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Safety & Regulation

Volaris Jet Declares Mayday Over Las Vegas After Bird Strike Ignites Right Engine

Volaris Flight 1741 to Guadalajara returned to Harry Reid International after a bird strike on takeoff set its right engine ablaze; the FAA is investigating, and no injuries were reported.

19 September 2026 · 13 minRajkumar Agarwal

Airlines

Delta Cuts Five Routes From Las Vegas and New York as Winter Demand Sags

Delta Air Lines is dropping five routes out of Las Vegas and New York this winter, pulling capacity from Harry Reid International by roughly 7% as the airport's passenger numbers keep sliding.

14 September 2026 · 12 minRajkumar Agarwal

Safety & Regulation

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 · 11 minRajkumar Agarwal