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

Southwest near-midair collision over Nashville: ATC error directed one aircraft into the other’s flight path; onboard collision

Two Southwest Airlines Boeing jets came within about 500 feet of one another over Nashville International Airport on Saturday after air traffic controllers appeared to direct one aircraft to cross into the other’s path. The incident did not result in a collision as both aircraft’s onboard collision-avoidance systems triggered evasive action.

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2026-04-20T13:51:24.220894-07:00
Middle East   North America   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Sri Taylor

Alaska Air Suspends 2026 Guidance as Fuel Prices Batter Industry

By Bloomberg: Alaska Air Group Inc. suspended its full-year profit guidance and forecast a deeper loss than Wall Street expects for the second quarter, as the US carrier grapples with rising fuel costs amid war in the Middle East.

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2026-04-20T15:34:48.802075-07:00
M&A   Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Policy & Regulation   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