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NEWS Nov 14, 2024 Judge Orders Oakland Airport To Remove San Francisco From Name Oakland Airport rebranded earlier this year as the "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" to attract more business and increase appeal. This move attracted negative attention from SF, who have called for the airport to revert its name. Read More →
NEWS Sep 18, 2024 Passengers Fly to the Wrong Airport After Oakland Airport Renaming Recently, the airport in the Californian city of Oakland had its name changed, albeit in quite a confusing way. The airport that was once known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) has changed its name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) last May, and it is confusing travelers. Read More →
NEWS Aug 17, 2024 Two Consecutive San Francisco-Rome Flights Divert, Third Cancelled: What's Going On? A United flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Rome (FCO) was diverted two times in a row, and a third flight was canceled, all in a time period of 3 days. Read More →
NEWS Jul 13, 2024 Laptop Fire Onboard American Airlines Flight Forces Passengers To Evacuate Onto Runway An American Airlines flight was evacuated in San Francisco following an onboard fire that filled the cabin with smoke. Here's what we know about the incident so far. Read More →
NEWS Jun 20, 2024 Power Outage at San Francisco Airport Impacts Flights, Causes Hours of Delays A partial power outage at San Francisco International Airport caused brief confusion and inconvenience for travelers Wednesday morning. The outage has since been resolved. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 13, 2024 Why Does an Airport's Name Matter? If you want to market a product well, various factors must be considered such as the product name. This principle applies to airports as well. There are multiple factors behind why entities choose to name airports the way they do, most notably, the decision of what to name an airport. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 03, 2024 Extraordinary Courage: The Fight To Save Alaska Air Flight 261 Alaska Air Flight 261 crashed into the ocean off the coast of California on Jan. 31, 2000, when the jackscrew assembly in the tail failed, causing the aircraft to lose vertical control. The pilots fought valiantly to the very last second to save the airplane. But their fate was sealed by circumstances set in place long before they ever boarded the aircraft. This is the first of two parts. Read More →
NEWS Jan 28, 2024 How Chiefs and 49ers Fans Can Fly to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas Chiefs and 49ers fans are excited to see their teams play in the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Many airlines - including American, Delta, and United - have added extra flights to accommodate fans in Kansas City and the San Francisco Bay Area. Fans in other cities can also visit the Super Bowl through additional flights from other airports nationwide. Read More →
STORIES Jan 25, 2024 The Worst Plane Crash That Never Happened: Air Canada 759 On July 7, 2017, Air Canada Flight 759, an Airbus A320, was on the verge of a catastrophic incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The flight, which originated from Toronto Pearson International Airport, experienced a critical misalignment during its approach, leading to regulatory reforms and changes in airline procedures. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Dec 04, 2023 New Data Suggests that Flying from Large Airports May Not Always be the Best Idea You may have noticed today that large airports aren't always the only option when flying into a major city. Indeed, secondary airports have seen a major rise over the last 20 years, and in this article we'll look at the pros and cons of flying out of these airports. Read More →