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US: United Airlines Flights Briefly Grounded Due To Technical Issue; Thousands Of Passengers Affected
US: United Airlines Flights Briefly Grounded Due To Technical Issue; Thousands Of Passengers Affected | X/United Airlines Hundreds of United Airlines flights were grounded on Wednesday evening (local time) due to a technical issue. The issue was...

D-Day plane to land at Wings N’ Wheels
On the morning of June 6, 1944, a C-47 plane named Placid Lassie took off for Normandy during the D-Day invasion, towing a glider that carried airborne infantry and equipment. Over 81 years later, Placid Lassie will land at Wings Field in Blue...
Plane carrying 145 passengers suffers 'tailstrike' during landing, crew members injured
DUBLIN (WKRC) - An investigation has revealed that two cabin crew members sustained injuries following a "tailstrike" during an aborted landing. The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) reported that the Aer Lingus Airbus A321, en route from...

United Airlines flights resume after resolving glitch
United Airlines said a technology issue that led to a grounding of its flights for a few hours at US airports and major delays across its network on Wednesday had been resolved. "While we expect residual delays, our team is working to restore our...

Delays still expected with United Airlines as tech issue resolves

Kazakhstan to prepare final report on AZAL plane crash near Aktau airport
A few months from now, the Kazakh authorities will prepare a final report on the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane near Aktau Airport, said Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev at a press conference, APA reports, citing TASS....

United Airlines Grounds Flights Nationwide Due to Tech Glitch
Home World United Airlines Grounds Flights Nationwide Due to Tech Glitch United Airlines temporarily halted flights at several major U.S. airports early Thursday following a technology outage, the airline confirmed. The Federal Aviation...

Travel chaos as United Airlines grounds entire mainline fleet over ‘technology issue’
UNITED Airlines bosses were forced to ground its fleet of planes across the US on Wednesday sparking travel chaos for passengers. Ground stops were ordered at major airports including Houston, Newark, and San Francisco. 4 Travelers waiting for...
'Celebrity Pickleball Coach' Peter Nguyen Vapes Mid-Flight; Kicked Off Plane After Clash Air Hostess
Charity Chaos: Harry Breaks Silence After Sentebale Investigation Ends Prince Harry has broken his silence following the UK Charity Commission's investigation into Sentebale, the African charity he co-founded. While the Commission cleared him of...

Moment ValueJet Airplane Nearly Hit Kwam1 At Abuja Airport (Video)
Naija News reports that Kwam1, who was scheduled to board a morning flight from Abuja to Lagos, reportedly violated aviation regulations and was deboarded by the flight crew. In a viral video that surfaced online, the visibly angry musician was...

More than 1000 United Airlines flights delayed in the US due to technology problem
A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports Wednesday and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. The impacted system, called Unimatic, houses flight information that is fed to other systems including those...

Birmingham Airport latest: Thousands of passengers still disrupted after plane’s emergency landing closes runway
Watch: Small aircraft seen on runway Birmingham Airport incident- Small aircraft seen on runway Athena Stavrou7 August 2025 07:58 Thousands of passengers still disrupted by Birmingham airport closure The Independent’s Travel Correspondent Simon...

United Airlines Hit By Tech Glitch, Flights Face Major Delays
Washington: United Airlines temporarily suspended all of its mainline flights because of a technical problem with its systems, impacting thousands of passengers across the US. The problem was fixed within a few hours, although the airline...

Joby Aviation CEO Sets Sights On Pentagon's $9.4 Billion Budget For Uncrewed Aircraft, Targets 500 Aircraft Per Year
JoeBen Bevirt, CEO of Joby Aviation Inc. JOBY, says that the company sees a lot of potential in the Pentagon's $9.4 billion budget for uncrewed aircraft. Significant Opportunity For Joby Aviation "The DoD has requested $9.4 billion in the FY26...

AP News: Medical community heartbroken after fatal plane crash on Navajo Nation
ALBUQUERQE, 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 in...

Search To Continue For Missing Light Plane
Tasmania Police will on Friday continue the search for a light plane and its two occupants which has been missing since Saturday afternoon. Inspector Craig Fox said PolAir would be deployed for sweeps along the northern Tasmanian coastline, based...

Uttarkashi flash floods: Army says rescue operations intensified, ad-hoc aviation base set up at Matli Helipad
The Army, in close coordination with other authorities, continues to intensify Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the flash flood-affected area of Dharali, near Harsil in Uttarakhand on Thursday, August 7, 2025. The...

United Airlines grounds flights at US airports over tech glitch
WASHINGTON – United Airlines said it had grounded its flights at US airports on Aug 6 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...

United Airlines flights delayed after tech glitch triggers temporary ground stop
United Airlines faced major disruptions Wednesday night after a “technology issue” prompted a temporary ground stop, delaying nearly 1,100 flights and canceling over 150. The stoppage impacted flights out of several key airports, including Chicago...

United Airlines Emergencies Surge: From Mayday Landings to System Outages — Can Flyers Still Trust the Carrier?
United Airlines is under renewed scrutiny after two major incidents — a mayday emergency landing and a widespread system outage — disrupted operations within days of each other. The mayday call was made on 25 July 2025 by Flight UA108 due to a...