INFORMATIONALSep 14, 2026Why Do Some Flights Take Longer Than Others on the Same Route?Why do some flights take longer than others on the same route? From jet streams and seasonal winds to ATC congestion, great-circle routing, and airline schedule padding, several factors influence flight duration. Here's how flight paths, weather, and air traffic control affect your journey.Read More →
NEWSAug 27, 2026FAA Moves to Fire LaGuardia Air Traffic Controllers Who Left Shifts Early Before Deadly CrashThe Federal Aviation Administration is taking steps to terminate air traffic controllers at LaGuardia Airport who departed their posts early before a fatal crash.Read More →
NEWSAug 17, 2026Runway Incursion at São Paulo Guarulhos: American and Delta Jets Cross Path of LATAM A320 Beginning Takeoff RollA serious runway incursion at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport involved a LATAM A320 starting takeoff without clearance as American and Delta jets crossed.Read More →
NEWSAug 06, 2026Silk Way West 747-8 Diverts to Dallas After Houston Mix-Up, Declares Fuel EmergencyA Silk Way West Boeing 747-8 cargo jet flew to Dallas instead of Houston, then declared a fuel emergency with just 30 minutes of fuel remaining.Read More →
NEWSJul 07, 2026FAA Selects L3Harris to Overhaul Aging Air Traffic Surveillance NetworkThe FAA has awarded L3Harris a contract to modernize its national surveillance system, replacing decades-old infrastructure that tracks aircraft across US airspace.Read More →
NEWSJun 30, 2026Delta CEO Ed Bastian Points to Congested Air Traffic Control as Airfares Climb More Than 20%Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian suggests an overburdened air traffic control system may provide some explanation for driving domestic airfares up by more than 20% this year.Read More →
NEWSJun 17, 2026Reagan National Airport to Halt All Flights After Noon on July 4th for America 250 CelebrationReagan National Airport will ground all flights from noon to 7 p.m. on July 4, 2026, for America 250 festivities. Here's what travelers need to know.Read More →
NEWSApr 22, 2026The US Is Building an AI Brain for Its Skies, and the Man in Charge Says Controllers Have Nothing to FearThe United States federal government has placed artificial intelligence at the heart of its most ambitious aviation modernisation programme in a generation, and the official leading that effort has used his most unambiguous language yet to silence fears that AI will one day make air traffic controllers obsolete. Read More →
NEWSApr 20, 2026Two Southwest Boeing Jets Nearly Collided Over Nashville and the Blame Points Squarely at an Air Traffic Control ErrorA serious aviation safety incident unfolded in the skies just north of Nashville International Airport when two Southwest Airlines jets came perilously close to colliding in mid-air.Read More →
NEWSApr 15, 2026Gulfstream Pilot Ignores ATC Instruction, Nearly Downs Paris-Bound 777 at LAXA Gulfstream G650ER business jet crossed onto an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport against a clear air traffic control instruction, forcing the crew of a fully loaded Air France Boeing 777-300ER to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff.Read More →
