ROUTESMay 22, 2026Kazakhstan's National Carrier Is Seeking State Funds to Launch Its First US FlightsAir Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, has formally sought financial support from the Kazakh state to help fund the launch of direct flights to the United States.Read More →
NEWSMay 20, 2026A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already CancelledA 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 →
NEWSMay 12, 2026A Southwest 737's Cockpit Windscreen Shattered at Cruising Altitude Over OklahomaA 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 →
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 →
NEWSMay 08, 2026Two Southwest Jets Clipped Each Other at the Gate in Baltimore Where ATC Has No EyesTwo Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft collided during pushback at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.Read More →
NEWSMay 06, 2026An FAA Mechanical Engineer Used His Government Computer to Research How to Kill the PresidentA 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 →
NEWSMay 05, 2026Airbus Cannot Meet the US Government's Security Deadline for A220 Cockpit Barriers and JetBlue Is Now Asking for Another YearJetBlue Airways has formally petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration for a 12-month exemption from a federal mandate requiring anti-terror secondary cockpit barriers to be installed on its fleet of Airbus A220 aircraft. 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 →
NEWSApr 30, 2026A Delta Passenger Snapped During a Weather Delay in Atlanta and Now Faces Up to 20 Years in Federal PrisonWhat 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 →
NEWSApr 28, 2026American Airlines is Banning Power Banks From Overhead Bins Starting This Weekend: What You Need to KnowEffective May 1, 2026, American Airlines will become the largest carrier in the United States to formally revise its rules on portable power banks, the lithium-ion charging devices that tens of millions of travellers carry onto planes every day without a second thought. Read More →
