The Women Over 50 Film Festival (WOFFF) and Virgin Atlantic have announced the continuation of a partnership for a third year. This year's collaboration sees a collection of dementia-friendly short films curated by WOFFF take flight on Vera, Virgin Atlantic’s inflight entertainment platform. 

"Our team have carefully selected each one to make sure travelers living with dementia have calm, engaging, and easy-to-understand films for times when longer films or fast-paced stories might be harder to enjoy when traveling," WOFFF said in its August press release.

PT World will host an exclusive webinar, in association with HID, titled, ‘The hidden cost of failed first-attempt facial verification (and how to prevent it)‘ on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 09:00 EST / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CET.

Biometrics may perform well in controlled conditions, but airports present a far more demanding test. Variable lighting, diverse travelers, high passenger volumes and spoofing attempts can all affect biometric performance. Every failed first-attempt facial verification has an operational impact. 

Google will spend $10 million to purchase the data of defunct Spirit Airlines. 

The tech giant was the highest bidder in an auction conducted for the data rights as part of the ongoing court-supervised liquidation of Spirit, an Aug. 14 court filing shows. 

Google outbid the $7.5 million offer of Mercor, a company that connects professionals to AI training projects.

American Airlines has put its strongest long-haul seat on its largest aircraft. The first Boeing 777-300ER fitted with Flagship Suites returned to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) on August 13, 2026, after nearly eight months at HAECO’s Hong Kong facility, giving the carrier its first completed Project Olympus cabin. With the 330-seat plane now back in Texas, Project Olympus—the airline’s cabin retrofit program—has transitioned from design to reality on the largest aircraft in its fleet.

Etihad is now flying its latest Airbus A350-1000 aircraft daily between Sydney and Abu Dhabi, with well-appointed doored business class suites combining privacy and comfort on the 14.5 hour journey.

The Gulf carrier also offers a split schedule on the route, with the flexibility of different departure and arrival times depending on which day you fly.

Passengers traveling long-haul with German flag carrier Lufthansa will be treated to a new amenity kit, with the new branded pouch containing an eye mask and earplugs. This upgrade for economy class passengers is a notable improvement from what they received before, which was nothing. Lufthansa is in the process of making several improvements to its long-haul product as part of Project FOX, and this new addition for the economy class cabin comes as a number of other major international carriers have added amenity kits for economy class long-haul flights.

For millions of travelers each year, long-haul flying means choosing between comfort and cost. The rise of premium economy has helped bridge the gap, giving passengers a cabin that feels noticeably more relaxed than standard economy but far more affordable than business class. However, just how much more space and comfort do you actually get, and how significant is the difference on a real flight?