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PAN-PAN Explained: The Pilot Emergency Call That Isn’t a MAYDAY
PAN-PAN is the internationally recognized urgency signal used when an aircraft requires assistance but is not facing imm...
US Airlines Providing Free Meals to ATCs Without Pay
In a show of solidarity with air traffic controllers who continue to report for duty without pay, several major U.S. air...
Air Traffic Controller Slams Ryanair CEO Over ‘Shameful’ Remarks
A senior air traffic controller has publicly criticized Ryanair (FR) and its chief executive (CEO), Michael O’Leary, for...
KLM Boeing 777 Diverts to Cayenne Due to ATC Shortage at This Airport
A KLM (KL) Boeing 777-300 flying from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) to Paramaribo (PBM) faced an unusual operational ...
Air Traffic Controller Falls Asleep, Pilots Circles Near This Airport
On Monday, September 15, 2025, an Air Corsica (XK) flight from Paris-Orly (ORY) to Ajaccio (AJA) experienced an unusual ...
Mumbai Airspace Congestion Soars as Airlines Reroute to Avoid Pakistan
Carriers like Air India and IndiGo reroute flights via Mumbai, as Pakistan’s airspace closure since April 24, 2025, disr...
FAA Now has 2,600 New Controllers in US Training Facilities
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has successfully recruited and hired 1,500 new air traffic controllers, achieving ...
Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fall asleep mid-flight; miss landing | Exclusive
Ethiopian Airlines both pilots fell asleep while flying a flight from Sudan’s Khartoum to Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa...
Air India pilot says all ATCs including Pakistan gave full cooperation in evacuation mission
All ATCs, including Pakistani ATCs, cooperated fully in the evacuation mission in New Delhi, according to an Air India p...
SpiceJet pilots temporarily suspended for taking off without ATC nod
Two SpiceJet pilot temporarily suspended by the DGCA for taking off from Rajkot without the mandatory clearance from ATC
American Airlines Quietly Tightens 24 Hour Refund Policy
United Airlines Lets 777 and 787 Attendants Use Hidden Crew Bunks on Long Haul Flights
American Airlines Canceled the Flight, Then Its Entire System Went Down
PAN-PAN Explained: The Pilot Emergency Call That Isn’t a MAYDAY
IndiGo Airlines to Order New Planes by 2030
