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NEWS Sep 22, 2026 FAA Equipment Outage Grounds Flights at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia Airports An FAA air traffic control equipment outage triggered ground stops at Newark, JFK and Philadelphia airports, causing widespread flight delays. Read More →
NEWS Sep 22, 2026 Frontier Airlines to Introduce First-Class Seating in 2027, Departing From Ultra-Low-Cost Roots Frontier Airlines will add first-class seats in 2027, marking a major shift from its ultra-low-cost model as it targets premium travelers. Read More →
NEWS Sep 18, 2026 One-Millisecond Software Defect Identified as Cause of UK Air Traffic Control Collapse That Grounded Thousands of Flights A new NATS report reveals a one-millisecond software defect triggered the UK air traffic control failure, causing thousands of cancellations. Read More →
STORIES Sep 17, 2026 A Laptop Caught Fire at 35,000 Feet. This Device Kept the Flight Going An Air Tahiti Nui crew contained a mid-flight laptop fire using a lithium battery containment device, avoiding injuries, disruption, and an emergency diversion. Read More →
NEWS Sep 17, 2026 Frontier Airlines Introduces Cancel For Any Reason Option For Passengers Up To 24 Hours Before Departure Frontier Airlines now lets passengers cancel any flight up to 24 hours before departure through a new Cancel For Any Reason product powered by Hopper. Read More →
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 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 08, 2026 Cathay Pacific Teams Up With Google to Use AI Against Contrails Cathay Pacific and Google are testing AI tools to help pilots avoid creating contrails, the white streaks conspiracy theorists call chemtrails. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Aug 30, 2026 How EDAS Works on the Boeing 787: Inside the Dreamliner's Hybrid Laminar Flow Control System An article explaining the EDAS on the Boeing 787 Read More →