✈️ [2026-08-19] SKYTICAL Morning Aviation BriefingBETA
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🚨 Safety events & emergencies
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🌐 International aviation industry news
American Airlines to Increase Narrowbody Premium Seats to 40%：American Airlines will increase the proportion of premium seats on its narrowbody fleet from 25% to 40% of total capacity. The major cabin upgrade represents a 60% boost in premium narrowbody seating capacity for the carrier. American Airlines to Increase
American Airlines to restore seatback screens across narrowbody fleet：American Airlines announced on August 18, 2026, that it will install seatback screens at every seat on more than 800 narrowbody aircraft, reversing a nearly decade-old strategy of relying on passengers' personal devices for inflight entertainment. New Airbus and Boeing aircraft will begin arriving with the screens in 2028, when American will also start retrofitting aircraft already in its fleet. The work is expected to continue into the early 2030s. American Airlines to restore
