FedEx honors its history with a heritage-painted Boeing 777F and renames Memphis International Airport after founder Frederick W. Smith. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Travelers heading to U.S. airports are being reminded to check their bags carefully before flying. Bringing certain prohibited items to an airport security checkpoint can lead to serious consequences, including federal civil penalties that can reach more than $17,000. (airguide.info) More...
airBaltic published a revised business plan today containing a number no Airbus executive wanted to read; the cutting of its A220 fleet. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
In the last 30 minutes, a United Airlines Boeing 767 originally bound for Newark has had to u-turn to London Heathrow with a technical problem onboard. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 declared a Mayday shortly after leaving Myrtle Beach International Airport when the left hand engine malfunctioned during the initial climb. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
United Airlines launches its first-ever Saturday nonstop service from San Francisco to West Palm Beach on November 7, 2026. This historic route operates weekly on Saturdays only. The seasonal service connects travelers directly to United’s San Francisco hub. San Francisco to West Palm Beach flights have never been available nonstop until now. You can book tickets now for winter travel. (siyatra.com) More...
President Trump was reportedly smuggled off his aircraft in a catering container and flown out of a NATO summit amid an alleged Iranian threat. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 freighter overran the runway while landing in Norilsk, Russia, marking the airline’s second 737 runway overrun in less than six weeks. (www.aerotime.aero) More...
An Alaska Airlines flight in Miami went into cockpit lockdown after a passenger threatened to take over the aircraft before takeoff. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia, forcing temporary shutdowns and evacuations at multiple airports across the country. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A ground service vehicle struck a Hawker Beechcraft 400XP at Milan Linate Airport, prompting an investigation into how the car reached the active taxiway. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Lufthansa Group will launch its new Starlink-powered high-speed inflight internet on 19 August, beginning with a Lufthansa Airbus A320neo and starting a fleet-wide rollout that will eventually cover around 850 aircraft. (www.aviation24.be) More...
Alaska Airlines Flight 305 stopped taxiing at Miami after the crew reported threats, but authorities later found no credible danger. (aviationa2z.com) More...
Air India has dropped its original explanation for the violent upset that injured 17 people aboard flight AI2379, replacing a report of inflight turbulence with an admission that the aircraft suffered a sudden loss of altitude during cruise. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
A JetBlue Airbus A320-200 broke off a routine West Palm Beach service and diverted to Jacksonville after an acrid smell filled the flight deck and left the crew struggling to breathe. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
A bizarre security incident at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has raised more serious questions about airport access after a 32-year-old Florida man allegedly climbed a perimeter fence, entered a maintenance area and boarded a parked JetBlue aircraft. (airguide.info) More...
A former flight attendant from Toronto is at the center of an unusual federal fraud case after prosecutors accused him of posing as an airline pilot and using fraudulent employee identification to obtain hundreds of free flights. (airguide.info) More...
Qantas is preparing to push commercial aviation into a new era with Project Sunrise, its plan to operate nonstop flights from Sydney to London and, subsequently, New York using specially modified Airbus A350-1000ULR aircraft. The first daily Sydney-London services are scheduled to begin in October 2027, eliminating the traditional stop between Australia’s east coast and Europe and cutting as much as four hours from existing one-stop journeys. (airguide.info) More...
The Federal Aviation Administration this week ordered inspections for hundreds of Boeing planes, following reports of cracks in some older models. (cebudailynews.inquirer.net) More...
Emirates and Arsenal have unveiled a 2.4 metre illuminated sculpture of the club crest, built almost entirely from components stripped out of the airline's Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
Air Canada has pushed back the planned resumption of its Dubai and Tel Aviv services until January 2027, extending a suspension that has now stretched across most of the year. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
Within the last 30 minutes, Aeroflot flight SU1854 from Moscow to Baku has declared an emergency not too long after departure. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
In the last few moments, a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F operating CV6686 between Luxembourg & Mexico City has declared an emergency. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
Beyond the planned Sydney to London & New York direct flights, where else could Qantas go when Project Sunrise is in full commercial operation? (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
SWISS has confirmed it will withdraw its remaining Airbus A220-100s by the end of 2027, closing out a decade as the type's launch operator and consolidating around an all-A220-300 fleet. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
This week is the 45th anniversary of the infamous PATCO air traffic controller strike against the FAA. On August 3, 1981, called a strike because there were too many airplanes and too few controllers. Nearly five decades later, much has changed around the National Airspace System that now sees three times as much traffic for one. Some of the issues, like a controller shortage however linger on. (www.jetwhine.com) More...
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 returned to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport shortly after departure following a report of fumes on the flight deck. (theaviationhub.co.uk) More...
Lufthansa revealed its first Airbus A350-1000 on July 14, rolling the aircraft out of the Airbus paint shop in Toulouse in a special blue livery marking the carrier's 100th anniversary, the Lufthansa Group said. (alphazulu.news) More...
American Airlines will stop offering direct upgrades from coach to business class on select long domestic flights starting August 25, 2026. Elite members will now receive upgrades only to premium economy on eight specific routes. These routes include transcontinental flights and Hawaii destinations. The change affects all AAdvantage elite status levels, from Gold to ConciergeKey members. (siyatra.com) More...
On July 21 at Farnborough, Airbus said it would spend three years designing, building and flight-testing full-scale wing extensions for an A321neo. Each extension runs several meters. They get comprehensive instrumentation, they fly out of Toulouse, and they do not move. (www.avianticslabs.com) More...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered operators to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after cracks were discovered in a structural reinforcement near the forward service door. (www.aviation24.be) More...
A man in Hyderabad faces legal trouble after airport staff caught him using an AI-generated fake flight ticket meant as a joke. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Lufthansa will now charge most business class customers flying on their Airbus A380s an additional fee if they want to sit at a window seat. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
A flight from Victoria, B.C. to Toronto was cancelled on Thursday when a parent and the cabin crew were unable to buckle in a child who refused to sit down (www.msn.com) More...
