NEWSJun 26, 2024Will We Ever See United 737 MAX 10s?With Boeing continuously in the hot seat, many once-loyal customers are rethinking their future fleet strategies. Specifically, the constant controversies involving shoddy build quality and issues with newer planes like the 737 MAX are too much to ignore. Such issues have prompted United Airlines, a loyal Boeing customer, to rethink its future fleet possibly without the Boeing 737 MAX 10, which it has over 100 orders for.Read More →
NEWSJun 22, 2024Collision Risks as Australia Struggle With Airport Staff ShortagesIndustries around the world have been suffering from staff shortages coming out of the pandemic. The travel sector and especially aviation have experienced these struggles first-hand. In Australia, a staff shortage among air traffic controllers has become a huge point of concern as many fear that the chances of a collision have risen.Read More →
NEWSJun 21, 2024Oil Protestors Attempt to Paint Taylor Swift's Private Jet, go to Wrong AirportOn Thursday June 19, Just Stop Oil protestors broke into London Stansted Airport aiming to paint Taylor Swift's private jet. The activists wanted to bring to light Swift and other famous figures excessive use of private jets and flying. Read More →
NEWSJun 20, 2024How Is the Aviation Industry Combating Cybersecurity Threats?Aircraft use all sorts of technological navigation equipment when they are flying through the sky. But what happens when that equipment doesn't give the right readings? Read about GPS Spoofing, giving aircraft false signals to lead them astray.Read More →
NEWSJun 20, 2024Malaysia Airlines Flight Forced To Return to Hyderabad After Mid-Air Engine FireOn June 20th, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating flight MH199 suffered a technical problem, causing one of the engines to catch fire mid-air. The flight returned to its origin airport in Hyderabad where all passengers and crew safely deplaned. Read More →
NEWSJun 20, 2024Power Outage at San Francisco Airport Impacts Flights, Causes Hours of DelaysA partial power outage at San Francisco International Airport caused brief confusion and inconvenience for travelers Wednesday morning. The outage has since been resolved.
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NEWSJun 20, 2024Dulles Airport’s Mobile Lounges Are Here to Stay: $160 Million Refurbishment UnderwayFor a while, rumors suggested that the famous, albeit aging, mobile lounges at Washington Dulles International Airport would be phased out at some point. Well, those rumors have been proven false as it was recently announced that the beloved people movers will receive a major facelift.Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2024BA Faces Minor Fault: Passengers Endure London Round Trip FlightPassengers were stuck on a nine-hour “flight to nowhere” after a British Airways plane from London to Texas was forced to turn around in mid-air. The flight departed from Heathrow Airport at 10am on Monday and had reached Newfoundland, Canada, when a minor technical issue forced it to turn backRead More →
NEWSJun 18, 2024Utair Plane Hits Fence On Approach; Lands Short of Russian Airport A Utair Antonov AN-26 has crash landed short of the runway at a Siberian airport. The incident occurred in poor visibility conditions with minimal injuries and zero casualties. Read More →
NEWSJun 18, 2024Swiss Adds Shark Skin To Boeing 777sSharks cannot fly, however, SWISS has adopted a special "shark skin" technology to some of its aircraft that is said to have immense benefits. The carrier has become the first airline in the world to deploy this innovative new technology on its aircraft.Read More →