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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 →
NEWS Apr 08, 2026 The US Airports That Could Lose All International Flights Over Immigration Politics A political standoff between the Trump administration and major American cities has thrust some of the world's most important aviation hubs into an unprecedented state of uncertainty. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2026 Pilots Put on Alert Over Korean Airspace as North Korea Trials Ballistic Missiles Civil aviation authorities and flight crews operating across the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan are once again confronting one of the most persistent and underreported safety hazards in commercial aviation. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 06, 2026 Analysis: How Spirit Airlines Changed Airline Pricing, then Paid the Price How Spirit Airlines revolutionized travel: The "Bare Fare" model, the impact of Ben Baldanza, and how legacy carriers like Delta and United adapted to compete with the budget giant. Read More →