Airlines
Flight disruptions, route launches, rebooking policies, and airline news that affects international travelers. Coverage of schedule changes, airspace closures, and passenger rights across global carriers.
Vietjet Breaks Ground on Long Thanh MRO Centre to Service 10 Aircraft
On August 19, 2025 Vietjet began construction of an 8.4-hectare, nearly $100 million MRO Centre at Long Thanh. Hangars 3 and 4 will service ten Code E and C aircraft.…
ANA Expands Winter 2025 Network with New Europe and Asia Routes
ANA’s Winter 2025 plan boosts international flying 105%, adding Haneda–Milan, –Stockholm, and –Istanbul thrice weekly and AirJapan Narita…
Sacramento’s Asian American Community Grapples With Fear Amid Raids
Sacramento’s Asian American communities experienced a surge in ICE enforcement in 2025, with arrests tripling from 2024. Visible…
United and Delta Sued Over Selling ‘Window’ Seats With No Window
August 2025 lawsuits allege United and Delta sold “window” seats lacking windows, affecting an estimated one million seats.…
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport to Open New Commercial Airline Terminal
The airport will soft-open its expanded terminal August 27, 2025, following an $8.25 million FAA grant. The project…
IndiGo Buying More Aircraft as It Launches New International Flights
In 2025 IndiGo pursues major international growth with 946 aircraft ordered, leased 787-9s arriving, A350 deliveries from 2027,…
Portion of Delta Air Lines Wing Flap Breaks Loose Midflight, Plane Lands Safely
Delta Flight 1893’s Boeing 737-800 (N3740C) landed safely in Austin on August 19, 2025, after a section of…
Air Canada labor deal could reshape pay for North American crews
Air Canada and CUPE ratified a five-year contract July 18, 2025 covering roughly 10,500 flight attendants with an…
UK, Spain, Canada and US Travelers Hit by Heathrow and Barcelona Cancellations
Flights between London Heathrow, Barcelona‑El Prat and North America faced major disruption from weather, operational bottlenecks and subcontractor…
Kristi Noem Pushes ICE to Purchase and Operate Deportation Plane Fleet
On August 21, 2025, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem advocated for an ICE-owned deportation fleet after Congress boosted ICE…