NEWSApr 17, 2026The FAA Just Forced United Airlines to Slash 200+ Flights at America's Busiest Airport Federal regulators have drawn a definitive line at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, issuing a binding order that will force United Airlines to cut more than 200 flight movements during peak summer periods.Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026Spirit Airlines Might Shut Down This Week. Here's What That Means for You.Spirit Airlines could cease operations as early as this week. The discount carrier has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in 2025, and a sharp rise in jet fuel costs has undermined its reorganization plan at a critical moment.Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026American Airlines Reaches Centennial Milestone with Bold Visions for the FutureA century ago, a battered DH-4 biplane lifted off from Chicago with nothing but a sack of mail and a modest contract. Yesterday, American Airlines marked the 100th anniversary of that very first flight with gate parties, heritage liveries, centennial menus and a trumpet of ambition for the next hundred years.Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026KLM Cuts 160 European Flights as the Fuel Crisis Gripping Aviation DeepensRoyal Dutch Airlines has moved swiftly to confront one of the most severe cost pressures in recent European aviation history, confirming on Thursday the cancellation of 160 flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport within the coming month. Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026United, American Silently Remove Free T-Mobile Inflight WiFi OptionMillions of T-Mobile customers who have come to rely on free in-flight Wi-Fi as a standard perk of their mobile plan are discovering a quiet but consequential change at 35,000 feet. Read More →
NEWSApr 15, 2026Gulfstream Pilot Ignores ATC Instruction, Nearly Downs Paris-Bound 777 at LAXA Gulfstream G650ER business jet crossed onto an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport against a clear air traffic control instruction, forcing the crew of a fully loaded Air France Boeing 777-300ER to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff.Read More →
NEWSApr 15, 2026Why an American Airlines A321 Oven Triggered an Emergency Diversion and a Federal InvestigationWhat began as a routine Monday afternoon domestic flight on April 13 ended with an unscheduled touchdown in the Arizona desert, a 3.5-hour delay, a maintenance inspection on the ground, and a Federal Aviation Administration inquiry.Read More →
NEWSApr 14, 2026The World's First Economy Sleep Pods Are Finally Taking Flight on Air New Zealand's Longest RoutesAir New Zealand has confirmed that its revolutionary Economy Skynest™, the world's first lie-flat sleep pods designed specifically for economy-class passengers, will go on sale on 18 May 2026, with the first flights featuring the product commencing in November 2026. Read More →
NEWSApr 14, 2026Air Canada's Aurora Suites on the A321XLR Just Changed What Narrowbody Flying MeansAir Canada and seat manufacturer Collins Aerospace formally unveiled the complete cabin configuration for the airline's incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft. Read More →
NEWSApr 13, 2026United CEO Teases Interest in Merger with AmericanUnited Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has reportedly pitched a possible merger with American Airlines to senior government officials.Read More →
