Southwest Airlines surprised a retiring Spirit pilot with a special sendoff after he missed his planned retirement flight with Spirit. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
Yesterday, May 10th 2026, FedEx started re entering its MD11 fleet back into revenue service. The airline, being the largest operator of the MD11’s, fleet of 29 MD11 freighters has sat grounded since the crash of UPS 2976 since early November 2025. On May 9th N621FE took to the skies again while performing a test flight out of the companies Memphis headquarters to Huntsville, HSV. Flight 9045 would last 1 hour and 15 minutes before the aircraft returned back to Memphis. The next day on the 10th… (www.youtube.com) More...
Captain Barbara Wyatt makes her final landing for her retirement from Delta Air Lines after 28 years of flying. Date: 5-8-26 Flight: DAL274 Airport: Detroit metro, KDTW Route: HND-DTW Gate: A34 A/C: A350-941 Ship: N503DN/3503 (www.youtube.com) More...
A Frontier airlines plane taking off for Los Angeles late Friday struck and killed a person who jumped a perimeter fence and was crossing the runway, according to airport and airline officials. (www.aol.com) More...
A United Airlines passenger was detained after allegedly assaulting a flight attendant and attempting to access the cockpit during a flight, prompting a swift response from crew and authorities. The incident involved a 48-year-old man who was restrained before the aircraft landed safely at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday evening. (airguide.info) More...
A single-engine aircraft crashed into the side of a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026, killing the pilot and co-pilot and leaving three passengers in critical condition in the hospital. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A 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. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Emirates 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. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
FedEx is poised with a new part and inspection schedule, pilot training and aircraft testing to resume MD-11 flying once the FAA signs off. (www.freightwaves.com) More...
There’s a number that the aviation industry hasn’t seen in six years. Boeing, the manufacturer that spent most of the post-MAX era fighting for credibility rather than market share, delivered more commercial aircraft than Airbus in a single quarter. Not by a modest margin, either. (avianticslabs.substack.com) More...
United Airlines plane struck a freeway light pole during approach to land at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Sunday. (ktla.com) More...
Airbus is preparing to announce a major order for approximately 150 A220 aircraft from AirAsia, according to industry sources, the deal would mark a significant boost for the European planemaker’s smallest jet program and represent the largest order for the type to date. (airguide.info) More...
Newly released data from U.S. investigators indicates that the 2022 crash of China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 was likely the result of deliberate action by a pilot, raising fresh questions about transparency and aviation safety oversight. The Boeing 737 crash in Guangxi province killed all 132 people on board and remains one of China’s deadliest aviation disasters in recent years. (airguide.info) More...
A serious aviation safety incident unfolded in Aloha, Oregon, when a man on the ground aimed a high-powered laser at a law enforcement helicopter during a critical phase of flight. The aircraft, an Airbus H125 operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, was preparing to land at Hillsboro Airport on October 3, 2025, when the cockpit was suddenly illuminated by a green laser. (airguide.info) More...
The NTSB just released their final report with probable cause on the 2024 Bombardier Challenger accident killing both pilots. The report (with substantial supporting imagery and analysis) explains the probable cause for near-simultaneous engine shutdown on approach. (ntsb-reports.com) More...
A retired U.S. Air Force pilot is facing serious federal charges after allegedly providing sensitive military tactics to Chinese airmen, in a case that underscores growing concerns over national security and foreign recruitment of Western military expertise. (airguide.info) More...
