NEWSMay 20, 2026A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already CancelledA sinkhole discovered during a routine airfield inspection at New York's LaGuardia Airport has forced the closure of one of the airport's only two runways, triggering a cascade of cancellations and delays on one of the worst possible days for travel disruption.Read More →
NEWSMay 18, 2026The US Has Lost More Than 40 Aircraft in 40 Days Over Iran and Congress Is Only Now Finding Out How Much It All CostA Congressional Research Service report dated May 13, 2026, has formally documented what aviation and defence analysts had been tracking piecemeal since late February, that the United States military lost or sustained damage to more than 40 aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.Read More →
ROUTESMay 18, 2026American Airlines Will Not Return to Tel Aviv Until 2027American Airlines has formally extended the suspension of its New York JFK to Tel Aviv service through January 2027, the airline confirmed on Sunday, May 17, pushing back a return that has now been delayed, cancelled, rescheduled, and cancelled again across a span of more than two and a half years. Read More →
NEWSMay 08, 2026Emirates Has Painted the UAE Flag Across an Entire A380 and It Has Already Flown to New York and BrisbaneEmirates has unveiled one of the most visually striking special liveries in its 41-year history, a bold, full-fuselage rendering of the UAE national flag across one of its iconic Airbus A380 superjumbos.Read More →
ROUTESMay 07, 2026Emirates Delivered Its Most Profitable Year in History While the Iran War Was Shutting Down Its Own AirportEmirates has delivered the most remarkable set of airline financial results in recent memory, posting record pre-tax profits of $6.2 billion for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, even though the final month of that year included the most catastrophic disruption to Gulf aviation since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More →
ROUTESMay 06, 2026Air India Is Cancelling Hundreds of Long-Haul Flights to London, New York and Sydney Air India has confirmed a sustained and significant reduction in its international flight operations stretching through the end of July 2026, following an internal message from outgoing Chief Executive and Managing Director Campbell Wilson. Read More →
NEWSMay 06, 2026An FAA Mechanical Engineer Used His Government Computer to Research How to Kill the PresidentA Federal Aviation Administration mechanical engineer from Nashua, New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his government-issued work computer to conduct a series of alarming internet searches.Read More →
NEWSMay 04, 2026Emirates Has Rebuilt Nearly Its Entire Global Network After the Most Severe Aviation Disruption in Gulf HistoryEmirates has announced one of the most significant operational milestones in its 41-year history, the near-complete restoration of its global route network following a period of disruption triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.Read More →
NEWSMay 04, 2026A United Airlines 767 Flying From Venice Hit a Bakery Truck and a Light Pole on the New Jersey Turnpike Before Landing at NewarkOne of the most extraordinary and alarming aviation incidents in recent American history unfolded when a United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER on final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport flew so low over the New Jersey Turnpike that its landing gear and underside made physical contact with a highway light pole and the cab of a bakery delivery truck travelling below.Read More →
ROUTESApr 29, 2026United Airlines Is Now Flying Nonstop to Four European Cities No Other US Carrier ReachesUnited Airlines has formally launched the most ambitious week of new route openings in its current summer expansion, kicking off nonstop services to four European destinations: Split, Croatia; Bari, Italy; Glasgow, Scotland; and Santiago de Compostela, Spain- that no other US network carrier serves directly.Read More →
