If you have flown anywhere this summer, you may have sensed a shift in tone. Airlines and regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are converging on the same conclusion: the era of treating disruptive, alcohol-fuelled passengers as an unfortunate cost of doing business is ending. New proposals in the UK and a rare enforcement action in the US suggest the crackdown is moving from rhetoric to legislation, and in some cases to your wallet before you have even boarded. What the U

As the Trump administration rushes to build a 250-foot Triumphal Arch by America’s 250th birthday in July 2026, the project faces FAA safety reviews over its proximity to Reagan National Airport. The proposed 250-foot ‘triumphal arch’ will be built opposite the Lincoln Memorial, at the end of Memorial Bridge. The project poses risk to flights ascending and descending from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, one of the busiest in the U.S. The Federal Aviation Administra

United flight attendants ratified the tentative agreement yesterday with a vote of 82% in favour. The result emerged after eight months of further mediated talks and was announced on March 26 following a four-day session in Washington D.C. The agreed contract will last for five years from May 31, 2026, to May 31, 2031. The United Airlines flight attendants have been on stagnant pay since the pandemic as they watch rival aviation companies Delta and American reward their work