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

Sinkhole closes LaGuardia runway, triggering cancellations and delays

A sinkhole discovered near New York’s LaGuardia Airport forced the shutdown of a key runway on Wednesday, as emergency crews assessed the cause and remediation steps. Airlines and travelers faced significant schedule disruption while crews worked to restore operations.

Airline Geeks • Zach Vasile

Sinkhole Shuts Down Runway at LaGuardia

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2026-05-20T12:09:47.010329-07:00
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
UAV Development & Drone Programs   MRO   BizAv   AI  
Aviation Week • Bill Carey

Jet Aviation Introduces U.S. Drone Inspections

By Aviation Week: Fixed-base operator (FBO) Jet Aviation is now offering its U.S.-based customers automated drone inspections of aircraft exteriors.

2026-05-20T04:40:56.464475-07:00