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NEWS May 04, 2026 A United Airlines 767 Flying From Venice Hit a Bakery Truck and a Light Pole on the New Jersey Turnpike Before Landing at Newark One of the most extraordinary and alarming aviation incidents in recent American history unfolded when a United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport flew so low over the New Jersey Turnpike that its landing gear and underside made physical contact with a highway light pole and the cab of a bakery delivery truck travelling below. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 29, 2026 United Airlines Is Now Flying Nonstop to Four European Cities No Other US Carrier Reaches United Airlines has formally launched the most ambitious week of new route openings in its current summer expansion, kicking off nonstop services to four European destinations: Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; and Santiago de Compostela, Spain- that no other US network carrier serves directly. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 01, 2026 Iberia Debuts Groundbreaking A321XLR Service Between Madrid and Newark Spanish flag carrier has successfully transitioned its highly anticipated Madrid (MAD) to Newark (EWR) service into full daily operation, utilizing the cutting-edge Airbus A321XLR. Read More →
NEWS Mar 20, 2026 A Narrow Escape Triggers Federal Probe Into Alaska and FedEx Runway Collision Federal investigators are currently dissecting a high-stakes "close call" at Newark Liberty International Airport after an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 and a FedEx Boeing 777F narrowly avoided a collision. Read More →
ROUTES Mar 17, 2026 Frontier Airlines Shakes Up Summer Travel With Expansion To Seven Major Cities Frontier Airlines today unveiled a strategic network expansion, announcing four new nonstop routes that will connect seven major U.S. airports just in time for the peak summer travel season. Read More →
NEWS Feb 23, 2026 Airlines Suspend Operations Across Northeast as Historic Blizzard Hernando Grounds Thousands of Flights Severe winter weather has effectively severed the aviation arteries of the United States East Coast today, as a "potentially crippling" bomb cyclone, officially named Winter Storm Hernando, forced the cancellation of more than 10,000 flights. 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 Apr 05, 2024 Earthquake in New York and New Jersey: How Airports Operate During Major Seismic Events What happens to airports when an earthquake occurs? How do airlines respond? This article covers all that, plus what happened after a small earthquake struck the New York metro area on April 5. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 24, 2024 United Airlines Becomes Latest Foreign Carrier to Resume Flights to Tel Aviv Many foreign carriers suspended service to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) near Tel Aviv amid the October 7 attacks and Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Three U.S. carriers - American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines - suspended their routes serving Israel from various U.S. destinations. However, United will become the first American carrier to resume flying to Tel Aviv by reinstating nonstop flights from its Newark (EWR) hub. Read More →
NEWS Feb 21, 2024 Bomb Threat Forces United Airlines Flight to Divert to Chicago On February 21, United Airlines flight UA 1533 from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) experienced a severe mid-air incident when a bomb threat forced the plane to divert to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Read More →