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NEWS Jun 30, 2026 American Airlines to Pay $2.64 Million Yearly So Crews Can Skip Standard TSA Screening American Airlines will spend $2.64 million annually on a TSA fee that lets pilots and flight attendants bypass regular passenger security checks. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jun 05, 2026 Business Aviation Activity Climbs in May, Yet Argus Data Signals Cooling Momentum Argus TraqPak reports North American business aviation flights rose in May 2025, but year-over-year growth has slowed across all operational categories. Read More →
NEWS Jun 03, 2026 When Cabin Calm Breaks at 32,000 Feet: What the Frontier Incident Tells Us About Air Travel Today A Frontier Airlines passenger tried to open an emergency exit mid-flight to Chicago. Here's what happened and what it means for travelers. Read More →
NEWS May 19, 2026 United Airlines Flew Passengers Across the Pacific for 13 Hours With No Screens, No Wi-Fi and No Way to Charge Their Devices A routine transpacific journey turned into an uncomfortable test of endurance for passengers aboard United Airlines flight UA-804 after a technical fault rendered the entire cabin entertainment infrastructure inoperable for the full duration of the flight. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 16, 2026 The Best Online Ground Schools for Student Pilots in 2026 A Comparative Review of Today’s Leading Aviation Training Platforms. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 16, 2026 A Century of Flight: The Origins of Today’s Airline Giants Many of the airlines that shape global travel today were born from the same era of experimentation, risk, and government support that transformed them into the corporations we see today. A century later, millions of passengers board jets every day without giving it a second thought. But the airline industry we know today was built on risk, rivalry, and a surprising amount of luck. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 21, 2026 One Company Sold $630,000 More in 4 Months by Automating Their Quotes with AIQuote Stop losing deals to slow response times. AIQuote automates RFQ parsing and pricing to turn backlogs into revenue. Boost sales, increase accuracy, and respond in minutes. Read More →
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 American Airlines Reaches Centennial Milestone with Bold Visions for the Future A 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 →
NEWS Apr 13, 2026 Federal Watchdog Warns America's Air Traffic Control Systems Are Wide Open to Cyberattack A damning federal audit has exposed deep cybersecurity failings at the heart of America's aviation infrastructure, revealing that the Federal Aviation Administration has left dozens of its most safety-critical systems dangerously under-protected, raising the prospect of a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's skies. Read More →
NEWS Apr 10, 2026 Why the US Government Is Recruiting Video Gamers to Keep Your Flight Safe The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched its most unconventional recruitment drive yet, targeting video gamers to fill a chronic and increasingly dangerous shortage of air traffic controllers. Read More →