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Skytrax World Airline Awards 2026: The Winners SOURCE: MIGFLUG, 9/20 On Friday evening at the Langham Hotel in London, Singapore Airlines was named the World's Best Airline for the sixth time in the history of the Skytrax World Airline Awards. Qatar Airways, last year's winner and a nine-time holder of the title, took second. Cathay Pacific was third, ANA fourth and Turkish Airlines fifth, from a survey covering more than 300 airlines. The awards are decided by passenger votes rather than a panel, which is both their strength and the reason people argue about them every September.   Continue Reading

AVIATION Typhoon Dujuan Nears Japan, Airlines Cancel Hundreds of Flights (MEZHA, 9/21) UK Passengers Face Further ATC Disruption After Another NATS Outage (SIMPLE FLYING, 9/21) These 15 Airlines Have Suspended Flights to Dubai (TIME OUT DUBAI, 9/21) Why Turkish Airlines Is Changing Its Long-Haul Cabin Strategy (SIMPLE FLYING, 9/21) Southwest Airlines Says That AI Maturation Will Improve Your Next Flight (HTXT, 9/21) ARC: August Corp. Trips Again Increase (BTN, 9/18) SUSTAINABILITY ReFuelEU Meets First 2025 SAF Target (AEROMORNING, 9/18) OTHER SECTORS SAP Concur Takes a Deep Dive Into the Future of Canadian Business Travel (TRAVELPRESS, 9/21) Ebix Corporate Travel Business Grows 13% in August 2026 (ET TRAVELWORLD, 9/21)

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