NASA to stream Cygnus XL space station departure Oct. 9

NASA will stream the scheduled Cygnus XL space station departure on Oct. 9, 2026, with coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Northrop Grumman’s cargo spacecraft is scheduled for release from…

SEA Airport duty-free expansion: A Concourse shops planned for late 2027

SEA Airport duty-free expansion plans cover 30,700 square feet across the A, N and S Concourses. The Port of Seattle has awarded three new duty-free locations to a Hudson-led joint…

Delta flight updates: systems stabilize after technology issue

Delta flight updates remain available in its app and on delta.com as the airline says systems are stabilizing after a limited global technology issue affected connectivity to some systems.

Delta Seattle and Alaska flight deals: What’s still available

Delta Seattle and Alaska flight deals: Comfort offers and Seattle fares ended. Eligible Alaska SkyMiles fares have an October 20 booking deadline.

British Airways flight emergency: BA295 returns to Heathrow

The British Airways flight emergency ended with BA295 returning safely to Heathrow on October 5, 2026, The Guardian reports. The London-to-Chicago service descended over Ireland and turned back. BA cited…

NASA aircraft icing research tests large droplets to improve aviation safety

NASA’s aircraft icing research includes tests of new probes measuring unusually large, supercooled droplets that can freeze on surfaces behind conventional ice-protection systems. The work is intended to help U.S.…

Israel was ready to shoot down Flydubai jet after cockpit attack, sources say

Israel prepared a possible shoot-down response after the captain of a FlyDubai flight was attacked, but recalled its fighter jets when the aircraft turned toward Saudi Arabia, two Israeli sources…

Medical plane crash near Nantucket: Search suspended, six presumed dead

The US Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday for a medical transport plane that crashed off Massachusetts, and all six people aboard are presumed dead, The Guardian reported. The Gulfstream…

Tinubu says all 32 aboard Nigerian military plane died in crash

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said all 32 people aboard a military aircraft that crashed in southern Nigeria had died. Deutsche Welle reported that the aircraft, carrying 25 passengers and seven…

Passengers helped stop reported cockpit attack on flydubai Flight 1073

Passengers and an off-duty pilot helped bring flydubai Flight 1073 out of a steep dive during a reported cockpit attack, CBS News recounts. Its report draws on accounts from passengers,…