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While this obviously pales in comparison to the Air Canada Jazz CRJ-900 accident we just saw, a United Boeing 737 had a very strange incident, whereby the pilots tried to take off on the edge of the runway. After rejecting the takeoff, the pilots didn’t even have the aircraft inspected, but just headed right back to the runway, to take off again. United plane has botched takeoff at Chicago O’Hare Airport The Aviation Herald has the details of an incident happened a little after 8PM on Thursday, March 19, 2026. It involves United Airlines flight UA1394, scheduled to operate from…

Subscription Required By Karl Sinclair Updated with March 13, 2026, oil prices. March 23, 2026, © Leeham News: Airlines and lessors around the world are clamouring for their aircraft, which have been ordered and scheduled for delivery years in advance. As the Trump Administration begins to cobble together an economic plan to combat rising oil prices due to the Iran war, this is especially true in the narrow-body segment, where fuel-efficient aircraft are badly needed. The IATA fuel price monitor has jet fuel selling at $175/bbl for the week ending March 13, 2026, which applies more pressure on OEMs to…

The doors may have finally closed on the latest edition of PTE World (Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference), but the conversations about this stimulating segment of aviation will continue long throughout the year. As a media partner of PTE World 2026, AeroTime was on the ground over the three-day event from March 17 to 19, 2026, to speak with industry stakeholders and learn more about the technology shaping airports. As one of the largest and highly regarded airport conferences in the world, many of aviation’s most prominent companies were in London at the ExCel center to exhibit their work and…

In early 2025, Lufthansa Group acquired a 41% stake in Italy’s ITA Airways. Italy is an important market for all major European carriers, and it’s one where SkyTeam has historically been strongest, so Lufthansa Group wanted to change that. Shortly after that happened, ITA Airways left the SkyTeam alliance, with plans to eventually join the Star Alliance, and adopt Miles & More as its loyalty program. We now know the timeline with which that will happen, and we won’t have to wait much longer. ITA Airways will enter its next chapter on April 1, 2026 ITA Airways has announced that…

With the current partial government shutdown, many federal workers aren’t receiving paychecks. This includes TSA officers, and that’s leading to an increasing number of sick calls, which has meant longer lines at security. Some airports have even seen over 50% of TSA agents call in sick on some days. Past government shutdowns have sometimes ultimately ended because of the impacts on our aviation ecosystem. Along those lines, a couple of days ago, President Trump suggested he’s going to do something that’s sure to be controversial. We’re now starting to learn more details about what this will look like… Trump sends…

A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft heading to the International Space Station (ISS) will have to be docked manually after one of its automated rendezvous antennas failed to deploy following launch, according to Roscosmos.   The uncrewed Progress MS-33 spacecraft lifted off aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 22, 2026, and is still due to reach the station on March 24, 2026.  In a statement on Telegram, Roscosmos said the issue affects one of the spacecraft’s KURS automated rendezvous antennas, a key element of the Russian docking system. While engineers continue to troubleshoot the malfunction, NASA said all other systems are operating normally,…

I think most of us appreciate when pilots communicate transparently with passengers, especially in situations where there are irregular operations. However, this has to be one of the strangest ramblings I’ve ever heard, and I’m not sure what exactly was going through the captain’s head. Captain overshares during irregular operations On March 21, 2026, Alaska Airlines flight AS617 from Liberia (LIR) to Los Angeles (LAX) was canceled after all passengers boarded, and the plane started taxiing to the runway. The flight was operated by a Boeing 737-900ER, and was scheduled to depart Costa Rica at 6:12PM, and land in the…

Luxury airline beOnd announced on March 23, 2026, that it will be connecting Male (MLE), in the Maldives, with Paris and London from December 2026.   In response to AeroTime, a spokesperson for the airline stated that the choice of airport at both the French and British capitals has not yet been confirmed. The new services will be operated by beOnd existing fleet which includes Airbus A319 and A321 aircraft configured in an all-business cabin configuration for 44 and 68 seats, respectively.  The launch of these two new routes is also subject to governmental approval, although they will shortly be bookable…

Landing gear assemblies consist of more than wheels and struts; many of them feature shimmy dampers as well. They are typically found on airplanes with tricycle-style landing gear where they prevent wheel oscillation. Here’s everything you need to know about shimmy dampers and how they work. What Are Shimmy Dampers? Shimmy dampers are devices that prevent landing gear wheels from oscillating or “shimmying.” Landing gear wheels should remain straight upon touching down on the runway. If they oscillate from side to side, pilots may struggle to control the airplane during landings. Shimmy dampers reduce the risk of accidents by stabilizing…

While it’s not uncommon to see flights overbooked, here’s an unconventional way of handling that… and I’m kind of jealous of the “lucky” passengers (thanks to View from the Wing for flagging this). Transavia seats mother & daughter in cockpit on overbooked flight This incident happened on February 21, 2026, and involves Transavia flight HV6134 from Hurghada, Egypt (HRG), to Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS). For those not familiar, Transavia is the low cost carrier of Air France-KLM. At 2,292 miles, and with a block time of 5hr45min, this is one of Transavia’s longer routes. At the gate prior to departure, one…