Paris CDG Terminal Renumbering Plan Details (crankyflier.com)
Charles de Gaulle Airport will implement a terminal renumbering and gate lettering overhaul on March 16, 2027. The plan consolidates existing structures… more
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2026
O'Hare taxi times exceed national averages (chicagotribune.com)
Planes landing at O'Hare International Airport averaged 20 minutes to reach gates from January through August, the longest among major U.S. airports. Departures… more
Frontier Flight Evacuated Over Call of Duty Mix-Up (nypost.com)
Ontario International Airport evacuated Terminal 2 and a Frontier Airlines flight Sunday after a passenger overheard someone claiming to have a bomb in… more
VendorsFrontier (Airline)AirportsONT (Ontario International Airport)Cessna Flips at John Wayne Airport (aviationa2z.com)
A Cessna 172 Skyhawk overturned on the ramp at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, on November 7. The aircraft's operator attributes the incident… more
Air France A350 and American A321 Near Miss at LAX (aerospaceglobalnews.com)
An Air France Airbus A350-900 turned into the departure path of an American Airlines Airbus A321 shortly after takeoff from Los Angeles International Airport… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)Dulles Airport Gets $20 Billion Renovation Plan (simpleflying.com)
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, United Airlines, and the US Department of Transportation announced a $20 billion capital investment program… more
VendorsUnited (Airline)Male State denies hoax bomb threats (bbc.com)
The extremist group Male State denied involvement in recent hoax bomb threats that disrupted flights across Europe. The false warnings, initially attributed… more
Bogotá probes health agency email in airport bomb hoaxes (therecord.media)
Bogotá officials are investigating whether a city health agency’s email account was compromised or spoofed to send bomb threats to Rome’s Fiumicino airport… more
VendorsAer Lingus (Airline)O'Hare breaks summer passenger record (chicagostarmedia.com)
O'Hare International Airport handled over 25 million passengers from June through August, setting a summer record for the second consecutive year. Traffic… more
JFK Halts for Marine's Final Homecoming (thetablet.org)
A Delta Air Lines flight arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport paused disembarkation to honor a deceased United States Marine. The airport… more
Turkish Airlines Signs MOU with Hong Kong Airport Authority (info.gov.hk)
Airport Authority Hong Kong and Turkish Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 3 to enhance air connectivity, operational standards… more
St. Louisans stranded by Heathrow cancellation (theintelligencer.com)
A UK air traffic control glitch grounded flights, canceling a British Airways route to St. Louis and stranding 30,000 passengers at Heathrow Airport. Affected… more
Drone sightings divert three Jersey flights (bailiwickexpress.com)
Reports of drones near Jersey Airport on Friday evening diverted a British Airways flight from Heathrow, a Loganair flight from Southampton, and an easyJet… more
Delta Signs 20-Year Lease for New Tampa Terminal (simpleflying.com)
Tampa International Airport is constructing a $1.528 billion Airside D terminal to add 16 gates and international processing capacity by 2029. Delta Air Lines… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsTPA (Tampa International Airport)Istanbul Ranks Third Best City Globally (sarajevotimes.com)
Condé Nast Traveller readers voted Istanbul the third-best city in the world and second in Europe, behind Bangkok and Paris. Istanbul Airport secured the… more
VendorsTurkish Airlines (Airline)AirportsIST (İstanbul Airport)Incheon Airport Check-In Systems Fail (en.sedaily.com)
A network fault at Incheon International Airport disrupted check-in procedures for thirteen airlines starting at 4:30 a.m. on the 30th. Ticketing operations… more
Allegiant, Sun Country Shift to Orlando Terminal A (deeparrival.com)
Allegiant Air and Sun Country Airlines moved operations from Terminal B to Terminal A at Orlando International Airport on October 29, 2026. Passengers… more
Oakland Airport Traffic Falls as Southwest Fares Rise (sfchronicle.com)
The Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport recorded a 15% passenger decline in the 2025-26 fiscal year, marking its fourth consecutive annual drop. Southwest Airlines… more
Terminal C Closed After Restaurant Fire (houstonchronicle.com)
George Bush Intercontinental Airport closed Terminal C to travelers Wednesday following a restaurant fire Tuesday afternoon. United Airlines is relocating… more
Lufthansa tests counter-free Frankfurt gate (paxnews.com)
Lufthansa and Fraport redesigned Terminal 1 Gate A16 at Frankfurt Airport as a counter-free testing ground. Mobile staff use tablets for boarding tasks… more
VendorsLufthansa (Airline)AirportsFRA (Frankfurt Main Airport)Edinburgh runway surface causes A319 inertial shock (flightglobal.com)
A second Airbus A319 experienced an inertial reference system shock at Edinburgh Airport, attributed to the runway surface. The incident involving G-EUPS… more
Barkley Airport seeks coastal flight route (wpsdlocal6.com)
Barkley Regional Airport is pursuing a new nonstop flight to a beach destination, narrowing options to five or ten locations in states like Florida, Alabama… more
VendorsSkyWest (Airline)Heathrow Forces Delta Virgin Split (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Heathrow Airport Limited has ordered Delta Air Lines to relocate from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 by 2028, separating it from joint venture partner Virgin Atlantic… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)AirportsLHR (London Heathrow Airport)Salt Lake City Airport Finishes $5.1 Billion Rebuild (kjzz.com)
Salt Lake City International Airport marked the end of its 12-year, $5.1 billion redevelopment, with the final 132,000-square-foot section of Concourse B-east… more
Melbourne Airport Plans £2.3bn Terminal Expansion (thesun.co.uk)
Melbourne Airport is proceeding with a $4.5 billion (£2.35 billion) expansion of its International Terminal, adding a larger check-in hall, expanded baggage… more
BA flight diverted to Gatwick after Heathrow curfew (yahoo.com)
British Airways flight BA707 from Larnaca landed at Gatwick just after midnight on 19 October after a three-hour delay caused it to miss Heathrow's night-flight… more
Saudi airport attack kills one, injures eight (newswire.lk)
An attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one person and injured eight, with injuries ranging from minor to critical, according to… more
US Orders Diplomats Out of Saudi Arabia (thenewdaily.com.au)
The State Department ordered non-emergency US government employees and their families to leave its missions in Saudi Arabia, with four US officials saying… more
UK biometric gates keep foreign faces six years (techtimes.com)
Amadeus Seamless Gate® contactless biometric border gates retain facial images of non-British nationals for up to six years under the Home Offices Biometric… more
DFW opens first four Terminal A gates (dfwairport.com)
American Airlines began operating last week out of gates A10, A11, A13 and A15, the first four of 10 planned in DFW Airport's Terminal A Pier Expansion… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)