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NEWS Jul 30, 2026 Emirates A380 Passengers Endure Nearly 24-Hour Ordeal After Cascade of Problems Following Weather Diversion Hundreds of Emirates passengers spent nearly a full day stranded on an A380 superjumbo after faults and weather issues compounded. Read More →
NEWS Jul 20, 2026 US House Bill Seeks to Reopen Review of Chinese Ownership of Cirrus Aircraft A new US House bill aims to reopen the national security review of Cirrus Aircraft's Chinese ownership, citing concerns over technology transfer risks. Read More →
NEWS Jul 16, 2026 Brussels Airlines Names ITA Airways Executive Lorenza Maggio as New CEO Brussels Airlines has appointed Lorenza Maggio, currently Chief Commercial Officer at ITA Airways, as its new CEO effective January 2026. She will take over from Dorothea von Boxberg, who has led Brussels Airlines since 2023 and is moving on to a new role within the Lufthansa Group. Read More →
NEWS Jul 12, 2026 500+ Flights Canceled: Storms and Air Traffic Control Shortages Hit New York Airports Severe weather and FAA staffing shortages triggered over 500 cancellations and 4,000 delays across New York area airports this week. Read More →
NEWS Jun 22, 2026 Florida Man Attempts to Steal Medical Helicopter at I-75 Crash Scene A Florida man tried to steal a medical helicopter staged to transport patients from an I-75 crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read More →
NEWS Jun 15, 2026 KLM's First A350: The Night Watch KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has named their first Airbus A350 “The Night Watch”, the aircraft itself is named after one of the Netherlands' most celebrated paintings. Read More →
NEWS Jun 03, 2026 Newark Liberty Tops Northeast Airports for On-Time Flights After Year of Disruptions Newark Liberty International Airport leads Northeast hubs in on-time performance, marking a sharp turnaround from last year's delays and chaos. Read More →
NEWS May 26, 2026 American Airlines Has Finally Chosen Starlink for Its Narrowbody Fleet American Airlines has ended months of deliberation and confirmed SpaceX's Starlink as its next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi provider, committing to install the low Earth orbit satellite system across more than 500 narrowbody aircraft beginning in the first quarter of 2027. Read More →
ROUTES May 22, 2026 American Airlines Has Just Opened Four New Nonstop Routes to Europe American Airlines touched down in European cities it had never served nonstop before, and returned to one it had abandoned for eight years, as four new transatlantic routes took off simultaneously on May 21, 2026, marking the opening day of the carrier's record summer 2026 schedule. Read More →
NEWS May 20, 2026 A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already Cancelled A sinkhole discovered during a routine airfield inspection at New York's LaGuardia Airport has forced the closure of one of the airport's only two runways, triggering a cascade of cancellations and delays on one of the worst possible days for travel disruption. Read More →