Tag: jet
INFORMATIONAL Oct 27, 2025 Cliffs, Clouds, and Courage: Lukla Airport Nepal, The World's Most Dangerous Airport Perched high in the Himalayas, Lukla Airport — officially known as Tenzing-Hilary Airport — is widely regarded as the world's most dangerous airport. Located in Nepal's Khumbu Pasanglhamu region near Mount Everest, it serves as a critical gateway for trekkers beginning their journey to the world's highest peak. Read More →
NEWS Oct 18, 2025 Bombardier Reveals BOND Behind $1.7B Aircraft Order Bombardier has confirmed that the previously undisclosed buyer of its $1.7 billion jet deal is a new private aviation company called BOND. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 23, 2025 Supersonic Secrets: The Tupolev Tu-144 "Concordski" In the technological competition between the U.S. and the USSR during the Cold War, military and commercial aviation emerged as a crucial battlefield. Both superpowers competed to build better aircraft between 1946 and 1991. Within a year after the Soviet Union unveiled a fighter jet with a more sophisticated design than the Americans, the United States would produce a more capable design, outperforming its competition in both performance and innovation. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 18, 2025 One Size Too Small: What Happened to the Airbus A318? Once hailed as the future of short-haul aviation, the Airbus A318 quickly became the black sheep of the A320 family. This article explores the rise, fall, and rare opportunities to still catch a ride on the smallest Airbus ever built. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 17, 2025 Terminal Trouble: One of Japan's Busiest Airports is Slowly Sinking Kansai International Airport (KIX) is the primary international airport serving the city of Osaka in Japan. Geological factors are increasingly putting Kansai Airport at risk of sinking, an unusual scenario related to how the airport was built. Read More →
NEWS Jan 16, 2025 Passengers Stuck for 4 Hours, Delayed, then Diverted in South Korean Pressurization Incident An Eastar Jet flight had to ramp return twice due to an A/C unit issue, and diverted to its origin after taking off due to a pressurization issue. The flight was ultimately canceled. Read More →
NEWS Nov 14, 2024 American Airlines and JetBlue Hint at New Partnership Despite Court Loss The previous Northeast Alliance (NEA) was created by American and JetBlue to better compete against rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in the critical New York City and Boston markets. Read More →
NEWS Nov 06, 2024 5 Dead As Jet Crashes After Failed Takeoff Attempt Article covering the recent crash at Falcon Field Airport Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Nov 04, 2024 How Do NFL Football Teams Travel? We are almost heading toward the mid-season of the 2024-25 NFL, and there's little we know about how NFL players travel. Read more to find out how they fly from a place to another. Read More →
NEWS Oct 31, 2024 Spirit Airlines to Furlough 330 Pilots in Cost Cutting Effort Spirit Airlines has announced more pilots will be furloughed this January to free up debt. See what the airline is planning for the future and what other moves have been made over the past month. Read More →