Category: Travel

Budapest, 13 October 2025 — Budapest Airport, part of the VINCI Airports network, has celebrated the launch of two new Jet2.com routes connecting the Hungarian capital with Newcastle International Airport and East Midlands Airport. The services, operating twice weekly, mark a significant expansion of the UK leisure airline’s presence in Central Europe. Strengthening UK–Hungary Connectivity […]

Washington/New York/Los Angeles, 11 October 2025 (developing) — Travelers across the United States are facing widespread flight delays and cancellations today, as the federal government shutdown enters its second week. Staffing shortages among air traffic controllers and TSA officers, many of whom are working without pay, are straining the system and causing cascading operational problems. […]

Brussels, 10 October 2025 — Air travel across Europe faced significant disruption today, with 2,312 flight delays and 523 cancellations reported across major airports, according to real-time data from Eurocontrol and FlightAware. The disruptions were driven by coordinated labor strikes in key aviation hubs, including France, Italy, Greece, and the Netherlands, where air traffic controllers […]

Washington, D.C., 10 October 2025 — Air travel across the United States faced significant disruption today, with 1,649 delays and 332 cancellations reported nationwide. Of these, 37 cancellations occurred on flights within, into, or out of the country, according to data compiled from aviation tracking services and federal sources. Estimated Passenger Impact Based on average […]

COLOGNE, October 9, 2025 — The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) launched the fifth release of its Innovative Air Mobility (IAM) Hub adding new functionality that will enable stakeholders to better navigate the evolving drone economy and to reap the benefits of its updated SORA (Specific Operations Risk Assessment) version 2.5. SORA 2.5 will […]

Brussels, 9 October 2025 — Air travel across Europe is expected to face moderate disruption on 9 October, with a combination of strike actions, staffing shortages, and seasonal demand pressures contributing to delays and cancellations. According to EUROCONTROL and industry monitoring platforms, the continent is forecast to handle over 31,000 scheduled flights tomorrow, with disruption […]

Washington, D.C., 9 October 2025 — Airlines operating within, into, and out of the United States are preparing for 645 delays and 110 cancellations tomorrow, according to the latest aviation data. While the majority of disruptions are concentrated among regional carriers and smaller airports, several major hubs are also expected to experience minor impacts. Key […]

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published Revision from October 2025 of the Easy Access Rules for Additional Airworthiness Specifications (Regulation (EU) 2015/640). This Revision incorporates new requirements adopted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2954 and EASA ED Decision 2024/010/R amending CS-26 .The following topics are addressed: Installation of helicopter crash-resistant fuel system mandate, Provision […]

Brussels, 8 October 2025 — Europe’s aviation network faced another day of disruption, with more than 5,000 flight delays and over 40 cancellations reported across leading airports. Operational pressures, staffing shortages, and congestion continue to weigh heavily on the continent’s busiest hubs. Top 10 Airports by Disruption (Major Hubs) Secondary Airports by Disruption Context and […]

Washington, 8 October 2025 — Air traffic control staffing shortages are causing widespread flight disruptions across the United States for a second consecutive day, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed on Tuesday, as the government shutdown reached its seventh day. Scale of Disruptions The FAA noted that staffing shortages at major control centers in Chicago, […]