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Porter named launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport; 12 routes start 15 June 2026

Porter Airlines will be the inaugural carrier at the new Montreal Metropolitan Airport (MET), launching 12 nonstop routes beginning 15 June 2026. MET's new passenger terminal is scheduled to open in June, marking the airport's commercial service launch and Porter's expansion of its elevated passenger offering in Montreal.

2026-03-24T08:00:28.140030-07:00

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Newark ATC tower evacuated after smoke; hour-long shutdown disrupts New York flights

2026-03-23T06:25:25.679152-07:00

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El Al urges reopening of Eilat (Ramon) airport after Tel Aviv flight restrictions

2026-03-23T23:46:32.042103-07:00

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Lufthansa Group and Munich Airport to expand Terminal 2 with T‑pier, adding 10M ppa and extending partnership to 2056

2026-03-23T08:31:10.300103-07:00

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Avfuel details SAF supply, FBO infrastructure and pricing plans at NBAA SDC Avfuel used the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference to present its approach to scaling SAF supply for business aviation, including infrastructure investments at FBOs and new pricing frameworks aimed at improving SAF access and predictability for flight departments and operators.

2026-03-24T08:35:30.870236-07:00

Avfuel details SAF supply, FBO infrastructure and pricing plans at NBAA SDC

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Porter named launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport; 12 routes start 15 June 2026 Porter Airlines will be the inaugural carrier at the new Montreal Metropolitan Airport (MET), launching 12 nonstop routes beginning 15 June 2026. MET's new passenger terminal is scheduled to open in June, marking the airport's commercial service launch and Porter's expansion of its elevated passenger offering in Montreal.

2026-03-24T08:00:28.140030-07:00

Porter named launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport; 12 routes start 15 June 2026

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El Al urges reopening of Eilat (Ramon) airport after Tel Aviv flight restrictions El Al has urged Israeli authorities to reopen Eilat (Ramon) airport after restrictions on flights to Tel Aviv, saying the southern gateway could restore capacity and serve as an operational alternative. The carrier argues reopening would help resume services and relieve constrained schedules.

2026-03-23T23:46:32.042103-07:00

El Al urges reopening of Eilat (Ramon) airport after Tel Aviv flight restrictions

Bloomberg

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Lufthansa Group and other carriers extend Middle East suspensions — some routes kept off schedules into October Lufthansa Group will suspend all Middle East flights through at least April 30, with many routes — including services to Iran and other Gulf destinations — kept off schedules into October. Carriers across Africa and Asia, including Philippine Airlines, have cut or rerouted services amid airspace closures and rising costs.

2026-03-23T11:25:21.996404-07:00

Lufthansa Group and other carriers extend Middle East suspensions — some routes kept off schedules into October

AirInsight

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DOT T‑100 Shows Pandemic Still Distorting U.S. Air Travel Recovery, Challenging Forecasting Models DOT T‑100 filings show U.S. air traffic patterns remain materially distorted by pandemic‑era shifts in route mix, regional recoveries and traveller behaviour, undermining conventional demand signals and complicating short‑term forecasting and capacity planning for airlines, airports and regulators. That raises questions for model calibration, scheduling and fleet decisions.

2026-03-23T10:25:41.572299-07:00

DOT T‑100 Shows Pandemic Still Distorting U.S. Air Travel Recovery, Challenging Forecasting Models

The Air Current

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Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash Decades of previously reported aircraft and ground‑vehicle near‑misses at New York's LaGuardia Airport culminated in a fatal runway collision Sunday evening, killing at least two people. The incident reignites scrutiny of operational risks and procedural gaps at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

2026-03-23T09:42:16.765114-07:00

Decades of near‑misses at LaGuardia culminate in fatal runway crash

The Atlantic

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LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC A collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia killed two and forced hundreds of flight cancellations at the start of the work week. The crash has focused attention on U.S. ground‑traffic control failures, air traffic‑controller staffing overstretch, a federal funding freeze and ICE deployments amid airport chaos.

2026-03-23T08:58:42.941645-07:00

LaGuardia runway collision kills two, sparks hundreds of cancellations and scrutiny of U.S. ATC

AeroTime

PTE World 2026: Airport innovation reshaping the passenger journey with biometrics, analytics and touchless processing PTE World 2026 showcased airport technologies transforming the passenger journey — from touchless processing and biometric ID to real‑time analytics, sensor fusion and integrated terminal systems. Operators and suppliers framed these solutions as tools to increase throughput, cut queue times and support long‑term capacity growth.

2026-03-23T08:31:12.332329-07:00

PTE World 2026: Airport innovation reshaping the passenger journey with biometrics, analytics and touchless processing

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Porter named launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport; 12 routes start 15 June 2026

Newark ATC tower evacuated after smoke; hour-long shutdown disrupts New York flights

El Al urges reopening of Eilat (Ramon) airport after Tel Aviv flight restrictions

Lufthansa Group and Munich Airport to expand Terminal 2 with T‑pier, adding 10M ppa and extending partnership to 2056

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