The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is America's oldest bomber and has been flying for the US Air Force for 70 years.

Delta Air Lines flight DL446 was forced to initiate an emergency landing during take-off at Los Angeles International Airport in California last Friday after flames appeared to burst from one of the Boeing 767-400's engine.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) escalated a long-running dispute with Mexico over alleged violations of the countries’ 2015 open skies agreement, threatening to restrict Mexican airlines' access to the U.S. and end the Aeromexico-Delta Air Lines transborder joint venture (JV).