NEWSOct 20, 2026Chicago Midway Loses One of Its Four Runways for a Month After Jet Blast Damages a Key Safety SystemChicago Midway International Airport has pulled one of its four runways out of service for roughly a month after the arresting system at the end of the runway was damaged, with jet blast among the causes.Read More →
INFORMATIONALOct 18, 2026GPS Jamming Is Now a Daily Airline Problem. Here Is How Bad It Has GottenGPS jamming and spoofing are disrupting airline navigation across Europe, the Middle East and South Asia. Explore how widespread GNSS interference threatens flight safety, affects airline operations, and what pilots and regulators are doing to manage the growing risk.
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INFORMATIONALOct 18, 2026Who Is Accountable When an AI Air Traffic Tool Gets It Wrong?Who is liable when an AI air traffic control tool gets it wrong? The FAA’s SMART system faces scrutiny over safety testing, controller oversight, and legal accountability as lawmakers question its use in U.S. airspace.Read More →
NEWSOct 15, 2026Federal Grand Jury Indicts Passenger Duct-Taped to Seat on American Airlines FlightA passenger restrained with duct tape after a violent outburst on an American Airlines flight to Newark faces federal charges and up to 20 years in prison.Read More →
NEWSOct 13, 2026Selma Blair Charged With Assault After Alleged Biting Incident on Delta FlightActress Selma Blair faces assault charges after allegedly biting a Delta flight attendant and kicking a police officer during a disturbance at JFK.Read More →
NEWSOct 13, 2026FAA Orders Engine Repairs on Airbus A380 Fleet After Uncontained FailureThe FAA has ordered inspections and repairs on Engine Alliance GP7200 engines powering Airbus A380s after an uncontained failure during takeoff.Read More →
NEWSOct 07, 2026FAA Clears JetBlue's $58.5M Purchase of Spirit's LaGuardia SlotsThe FAA approved JetBlue's $58.5 million deal to acquire Spirit Airlines slots at New York's LaGuardia Airport, expanding its East Coast presence.Read More →
NEWSOct 04, 2026Debris Field Discovered in Search for Missing Air Ambulance Carrying Six PeopleSearch crews have located a debris field while hunting for a missing air ambulance that vanished during a flight from Bermuda to Boston with six aboard.Read More →
INFORMATIONALOct 03, 2026The $30 Billion Question: Why America's Air Traffic Control Overhaul Keeps Getting More ExpensiveThe U.S. government is seeking $30 billion more to modernize America’s aging air traffic control system. Explore the rising $42.5 billion price tag, GAO oversight concerns, and where the new funding would go.Read More →
NEWSSep 22, 2026FAA Equipment Outage Grounds Flights at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia AirportsAn FAA air traffic control equipment outage triggered ground stops at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia airports, causing widespread flight delays.Read More →
