Weekly Review: September 05, 2026

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and happy Labor Day to those in the United States. I can't believe the end of what's often thought of as the summer season is here, and we're already heading into fall. I have a long haul trip coming up in about a week... speaking of which, I should probably figure out which airlines I'm going to fly! On the points & travel front, this week JetBlue pulled back the curtain on its new first class, American revealed when it would eliminate its "premium" first class, Air Canada announced a new long haul expansion, Emirates unveiled an impressive new premium economy seat, and more. With that out of the way, here's a recap of this week on the blog: