On September 19, 2023, a significant development unfolded in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan closed its airspace to Armenia and launched what it defines as an “anti-terrorist” military operation.…
Sky Mali, the sole commercial airline servicing Timbuktu in the interior of Mali, has halted its flights due to safety concerns, as announced on Monday. This exacerbates the isolation of…
A technical glitch in the UK’s air traffic control system caused the cancellation of 1,500 flights on August 28, 2023. The glitch was caused by a single flight plan that…
On August 28, 2023, the UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) experienced a technical issue that affected its ability to automatically process flight plans. As a result, flight plans had…
The Biden administration announced on Friday that air carriers between the United States and China will be permitted to fly twice the number of passenger flights currently allowed, which is…
United Airlines Holdings said on Thursday that it had canceled flights to Kahului Airport in Hawaii’s Maui and would fly empty planes to the wildfire-hit island to bring passengers back…
China and Singapore have announced that they will accelerate the full resumption of direct flights between the two countries. This announcement was made by the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday,…
The Biden administration has introduced to Congress draft legislation that would require airlines to pay monetary compensation for delays of three hours or more when they are at fault. The…
The United States is facing a shortage of air traffic controllers. As of 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is about 19 percent short of its staffing level goals for…
U.S. holiday air passenger traffic surpassed 2019 pre-COVID levels over the Memorial Day weekend, which traditionally marks the start of the busy summer air travel season in the United States,…
