North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille

Sinkhole shuts LaGuardia runway 4/22, triggering delays and cancellations as Port Authority warns of disruption

A sinkhole near LaGuardia Airport’s Runway 4/22 forced a partial shutdown of runway operations, causing flight delays and cancellations. The Port Authority warned travelers to expect continued disruption while emergency crews assess the cause and determine how to restore service, with thunderstorms forecast.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

Sinkhole Shuts Down Runway at LaGuardia

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2026-05-20T12:09:47.010329-07:00
Israel   Middle East   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Airlines  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Impact of Middle East conflict pushes El Al into first-quarter loss

By FlightGlobal: Carrier believes period would have been profitable but for closure of airspace and operational restrictions. Israeli flag-carrier El Al estimates the damage inflicted on its net profit by the Middle East conflict amounted to $145 million.

2026-05-20T15:09:20.514367-07:00
Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines  
Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Air France Flight to Detroit Forced to Divert to Montreal After Alleged Virus Scare

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: An Air France flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Detroit has reportedly been barred from entering U.S. airspace after officials became aware that a passenger may have been in an Ebola-affected country in recent weeks.

2026-05-20T13:11:55.721345-07:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Airbus A350   Airbus  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Airbus warns customers of fresh A350 delivery delays

By Air Data News: Airbus has warned some airline customers about additional delivery delays affecting the A350 program later this decade, according to Reuters, as the European manufacturer continues to face supply-chain disruption tied to a recently acquired US factory.

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2026-05-20T10:54:40.028048-07:00