Tag: airline safety
INFORMATIONAL Oct 18, 2026 GPS Jamming Is Now a Daily Airline Problem. Here Is How Bad It Has Gotten GPS jamming and spoofing are disrupting airline navigation across Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. Explore how widespread GNSS interference threatens flight safety, affects airline operations, and what pilots and regulators are doing to manage the growing risk. Read More →
NEWS Oct 07, 2026 US State Department Warns of Threats to Airlines and Airports in Saudi Arabia Following Deadly Houthi Attacks The US State Department has issued a security alert for Saudi Arabia after Houthi air attacks on the kingdom killed three people and injured dozens more. Read More →
NEWS Apr 27, 2026 Toilet Water Flooded American Airlines Regional Jet From Front to Back at the Gate A deeply unpleasant incident unfolded at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport when passengers aboard an American Airlines regional jet operated by PSA Airlines were forced off the aircraft after a lavatory malfunction caused toilet water to flow the full length of the cabin. Read More →
NEWS Apr 24, 2026 ICE Boarded a Man on the Wrong Flight to Alaska and Ignored the Crew Who Tried to Stop Them A deeply troubling incident from May 2025 has only now come to light following a detailed investigation by The Seattle Times, one that reveals how federal immigration officers boarded a deportee onto entirely the wrong Alaska Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ignored repeated warnings from flight attendants, and then compounded the error by re-detaining the man for a further 16 days after an airline captain used his own money to help him. Read More →