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 →
ROUTESMay 07, 2026Breeze Airways Has Quietly Dropped 9 Routes but on Its Fifth Birthday It Is Adding Even MoreFive years after its first passenger flight departed in May 2021, Breeze Airways is undergoing its most significant network restructuring to date, withdrawing from nine routes.Read More →
ROUTESMay 07, 2026Emirates Delivered Its Most Profitable Year in History While the Iran War Was Shutting Down Its Own AirportEmirates has delivered the most remarkable set of airline financial results in recent memory, posting record pre-tax profits of $6.2 billion for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, even though the final month of that year included the most catastrophic disruption to Gulf aviation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More →
ROUTESMay 06, 2026Air India Is Cancelling Hundreds of Long-Haul Flights to London, New York and Sydney Air India has confirmed a sustained and significant reduction in its international flight operations stretching through the end of July 2026, following an internal message from outgoing Chief Executive and Managing Director Campbell Wilson. Read More →
ROUTESMay 05, 2026JetBlue Is Adding 11 New Routes From Fort Lauderdale and Targeting 130 Daily Departures After Spirit Airlines CollapsedJetBlue Airways has launched the most aggressive airport expansion in its 26-year history, announcing 11 entirely new nonstop routes from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport alongside significant frequency increases on existing services. Read More →
NEWSMay 04, 2026Emirates Has Rebuilt Nearly Its Entire Global Network After the Most Severe Aviation Disruption in Gulf HistoryEmirates has announced one of the most significant operational milestones in its 41-year history, the near-complete restoration of its global route network following a period of disruption triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.Read More →
NEWSMay 04, 2026A United Airlines 767 Flying From Venice Hit a Bakery Truck and a Light Pole on the New Jersey Turnpike Before Landing at NewarkOne 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 →
INFORMATIONALMay 03, 2026This Week in Aviation: The 10 Stories That Mattered MostFrom major airline developments to aircraft updates and industry shifts, this weekly recap highlights the ten most-read aviation stories from the week of April 26.Read More →
NEWSMay 02, 2026Spirit Airlines Ceases Operations, Becoming First Major U.S. Airline Casualty in Two DecadesSpirit Airlines, one of the United States' pioneering ultra-low-cost carriers, ceased all operations on May 2, 2026, after a $500 million federal bailout effort collapsed. The shutdown, the first of a major U.S. carrier in roughly two decades, leaves 17,000 employees out of work and strands hundreds of thousands of ticketed passengers seeking alternative travel arrangements.Read More →
NEWSMay 01, 2026Southwest Nearly Abandoned 10 Passengers at Las Vegas Including a Pregnant Woman After Its Own Flight Made Them Miss Their ConnectionSouthwest 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 →
