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NYC airports all face restrictions as weather and FAA staffing shortages during shutdown leave fliers frustrated

New York City’s JFK Airport was under a ground stop for several hours on Friday

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

FAA staffing shortages slam 50 airports over the weekend as air traffic controllers are set to miss first full paycheck

Staff shortages have increased four times over October 2024 as a federal government shutdown nears its one-month anniversary

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

Ryanair pilot issues distress call after losing contact with air traffic control on approach to London Stansted

The Boeing flight from Valencia Manises to London Stansted lost communication with controllers on the ground due to a radio system failure, flight tracking data reveals

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

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The hack that reveals flight delays before they’re announced so that you can take action

Several tools are available that reveal the whereabouts and expected arrival times of incoming planes ... and even ships

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

US passenger plane plunges 300ft to avoid mid air crash with British fighter jet

According to flight data from FlightAware, the plane dropped 91 metres (300 feet) in just 36 seconds

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2025

Travel chaos after airports cancel thousands of flights ahead of the holiday weekend

A total of 619 flights were cancelled across five East Coast airports Monday afternoon alone, according to data from Flight Aware

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Teen struck by lightning in NYC’s Central Park as severe weather strikes the east coast

New York City, along with Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were under severe thunderstorm watches Thursday afternoon and evening

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025

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What we know and still don't know about a private plane's crash into a San Diego neighborhood

Authorities were looking into whether a private jet clipped a power line before it crashed in San Diego

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Hawaii-California planes diverted over bomb threat and message on mirror

United flight to LA forced to turn back over ‘concern found written on lavatory mirror’ as Hawaiian flight also delayed

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2025

SpaceX Catches Starship Booster Again, But Upper Stage Explodes

The FlightAware tracker showed several planes in the Atlantic altering course near the Turks and Caicos Islands, while users on X shared dramatic footage purportedly capturing the spaceship breaking apart in a fiery cascade during atmospheric re-entry.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2025

Winter Storm Leaves Large US Region Blanketed In Snow, Ice

Over 2,300 US flights were canceled on Monday with thousands more delayed amid the winter storm, tracking website FlightAware showed, compounding similar air travel headaches from the day before.

International Business Times · Jan 7, 2025

Airline passengers who found bedbugs infesting their seats were allegedly rebuffed by flight crew

Some of the flights with reports of bedbugs were 13 hours long.

Fortune · Jan 2, 2025

Thousands Of Flights Canceled After Tornado Warnings, Disrupting Post-Holiday Travel Across US

According to the tracking site FlightAware, over 7,000 flights in the U.S. were delayed on Saturday, with more than 200 flights canceled.

International Business Times · Dec 29, 2024

Alaska Airlines flight diverted after four flight attendants fall sick amid mystery odor in cabin

This is not the first time staff have fallen ill due to a bad odor, according to Haiwaiian media

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

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TechRadar · Aug 20, 2024

Top flight tracking app says customer info has been leaked online — see if you're affected

FlightAware erroneously kept sensitive data exposed on the internet for years, but has now plugged the hole.

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

Thousands of flights disrupted after Storm Debby batters Florida

South Carolina and Georgia are experiencing flight distruptions after thousands were cancelled as a result of the extreme weather in Florida

Fortune · Jul 25, 2024

Delta cancellations following CrowdStrike outage reveal fragility of flight operations

Like Southwest’s two years ago, Delta’s problems seem to have been the result of its crew-tracking system.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024

US is investigating Delta's flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage

U.S. airline regulators have opened an investigation into Delta Air Lines, which is still struggling to restore operations on Tuesday, more than four full days after a faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide and disrupted global air travel

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The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

Air travel delays continue, though most airlines have recovered from global tech outage

Delays at some airports are ongoing after a faulty software update caused havoc worldwide and led to the grounding by almost all airlines of a number of flights, but the impact is receding

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2024

Passenger receives handwritten boarding pass during Microsoft outage

‘Sometimes, the old-school way is still the best way when technology lets us down’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Mystery after girl, 8, dies suddenly on flight to Chicago in front of horrified passengers

Sydney Weston became ill and unresponsive as crew desperately rendered aid on a Chicago-bound SkyWest flight

WEKU · Apr 26, 2024

Delta flight makes emergency return after exit slide separates from Boeing aircraft

The Los Angeles-bound flight was forced to make an emergency return to New York's JFK airport after an emergency slide came apart from the Boeing 767, the airline said.

WEKU · Jan 26, 2024

Here's how to tell if your next flight is on a Boeing 737 Max 9

After a green light from the FAA, the Max 9 is set to return to the skies. Here's what travelers need to know about the plane after a terrifying scene on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.

The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2023

Holiday travel is mostly nice, but with some naughty disruptions again on Southwest Airlines

Conditions have been mostly nice for travelers flying ahead of and on Christmas Day, but some naughty disruptions plagued those flying with Southwest Airlines again this year

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

Ready, set, travel: The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway

Holiday travel is expected to hit its peak right around now

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