NEWSMay 21, 2026After 17 Years and Two Trials, a Paris Court Has Finally Found Airbus and Air France Guilty of Killing 228 People Over the AtlanticA Paris appeals court has today delivered one of the most consequential verdicts in the history of commercial aviation, finding both Airbus and Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over the June 2009 crash of Air France Flight AF447; a disaster that killed all 228 people on board and remains the worst aviation accident in French history. 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 18, 2026Four Navy Aircrew Parachuted to Safety After Their Two Jets Locked Together and Fell Out of the Sky at an Idaho Air ShowAll four aircrew aboard two United States Navy EA-18G Growler jets survived a dramatic and extraordinarily rare midair collision at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho.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, 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 05, 2026A British Airways 787 Worth $355 Million Was Stabbed by Its Own Engineering Steps at Heathrow While Passengers Watched From BusesA British Airways Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner has been grounded at London Heathrow Airport following a ground handling incident that is as costly as it is avoidable, an engineering mishap driven by one of the most fundamental properties of a fully loaded commercial aircraft. Read More →
NEWSMay 04, 2026A Small Plane Struck a Residential Building in Belo Horizonte After Its Pilot Reported TroubleA single-engine aircraft crashed into the side of a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026, killing the pilot and co-pilot and leaving three passengers in critical condition in the hospital.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 →
