LIVE Significant delay at LGA (LaGuardia Airport) More details:

A Ground Delay Program has been issued affecting flights arriving between 25/07:00 and 25/22:59 due to WEATHER / RAIN. Flights are being delayed an average of 60.0 minutes.

NEWS Emirates to double A380 services to Mauritius ahead of schedule

Emirates will launch its second daily A380 service to Mauritius on October 26th this year, instead of December 1st as initially planned. This second A380 service, which will operate as flight EK703/704, replaces the existing Boeing 777 operation and will have a capacity of 489 passengers including 14 luxurious First Class Private Suites, 76 lie-flat beds in Business Class and 399 spacious seats in Economy Class.

NEWS Travelport valued at $1.9bn as it prepares for floatation

Global distribution platform Travelport Worldwide has priced shares in its initial public offering at the top end of expectations, valuing the company at $1.9 billion. The Blackstone Group-backed company will offer 30 million shares at $16 when it floats, seeking to raise $480 million.

NEWS Air France strike to continue despite offer to scrap budget airline plans - @France24, @AFP

NEWS Air France bows to union pressure over Transavia expansion

Attempts to return Air France to sustained profitability suffered a significant setback today, as the flag-carrier bowed to union pressure over plans to develop its Transavia subsidiary outside of France. Pilots at Air France have been out on strike for ten days over perceived threat to their positions after the airline revealed plans to expand the low-cost subsidiary.

NEWS LATAM Airlines outlines international expansion plans for 2015

LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline group in South America, has announced plans to launch new international flights in 2015. This initiative will strengthen the connectivity offered by the group in Latin America, North America and Europe. In Europe, the end of 2015 will see a new daily route launch between Milan and Santiago de Chile, via Sao Paulo.

NEWS Japan says lack of appropriate tests may have contributed to Dreamliner battery overheating - @Reuters

NEWS Virgin flight from Boston to Los Angeles made an unscheduled landing in Omaha because one of the passengers was allegedly masturbating

A cross-country flight from Boston to Los Angeles had to make an unscheduled landing in Omaha, Nebraska, because one of the passengers was allegedly masturbating.
Doug Adams, 26, was removed from the Virgin Airlines flight he was on Monday morning after the plane made an emergency landing because of a patient having a "medical emergency."
 Witnesses said that Adams had a hospital bracelet on his wrist and appeared to be on drugs.
A police report obtained by NBC Bay Area stated that Adams, of Woodside, California, “masturbating in flight and later tried to open an exit door.”

LIVE Significant delay at ATL (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) More details:

This airport is experiencing arrival delays of 16 to 30 minutes due to Runway:Construction since 24/20:00.

LIVE Significant delay at PHL (Philadelphia International Airport) More details:

This airport is experiencing arrival delays of 16 to 30 minutes due to Weather:Wind since 24/19:24.