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NEWS Apr 20, 2026 Two Southwest Boeing Jets Nearly Collided Over Nashville and the Blame Points Squarely at an Air Traffic Control Error A 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 →
NEWS Apr 15, 2026 Gulfstream Pilot Ignores ATC Instruction, Nearly Downs Paris-Bound 777 at LAX A 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 →
NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Why the US Government Is Recruiting Video Gamers to Keep Your Flight Safe The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its most unconventional recruitment drive yet, targeting video gamers to fill a chronic and increasingly dangerous shortage of air traffic controllers. Read More →
NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Frontier Airlines Pilots Narrowly Avoid a Catastrophe at LAX After Two Trucks Cut Across Their Path in the Dark A Frontier Airlines crew had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision with two service trucks that cut across their path in the dead of night. Read More →
NEWS Apr 09, 2026 A Vape Break in the Bathroom Exposed a Passenger Who Was Stealing Wallets and Credit Cards Mid-Flight A man was only caught stealing from other passengers' hand luggage on a flight from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh after he drew attention to himself when he started to vape in the bathroom. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2026 Cape Air Flight Forced to Turn Back After Cabin Door Opens Mid-Air Over Nantucket A routine early-morning commuter flight from one of New England's most iconic island destinations turned alarming on Monday when the upper portion of a Cape Air aircraft's main cabin door swung open over Nantucket Sound. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 06, 2026 United Pulls Back Chicago Expansion Plans as FAA Caps O’Hare Flights United Airlines has hit a regulatory headwind in its quest to dominate the Midwest, officially postponing the launch of six highly anticipated regional routes from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Boeing Finds Issues With the 787-10 Amid preparations to finalize the 737 MAX 8's return, Boeing has ordered that eight recently produced 787-10s be immediately taken out of service due to two "distinct manufacturing issues." The 78X is produced at Boeing's facitility in Charleston, South Carolina, and the FAA says that U.S. regulators are invesigating lapses in quality control. Read More →