The U.S. Department of State has told Americans across the Middle East to prepare to depart, citing flight cancellations, periodic airspace closures and travel disruption at hubs including Dubai (DXB), Doha (DOH) and Tel Aviv (TLV).
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Alaska Airlines (AS) has barred Florida evangelist Whitney Lynn from its flights after she preached to a full cabin during a ground delay at Orlando International Airport (MCO).
An American Airlines Boeing 737 aborted its landing at Washington National Airport after a Republic Airways regional jet mistakenly entered an active runway.
United Airlines (UA) will deploy its most premium Boeing 787-9, fitted with the new Elevated interior, on four long-haul routes from Houston (IAH).
JetBlue updates pilot announcements to reduce emergency slide deployments, improving cabin safety and operational reliability.
Two Black passengers say a British Airways crew member singled them out for a boarding pass check in business class on a JFK to Heathrow flight, and one has raised the possibility of a lawsuit. A travel blogger who faced an identical query on Lufthansa says the footage shows little evidence that race was a factor.
Southwest Airlines has removed 17 routes from Denver, Las Vegas, Chicago Midway, Baltimore/Washington and Nashville between August 2025 and August 2026, including the long-running BWI to Jackson link that never came close to filling its seats. Over the same period, the carrier introduced 19 airport pairs, headlined by its first flights to Anchorage.
American Airlines has scaled back its 24-hour free refund policy, requiring tickets to be booked at least seven days before departure to qualify for a cash refund. The change removes the previous two-day threshold and brings the carrier in line with the federal minimum, leaving Delta as the most flexible major US airline in this area.
Boeing has absorbed another $280 million loss on the VC-25B Air Force One program, taking its total out-of-pocket charges past $3 billion. The company says the added spending covers extra production and certification resources needed to keep the first fully equipped presidential jet on track for delivery in 2028, more than three years later than originally planned.
American Airlines (AA) cancelled a New York (JFK) to Austin (AUS) non-stop this week as severe weather moved into the New York area, forcing passengers to rebuild itineraries with limited seats available.