Latest Aviation Headlines
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Alaska Airlines Vows IT Upgrades After Outage Forces 400 Flight Cancellations
Oct 27 2025 // U.S. carrier Alaska Airlines said it had restored operations after a technology outage that grounded flights across the country and forced it to cancel more than 400 flights, disrupting travel for more than 49,000...
Employee Accused of Stealing 47 Vehicles From Car Rental Site at Airport
Oct 27 2025 // An employee allegedly stole 47 vehicles from an Avis Budget site at an upstate New York airport and rented them out around the region, police said Friday. The car rental company reported to authorities that the vehicles,...
More Flights Delayed Due to Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues
Oct 24 2025 // Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying travel at airports in New York, Washington, Newark and Houston, the Federal Aviation Administration said late on Thursday, as a U.S. government shutdown hit its 23rd...
Waymo to Manually Test Autonomous Vehicles at Newark Airport
Oct 24 2025 // Alphabet’s Waymo said on Wednesday it will begin manual testing of its autonomous vehicles at Newark Liberty International Airport, as the firm looks to bring its robotaxis to one of the three main airports serving...
Airline Emergency Landing in Utah Likely Caused by Weather Balloon Collision
Oct 23 2025 // A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A California company called...
Plane Returns to Nebraska Airport After Cockpit Misinterpretation
Oct 22 2025 // A plane carrying passengers from Omaha, Nebraska, to Los Angeles made an emergency landing minutes into the flight “out of an abundance of caution” after pilots mistakenly thought someone was trying to breach...
People Moves: Lockton Re Taps Aon’s Bell as Head of Aviation; Canopius Hires Webber From Trans Re as Head of Reinsurance London
Oct 21 2025 // This edtiion of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and Canopius Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Taps Aon’s Bell as Head of Aviation Lockton Re, the reinsurance...
Fire at Airport Cargo Complex Disrupts Bangladesh’s Garment Exports
Oct 21 2025 // A massive fire at the import cargo complex of Dhaka airport has caused extensive damage to goods and materials belonging to major garment exporters, with losses and impacts on trade likely to run into millions of dollars,...
Will Airport Runway Close Calls Spur Wider Adoption of Cockpit Alert Technology?
Oct 7 2025 // As a Boeing 757 aircraft prepared to land, an audio alert started blaring in the cockpit: “Traffic on runway! Traffic on runway!” Seconds later, the same warning popped up on the navigation display. It prompted...
Two Delta Jets Collide While Taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Oct 3 2025 // Two Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jets collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an...
Update: Munich Airport Disruptions Ease After Drones Halt Flights
Oct 3 2025 // Flight disruptions eased at Munich International Airport after drone sightings on Thursday led German authorities to suspend operations at the country’s second-biggest hub. Flight operations have been running...
People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation; Aon Promotes Polanco as Iberia Reinsurance Leader
Oct 1 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Reinsurance and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation AXA XL...
FAA Extends Significant Flight Cuts at Newark Through October 2026
Sep 30 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration said last Thursday it will extend significant flight cuts at Newark, one of the three main airports serving the New York City area, through late October 2026 as it continues to face an...
Update: Airbus, Air France Reject Blame Over AF447 Crash, After 16 Years
Sep 29 2025 // Airbus and Air France pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Monday at the start of a new two-month trial over France’s worst air disaster, 16 years after a Paris-bound jet crashed into the Atlantic, killing all...
Boeing to Pay $50,000 Over Suicide of Quality Inspector
Sep 29 2025 // Boeing Co. agreed to pay at least $50,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year. Barnett, a former Boeing employee, died in March 2024 at...
Collins Aerospace Working on Restoring Software for Airlines Hit by Cyberattack
Sep 25 2025 // RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace is working on restoring its onsite passenger processing software for airlines after a cyber “intrusion” disrupted operations, the company said on Wednesday. Charlotte, North...
Denmark Reels From Second Drone Attack in a Week Halting Flights
Sep 25 2025 // Denmark endured the second drone attack this week as authorities probe Russian involvement in an earlier incident. Large professional drones spotted at five regional airports in Denmark disrupted flights and sparked a...
Drones, Systems Hack Test Europe’s Aviation Security Defenses
Sep 24 2025 // A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak spots of the region’s aviation infrastructure and raising fears about coordinated attacks leading...
Hong Kong’s Airlines Evacuate Planes as They Wait Out Typhoon Ragasa
Sep 24 2025 // As Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the...
Europe Airport Chaos Highlights Rise in High-Profile Ransomware Attacks: Cyber Experts
Sep 23 2025 // Cybercriminals are taking greater risks by hitting high-profile targets to get bigger payoffs and boost their online reputational clout, cybersecurity experts said, after a weekend hack crippled airport check-in systems...
