Articles by Kalum Shashi Ishara

ROUTES Apr 13, 2026 United Airlines Cuts 737 MAX 8 International Flights by 16% While Quietly Opening New European Frontiers United Airlines is trimming its Boeing 737 MAX 8 international operations by a significant margin this summer, even as it simultaneously uses the same narrowbody jet to push into European destinations it has never before served, or has not served in years. Read More →

NEWS Apr 13, 2026 Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to Cyberattack A damning federal audit has exposed deep cybersecurity failings at the heart of America's aviation infrastructure, revealing that the Federal Aviation Administration has left dozens of its most safety-critical systems dangerously under-protected, raising the prospect of a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's skies. Read More →

NEWS Apr 13, 2026 Delta Reveals Its Most Premium Aircraft Ever and It Will Change Long-Haul Flying Delta Air Lines has officially pulled back the curtain on what will become its most premium aircraft ever, the Airbus A350-1000, and the next-generation Delta One suite that will debut aboard it. Read More →

NEWS Apr 10, 2026 SEA's $399 Million Concourse C Expansion Brings a Plane Spotter's Dream Terrace and Much More to Seattle Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is on the cusp of one of the most significant transformations in its history. Read More →

NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Why the US Government Is Recruiting Video Gamers to Keep Your Flight Safe The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its most unconventional recruitment drive yet, targeting video gamers to fill a chronic and increasingly dangerous shortage of air traffic controllers. Read More →

NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Frontier Airlines Pilots Narrowly Avoid a Catastrophe at LAX After Two Trucks Cut Across Their Path in the Dark A Frontier Airlines crew had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision with two service trucks that cut across their path in the dead of night. Read More →

NEWS Apr 09, 2026 A Vape Break in the Bathroom Exposed a Passenger Who Was Stealing Wallets and Credit Cards Mid-Flight A man was only caught stealing from other passengers' hand luggage on a flight from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh after he drew attention to himself when he started to vape in the bathroom. Read More →

ROUTES Apr 09, 2026 How Flybondi Is Using Wet-Leased Boeing 737s to Rebuild Argentina's Low-Cost Aviation Scene Argentina's ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) Flybondi is on a mission of recovery and reinvention. Read More →

NEWS Apr 09, 2026 Alaska Airlines Is About to Make History With Its First-Ever Flights to Europe After nearly a century of operating almost exclusively within North America, Alaska Airlines is weeks away from one of the most significant milestones in its 93-year history. Read More →

NEWS Apr 08, 2026 The US Airports That Could Lose All International Flights Over Immigration Politics A political standoff between the Trump administration and major American cities has thrust some of the world's most important aviation hubs into an unprecedented state of uncertainty. Read More →