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Associated Press • Rio Yamat

TSA allows eligible PreCheck members without tickets to enter secure gate areas at 13 airports

The Transportation Security Administration has launched Gatecheck, allowing eligible TSA PreCheck members without airline tickets to clear security and access gate areas at 13 U.S. airports. The initiative restores limited non-passenger access 25 years after post-9/11 security protocols sharply restricted airport gate entry.

Simple Flying • Victoria Agronsky

TSA’s New Gatecheck Program Lets PreCheck Members Pass Security Without Flying

al.com • Katherine Rodriguez

TSA launches program allowing select non-passengers past secure airport spaces

Also: The Independent and The Independent

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2026-09-08T11:50:35.957086-07:00

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Reuters • Sam Tabahriti

Air traffic control issue disrupts flights at major UK airports

By Reuters: Flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday by a technical fault at air traffic control ‌provider NATS, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain's aviation infrastructure.

AeroTime

Airlines fume as UK air traffic control failure disrupts more than 1,000 flights

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

Major Air Traffic Control Outage Halts Arrivals at London’s Five Major Airports

Also: Associated Press, One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, Reuters, CNBC, Aviation24, Wings, Euronews, gbnews.com, The Independent, The Guardian and 10 more

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2026-09-08T08:06:16.305996-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Graham Rapier

Tracking airlines’ new routes as long-haul A321XLR plans take shape

By FlightGlobal: United, American, and Air Canada are among North American airlines with big plans for the XLR next year. Global airlines have big plans for the Airbus A321XLR.

Also: Travel Radar and headforpoints.com

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2026-09-08T13:20:55.755841-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Rare DC-8 freighter veers off runway, collapses nose gear in Kinshasa

By AeroTime: One of the world’s last operational Douglas DC-8 freighters veered off the runway and suffered a nose-gear collapse while landing in Kinshasa.

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2026-09-08T14:20:32.587370-07:00

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Leeham News • Admin Leeham News

IBA assesses aviation disruption from Middle East conflicts

By Leeham News: Free for nonsubscribers By Charles Alcock Sept.

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2026-09-08T14:21:17.148374-07:00

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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Cairo orders fifteen A320neo directly from Airbus

By ch-aviation: Air Cairo (SM, Cairo International) has placed its first direct order with Airbus, signing a firm agreement for the purchase of fifteen A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026.