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Southwest is the US's third-largest carrier by passengers. In the 12 months to February 2025, US Department of Transportation data shows it carried 173.4 million passengers. Only American Airlines (223.1 million) and Delta Air Lines (199.0 million) surpassed it. Southwest's traffic was -1.8% lower compared to the year to February 2024, partly because of lower demand and greater uncertainty.

It has happened again. Newark Liberty International Airport just experienced its fourth air traffic control (ATC) outage in the past month. Controllers at the troubled Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) area, which manages arrivals and departures for Newark, lost radio frequencies for a brief period yesterday, leaving them unable to communicate with aircraft.

On May 19, 2025, RTX, a massive defense conglomerate previously referred to as Raytheon Technologies, was reported to be resuming talks this upcoming Thursday with 3,000 striking employees. Those on strike are workers at Pratt & Whitney, a US-based aircraft engine manufacturer. These employees have been on strike for three weeks, mostly as a result of general unhappiness over the terms of their employment.

Wizz Air has taken delivery of its 1st Airbus A321XLR during an event at Airbus' Hamburg Finkenwerder site in Germany. The aircraft is the first of 47 due to be taken by the airline. While this may not be the first Airbus A321XLR to have been delivered to an airline, it does still tick a number of boxes. Firstly, it is the first of these aircraft to be powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, but also the first one to be delivered with a low-cost carrier cabin.

New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.

United Airlines is facing significant onboard catering challenges at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) following a recent switch to a new catering provider. What was expected to be a smooth transition has resulted in service disruptions and frustrations among passengers and crew.

Southwest Airlines has issued the voting results following its annual shareholder meeting, with the airline’s shareholders approving every nominated candidate to its board, including five members that were appointed following the carrier’s truce with Elliott Investment Management (Elliott).

Welcome to my 168th weekly routes article! It includes eight mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off between May 12 and 19. Many dozens of routes worldwide started in the examined period. However, as always, only a selection of intriguing additions is covered.

Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.

NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is seen during its “aluminum bird” systems testing, verifying how its systems work together, respond to pilot inputs and handle injected failures.

The asteroid poses no threat to the moon or Earth.

On May 16, American Airlines flight 1884 from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) diverted to Nashville International Airport (BNA), after the crew reported hydraulic problems. Upon the final approach to Nashville, the crew advised that they would stop on the runway, and requesting emergency services to stand by. 40 minutes after the decision to divert, the landed safely.

On May 16, Hawaii News Now reported that Hawaiian Airlines has implemented a new no-show policy from Thursday, May 15. Per the new rules, if a passenger is not present for their ticketed flight at the time of boarding, the airline will cancel their reservation, including layover and return flights. Money or miles spent on the flight will not be refunded, nor available as credit towards future flights. Passengers are advised to contact the airline in advance if they think they may miss their flight.

As the 100th woman to travel to space, Calandrelli isn't just celebrating personal achievement — she's using her journey to inspire others and push the boundaries of STEM accessibility.

Structures known as "zippers" and "twisters" in the early universe may explain why dwarf galaxies tend to line up with each other, as well as hint at how dark matter operates in the universe.

Space weather forecasting doesn't yet command the same resources as Earth weather forecasting, even though the stakes are growing.

The first of 2025's two Predator movies is an animated anthology which is looking even bloodier and more action-packed in its second trailer.

With a huge 15x magnification, these binoculars from Celestron will give you great views of star clusters and galaxies.

Lets take a trip through time.

NASA took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.