NEWSMay 19, 2026Three of Europe's Biggest Airlines Have Extended Their Middle East Suspensions, and the Restart Dates Are Further Away Than Many Passengers HopedThree of Europe's largest airline groups have simultaneously extended their Middle East flight suspensions, with British Airways pushing its restart further into summer, the Lufthansa Group holding off a return to Dubai until mid-September, and Air France emerging as the most optimistic of the three with planned resumptions beginning as early as late May. Read More →
ROUTESMay 18, 2026American Airlines Will Not Return to Tel Aviv Until 2027American Airlines has formally extended the suspension of its New York JFK to Tel Aviv service through January 2027, the airline confirmed on Sunday, May 17, pushing back a return that has now been delayed, cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again across a span of more than two and a half years. Read More →
ROUTESApr 29, 2026Air Canada Has Quietly Pulled the Plug on Its Montreal-Algiers RouteAir Canada has cancelled its entire planned summer 2026 service between Montréal and Algiers, its longest nonstop route to Africa, in a decision directly driven by the doubling of jet fuel prices since the start of the US-Iran conflict in late February. Read More →
ROUTESApr 17, 2026Air Canada Is Pulling All JFK Flights This Summer and Blaming a War-Fuelled Price ShockCanada's flag carrier has become the latest airline to make a significant network retreat under the weight of a global jet fuel crisis rooted in the Middle East conflict. Read More →
NEWSJan 29, 2026East Asian Aviation Crisis Deepens as China Suspends 49 Major Air Routes to Japan Amid Diplomatic TensionsThe skies over the East China Sea have grown significantly quieter this week. As of January 29, 2026, a localised diplomatic dispute has spiralled into a full-scale aviation shutdown, with Chinese carriers officially suspending operations on 49 major air routes connecting mainland China and Japan.Read More →
NEWSSep 07, 2024Drunk British Airways Pilot Assaults 3 Crew Members During Layover; Suspended from AirlineBritish Airways (BA) first officer faces suspension following accusations of drunken assaults on three female crew members in Johannesburg.Read More →
NEWSNov 21, 2023United Airlines Suspends Pilot for Israel-Hamas War CommentsUnited Airlines came under fire this week after one of its pilots expressed praise for the October 7 attacks in Israel. Although Mossallam created this post on October 7, his views were only well-publicized once Stop Antisemitism shared screenshots of his Facebook post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on November 20. On November 21, a spokesperson from United said that the pilot was removed from service with pay and the airline will look further into the situation.Read More →
NEWSDec 31, 1969KLM Suspends Long Haul FlightsStarting on Friday, 22nd January 2021, KLM will suspend all long-haul flights to and from the Netherlands as the Dutch government imposes strict border controls to combat the Coronavirus.Read More →
NEWSDec 31, 1969El Al Suspends All Flights Until Further NoticeThe Israeli flag carrier, El Al, has grounded its fleet indefinitely. This has come after the pilot's union announced they would not fly due to the airline's financial troubles.
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