Tag: Short
NEWS Jul 12, 2026 500+ Flights Canceled: Storms and Air Traffic Control Shortages Hit New York Airports Severe weather and FAA staffing shortages triggered over 500 cancellations and 4,000 delays across New York area airports this week. Read More →
NEWS Jun 30, 2026 Delta CEO Ed Bastian Points to Congested Air Traffic Control as Airfares Climb More Than 20% Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian suggests an overburdened air traffic control system may provide some explanation for driving domestic airfares up by more than 20% this year. Read More →
NEWS Jun 05, 2026 United CEO: Engine Shortage Grounding 900 Aircraft Will Last "Many, Many Years" United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says roughly 900 jets sit idle globally due to an engine shortage expected to persist for years. Read More →
ROUTES Jun 03, 2026 Azorra Delivers First ATR 42-600 to JSX, Marking Turboprop's Return to U.S. Commercial Skies Azorra has delivered the first ATR 42-600 to Dallas-based JSX, reintroducing the modern turboprop to U.S. commercial passenger service. Read More →
ROUTES May 29, 2026 Argentina Scales Back Special World Cup Flights as Fuel Costs Climb and Demand Falls Short Argentine carriers reduce special charter flights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing high jet fuel prices and weaker than expected ticket demand. Read More →
NEWS Apr 29, 2026 Japan Airlines Is Sending Humanoid Robots Onto the Tarmac at Haneda Japan Airlines has announced one of the most consequential aviation technology experiments of 2026: a multi-year trial deploying humanoid robots in live ground handling operations at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, the nation's busiest, in a partnership with GMO AI & Robotics Trading Co., Ltd. Read More →
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 KLM Cuts 160 European Flights as the Fuel Crisis Gripping Aviation Deepens Royal Dutch Airlines has moved swiftly to confront one of the most severe cost pressures in recent European aviation history, confirming on Thursday the cancellation of 160 flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport within the coming month. 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 Jan 08, 2026 British Airways Axes Hot Meals on Key Business Routes in New Cost-Cutting Drive British Airways (BA) has officially implemented a contentious new catering strategy for its Club Europe cabin. In what frequent flyers are labelling "Death by a Thousand Cuts," the flag carrier has removed its signature hot breakfast from eight of its most high-frequency routes Read More →
NEWS Sep 25, 2024 The Top 5 Shortest Airport Runways in the World How long do you think an airport runway is? It's hard to tell, because we've probably never seen or experienced the full length of a runway in-depth. Before writing this article, I thought the typical runway for a major international airport would be around 10,000 feet (1.8 miles or 3 kilometers). Read More →