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ROUTES May 12, 2026 United Airlines Is Flying to Venezuela Again This August After Nine Years Away United Airlines announced on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, that it will resume nonstop daily service between its Houston hub and Venezuela's capital, Caracas, ending a nine-year absence from a market the carrier once served continuously for nearly two decades. Read More →
NEWS May 06, 2026 An FAA Mechanical Engineer Used His Government Computer to Research How to Kill the President A Federal Aviation Administration mechanical engineer from Nashua, New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his government-issued work computer to conduct a series of alarming internet searches. Read More →
NEWS Feb 18, 2026 Unruly Passenger Triggers Rapid Midair Emergency As Delta Flight Diversion Shakes Houston Hobby A routine sunrise departure from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) was abruptly cut short early Wednesday morning when a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to declare an emergency and return to the gate just minutes after takeoff. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 18, 2026 JetBlue Reestablishes Key Connection Between New York and the Energy Capital of the World JetBlue Airways is significantly strengthening its network ties between the Northeast and the Gulf Coast by announcing the return of nonstop service to the "Energy Capital of the World" today. 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 →
NEWS Jan 08, 2026 Avelo’s Fleet Downsizing, Base Closures, and Exit from ICE Charter Sector Signal a New Era of Efficiency In a sweeping series of manoeuvres aimed at fortifying its long-term financial stability, Avelo Airlines has announced a fundamental restructuring of its network and fleet. As of January 8, 2026, the Houston-based carrier is moving to retire nearly its entire Boeing 737-700 sub-fleet, shutter three operational bases, and terminate ICE flights. Read More →
NEWS Oct 21, 2024 At Least 4 Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into Houston Communications Tower A helicopter in Houston collided with a radio tower, killing four passengers. Watch footage of the crash and find out how quick the Houston Fire Department was to respond. Read More →
NEWS Oct 10, 2024 ZIPAIR To Offer First Low-Cost Flights Between Houston and Tokyo Japanese budget carrier ZIPAIR has announced its plans to offer the first-ever low-cost nonstop flights between Tokyo and Houston on its Boeing 787-8 aircraft. Read More →
NEWS Oct 03, 2024 Border Agents Bust $1 Million Cocaine Haul in Hidden Wheelchair at Houston Airport Border agents have discovered 11 bags of cocaine hidden inside compartments of a motorized wheelchair. Read about the CBP's response and what other drug busts the organization has stopped in September. Read More →
NEWS Sep 07, 2024 J.D. Vance’s Jet Busts White House’s Restricted Airspace A private Boeing 737 airplane carrying the Republican Vice President nominee J.D. Vance entered heavily restricted airspace surrounding Washington D.C. on September 4th. While no significant response was initiated, the pilots of the aircraft received a phone number to call due to a possible pilot deviation. Read More →