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Have you always dreamed of engaging in a virtual F-16 battle? Do you wish to play commercial airline captain for a day while attempting a landing at the world's busiest airport? You don't have to wait too long or travel too far to fulfill your AvGeek fantasies.

They are scenes straight out of a travel nightmare: Airline passengers, including unaccompanied minors, stranded for days in strange cities amid a cascading wave of flight cancellations—with little hope of catching a plane home in a hurry.

Whether it’s something you “luv” or hate, the absence of assigned seats on Southwest Airlines has become a decades-long fixture. However, the more than 50-year-old legacy of open seating for the Dallas-based carrier will soon end.

Delta Air Lines says its operations are getting back on track, signaling the likely end of a multi-day meltdown that's seen the carrier cancel more than 5,000 flights since an IT outage on Friday.

The Biden administration is opening up an investigation into Delta Air Lines as the carrier's operational meltdown stretched to a fifth day of mass cancellations in the wake of an IT outage affecting industries worldwide on Friday.

If you were flying — or planned to fly — last week, your travel plans might have been snarled by an I.T. outage that kneecapped myriad industries and critical services worldwide. On Friday, July 19, alone, nearly 14 percent of the scheduled flights in the United States were canceled and 56 percent were delayed, according to Cirium, an aviation data company. In the days following, Delta Air Lines and other carriers continued to cancel and delay flights as they struggled with crews and planes out of position and the rebooking of thousands of passengers.

Qatar Airways announced its much-anticipated new business-class seats Monday, revealing the next iteration of its nearly decade-old but still industry-leading Qsuite product, and TPG was there to get a very first look.

One of the biggest events in the airline industry begins on Monday as the famed Farnborough International Airshow kicks off just outside of London.

Mass flight cancellations snarled U.S. airports for a third consecutive day Sunday, the lingering fallout after a Friday tech glitch affecting Microsoft Windows clients caused worldwide I.T. infrastructure outages— and upended many airline operations.

A global IT outage on Friday canceled thousands of flights and forced several airlines to request ground stops, throwing travel into chaos.

SITA acquires Materna IPS, enhancing global aviation with advanced digital solutions for seamless travel, improving passenger experience and operational efficiency across 120 airports worldwide.

Tulsa Tech’s aviation maintenance students gain 3,000 industry mentors through a new partnership with American Airlines, offering hands-on training and job interviews.

Avan Merugumala, Operations Manager at Dubai-based Aviation Services Management (ASM), highlights the crucial role of comprehensive crisis management protocols in the aviation industry. In the high-stakes environment of commercial and private aviation, the ability to react swiftly and coordinate effectively during emergencies can indeed be a matter of life and death.

Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation are partnering to develop electric air taxi networks at California airports, leveraging Archer’s eVTOL technology to enhance urban travel and streamline airport commutes.

For decades, Pan Am represented the best in world aviation with glamorous transatlantic flights, chic flight attendants, and elaborate onboard meals. Now, the carrier is bringing back that golden age of travel with an over-the-top private jet trip in 2025. 

For aviation fans drawn to the Jet Age of the 1950s and 1960s, few things crystallize its allure more than Pan Am.

EASA advances aviation decarbonization by supporting the scale-up of sustainable aviation fuels through the EU SAF Clearing House, aimed at facilitating SAF deployment and approval of new pathways.

Lufthansa Airlines as well as Lufthansa CityLine receives EMAS validation according to environmental standard ISO 14001 in Frankfurt and Munich.

Eliran Almog appointed as CEO of Cyviation, succeeding Avi Tenenbaum, brings expertise in high-tech and regulation-heavy industries to drive growth and innovation.

On 18 June 2024, Uzbekistan advanced its aviation safety via the inaugural Strategic Review Board meeting for COSPA, a pilot program aimed at enhancing national aviation safety and development.

The 2024 EASA Annual Safety Review highlights Europe’s aviation safety, noting a 95% traffic recovery to pre-COVID levels and only two fatal accidents in 2023. This report supports ongoing safety enhancements through the European Plan for Aviation Safety.