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 passenger says a customer service agent blamed her for leaving essential items on aircraft after she followed evacuation instructions during emergency evacuation. (www.gatechecked.com) More...
Southwest Airlines surprised a retiring Spirit pilot with a special sendoff after he missed his planned retirement flight with Spirit. (www.gatechecked.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 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...
Starting May 19, 2026, Delta Air Lines plans to cut drink and snack service for all Delta Comfort and Delta Main Cabin passengers on flights less than 350 miles in length. (www.gatechecked.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...
An interview with Marc Sellouk, CEO of Flyte, on regional air mobility, Very Light Jets, and how private aviation could become a faster, more reliable alternative to congested commercial air travel. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
A class action lawsuit filed in a New York district court on May 1, 2026 has placed Delta Air Lines at the centre of one of the most pointed consumer protection challenges in recent US aviation history, accusing the Atlanta-based carrier of deliberately designing its cancellation website to push passengers who purchased fully refundable tickets toward an inferior, expiring electronic credit rather than the cash refund they contractually paid a premium to receive. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Allegiant Air said Wednesday it has completed its purchase of Sun Country Airlines, finalizing a deal that combines two low-cost carriers at a turbulent time for the budget airline industry following the recent shutdown of rival Spirit Airlines. Las Vegas-based Allegiant said the transaction closed after receiving required regulatory and shareholder approvals. When the deal was first announced in January, Allegiant said it was valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt. (www.msn.com) More...
United Airlines announced on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, that it will resume nonstop daily service between its Houston hub and Venezuela's capital, Caracas, ending a nine-year absence from a market the carrier once served continuously for nearly two decades. (aeroxplorer.com) More...
Naples Airport (KAPF) in Florida has launched a first-of-its-kind project to enhance resiliency and post-storm recovery by elevating its lighting system across the airfield. The $25.4 million Airfield Lighting Rehabilitation and Electrical Vault Replacement Project will include the installation of 1,080 elevated edge lights along runways and taxiways. According to airport officials, watertight lights will be positioned 20 inches off the ground to protect against potential storm surge flooding.… (generalaviationnews.com) More...
Plane crash 80 miles off Florida's east coast 10 rescued after plane went down about 80 miles off Melbourne, FL; U.S. Coast Guard and 920th Rescue Wing responded. Rob Landers and J.D. Gallop (www.floridatoday.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...
