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Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand under its Turkish name. Photo: iStock Changing a company name is a big deal. And the bigger the company, the more millions will have to spend to make sure potential customers know who you are. For airlines, customer trust is very important, so changing the name is very dangerous. That didn’t stop Turkish Airlines, which would begin the process – but the airline’s previous rebranding had mixed results. Turkish airlines The Turkish president has decided that the whole world should call his country Türkiye. And, as part of that effort, Turkish Airlines was forced to rebrand itself with its Turkish name. The long process of painting “Türk Hava Yolları” on the plane has begun. Whether customers will use this heavier name remains to be seen… Check out turkishairlines.com Huff Daland Dusters Delta Air Lines at Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah. Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg Huff Daland Dusters was a pioneer in 1928 when it

Business class continues to soar to new heights, with sliding doors the norm and spacious ‘business plus’ suites occupying row 1, but this doesn’t mean the end of first class: soon. Despite a series of unprecedented challenges – the worldwide pandemic, the end of the A380 and the big four-engine Boeing 747, the ongoing delays on the Boeing 777-9 – many airlines have their next-generation first suite waiting in the wings. Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-9 first class The Singapore-flagged carrier is among several airlines intending to use the upcoming Boeing 777-9 jetliner, of which 20 have already been ordered, as a launch pad for its new first-class cabin. That launch has been pushed back by a series of delays on the 777-9 – Boeing said the late 777X is now planned to hit airlines from 2025, which could mean a 2026 debut for the SQ. The airline remains “in discussion” with Boeing over the latest schedule, but a new line of suites and seats for the 777-9 are up for grabs, said Executive

The Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger plane, fell out of favor with airlines but still proved useful – and popular. Photo: AP “Too big, too expensive to operate, an anachronism” – those are some of the decisions made on the A380, the world’s largest passenger plane. Shortly after the A380 first took paying passengers into the sky – on a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Sydney in October 2007 – the world’s airlines fell in love with it. The hefty weight of the four-engine giant made it a gas spender, and as oil prices skyrocketed, the A380 began to look like a dinosaur. Airlines that have signed superjumbos cancel orders. Singapore Airlines launch customers were among the first to be disappointed, canceling its first A380 after nearly a decade of service. Two Singapore Airlines A380s at the Asia Pacific Aircraft Storage facility near Alice Springs in 2020. Photo: Getty Images Came a pandemic and much of the world’s A380 fleet was stationed i

Different airlines and countries have different restrictions on handbags. Photo: iStock The aviation industry is in turmoil as it struggles to resume operations after the pandemic. One of the victims was a passenger’s checked baggage. Baggage handlers shortages, last-minute schedule changes and cancellations have combined to create flight problems as thousands of passengers around the world find themselves waiting on the carousel for bags that fail to arrive. Parting with your checked baggage, especially if you’re on a cruise ship or somewhere else that’s not easy to reach, is bad enough, but for some people it’s much worse. Important medicines have been lost. Lufthansa has lost the instrument needed for a year-end concert in England. Qantas has temporarily lost the checked baggage of one unfortunate passenger with his mother’s ashes on a flight from London to Sydney. They reunited four days after his flight landed, but not before the airline lashed out on social media

Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi. Etihad offers discounted stays at luxury hotels in Abu Dhabi. As Qantas moves forward with its plans to eliminate stopovers on long-haul flights, other airlines are offering passengers heavy discounts to get them to stop their journey. Among these offers are free luxury hotel stays, free domestic flights and exclusive fares on city tours and activities. United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways is the latest to relaunch its stopover program in time for the northern hemisphere’s busy summer period. Among the offers available to Australian travelers are a 40 per cent discount on hotels in Abu Dhabi, including five-star properties, and free stays around three- and four-star hotels. The airline also offers a “Transit Connect” stopover option which allows guests with a transit time of between 10 and 24 hours to book a free hotel near an international airport. UAE airline partner Emirates launched its stopover programme, Dubai Experience, in A