Captain James Williams's retirement and water cannon salute from Delta Air Lines. Date: 5-12-26 Flight: DAL2535 Airport: Detroit metro, KDTW Route: PBI-DTW Gate: A50 A/C: Airbus A320 Ship: N367NW/ 3267 (www.youtube.com) More...
A Frontier Airlines passenger says a customer service agent blamed her for leaving essential items on aircraft after she followed evacuation instructions during emergency evacuation. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
Starting May 19, 2026, Delta Air Lines plans to cut drink and snack service for all Delta Comfort and Delta Main Cabin passengers on flights less than 350 miles in length. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
An interview with Marc Sellouk, CEO of Flyte, on regional air mobility, Very Light Jets, and how private aviation could become a faster, more reliable alternative to congested commercial air travel. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Southwest Airlines surprised a retiring Spirit pilot with a special sendoff after he missed his planned retirement flight with Spirit. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
Ryanair’s CEO Michael O'Leary wants authorities to crack down on airport bars/pubs selling liquor to passengers at the crack of dawn. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
Allegiant Air said Wednesday it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, finalizing a deal that combines two low-cost carriers at a turbulent time for the budget airline industry following the recent shutdown of rival Spirit Airlines. Las Vegas-based Allegiant said the transaction closed after receiving required regulatory and shareholder approvals. When the deal was first announced in January, Allegiant said it was valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt. (www.msn.com) More...
A class action lawsuit filed in a New York district court on May 1, 2026 has placed Delta Air Lines at the centre of one of the most pointed consumer protection challenges in recent US aviation history, accusing the Atlanta-based carrier of deliberately designing its cancellation website to push passengers who purchased fully refundable tickets toward an inferior, expiring electronic credit rather than the cash refund they contractually paid a premium to receive. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A sinkhole discovered during a routine airfield inspection at New York's LaGuardia Airport has forced the closure of one of the airport's only two runways, triggering a cascade of cancellations and delays on one of the worst possible days for travel disruption. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
An Air France Boeing 777-200 operating a scheduled service from Paris to Detroit has been denied entry to U.S. airspace and forced to divert to Montreal, in what is emerging as a direct consequence of sweeping new American travel restrictions linked to a deadly Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
United Airlines announced on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, that it will resume nonstop daily service between its Houston hub and Venezuela's capital, Caracas, ending a nine-year absence from a market the carrier once served continuously for nearly two decades. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Naples Airport (KAPF) in Florida has launched a first-of-its-kind project to enhance resiliency and post-storm recovery by elevating its lighting system across the airfield. The $25.4 million Airfield Lighting Rehabilitation and Electrical Vault Replacement Project will include the installation of 1,080 elevated edge lights along runways and taxiways. According to airport officials, watertight lights will be positioned 20 inches off the ground to protect against potential storm surge flooding.… (generalaviationnews.com) More...
From heavy maintenance and aircraft conversions to USM parts and in-house avionics innovations, AerSale has quietly become one of aviation's most indispensable behind-the-scenes players. Discover how this Miami-based firm is helping airlines and cargo operators fly smarter, safer, and cheaper. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Three of Europe's largest airline groups have simultaneously extended their Middle East flight suspensions, with British Airways pushing its restart further into summer, the Lufthansa Group holding off a return to Dubai until mid-September, and Air France emerging as the most optimistic of the three with planned resumptions beginning as early as late May. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
The Supermarine Spitfire could go back into production 90 years after its first flight – if the dreams of a team of enthusiasts are realised. The next generation of the aircraft, a concept model called the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433, has been built by a team of designers and engineers at a fraction of the cost of buying an original. The new two-seater model has been constructed for about £750,000, compared with the more than £3 million price tag of an original Spitfire. (www.theboltonnews.co.uk) More...
AGC Chemicals is quietly powering modern aviation, from the wire insulation running through an aircraft's airframe to the seals protecting critical hydraulic systems. Their industry-leading products are making aircraft safer, more durable, and more reliable at every altitude. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Captain Barbara Wyatt makes her final landing for her retirement from Delta Air Lines after 28 years of flying. Date: 5-8-26 Flight: DAL274 Airport: Detroit metro, KDTW Route: HND-DTW Gate: A34 A/C: A350-941 Ship: N503DN/3503 (www.youtube.com) More...
A Frontier airlines plane taking off for Los Angeles late Friday struck and killed a person who jumped a perimeter fence and was crossing the runway, according to airport and airline officials. (www.aol.com) More...
Emirates has unveiled one of the most visually striking special liveries in its 41-year history, a bold, full-fuselage rendering of the UAE national flag across one of its iconic Airbus A380 superjumbos. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
