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Meet Xyla Foxlin's 1946 Cessna 140 "Lady Lamarr"

Ariel Twoslin, an engineer and private pilot based at Whiteman Airport near Los Angeles, owns a 1946 Cessna 140 named Lady Lamarr after the pioneering actress-inventor Hedy Lamarr. After completing her tailwheel…

Bombardier Challenger 850 Jet Finds New Life in AirX Charter Fleet – AIN

AirX operates a fleet of 23 owned aircraft including Bombardier Challenger 850s, Legacy 600s, and an Airbus 340 with 100 business class seats, acquiring pre-owned planes and refurbishing them entirely through its own…

How Hydrogen Can Generate Electricity To Power Aircraft – FutureFlight

Fuel cell propulsion systems for aircraft generate electricity through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, with the electricity converted through power distribution units and inverters to drive electric…

Skydive Plane Loss of Control on Takeoff Butler MO 14 June 2026

A Pacific Aerospace 750 XL skydiving aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri on June 14, 2026, killing all 12 people on board including the pilot and 11 skydivers. The pilot…

United 767 HITS A Truck: Overlooked Danger!!

A United Airlines Boeing 767 struck a light pole with its landing gear while on approach to Newark Airport on May 3, with the pole subsequently hitting a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike below and injuring the driver.…

What Do We Know About The Oliver Tree Helicopter Crash?

A midair collision between two helicopters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil killed six people on board, including musician and comedian Oliver Tree and YouTuber Gaspar Prim. One helicopter carrying five passengers plus a pilot…

Russia is taking the United States head on in the supersonic race with a luxury business jet so advanced that its cockpit will have no windows, and pilots will fly at Mach 1.7 through a digital windshield using infrared cameras and AI - Luxurylaunches

Russia is developing a supersonic luxury business jet designed to compete with the United States in advanced aerospace technology. The aircraft will cruise at Mach 1.7 and features a windowless cockpit where pilots…

Inside AirX's Refurbished Challenger 850 - Business Jet Traveler

In Rare Move, IATA Approves ‘DJT’ Code for Palm Beach Airport

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes receive a water salute upon arrival at RDU.

BREAKING: 8 presumably dead after US Air Force B-52 crashes after takeoff at Edwards Air Force Base

Press conference from Edwards Air Force Base just concluded: From KATU News. https://www.youtube.com/live/RJRl_qOn7pI?si=pADDRXxI751HXGuV&t=1 [link]

Can you guess the airport?

BA Airbus A320 with CRT Screens! My Picture.

A photographer captured a rare cockpit equipped with CRT screens aboard British Airways Airbus A320 G-EUUP en route to Frankfurt. The pilot confirmed the rarity and retro appeal of the "Glass Screen" configuration. CRT…

Why haven't we resumed production of the B-52 (with probably some modernization retrofits) if we still expect it to be in service through 2050?

A user questions why B-52 bomber production has not resumed despite expectations that the aircraft will remain in service through 2050 and its apparent utility across support and combat roles.

Harbor protocol when seaplanes take off between cruise ships?

Harbor protocols for seaplane operations require coordination when large cruise ships dock simultaneously in busy ports like Juneau, Alaska. The concern centers on whether seaplane and ship crews communicate via…

Twin otter taking off from Grise Fiord Nunuvut

There are three peaks visible here. What's the one that's far at the back?

F18 flying through the Needles on the Sidewinder low level flight path

What cities, other than the biggest/most well known have 2 or more commercial airports?

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Opinions Please

A person interested in aviation careers sought recommendations for entering the industry while expressing concerns about pilot training debt of $80,000-$120,000 and job guarantee uncertainty. Located near Boeing in…

Beluga over German town fair (ILA)

Overhead bin open during takeoff?!?!?

An overhead bin remained open during takeoff on United flight 915 from IAD to CDG on a 777-200ER aircraft and was not closed until crew began service at 10,000 feet. A passenger seated below the open bin expressed…

There was a crash in the school I’m planning to study in

A 24-year-old software engineer in Egypt decided to pursue pilot training after working in the field for two months and realizing it was not their desired career path. The prospective student had planned to attend…