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The crew of Southwest Airlines decided to divert to Myrtle Beach after a passenger's battery charger overheated and began to emit smoke during flight, according to The Aviation Herald. A Boeing 737-700, registration N7713A, WN-1844 from Baltimore was headed to Tampa, Florida.

Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) announced on Friday that starting June 5, and lasting through October 6, American Airlines would offer direct seasonal service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). DFW is the largest hub in American's network, serving 240 global destinations with more than 10,000 connections.

WestJet is heading back to the Netherlands with almost daily service (six times weekly) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) via Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ). WestJet will be the first nonstop option available connecting the two cities, according to FlightAware data.

The planetary nebula is located 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Draco.

British Airways' widebody fleet consists of 130 aircraft. It has 11 Boeing 787-10s, 12 Airbus A380s, 12 787-8s, 16 777-300ERs, 18 A350-1000s, 18 787-9s, and 43 777-200ERs. No wonder London Heathrow is the world's third-busiest airport for widebody flights.

On Friday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that Runway 4L-22R at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) would be reopened two weeks ahead of schedule. The runway has been closed for a planned rehabilitation, regular runway operations are scheduled to resume on Monday, June 2.

The first quarter moon is the perfect opportunity to explore shadowed craters lining the terminator.

A new study debates the complex ethical questions that must be considered if we're to terraform Mars and lays the blueprint for a potential path forward.

Chicago's hometown airline, United, has announced its plans to add more flights to its already busy schedule from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) this fall. The airline, which is set to mark its busiest fall schedule ever, will add several extra direct flights to warm-weather destinations.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that a broken wire and hydraulic fluid leaks caused the landing gear failure on the FedEx Boeing 757. This conclusion was included in the NTSB’s final report on the incident, which occurred on October 4, 2023.

After the success of Prey, Predator returns to the big screen with Predator: Badlands, a new theatrical movie set in the far future on another world.

The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport is being built at a massive scale and promises to be not just one of the best in the country but also globally. As part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's $19 billion transformation of JFK Airport, it will be completed in two phases – the first phase, including the new arrivals and departures halls and the first set of 14 new gates, is expected to open in 2026. Once completed in 2030, it will have a total of 23 gates and will sprawl over 2.6 million square feet.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Pennsylvania as Earth reverberates from the impact of a speedy solar storm.

Ncuti Gatwa's shock regeneration is followed by an even bigger surprise as the show welcomes back a popular star of TARDIS past. BEWARE! Spoilers ahead!

Northern lights may once again be visible deep into mid latitudes tonight as geomagnetic storm conditions continue to wreak havoc with Earth's magnetic field.

IndiGo has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to increase its existing Airbus A350-900 firm order by 30 planes, bringing the total to 60. The move was announced at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Delhi earlier today, attended by Simple Flying.

The speedy solar storm arrived in style, sparking stunning aurora displays as far south as California and New Mexico.

Delta Air Lines plans to launch a brand new route between Atlanta, United States and Delhi, India as part of a broader cooperation agreement that it signed today with low-cost giant, IndiGo. The new route is "subject to government approval" and no start date has been announced just yet.

NASA's X-ray space telescope IXPE has made the first observation of polarized light emerging from an outbursting magnetar, neutron stars that possess the universe's strongest magnetic fields.

Earlier this month, two flights marked for United Airlines came scarily close to a mid-air collision above the skies of San Francisco. On Tuesday, May 13, United was operating an Airbus A320 service to Dallas, Texas, when it took the wrong turn during its climb, and ended up in the exact flight path of a Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 departing for Fresno.