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12-Year-Old TUI Airways 787-8 To Be Scrapped For Parts www.gatechecked.com/12-year-old-...
12-Year-Old TUI Airways 787-8 To Be Scrapped For Parts
A TUI Airways Boeing 787-8 will visit be scrapped after just 12 years in service.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Garmin System Autolands King Air Following Pilot Incapacitation www.gatechecked.com/garmin-syste...
Garmin System Autolands King Air Following Pilot Incapacitation
A Beechcraft Super King Air landed safely using Garmin's emergency Autoland system after the pilot became incapacitated during flight.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Passenger Boards Heathrow Flight With No Passport And Boarding Pass www.gatechecked.com/passenger-bo...
Passenger Boards Heathrow Flight With No Passport And Boarding Pass
A man managed skip by all the major security protocols, and was able to board a flight at London’s Heathrow Airport destined to Oslo, Norway, only to get caught out in the unluckiest way possible.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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IHG Soft Launches InterContinental The Red Sea Resort www.gatechecked.com/ihg-intercon...
IHG Soft Launches InterContinental The Red Sea Resort
On December 1, IHG opened the InterContinental The Red Sea Resort, joining the collection of what would eventually be 11 hotels on Shura island.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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ANA To Retire Final Star Wars Livery Jet, Announces Lottery Event for Exclusive Farewell Viewing www.gatechecked.com/ana-to-retir...
ANA To Retire Final Star Wars Livery Jet, Announces Lottery Event for Exclusive Farewell Viewing
After 11 years working together, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Disney/Lucasfilm are winding down their Star Wars movie partnership.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Air Caraibes Downgrades Sint Maarten Service Before It Starts www.gatechecked.com/air-caraibes...
Air Caraibes Downgrades Sint Maarten Service Before It Starts
Air Caraibes has backtracked on its year round service to Sint Maarten, and will offer seasonal flights from December 2025 through May 2026.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Airlines Make Quick Work Of Airbus A320 Family Updates www.gatechecked.com/airlines-mak...
Airlines Make Quick Work Of Airbus A320 Family Updates
Airbus has reported that the overwhelming majority of Airbus A320 family units affected by the ELAC issue have since been updated.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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MGM CEO Sorry For High Resort Prices
MGM CEO Sorry For High Resort Prices
MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle has admitted that the hospitality group has let rates and charges get out of hand this past summer.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Abandoned Four Seasons Barbados Site Gets New Owner www.gatechecked.com/abandoned-fo...
Abandoned Four Seasons Barbados Site Gets New Owner
The abandoned Four Seasons Barbados property at Paradise Beach has found a developer.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Venezuela Revokes Permits For Six International Airlines www.gatechecked.com/venezuela-re...
Venezuela Revokes Permits For Six International Airlines
Venezuela's civil aviation authority has revoked travel permits for six international carriers after they failed to meet the country's ultimatum to resume flights.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Trinidad Government Announces Flights To Ghana www.gatechecked.com/trinidad-gov...
Trinidad Government Announces Flights To Ghana
Trinidad and Tobago's government has announced the upcoming addition of flights between Ghana and Trinidad starting in early 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Air Peace Offering Very Interesting Caribbean Charter In December www.gatechecked.com/air-peace-of...
Air Peace Offering Very Interesting Caribbean Charter In December
Air Peace has advertised a rather interesting charter service, with plans to make multiple stops across the Caribbean in the latter half of December.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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FAA To Keep 6% Cutback on Domestic Flights Despite Federal Funding Approval www.gatechecked.com/faa-to-keep-...
FAA To Keep 6% Cutback on Domestic Flights Despite Federal Funding Approval
Following the end of the federal shutdown, the FAA is still keeping the 6% cutback in place as it assesses the ATC staffing situation.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Air Canada To Transition MAX Fleet To Rouge By End Of 2026 www.gatechecked.com/air-canada-t...
Air Canada To Transition MAX Fleet To Rouge By End Of 2026
Air Canada is moving ahead to transition its entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet to its Rouge arm bu the end of 2026.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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SeatGuru Laid To Rest After 24 Years
SeatGuru Laid To Rest After 24 Years
After 24 years in business, the SeatGuru website was shut down as part of TripAdvisor's cost savings strategy.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Small Plane Mistakenly Lands In Schoolyard, Nearly Hits Fence On Takeoff www.gatechecked.com/small-plane-...
Small Plane Mistakenly Lands In Schoolyard, Nearly Hits Fence On Takeoff
A small plane accidentally landed near a school yard in Karaudarnau Village, in the South Rupununi region of Guyana.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Free Wi-Fi Coming To British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL And Vueling Following IAG Deal With Starlink www.gatechecked.com/iag-starlink...
Free Wi-Fi Coming To British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, LEVEL And Vueling Following IAG Deal With Starlink
The International Airlines Group (IAG) has formalized a deal with Starlink to provide high-speed internet access to its range of subsidiary airlines.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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GPS Jamming Activity Detected Around Venezuela And Trinidad www.gatechecked.com/gps-jamming-...
GPS Jamming Activity Detected Around Venezuela And Trinidad
On October 29, 2025, there was a notable spike in GPS blocking activity around Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and western parts of Venezuela.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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SWISS Will Ground A220-100 Fleet Until Mid-2027
SWISS Will Ground A220-100 Fleet Until Mid-2027
SWISS will ground its entire fleet of Airbus A220-100s following persistent issues with the Pratt & Whitney GTF-powered aircraft.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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American Airlines Details First Transatlantic A321XLR Route
American Airlines Details First Transatlantic A321XLR Route
American Airlines has announced that its Airbus A321XLR will be used on its upcoming seasonal service from New York (JFK) to Edinburgh (EDI).
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October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Upcoming Barbados Hotel and Resort Openings www.gatechecked.com/upcoming-bar...
Upcoming Barbados Hotel and Resort Openings
Discover every new hotel opening in Barbados through 2027 including Hyatt Ziva, Pendry, Hotel Indigo and Marriott’s Elegant rebrands.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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JetBlue Announces First Class Domestic Seating Starting In 2026 www.gatechecked.com/jetblue-firs...
JetBlue Announces First Class Domestic Seating Starting In 2026
JetBlue has announced that it will launch first-class domestic recliner style seating starting in 2026.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Passenger’s Ticket Canceled After Posting It Online www.gatechecked.com/passenger-ti...
Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes: Passenger’s Ticket Canceled After Posting It Online
One TikTok “influencer” learnt the hard way that it’s not always a good idea to share your airline ticket online.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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FlyDubai Slowly Moving Toward Full-Service Model www.gatechecked.com/flydubai-slo...
FlyDubai Slowly Moving Toward Full-Service Model
FlyDubai moves one step closer to a full service model with meals and complimentary in-flight entertainment included as standard in economy fares.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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American Airlines Previews First Three-Class Airbus A321XLR Cabin; First Flights Planned For December www.gatechecked.com/american-air...
American Airlines Previews First Three-Class Airbus A321XLR Cabin; First Flights Planned For December
After taking delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, American Airlines has shared a few previews of the interior, and announced its first flight.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM