NEWSMay 08, 2026Saudi Arabia's New Airline Just Applied to Fly to AmericaRiyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's second flag carrier and one of the most closely watched aviation startups in recent memory, filed a formal application with the United States Department of Transportation on May 5, 2026, seeking a foreign air carrier permit and exemption authority to operate scheduled and charter services between the Kingdom and the United States. Read More →
NEWSMay 07, 2026Delta Is Facing a $5 Million Lawsuit for Allegedly Steering Passengers Away From Cash Refunds They Had Already Paid ForA class action lawsuit filed in a New York district court on May 1, 2026 has placed Delta Air Lines at the centre of one of the most pointed consumer protection challenges in recent US aviation history, accusing the Atlanta-based carrier of deliberately designing its cancellation website to push passengers who purchased fully refundable tickets toward an inferior, expiring electronic credit rather than the cash refund they contractually paid a premium to receive. Read More →
NEWSApr 22, 2026The US Is Building an AI Brain for Its Skies, and the Man in Charge Says Controllers Have Nothing to FearThe United States federal government has placed artificial intelligence at the heart of its most ambitious aviation modernisation programme in a generation, and the official leading that effort has used his most unambiguous language yet to silence fears that AI will one day make air traffic controllers obsolete. Read More →
NEWSApr 17, 2026The FAA Just Forced United Airlines to Slash 200+ Flights at America's Busiest Airport Federal regulators have drawn a definitive line at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, issuing a binding order that will force United Airlines to cut more than 200 flight movements during peak summer periods.Read More →
NEWSApr 13, 2026Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to CyberattackA 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 →
ROUTESMar 16, 2026Andes Líneas Aéreas Plots Major US Expansion With New Charter Permit BidArgentine carrier Andes Líneas Aéreas has officially submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit, signaling a bold new chapter in its 2026 recovery strategy. Read More →
ROUTESMar 12, 2026Manila Slot War Ignites as Delta Reveals Surprise Transpacific ExpansionHigh-stakes transpacific chess is currently underway at the DOT as Delta Air Lines leverages its own newly disclosed Manila flight plans to delay Philippine Airlines' historic foray into the U.S. Midwest.Read More →
NEWSSep 06, 2024DOT Launches Probe Into Four Major U.S. Airlines' Frequent Flyer ProgramsFrequent flyer programs are great ways for airlines to build customer trust and loyalty. If you're a frequent traveler on U.S. domestic flights, you might be annoyingly familiar with the constant credit card and mileage program pitches on each flight. Such programs are highly lucrative for airlines and certain parts of the way they operate are mysterious, prompting the United States Department of Transportation to launch a federal consumer protection probe.Read More →
NEWSSep 12, 2023American Airlines Fined $4.1 million in Breach of USDOT RulesMajor US-based carrier American Airlines has been fined 4.1 million US Dollars by the United States Department of Transportation.Read More →
INFORMATIONALJul 14, 2023Ever Been Bumped Off an Oversold Flight? Here's Why and What You Can Do About ItAirlines oversell flights all the time, but will you be affected? What drives airlines to sell more seats than offered on a plane? Know your rights, the compensation you are entitled to, and more in this one-stop guide.Read More →
