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October 2026

Lounges
Emirates is building a wheelchair-accessible First Class lounge suite. Here's what's live now
Emirates showed a prototype lounge suite with a powered lift recliner at a Dubai expo. No opening date yet, but several accessibility services are already live.
Oct 19, 2026By Patrick Karsh
Loyalty programs
Etihad confirms its Southwest tie-up: Etihad Guest miles on Southwest flights from spring 2027
Etihad's own announcement fills in the other side of Southwest's partner plan. Etihad Guest members will earn and spend miles across Southwest's US, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean network, and Rapid Rewards members get Etihad's global map. Earning rates and status perks are still to come.
Oct 19, 2026By Patrick Karsh
Aircraft
American gets its first Embraer E175 with new RECARO seats, a first for a U.S. airline
Embraer delivered the jet on Oct. 19. The slimline seats aim to add knee room on American Eagle flights, but rollout details are still missing.
Oct 19, 2026By Patrick Karsh
Aircraft
Cathay Pacific wants up to 50 more widebodies. The order it already has is the harder problem
Bloomberg reports the Hong Kong carrier will open talks with Airbus and Boeing next year on as many as 50 more long-haul jets, with decisions on existing options due as soon as November. What is in its backlog, and why delivery dates matter more than the number.
Oct 19, 2026By Patrick Karsh
Airlines
Aeroméxico can grow Mexico City–U.S. flights again after DOT lifts limits
The U.S. revoked a Oct. 2025 order that blocked some Mexican-carrier schedules. New MEX and AIFA routes are possible, but none are named yet.
Oct 19, 2026By Patrick Karsh

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