McLaren Racing today announced that Etihad, the national airline of the UAE, will become an Official Partner of the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team and the McLaren United Autosports WEC Hypercar Team for the 2026 season and beyond. The partnership brings together two organisations with a shared commitment to innovation, ambition and delivering exceptional experiences for fans and customers around the world. With a strong synergy between racing and travel, this unique partnership will bring fans closer to the action through Etihad’s fast-growing network of more than 100 destinations.

Following a successful roll out to school kids in late 2025 via the Level Trust, easyJet has expanded its crew uniform donation scheme, aiming to provide jobseekers with smart, professional clothing for interviews, work, and everyday use.

To mark Lufthansa’s 100th founding anniversary, the world’s largest passenger aircraft now also shines in a special blue design.Yesterday evening, the Airbus A380 landed at Munich Airport under flight number LH9901. It came from Shannon, Ireland, where it had been painted with an XXL crane and the lettering “1926 | 2026” and “100.”

Etihad Airways will introduce its flagship A380 to Bangkok for the first time this October, bringing The Residence, the world’s only three-room suite in the sky, to Thailand and significantly increasing capacity on one of its most popular leisure routes.

As heavy snow and high winds swept across North America this week, the aviation system once again hit a breaking point.  More than 12,000 flights were cancelled between Sunday and Tuesday across the U.S., with New York’s major airports among the hardest hit.  At the peak of the storm, cancellation rates were nearly twenty times higher than a typical winter day – a reminder of how quickly disruption cascades when operators are juggling volatile weather, complex regulations, and disconnected sources of operational information.

For over two decades, Emirates has played a key role in supporting Mauritius’ tourism ambitions, driving visitor arrivals and opening doors to new source markets globally. Since 2022, over one million of Mauritius’ tourist arrivals recorded were carried by Emirates, representing more than 20% of the total number of tourists landing in Mauritius during the 2022 - 2025 period. Visitor growth has fuelled positive impact across the tourism value chain, from hotels and restaurants to tour operators, supporting thousands of jobs and delivering meaningful benefits to the local economy.