ATC   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737   Southwest Airlines  
Associated Press • Josh Funk

Southwest A350? no—Southwest 737 close call at Nashville as ATC routed one jet into another’s departure path, triggering collisi

Southwest Airlines reported a near-miss at Nashville International Airport in which air traffic control directed one Boeing 737 to turn into the departure path of another Southwest flight north of the field. Both cockpits reportedly received collision warnings, and pilots took evasive action to avoid the potential midair collision.

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2026-04-20T13:51:24.220894-07:00
M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Spirit Airlines  
Bloomberg • Allyson Versprille, Ryan Gould, Siddharth Philip

Spirit Floats Government Stake to Avoid Possible Liquidation

By Bloomberg: Spirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has floated offering the US government an equity stake in the discount carrier to help stave off its potential liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter.

2026-04-20T12:02:51.873490-07:00
Routes   Europe   North America   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
British Airways • British Airways

City lights and coastal charm: British Airways launches St. Louis and Guernsey

By British Airways: Two new British Airways routes took to the skies yesterday, as the first flights to St. Louis, Missouri in the US, and Guernsey in the Channel Islands departed from London.

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2026-04-20T05:14:47.868215-07:00