A major U.S. airline halted all departures for hours on Thursday evening amid a tech outage. Shortly after 7:20 p.m. EDT, Alaska Airlines announced a nationwide ground stop, citing an IT issue that had affected its operations. The tech outage affected both Alaska’s mainline operation and its flights operated by regional subsidiary Horizon Air. Alaska’s…

Starting in 2026, the Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas will be just a flight away from the real thing. On Wednesday, Air France announced nonstop service between Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). The new flights will begin April 15, 2026, connecting Vegas to its fifth European…