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United Airlines resolves technology issue, lifts ground stop
United Airlines lifted a ground stop after resolving a technology issue. In an update, the airline said it’s still experiencing delays, but its team is working to restore normal operations. United flights were held at their departure airports for...

Medical community heartbroken after fatal plane crash in northern Arizona on Navajo Nation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal investigators on Wednesday were trying to piece together what caused a medical transport plane to crash on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, killing the four people on board and leaving the medical community...

Spirit Airlines to Launch Fort Lauderdale–Belize Route This November
Yesterday, we announced that Spirit Airlines will begin servicing Belize later this year with direct flights to and from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. Evan Tillett, Director of Tourism, spoke on the milestone, saying that discussions had been...

United Airlines’ flights resume in US after tech issue fixed
By Danny Lee, Bloomberg News (TNS) United Airlines Holdings Inc. started to resume flights after fixing a tech issue that temporarily grounded planes and delayed hundreds of flights across the U.S. Wednesday evening. The Chicago-based carrier, the...

United Airlines system outage impacts flights at Newark Liberty
A system outage that impacted United Airlines led to flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport on Wednesday evening. The technological issues caused a ground stop at Newark Liberty for a time. The Federal Aviation Administration says...

High Court Indefinitely Suspends 14-Year-Old Drug Plane Case
President of the Association of Defence Attorneys (ADA) Dickie Bradley has applauded the High Court’s decision to indefinitely suspend criminal proceedings against six men charged with facilitating a drug plane landing. Harold Usher and Victor...

Ethiopia shoots down Russian bid to dodge aviation sanctions
Russia has been trying to patch together its existing fleet of Western airliners, but the sector's problems are growing. “Over time, there are only so many spare parts you can cannibalize from other aircraft and only so many spares you can make...

Panerai unveils two watches honouring the Italian Navy aviation branch
Published on August 7, 2025 Panerai’s two newest watches – The Submersible Marina Militar (PAM01697) and the Submersible Marina Militare Carbotech (PAM01698) – are inspired by Aviazione Navale, the Italian Navy’s aviation branch, which supports...

Descope enhances AI identity security with Agentic Identity Control Plane
Descope launched Agentic Identity Control Plane, a solution that enables security teams to institute policy-based governance, auditing, and identity management for their AI agent and Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystems. The Agentic Identity...

"Get fighter plane from Modi Baba": Eknath Shinde's grandson steals the show during Delhi visit
Daijiworld Media Network- New Delhi New Delhi, Aug 7: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde may have come to the national capital on official duty, but it was a unique request from his five-year-old grandson Rudransh that brought smiles...

Jet2 passengers hauled off flight after plane forced to turn back one hour into flight
Boozy Jet2 passengers have been hauled off a flight for VAPING after a plane was forced to turn back just one hour into a flight from the UK. The passengers, who jetted off with Jet2 from London Stansted, rowed with cabin crew and ignored demands...

Old video of Prophet Roja's plane crash prophecy resurfaces after death of Omane Boamah, others
An old video of Ghanaian preacher, Samuel Henry, also referred to as Prophet Roja, has resurfaced online after the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the life of the Minister of Defence, Dr Edward Omane Boamah, along with others on August 6,...

United Airlines grounds flights at U.S. airports over technology glitch
United Airlines UAL.O said it had grounded its flights at U.S. airports on Wednesday due to a technology issue, and warned of additional flight delays in the evening. “Due to a technology issue, we are holding United mainline flights at their...

How loyalty programmes are keeping America’s airlines aloft
You might expect America’s most valuable airline to earn its keep flying passengers. But you would be mistaken. In the second quarter of the year Delta Air Lines notched up an operating profit of $2.1bn, comfortably ahead of its domestic rivals....

'Technology issue': United Airlines hit by system-wide outage, FAA grounds flights across US
A major technical outage has disrupted United Airlines’ operations across the United States, grounding flights and causing widespread delays. The issue, which began around 8 pm (local time) on Wednesday, triggered a nationwide ground stop issued...

United Airlines grounds flights at U.S. airports over technology glitch

Airline Apologizes to Passengers 'Bothered' by 'a Few Small Cockroaches' During Long-Haul Flight By Natalia Senanayake
NEED TO KNOW Air India has issued an apology after two passengers spotted multiple cockroaches on their flight The incident occurred on Flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai During a fuel stop in Kolkata, the plane was deep cleaned before it...

Plane crash killed 4 in northeast Arizona. What we know
The four people killed when a medical transport plane crashed near Chinle Airport on the afternoon of Aug. 5 were honored in a procession of Navajo police officers and Apache County sheriff’s deputies the morning after the tragic incident. The...

Lanett accepts aviation grant, approves roof replacements
Lanett accepts aviation grant, approves roof replacements Published 8:30 am Wednesday, August 6, 2025 LANETT — On Monday, the Lanett City Council unanimously approved a resolution to accept a U.S. Department of Transportation federal aviation...

Why are United Airlines flights delayed today? Airline reveals cause of nationwide ground stop
United Airlines flights are experiencing widespread delays today due to a nationwide system outage that has forced the airline to issue a ground stop. The airline has confirmed the technical issue and is actively working to resolve it. United...