Tag: flight
NEWS Sep 14, 2026 Frontier Airlines Passengers Stranded Overnight After Crew Timeout From Weather Diversion Frontier Airlines passengers spent the night stranded after severe weather forced a diversion and the flight crew timed out under FAA duty rules. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 14, 2026 Why Do Some Flights Take Longer Than Others on the Same Route? Why do some flights take longer than others on the same route? From jet streams and seasonal winds to ATC congestion, great-circle routing, and airline schedule padding, several factors influence flight duration. Here's how flight paths, weather, and air traffic control affect your journey. Read More →
NEWS Sep 11, 2026 United Airlines Boeing 777 Diverts to Bangor After Intoxicated Passenger Bites Flight Attendant A United Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Newark diverted to Bangor, Maine after an intoxicated first class passenger bit a flight attendant. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 11, 2026 Why Don’t Airplane Wings Break During Turbulence? Learn why airplane wings don’t break during turbulence and how wing flex, flight computers, and gust load alleviation systems protect modern airliners. Read More →
NEWS Sep 10, 2026 Frontier Airlines Launches First-Ever Service to Colombia With Three New Routes Frontier Airlines expands into South America with new nonstop flights to Bogota, Cartagena, and Medellin. Read More →
NEWS Sep 09, 2026 Emergency Slide Deployment on Qatari-Gifted Presidential Jet Delays Trump Departure from Dallas An emergency evacuation slide deployed on the Qatar-gifted presidential aircraft in Dallas, delaying President Trump's return flight to Washington. Read More →
NEWS Sep 09, 2026 ANA 787 Suffers Tail Strike at Houston After Captain Accidentally Hit Go-Around Switch An All Nippon Airways 787-9 struck its tail on landing at Houston after the captain inadvertently triggered the go-around switch during touchdown. Read More →
NEWS Sep 08, 2026 Delta Boeing 737 Plunges to 9,000 Feet Over Nevada After Cabin Pressure Failure A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 rapidly descended to 9,000 feet after a pressurization issue triggered oxygen mask deployment mid-flight. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 03, 2026 How ETOPS Changed Long-Haul Flying Forever An article on how ETOPS changed long-haul flying forever. Read More →
NEWS Sep 02, 2026 Coast Guard Plane Carrying Senator Mullin Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Failure A Coast Guard aircraft carrying Sen. Markwayne Mullin and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem landed safely after an engine failed during a border patrol mission. Read More →