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At the Barclays 42nd Annual Industrial Select Conference, among other musings, Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle suggested cutting jet bridges from airports. The thinking is to speed up aircraft turns and improve utilization of the Frontier Airways fleet.

In remarks to a CITI investor’s conference, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet doubled down on defending the F-35 Enterprise. With the implicit threat of investor and innovator extraordinare Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) coming for the F-35 Enterprise, Taiclet laid out the case for the F-35 to Citi's 2025 Global Industrial Tech and Mobility Conference.

SpaceX launched another set of its Starlink internet satellites from southern California on Saturday evening (Feb 22).

Security procedures in United States airports underwent monumental changes following the events of September 11, 2001. Increased security prevented non-ticketed individuals from crossing security checkpoints, transforming once-friendly terminals into areas strictly reserved for traveling passengers.

Two of the United States 'Big Three' airlines have requested that the Department of Transportation (DOT) modify operations in South Africa. Delta and United are looking to increase their services to Cape Town and decrease services to Johannesburg to cater to seasonal demand.

Emiratesmight be one of the most iconic airlines of all time. The Dubai-based carrier has built a brand centered on luxury and long-haul flights. From its massive hub at Dubai International Airport, the airline connects passengers across the world with its fleet of widebody aircraft. And it does so with style, as the airline offers one of the most luxurious onboard products of any carrier in the world.

Airbus, one of the world's leading aerospace firms, believes it could be facing delivery delays in the United States as a result of the Trump Administration. The European aircraft manufacturer plays a huge role in the aviation market, supplying narrowbody and widebody jets for some of America's largest airlines. These delays could impact upcoming airline schedules.

A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday, February 20, after authorities identified an active warrant for his arrest in North Carolina, ABC News reported. Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio, was detained just before he was scheduled to pilot a flight from Boston to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport. The arrest stems from charges of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Massachusetts State Police.

Delta Air Lines is addressing false claims circulating on social media regarding the qualifications of the flight crew involved in the crash of Endeavor Air Flight 4819. The incident, which took place on February 17, 2025, at Toronto Pearson International Airport, resulted in injuries to 21 passengers. All 80 people aboard the regional jet survived.

The flag carrier of New Zealand has warned that up to 11 aircraft, equating to one-fifth of its fleet will remain grounded in the second half of 2025 due to ongoing Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce engine troubles. These headwinds have seen the carrier axe its direct service from Auckland to Seoul and a reduction of other frequencies.

When traveling via an airport and seeing the large-scale operation of luggage movement, a question may arise: what happens to lost luggage? This question is addressed in a 2023 article, which describes how companies like SITA, and their WorldTracer service, work to automatically reunite passengers with their luggage.

On Episode 149 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss a potentially hazardous asteroid, SpaceX's plans in the Bahamas, and the debate surrounding the International Space Station.

Newly discovered Quipu, a superstructure in which galaxies group together in clusters and clusters of clusters, is the largest known structure in the universe in terms of length, scientists claim.

Australian competition regulators have moved to authorize the Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways alliance, enabling the pair to engage in cooperative operations under an integrated partnership for five years pending final approval.

Over the past two decades, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, driving sea levels to rise at an accelerated pace, according to a decades-long comprehensive analysis.

Long-haul low-cost airline, Norse Atlantic Airways, has planned changes to its long-haul network from London Gatwick for this upcoming winter season. According to schedules filed to aviation analytics firm, Cirium, the airline’s Miami route will be axed as of October 25. This coincides with the launch of a new route to Bangkok that begins the following day.

To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn't appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.

In the latest drama over replacing the United States Air Force’s VC-25A's dating back to 1990 with Boeing 747-8s converted to VC-25B standards; current US President Donald Trump is losing his patience and offering his input. But making an airplane ready to fly the United States of America’s Commander-in-Chief requires many specialized system that one’s average airliner or business jet does not need.

United Airlines is reintroducing a nonstop route between Washington Dulles International Airportt (IAD) and Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) beginning May 22, 2025. This new service marks the return of a connection that United previously operated until 2014, offering travelers a convenient and direct option between the US capital region and New Mexico's largest city.

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.