ROUTESApr 17, 2026Air Transat Bets Big on Winter Sun and Year-Round Europe With Its Most Ambitious Off-Season Schedule YetAir Transat has today begun unveiling its 2026-2027 winter program with the announcement of four new routes, Quebec City–San José, Toronto–Fort-de-France, London–Puerto Plata, and Charlottetown-Punta Cana, as well as the expansion of the Toronto–Paris and Montreal–Barcelona routes to year-round service. Read More →
NEWSApr 17, 2026The FAA Just Forced United Airlines to Slash 200+ Flights at America's Busiest Airport Federal regulators have drawn a definitive line at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, issuing a binding order that will force United Airlines to cut more than 200 flight movements during peak summer periods.Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026Spirit Airlines Might Shut Down This Week. Here's What That Means for You.Spirit Airlines could cease operations as early as this week. The discount carrier has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in 2025, and a sharp rise in jet fuel costs has undermined its reorganization plan at a critical moment.Read More →
NEWSApr 16, 2026American Airlines Reaches Centennial Milestone with Bold Visions for the FutureA 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 →
NEWSApr 16, 2026KLM Cuts 160 European Flights as the Fuel Crisis Gripping Aviation DeepensRoyal 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 →
NEWSApr 16, 2026United, American Silently Remove Free T-Mobile Inflight WiFi OptionMillions of T-Mobile customers who have come to rely on free in-flight Wi-Fi as a standard perk of their mobile plan are discovering a quiet but consequential change at 35,000 feet. Read More →
INFORMATIONALApr 16, 2026Opinion: Adapting Ground Operations in an Era of AIUnder the theme “Adapting Ground Operations in an Era of AI,” IGHC 2026 will bring together airlines, ground handlers, airports, regulators, and vendors to focus on practical solutions. This is about how AI, data, various digital tools, and automation can be applied today to improve safety performance, increase operational resilience, and reduce complexity while ensuring that human expertise remains at the center of our operations.Read More →
INFORMATIONALApr 16, 2026TowFLEXX Towbarless Aircraft Tug: Smarter Towing, Safer Turns, Stronger ROI in Modern Ground HandlingDiscover how TowFLEXX towbarless aircraft tugs improve hangar capacity, reduce operating costs, and enhance safety, helping FBOs, MROs, and flight departments maximize ground handling efficiency.Read More →
ROUTESApr 15, 2026American Airlines Is Flying Its Giant Boeing 777 Just 142 Miles Across South AmericaAmerican Airlines is about to pull off one of the most eyebrow-raising widebody operations in its history, and it has nothing to do with a new route or a fleet expansion. Read More →
NEWSApr 15, 2026Gulfstream Pilot Ignores ATC Instruction, Nearly Downs Paris-Bound 777 at LAXA Gulfstream G650ER business jet crossed onto an active runway at Los Angeles International Airport against a clear air traffic control instruction, forcing the crew of a fully loaded Air France Boeing 777-300ER to execute a high-speed rejected takeoff.Read More →
