Tag: delay
NEWS May 20, 2026 A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already Cancelled A sinkhole discovered during a routine airfield inspection at New York's LaGuardia Airport has forced the closure of one of the airport's only two runways, triggering a cascade of cancellations and delays on one of the worst possible days for travel disruption. Read More →
NEWS May 12, 2026 A Southwest 737's Cockpit Windscreen Shattered at Cruising Altitude Over Oklahoma A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency diversion to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 12, 2026, after its cockpit windscreen began to crack and then shatter while cruising over the state. Read More →
NEWS May 01, 2026 Southwest Nearly Abandoned 10 Passengers at Las Vegas Including a Pregnant Woman After Its Own Flight Made Them Miss Their Connection Southwest Airlines faced criticism after a Reddit post revealed that around ten passengers, including elderly travellers and a pregnant woman, were nearly stranded at Las Vegas airport because a Southwest delay caused them to almost miss their connecting flight. Read More →
NEWS Apr 30, 2026 A Delta Passenger Snapped During a Weather Delay in Atlanta and Now Faces Up to 20 Years in Federal Prison What began as a frustrating but routine weather delay at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on the evening of April 27, 2026, ended with a passenger in federal custody, a planeload of 168 travellers stranded for more than five hours on the tarmac. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 13, 2026 United Airlines Cuts 737 MAX 8 International Flights by 16% While Quietly Opening New European Frontiers United Airlines is trimming its Boeing 737 MAX 8 international operations by a significant margin this summer, even as it simultaneously uses the same narrowbody jet to push into European destinations it has never before served, or has not served in years. 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 Mar 31, 2026 San Francisco Flight Delays Expected After FAA Bans Famous Parallel Landings Travelers at San Francisco International Airport are facing a turbulent spring as the Federal Aviation Administration has officially barred the airport’s iconic "side-by-side" parallel landing approach. Read More →
NEWS Mar 16, 2026 Chaos in the Skies as Millions Stranded by Ground Stops at Key US Hubs Ground stops paralyzing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) today have plunged the US aviation network into a state of acute distress. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 04, 2026 Space Debris Flight Delays: Why They Happen & What’s Done | Aviation Space debris can trigger rare flight delays through short airspace closures. Learn why it happens, how airlines respond, and how risk is reduced. Read More →
NEWS Sep 10, 2024 Allegiant Air Takes Delivery of 1st B737-MAX in 100 Aircraft Order Allegiant Air received its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft after months of tough setbacks. Find out how many planes were originally ordered by the airline and what other airlines are impacted by these delays. Read More →