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NEWS Jun 19, 2026 'Free' Hand Baggage in Europe: What the New EU Deal Actually Means for Travelers The EU has agreed on free carry-on bag rules after years of negotiations, but the watered-down deal falls well short of the outright ban on cabin bag fees that passengers had hoped for. Read More →
NEWS Jun 15, 2026 B-52 Stratofortress Crashes Near Edwards Air Force Base During Test Flight A B-52H Stratofortress bomber went down near Edwards Air Force Base in California during a test mission. Here is what you need to know. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of Cocaine A Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice. Read More →
NEWS Jun 10, 2026 Southwest Airlines Reopens Cockpit Jumpseat to Non-Crew Employees, Sparking Backlash From Flight Attendants Southwest Airlines reverses its flight attendant-only cockpit jumpseat policy, opening seats to all non-rev employees and angering cabin crew. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 09, 2026 Frontier Adds Two New Routes for Late Summer 2026, Returns to Oakland Bay Airport Frontier Airlines will launch two new routes in August 2026, including a return to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport from Denver. Read More →
ROUTES May 29, 2026 Avianca vs. jetBlue: The Battle for Spirit's Florida Throne As Spirit Airlines exits bankruptcy weaker than before, Avianca and jetBlue are positioning to claim its lucrative Florida-Latin America routes. Read More →
NEWS May 20, 2026 Air France Flight Turned Away From U.S. Airspace and Diverted to Canada Over Suspected Ebola-Linked Passenger 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. Read More →
NEWS May 18, 2026 Four Navy Aircrew Parachuted to Safety After Their Two Jets Locked Together and Fell Out of the Sky at an Idaho Air Show All four aircrew aboard two United States Navy EA-18G Growler jets survived a dramatic and extraordinarily rare midair collision at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho. Read More →
NEWS May 12, 2026 A Southwest 737's Cockpit Windscreen Shattered at Cruising Altitude Over Oklahoma A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency diversion to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Monday, May 12, 2026, after its cockpit windscreen began to crack and then shatter while cruising over the state. Read More →
NEWS May 08, 2026 Two Southwest Jets Clipped Each Other at the Gate in Baltimore Where ATC Has No Eyes Two Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft collided during pushback at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Read More →