $971M to Accelerate F/A-XX Development https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/delta-s-new-airbus-a330-900neos-will-feature-a-massive-56-delta-one-suites-80fc525a The Touch & Go en 2026-08-17T01:20:11.135Z Delta Orders 16 High-Cabin Airbus A330-900neos With 56 Delta One Suites Each https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/historic-1934-race-winning-dh-88-comet-badly-damaged-at-shuttleworth-be33e64a The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T13:17:36.102Z Historic 1934 DH.88 Comet 'Grosvenor House' Crashes at Shuttleworth Airshow https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/spanish-f-18-shoots-down-drone-over-romania-after-approach-via-moldova-0cc020b4 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T13:17:36.102Z Spanish F-18 downs drone over Romania after 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https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/the-world-s-10-largest-airports-in-operation-b7d42095 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z The World's Largest Airports Ranked by Land Area in 2026 https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/the-real-origin-of-america-s-pilot-shortage-and-why-it-may-be-coming-to-an-end-0e839e15 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z US Regional Pilot Shortage Eases As Cadet Programs Adjust to New Realities https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/air-india-a320neo-lost-critical-flight-controls-for-4-seconds-in-300ft-plunge-ai-29d1a8dd The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z Air India A320neo Lost Flight Controls, Dropped 300 Feet in Hydraulic Failure Incident https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/boeing-paid-212-million-to-end-a-737-max-fight-now-plane-owners-may-get-to-sue-a-01c630e8 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z Norwegian's Aircraft Owning Units Renew Legal Fight Over Boeing 737 MAX Deal 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runway and suffers tail strike during Munich takeoff https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/how-pratt-and-whitney-s-35-part-retrofit-kit-aims-to-nearly-double-airbus-a320ne-ed1ae63d The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z Pratt & Whitney's 35-Part Hot Section Plus Retrofit Set to Nearly Double A320neo Engine Time-On-Wing https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/pilatus-opens-123m-composite-center-in-switzerland-dd798ca6 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-16T01:19:48.526Z Pilatus inaugurates $123M Schwarzhorn composite manufacturing center in Nidwalden https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/american-737-800s-involved-in-phoenix-conflict-had-identical-callsigns-94a46894 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z American Airlines Boeing 737-800s with identical callsigns nearly conflicted near Phoenix https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/delta-plans-seattle-to-singapore-a350-flights-carrier-s-third-longest-route-ca5efbd4 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z Delta Confirms Seattle-Singapore A350 Flights Marking Asia Expansion https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/delta-air-lines-own-ceo-often-doesn-t-fly-in-premium-cabins-here-s-why-ba176730 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z Delta CEO Ed Bastian Often Chooses Economy to Hear Real Passenger Experience https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/why-airbus-is-building-a350s-faster-than-airlines-can-actually-take-them-ba2775a8 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z Airbus Outpaces Airlines in A350 Deliveries Amid Production and Cabin Fit-Out Challenges https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/the-hub-delta-air-lines-threw-away-after-merging-with-northwest-d7779217 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z Delta Air Lines Ends Narita Hub Following 2008 Northwest Merger, Shifting Asia Strategy https://www.thetouchandgo.com/stories/the-latest-will-air-transat-be-able-to-complete-its-turnaround-strategy-47b4e735 The Touch & Go en 2026-08-15T13:20:37.665Z Air Transat Completes Turnaround Program Amid Lingering Financial 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