Category: News
NEWS Mar 13, 2026 Strange Chemical Odor at FAA Facility Forces Ground Stop at DC-Area Airports On Friday, March 13, 2026, a "strong chemical smell" at an FAA facility in Virginia triggered a multi-hour ground stop for three major Washington-area airports and Richmond International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Mar 13, 2026 Biting Passenger From Hell Evades Prison After Terrorizing JetBlue Flight A federal judge in Michigan has sparked debate across the aviation industry by handing down a sentence of probation to a man described by prosecutors as a “passenger from hell.” Read More →
NEWS Mar 13, 2026 Silent Skies Over Iraq as Deadly USAF Tanker Collision Claims Six Airmen U.S. Central Command officials confirmed today that all six Airmen aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker were killed following a catastrophic midair incident in western Iraq. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Frontier Takes American To Court Over A Costly Tarmac Crunch At Miami International Miami International Airport has become the epicenter of a high-stakes legal battle between two of the nation's largest carriers. Read More →
NEWS Mar 12, 2026 Suspicious Package Shuts Down Reagan National Airport Concourse A tense morning unfolded at one of America's most security-sensitive airports on Thursday after a suspicious package was discovered inside DCA, triggering a full concourse evacuation. Read More →
NEWS Mar 11, 2026 Following ICE Deportation Flight Cuts, Avelo Airlines Hit With Fines Over Flight Attendant Drug Testing Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines finds itself under the regulatory microscope this week as the FAA proposed a $65,000 civil penalty for systemic failures in its drug and alcohol testing program. Read More →
NEWS Mar 11, 2026 Debris Rips Through American Eagle Jet Nose During Takeoff Federal aviation safety officials have launched an investigation into a high-speed runway incident at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) that left an American Eagle regional jet with a gaping hole in its nose. Read More →
NEWS Mar 10, 2026 Brazilian watchdogs hunt for evidence of illegal coordination between American Airlines and Azul Authorities in Brazil are peeling back the curtain on a deepening relationship between American Airlines and Azul Linhas Aéreas to determine if the carriers bypassed mandatory antitrust protocols. Read More →
NEWS Mar 10, 2026 Will A New Carrier Emerge From The Final Auction Of The New Pacific Airlines Boeing 757 Fleet? FLOAT Alaska LLC has officially triggered the final phase of its Chapter 11 liquidation, setting the stage for a high-stakes auction that could see the remnants of New Pacific Airlines, including its prized operating certificate, pass to a new owner. Read More →
NEWS Mar 10, 2026 Washington blinks in the high stakes war over Dublin Airport flight limits A high-stakes diplomatic confrontation between the United States and Ireland has entered a delicate cooling-off period following a pivotal decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Read More →