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04:44APTTSA's New "Gateside" Program Lets Non-Fliers Past Security at 13 AirportsJUST IN04:44ACFJoby Aviation Starts Its First US Air Taxi Flights Under Federal Pilot Program in TexasUPDATED04:44PAXJetBlue Unveils BlueFirst — a Domestic First Class With 7 Inches More Legroom and No Change FeesNEW04:44AIRDelta and United Return to Tel Aviv After Six Months — American Airlines Stays Away Until 2027NEW
TSA's New "Gateside" Program Lets Non-Fliers Past Security at 13 Airports
The TSA has launched Gateside by TSA PreCheck, a pilot letting eligible PreCheck members without a boarding pass through security at 13 US airports to see off family, meet layover passengers, or use gate-area shops.
Rajkumar Agarwal · 9 September 2026
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Joby Aviation Starts Its First US Air Taxi Flights Under Federal Pilot Program in Texas
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JetBlue Unveils BlueFirst — a Domestic First Class With 7 Inches More Legroom and No Change Fees
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Delta and United Return to Tel Aviv After Six Months — American Airlines Stays Away Until 2027
TSA's New "Gateside" Program Lets Non-Fliers Past Security at 13 Airports
The TSA has launched Gateside by TSA PreCheck, a pilot letting eligible PreCheck members without a boarding pass through security at 13 US airports to see off family, meet layover passengers, or use gate-area shops.
9 September 2026$481 Million and Counting Down: Inside the Last Year of America's Airport Grant Boom
Joby Aviation Starts Its First US Air Taxi Flights Under Federal Pilot Program in Texas
Joby Aviation is flying piloted eVTOL routes across the Dallas-Fort Worth area this month, its first flights anywhere under the FAA's eVTOL Integration Pilot Program, from a new base at Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
9 September 2026Think Twice": Airbus's CEO Just Warned Embraer Off the Narrowbody Market It Won't Rule Out
JetBlue Unveils BlueFirst — a Domestic First Class With 7 Inches More Legroom and No Change Fees
JetBlue revealed BlueFirst, a new domestic first-class cabin with 12 to 16 seats per aircraft, up to seven inches of extra legroom, and priority perks at more than 30 airports, set to open for booking this fall.
9 September 202670 Suites, One Aircraft: American Airlines Flies Its Reconfigured 777-300ER to Buenos Aires
Delta and United Return to Tel Aviv After Six Months — American Airlines Stays Away Until 2027
Delta restarted JFK-Tel Aviv on September 6 and United followed with Newark service on September 8, ending roughly six months of suspended US flying to Israel — while American Airlines has pushed its own return all the way to March 2027.
9 September 2026First Asiana Jet Repainted in Korean Air Livery as December Merger Nears
Portugal Won't Pick a Winner Yet — Lufthansa and Air France-KLM Both Advance to Final Round for TAP
Delta 737 Plunges From 36,000 Feet to 9,000 as Oxygen Masks Deploy, Diverts to Las Vegas
Delta Flight 2311, a Boeing 737-900ER carrying 174 passengers and six crew, made an emergency descent after a cabin pressurization problem and diverted safely to Las Vegas; the cause has not yet been determined.
9 September 2026