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By the time I boarded Sun Country in Minneapolis, I thought I had a fairly good idea of what an American LCC airline looked like. Unexpectedly, SY complicates that definition.

The airlines once defined by what they left out are rebuilding themselves around first class, airport lounges, credit cards, and a new idea of what “low-cost” means.

There are not many occasions in life when you willingly lock yourself inside a pressurized metal tube and stay there for almost an entire day. Flying the world’s longest nonstop flight had been sitting on my aviation bucket list for years. When a trip to Singapore finally came up, the opportunity was too good to pass up: I booked Singapore Airlines Flight SQ23, nonstop from my home city of New York to Singapore. A breathtaking view over Afghanistan For aviation geeks, this ro

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Join me as we fly Air Canada's Inaugural Flight from Toronto Billy Bishop City Airport to New York LaGuardia

After a few years of turbulence and a tarnished reputation, Cathay Pacific is officially back in the ring—and it’s swinging for the fences. In this edition of Flying With Chris, we analyze how the Hong Kong carrier reclaimed its status as a top-tier airline in 2025. From the Beijing to Hong Kong route, we go beyond the Skytrax awards to see what’s actually happening on the ground and in the cabin.