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New facility to expand Bombardier’s Singapore service centre - Business Jet Interiors

New facility to expand Bombardier’s Singapore service centre Business Jet Interiors [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

Retro Continental livery on a United plane in Denver, 12 June 2026

Bell 47H-13 Sioux M.A.S.H [OC]

Flight out of LGA to CHS is delayed over four hours

A passenger reported that Delta flight DL4676 from La Guardia to Charleston experienced a four-hour delay, with the departure time pushed from approximately 7:30 PM to 10:45 PM. The passenger expressed frustration about…

AA 777-2 over my house headed to London

Maybe the last A340-600 to ever land at ORD

GY blimp in Long Beacb

F-15 S/MTD Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator

🇵🇱 Polish F-35s sworn in + another 32 to be ordered (64 in total)

[OC] Caught a Lufthansa A380 cruising at FL360 over my house

My FlightRadar24 Silver Subscription is really paying off. When I get the flight alert that an A380 or 747 is over city, I run to the backdoor the same way by cat does when she sees a squirrel.

Porter Q400 at Newark

A Porter Q400 aircraft surrounded by emergency vehicles was observed at Newark Airport (EWR) just after midnight. The aircraft appeared to have fire damage, though poor visibility prevented clear confirmation of the…

What do the numbers and letters mean?

An aviation enthusiast asked for an explanation of aircraft model designation codes, specifically the meaning of the final characters in Airbus A321 variations such as A321-271NX, A321-211, and A321-231.

ive noticed american airlines increasing flights out of my airport any idea why?

i live in madison Wi, a few years ago delta overwhelmingly controlled most of the market at my local airport in the last few year american has been huge inroads, to a point where they have substantial more flights in…

Spotted a rare 747 in the wild

my first clear 747 shot 🥳

A Boeing 747-8F freighter was diverted to Manila during a flight from Narita to Singapore, with the diversion cause remaining unclear despite speculation about low fuel or technical issues reported by air traffic…

Some Comac C909s I’ve seen around China

I’ve spent a lot of my life flying around regional Australia in 717s and always liked them. So loving the continuation now of flying around China in Comac

Monsoon Vibes

The Pope's Iberia flight was cancelled. No overnight stay at the airport and 10€ meal voucher for him, he got a Falcon 900B

Will Boom Supersonic pivot to the X-59 design?

Boom Supersonic employs Mach cutoff technology as its primary approach to minimizing sonic boom issues over populated areas, requiring continuous autopilot speed adjustments based on local atmospheric conditions. The…

Flying on the AF BabyBus.. 10 years ago! This one was stored recently.

IAF AN-32 crashes during landing in Assam, India.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/defence/news/iaf-an-32-aircraft-crashes-while-landing-at-jorhat-airbase-in-assam/articleshow/131698441.cms [link]

P51-D Mustang into the sunset

Has anyone ever had an asymmetric flap deployment in a 172?

A researcher investigating asymmetric flap deployment in Cessna 172 aircraft found no documented incidences of this occurring. After reviewing the flap system diagram in the maintenance manual, they concluded that the…

PPL written plotter Q's

A pilot preparing for the Private Pilot License written examination using the FAA test prep application sought recommendations for handling plotter-related questions. The individual experienced difficulty obtaining…