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ROUTES Dec 19, 2025 Qanot Sharq Takes Delivery of First Airbus A321XLR to Transform Central Asian Long Haul Travel Uzbekistan’s premier private carrier, Qanot Sharq, has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR. The delivery, which took place today at the Airbus facility in Hamburg, makes Qanot Sharq the launch operator for the ultra-long-range narrow-body in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central Asia. Read More →
STORIES Dec 18, 2025 JetBlue Opens First-Ever ‘BlueHouse’ Lounge at JFK Terminal 5 Today marks a historic shift in JetBlue’s 25-year history as the airline officially opened the doors to BlueHouse™, its first-ever airport lounge. Located in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), the 9,000-square-foot flagship space welcomed its first guests at 5:00 a.m. ET, signalling the airline’s aggressive pivot toward a premium traveller strategy. Read More →
NEWS Oct 15, 2024 Air India Flight Faces Serious Bomb Threat; Forced to Divert to Mumbai Airport An Air India Boeing 777 from Mumbai to New York was diverted to New Delhi after a Pakistani group sent Air India a bomb threat to blow up the aircraft mid-air as well as a threat that 6 terrorists were onboard. Read More →
NEWS Oct 09, 2024 Turkish Airlines Captain Dies Mid-Flight A Turkish Airlines captain passed away while flying from Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST). The flight had to divert to New York JFK Airport due to the emergency on board. Read More →
NEWS Oct 06, 2024 Norse 787 and Emirates A380 Nearly Collide During Takeoff JFK Airport A London-bound Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 aborted its takeoff at high speeds on Thursday night. The pilots avoided another aircraft on a perpendicular runway at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Sep 16, 2024 Furious JetBlue Passenger Destroys JFK Check-in Counters; Says Airline 'Lied' About Haiti Ticket A livid JetBlue Airways passenger went on a rampage through the check-in area at JFK terminal 5 on Saturday September 14th. The traveler was reportedly denied a last-minute ticket to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, which led the man to destroy several check-in kiosks, trash cans, and barrier walls. Read More →
NEWS Sep 01, 2024 Electric Air Taxis From Newark to NYC in 10 Minutes!? Archer and United's Planned eVTOL Operations What once seemed like a scene from a science fiction movie is now coming into focus as Archer and United plan to launch the first-ever eVTOL connection in the United States as early as next year between Newark Airport and Downtown Manhattan. Read More →
NEWS Aug 19, 2024 Over 2,200 Flights Delayed or Cancelled Within 24 Hours at New York City Airports The FAA has placed ground stops on over 2,000 flights in New York on Sunday evening due to dangerous weather. Get the totals and find other interesting tidbits about this past storm in this article. Read More →
TRIP REPORTS Aug 12, 2024 Flying Transcontinental on the WSJ’s Worst U.S. Airline: JetBlue On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I flew on JetBlue from the airline’s hub at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City to Las Vegas McCarren International Airport (LAS) to put JetBlue’s transcontinental economy class experience to the test. Read More →
STORIES Aug 01, 2024 Is Singapore to JFK Truly the Longest Flight in the World? Amazing advancements in aviation technology have made the world a much smaller place. The current longest flights in the world connect opposite sides of the planet in a matter of hours. You may already know what the world's longest flight is. Let's examine more regarding this unique route and what sorts of amenities are available to help passengers pass the long hours. Read More →