Tag: safety
NEWS Apr 21, 2026 A Cockpit Display Fell and Knocked Out a Southwest Pilot Mid-Takeoff A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 was forced to declare an emergency and return to Las Vegas after the captain was struck on the head by a detached Head-Up Display unit during the takeoff roll. Read More →
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 20, 2026 Frontier Is Taking American Airlines Back to Court Over a Second Tarmac Collision and The Bill Is $670,000 Frontier Airlines has filed a second federal lawsuit against American Airlines, this time targeting a ground collision at Boston Logan International Airport. 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 15, 2026 Why an American Airlines A321 Oven Triggered an Emergency Diversion and a Federal Investigation What began as a routine Monday afternoon domestic flight on April 13 ended with an unscheduled touchdown in the Arizona desert, a 3.5-hour delay, a maintenance inspection on the ground, and a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2026 Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to Cyberattack A damning federal audit has exposed deep cybersecurity failings at the heart of America's aviation infrastructure, revealing that the Federal Aviation Administration has left dozens of its most safety-critical systems dangerously under-protected, raising the prospect of a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's skies. 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 Why Southwest Airlines Is Now Letting You Bring Only One Portable Charger on Your Flight? Southwest Airlines has drawn a firm line in the sky over portable chargers. The Dallas-based carrier announced it will limit passengers to one lithium portable charger on flights and ban them from being stowed in overhead bins. Read More →