Tag: Airspace
NEWS Sep 21, 2026 Ryanair Demands NATS Chief Resign After Second Air Traffic Control Failure in Two Weeks British airlines are demanding answers after NATS suffered its second major air traffic control system failure in less than two weeks, disrupting flights. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2026 Delta Boeing 737 Plunges to 9,000 Feet Over Nevada After Cabin Pressure Failure A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 rapidly descended to 9,000 feet after a pressurization issue triggered oxygen mask deployment mid-flight. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2026 Air Traffic Control Issue Disrupts Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Other UK Airports A technical fault with UK air traffic control has grounded departures at Heathrow and delayed flights at Gatwick and other major airports. Read More →
ROUTES Jul 23, 2026 Air Astana Targets 2027 Launch for Boeing 787 Flights Between Kazakhstan and the US Air Astana has filed plans to begin Boeing 787 flights from Almaty and Astana to the US in 2027, marking Kazakhstan's first direct US air link. Read More →
NEWS Jul 07, 2026 FAA Selects L3Harris to Overhaul Aging Air Traffic Surveillance Network The FAA has awarded L3Harris a contract to modernize its national surveillance system, replacing decades-old infrastructure that tracks aircraft across US airspace. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 18, 2026 Gulf Carriers Map Recovery Path After Iran Conflict Disrupts Regional Air Travel Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad chart a return to normal operations following airspace closures tied to the Iran conflict. Here's what travelers need to know. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of Cocaine A Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice. Read More →
NEWS Jun 03, 2026 Iranian Drone Strikes Kuwait Airport 48 Hours Following Re-Opening Kuwait International Airport halted operations again just two days after reopening, as renewed Iranian missile activity forced Gulf states to close airspace. Read More →
ROUTES May 22, 2026 Kazakhstan's National Carrier Is Seeking State Funds to Launch Its First US Flights Air 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 →
NEWS May 20, 2026 Air France Flight Turned Away From U.S. Airspace and Diverted to Canada Over Suspected Ebola-Linked Passenger An Air France Boeing 777-200 operating a scheduled service from Paris to Detroit has been denied entry to U.S. airspace and forced to divert to Montreal, in what is emerging as a direct consequence of sweeping new American travel restrictions linked to a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa. Read More →