Jersey weighs public funds for Heathrow link (bbc.com)
Jersey's government may use its competitiveness fund to keep an all-year British Airways link to London Heathrow running. International Affairs and Treasury… more
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2026
Delta Flight Aborts Landing After Jet Takes Off (thetravel.com)
A Delta Air Lines regional flight DL5415 from Omaha aborted its landing at LaGuardia Airport on October 7, 2026, after a business jet took off without… more
Delta Unveils Redesigned Delta One Premium Experience (simpleflying.com)
Delta Air Lines is overhauling its Delta One business class with new dining, beverages, amenities and service, debuting on transoceanic flights from Los Angeles… more
Lufthansa Frontrunner for TAP Air Portugal Stake (aviacionline.com)
Lufthansa is set to win the bidding for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, edging out Air France-KLM, with a formal decision expected Wednesday, October… more
Update on Southwest Ending 54-Year Open Seating Policy (simpleflying.com)
Southwest Airlines ended its 54-year open-seating policy on January 27, 2026, assigning seats across its network and introducing eight boarding groups… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)BA Slide Mishap Costs Airline £100k (thesun.co.uk)
A British Airways cabin crew member accidentally deployed an emergency escape slide from the front door of a Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner in Seattle on Monday… more
United lists Flagstaff-Denver nonstop for 2027 (azdailysun.com)
United Airlines has listed nonstop flights from Flagstaff Pulliam Airport to Denver International Airport beginning Aug. 10, 2027, with two daily departures… more
Delta Domestic Fares Hit Nearly $600 Before Holidays (thetravel.com)
Delta Air Lines is showing a nearly $600 round-trip Basic Economy fare for the Boston-to-Atlanta route, a price one passenger called "ridiculous" and higher… more
Four Airlines Still Fly the Last Passenger 747s (simpleflying.com)
Only four airlines—Lufthansa, Air China, Korean Air, and Rossiya—operate passenger Boeing 747s, with Lufthansa's 25-jet fleet at Frankfurt Airport offering… more
United Boeing 767 Diverts to Canada After Engine Shutdown (aviationa2z.com)
United Airlines Flight UAL946 from Washington Dulles to Amsterdam diverted to St. John's International Airport after an engine shutdown on October 12… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)KLM to cancel flights from late October (travelnews.co.za)
KLM will cancel selected flights between October 26 and early March 2027 because maintenance and repair delays have left more aircraft unavailable than… more
VendorsKLM (Airline)Delta cuts snack and drink service on short flights (6abc.com)
Delta Air Lines will stop food and beverage service on flights shorter than 350 miles, except in Delta First, to create a more consistent experience. The… more
British Airways flight turns back after cracked window alert (express.co.uk)
British Airways flight BA2660 from London Gatwick to Faro, Portugal, declared an emergency on Tuesday morning after a cracked passenger window was reported… more
Six broken lavatories force American flight to divert (foxnews.com)
American Airlines flight 37 from Madrid to Dallas Fort Worth diverted to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Oct. 6 after six of its eight… more
United adds live baseball to Starlink seatback screens (aviationbusinessnews.com)
United is adding TBS to its Starlink-enabled seatback screens, offering live baseball on more than 200 planes, about 900 flights per day. Passengers have… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Frontier cancels paid ticket over credit review, demands rebooking fee (onemileatatime.com)
Frontier Airlines canceled a paid ticket booked by a colleague on October 7, 2026, for a $189 flight from Austin to Denver, citing a "credit review" about… more
VendorsFrontier (Airline)Alaska Ends Repricing Without Cancellation as of October 7 (beatofhawaii.com)
Alaska Airlines stopped allowing travelers to reprice existing reservations at lower fares without canceling, effective October 7, based on passenger accounts… more
VendorsAlaska (Airline)Bomb threat on Delta flight to Tel Aviv (aol.co.uk)
A bomb threat prompted a major emergency response on a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Tel Aviv. The plane was evacuated on landing at Ben Gurion Airport… more
American Airlines Scales Back Hubs to Focus on Core (simpleflying.com)
American Airlines is cutting flights at Charlotte Douglas International Airport to fund growth at Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix, and Chicago O'Hare. The carrier's… more
Asos hackers claim Air France-KLM data breach (cityam.com)
A hacking group called Xuanye Group, responsible for the Asos data breach, claimed responsibility for a data breach at Air France-KLM. The airline confirmed… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)FAA mandates A380 engine seal replacements after aborted takeoff (simpleflying.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered urgent replacement of 15 high-pressure turbine interstage seals on Engine Alliance GP7200-series engines… more
Ethiopian Airlines Flight Turns Back Over Indonesian Pilot Ban (arise.tv)
An Ethiopian Airlines flight to Tel Aviv returned to Addis Ababa after Israel barred its Indonesian pilot from entry. The plane was an hour into the journey… more
British Airways unveils hotel-style first class suites (globetrender.com)
British Airways will fly refurbished Airbus A380s with first class suites modeled on luxury hotel rooms, offering private minibars, flexible layouts, and… more
United flight emergency lands after windshield cracks (krcrtv.com)
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City after its windshield cracked. The aircraft landed safely.
Bed bugs force Qantas to cancel Rome-Perth flight (smh.com.au)
Bed bugs forced the cancellation of a Qantas flight from Rome to Perth on October 12, delaying passengers by up to 48 hours. Passengers on the earlier… more
KLM Flight to Panama Diverted to Curaçao After Earthquake (ground.news)
A KLM flight from Amsterdam to Panama City was diverted to Curaçao due to a severe earthquake off the coast of Panama. Flightradar24 tracked the diversion… more
VendorsKLM (Airline)United Announces Largest International Expansion (thejetset.com)
United Airlines is expanding internationally with 10 new destinations across Europe and Asia, including Okinawa, Toulouse, and Ibiza. New nonstop routes… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Delta delays Atlanta-Saudi flights to 2027 after airport attack (cbsnews.com)
Delayed from October 2025, Delta's first nonstop flights from Atlanta to Saudi Arabia are now scheduled for March 2027. The company cited evolving regional… more
Airfares rise 23.4% as cheap carriers vanish and fuel soars (spokesman.com)
U.S. airfares rose 23.4% in the past year, according to Labor Department data analyzed by the U.S. Travel Association. The demise of Spirit Airlines reduced… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)New TSA CT Scanners Pinch Bigger Carry-On Bags (simpleflying.com)
TSA's new CT scanners at US airports have tunnel openings of about 24.5 by 16.5 inches, while Frontier and Southwest allow carry-ons up to 24 by 16 by… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)