When choosing which airline to fly with, safety naturally tops most travelers' concerns. S. carriers when it comes to accident records and safety protocols. These rankings provide crucial insights based on actual incident data from 2023 through 2025.

After five years away, controversial Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed flights to the UK. The first scheduled journey took place on Saturday October 25, marking the end of a five-year ban imposed by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

The U.S. government has been shut down for 15 days, and as Americans await decisions from top policymakers to fund and reopen the government, air travel has felt some early ripple effects as a result of the federal impasse.

Finnair airline has announced on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that flights on eight grounded planes will be back by the end of the month after temporarily suspending travel over safety concerns. Grounding the planes resulted in the cancellation of roughly 70 flights.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that air traffic controllers are experiencing increased pressure at work amid the government shutdown for which Republicans and Democrats are both holding each other responsible.

Alaska Airlines grounded all its flights nationwide following a tech outage Thursday afternoon — the second time in roughly three months. The airline announced a “temporary” ground stop over the issue and advised customers to check their flight status before heading out the door.

In October of 2025, a laptop on its way to Rome ended up in an unlikely location, became a fire hazard, and inconvenienced several air travelers.

U.S. airlines and aviation groups are warning Congress that a government shutdown at midnight would disrupt air travel and jeopardize safety.

The airplane, which was traveling from Denver to Los Angeles, was diverted to Salt Lake City as a result of the incident.