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02:58PAXCarry-On or Checked Bag? What You Can and Cannot Pack, Including Power Banks and LiquidsJUST IN02:58PAXHow to Read Your Boarding Pass: What Every Code, Number and Letter MeansUPDATED02:58PAXHow to Beat Jet Lag: Practical Tips Before, During and After a Long FlightNEW02:58PAXHow Early Should You Reach the Airport? Check-In Cut-Offs, Security and Gate Times ExplainedNEW
Carry-On or Checked Bag? What You Can and Cannot Pack, Including Power Banks and Liquids
A practical packing guide: where power banks and spare batteries must go, how the liquids rule works, what is banned from carry-on, and what to do if you are unsure.
17 October 2026How to Read Your Boarding Pass: What Every Code, Number and Letter Means
How to Beat Jet Lag: Practical Tips Before, During and After a Long Flight
Japan Airlines Orders 16 Embraer E190-E2 Jets, With 10 Options, to Replace J-Air's Entire E-Jet Fleet
Japan Airlines has ordered 16 firm Embraer E190-E2 jets plus 10 options for its regional subsidiary J-Air, with deliveries starting in fiscal 2029. The order puts both of Japan's big airline groups on the same regional jet.
17 October 2026
Hollywood Burbank Opens a $1.3 Billion Replacement Terminal With the Same 14 Gates and Outdoor Boarding Intact
The Southern California airport moved all passengers into a 355,000-square-foot terminal on October 13, replacing a complex whose original buildings date to 1930. Gate count stays at 14, and passengers still board on the ramp.
17 October 2026Vienna Airport Loses 7.5% of Its September Passengers as Malta and Košice Hold the Group Near Flat
FAA Proposes Replacing Evacuation Slides on 1,998 US-Registered A320-Family Jets After Slides Failed to Inflate
The FAA's proposed airworthiness directive would make US operators of Airbus A318, A319, A320 and A321 jets replace door evacuation slides whose inflation-hose connector can fracture and separate. Comments are open until November 30, 2026.
17 October 2026