NEWSJan 18, 2023Lufthansa Places Bid to Acquire ITA AirwaysLufthansa has announced that it will offer to acquire a stake in the struggling Italian flag carrier, ITA Airways. This comes during a time of unprecedented industry-wide airline consolidations in the post-pandemic state of the industry.Read More →
NEWSJan 18, 2023JetBlue Flight Bumps into Parked Plane at JFKA JetBlue A320 collided with another parked JetBlue A320 during pushback at JFK this morning. This follows another dangerous incident at the same airport two days before. The FAA is currently investigating.Read More →
NEWSJan 16, 2023Nepal Plane Crash Kills At Least 69A Yeti Airlines ATR 72-200 has crashed on approach to Pokhara airport in Nepal. 68 out of the 72 passengers onboard have been confirmed dead with 4 missing. This is the deadliest plane crash in Nepal since 1992.Read More →
NEWSJan 15, 2023Delta A330 Touches Down Short of Runway at SchipholDelta flight DL134 operating from Detroit, Michigan (DTW) to Amsterdam (AMS) touched down just short of Schiphol's shortest runway. There were no injuries and the incident is currently under investigation.Read More →
NEWSJan 14, 2023FAA System Outage Causes Mass Delays and CancellationsOn Wednesday, January 11, 2023, a nationwide ground stop was issued by the FAA due to the outage of a crucial system related to aviation safety in the skies: NOTAMs. Thousands of flights were canceled as well as delayed, leaving passengers stranded all over the country.Read More →
NEWSJan 12, 2023UK Strikes Bring Border Security into QuestionAn update on the UK strikes which are affecting the UK's airports. There have been questions surrounding the security of the UK border during the time of strike action and whether this should be allowed. No agreement has been made as of yet.Read More →
NEWSJan 10, 2023Amazon Air to Sell Surplus Capacity Onboard its Jets Ahead of Predicted Market SlumpAmazon Air recently announced plans to sell surplus space onboard their planes to other companies. The announcement comes amid predictions that 2023 will see a shrinkage in the global aviation freight market. Here's what you need to know.Read More →
NEWSJan 06, 2023VIDEO: Shots Fired at Aeromexico E190 at Culiacan AirportAn Aeromexico Connect Embraer E190 was on the runway of Culiacan International Airport (CUL) when shots were fired at the aircraft. The Sinaloa cartel is suspected to be responsible for the shots following the arrest of local drug lord Ovidio Guzman, son of "El Chapo" Guzman.Read More →
NEWSJan 06, 2023Delta to Offer Free WiFi Fleet-Wide Beginning February 1Yesterday, on January 5, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced that the airline will have free Wi-Fi available to all passengers beginning February 1 as part of its new Delta Sync program. This project has been in the works for more than three years with the airline testing free Viasat Wi-Fi across certain aircraft types since 2021. The project ultimately had a very positive reception among passengers.
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NEWSJan 03, 2023Midair Helicopter Collision Leaves Four Dead in AustraliaA helicopter collision occurring yesterday, Monday, January 2 at 4:00 a.m. GMT has left four people deceased and three injured near SeaWorld on the Gold Coast. The police have said that the investigation suggests that one helicopter was landing while the other was taking off and clipped one another less than 20 seconds after takeoff.Read More →
