Tag: Airport
NEWS Feb 24, 2026 Security Breach at Phoenix Sky Harbor as Man Runs Toward American Airlines Jet on Active Runway Operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) ground to a sudden and dramatic halt on February 24, 2026, after an unauthorized individual bypassed security checkpoints and sprinted onto an active airfield. Read More →
NEWS Feb 18, 2026 United Airlines Aircraft Declared Crime Scene After Live Ammunition Discovery In Overhead Bin Authorities at Newark Liberty International Airport were scrambled into action Tuesday afternoon following a chilling discovery that transformed a routine passenger jet into a federal investigation site. Read More →
NEWS Feb 04, 2026 FedEx A300 Nose Gear Collapses While Parked Outside BWI Marshall Airport Hangar Operations at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) faced an unusual sight, after the nose landing gear of a parked FedEx Express cargo aircraft collapsed outside a maintenance hangar. Read More →
NEWS Feb 04, 2026 Medical Emergency Forces Delta Flight to Make Emergency Overweight Landing in Dublin Emergency protocols were activated at Dublin Airport (DUB) in the early hours of Monday morning as a Delta Air Lines widebody jet, laden with thousands of pounds of transatlantic fuel, executed a high-stakes "heavyweight" landing to address a medical crisis on board. Read More →
NEWS Feb 03, 2026 FedEx Airbus A300 Freighter Forces Emergency Return to Norfolk After Engine Shutdown Aviation safety investigators and FedEx Express maintenance teams are converging at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) today, February 3, 2026, following a serious propulsion failure involving an Airbus A300-600 freighter. The aircraft was forced to perform an emergency return and overweight landing after the flight crew reported a total engine shutdown shortly after departure. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 02, 2026 Porter Airlines Expands Network with Nonstop Flights from Ottawa to Miami and Phoenix Escaping the Canadian winter just became significantly easier. Following the successful launch of its Miami service on January 24, Porter is now counting down the days until February 7, when it will debut the first-ever nonstop connection between Ottawa and Arizona’s capital, Phoenix. These routes represent a milestone for the region, offering the only direct air links to these major U.S. hubs. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 30, 2026 Virgin Australia Ends Canberra International Drought with Historic Nonstop Bali Service Residents of the nation’s capital are officially swapping their winter coats for boarding passes as Virgin Australia prepares to bridge the gap between the frosty Australian Highlands and the tropical shores of Indonesia. Starting June 22, 2026, Virgin Australia will become the only Australia-based carrier to operate international services from Canberra Airport, launching a highly anticipated nonstop link to Denpasar (Bali). Read More →
ROUTES Jan 29, 2026 Western Canada’s First Direct Gateway to the UAE Aviation history was made at the base of the Calgary Tower this morning, January 29, 2026, as Etihad Airways and Calgary Airports officials gathered to announce the first-ever nonstop flight between Western Canada and the Middle East. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 29, 2026 Porter Airlines Expands 2026 Summer Schedule With New Nashville and Boston Routes Toronto-based Porter Airlines has officially unveiled its most ambitious summer schedule to date, marking a 20% increase in network capacity for 2026. The expansion, announced today, January 29, 2026, introduces a new cross-border service to Nashville and Boston, while significantly bolstering domestic connectivity from the airline's hubs in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Read More →
NEWS Jan 27, 2026 High-Altitude Research Plane Makes Dramatic Belly Landing at Ellington Airport At approximately 11:30 a.m. local time, the NASA WB-57 Canberra, one of only three such vintage aircraft still in operation globally, encountered a critical landing gear failure while returning to base. Witnesses and dramatic cell phone footage captured the moment the aircraft touched down on Runway 17R-35L without its wheels deployed. Read More →