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STORIES Mar 17, 2024 Heavy Fog Leads to a Boeing 747 Crashing into Homes in Kyrgyzstan: Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 Turkish Airlines Flight 6491 was a scheduled international cargo flight operated by ACT Airlines on behalf of Turkish Cargo. An incident occurred while the flight was conducting a layover in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on January 16, 2017. Read More →
NEWS Mar 11, 2024 Microsoft Co-Founder's Aviation Startup Stratolaunch Completes First Flight on Hypersonic Aircraft Stratolaunch, a US-based aerospace company, announced the successful first powered flight of their new TA-1 Test vehicle, the first reusable hypersonic vehicle. The Talon-A test vehicle represents a major milestone in the reusability and sustainability efforts of the aerospace industry, which is trying to achieve reusable hypersonic technology. Read More →
ROUTES Mar 07, 2024 United Airlines Announces Three New International Destinations, Adds More Flights on Existing Routes United Airlines will introduce nonstop flights to three new international destinations and expand frequencies on existing international routes. The new routes will serve Marrakesh (RAK), Cebu (CEB), and Medellín (MDE). The carrier will also add more weekly or daily flights on existing routes to multiple European and Asian destinations. Read More →
NEWS Mar 05, 2024 Tennessee Titans Players Express Discomfort With Team Travel The Tennessee Titans have come under fire after one of their policies requiring players to sit in economy as coaches and staff sit in first class. Players, typically larger, find these seats uncomfortable and small. Read More →
NEWS Mar 04, 2024 The Pac-12's Collapse: College Sports Teams Now Face Longer Flights to Games College football is going through rapid changes as teams from the Pac-12 Conference prepare to enter new conferences in the 2024-25 academic year. However, the long distance from the West Coast to the locations of the other schools in the Big 12, Big Ten, and Atlantic Coast Conference creates a logistical headache for athletic directors nationwide. These changes will create long journeys for these former Pac-12 teams to attend away games. Read More →
ROUTES Mar 02, 2024 Frontier Launches $19 Nonstop Flights to New Orleans Frontier announced 17 new routes while also cutting 16, citing a network restructuring plan. In this announcement, Frontier even announced a promotion offering $19 flights. Read More →
NEWS Feb 28, 2024 Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Argentina as Aviation Employees Go on One-Day Strike Hundreds of flights were canceled in Argentina as unionized airport employees partake in a 24-hour strike on February 28. The only airlines operating at Ezeiza International Airport (EZE) in Buenos Aires are American Airlines and Flybondi. As the strike was coordinated, various domestic and international airlines flying in the country rescheduled or moved flights to assist their passengers. Read More →
NEWS Feb 27, 2024 Pakistan International Airlines Flight Attendants Continue Disappearing in Toronto A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant disappeared yet again after landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). This incident adds to the number of PIA flight attendants who have vanished during stopovers in Canada in recent months. Read More →
NEWS Feb 27, 2024 Major League Baseball Celebrates 90 Years of Providing Chartered Flights for Teams As the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) season kicks off this month with Spring Training, thousands of fans, players, and media members are flying into regional airports across Florida and Arizona. Baseball has served a long and historic role in U.S. history, providing memories to millions of fans for over a century. 2024 also marks a unique year in baseball history as the MLB will celebrate its 90th anniversary of the first chartered plane for an away game. Read More →
ROUTES Feb 26, 2024 Aeroméxico Announces Nonstop Flights Between Mexico City and Tampa Aeroméxico will commence flights between Mexico City (MEX) and Tampa (TPA) on July 1, marking the first time in 30 years that any airline has offered service between the two cities. The carrier will fly the route daily utilizing its Embraer E190 aircraft, which seats 88 passengers in economy class and 11 in its premium cabin. Read More →