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NEWS Dec 15, 2025 Austrian Airlines Abruptly Terminates Wet Lease with Braathens Regional Airlines Austrian Airlines has abruptly terminated its wet lease agreement with Swedish regional carrier Braathens Regional Airways, effective immediately, marking a dramatic reversal in a partnership that was extended just months ago. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 15, 2025 Frontier Airlines Wraps Up 2025 with Major International Expansion from Atlanta Frontier Airlines, an Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier (ULCC), is launching six new nonstop routes from ATL this month. Read More →

STORIES Nov 13, 2025 Meet the Startup Building the Plane Everyone Else Said Was Impossible AeroXplorer spoke with Meagan Villanueva of Otto Aerospace about how the startup plans to build the world's most efficient business jet. Otto is betting on a simple but radical idea: if you can minimize drag across an aircraft's surface, you can unlock performance improvements that legacy designs can't even touch. Read More →

NEWS Nov 06, 2025 FAA Releases List of Airports Impacted by 10% Flight Capacity Decrease Amid Government Shutdown The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Wednesday, November 5, plans to reduce flight capacity by 10% across 40 major U.S. airports starting tomorrow. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Oct 30, 2025 Ghosts of 191: The Crash Site that Continues to Haunt Chicago to this Day On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 was scheduled to fly nonstop from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Los Angeles. Operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the flight unfortunately met its untimely demise before it could even put some distance between itself and the Windy City. The events of Flight 191 continue to haunt Chicago to this day. Read More →

STORIES Oct 29, 2025 Boom Supersonic Suggests Business Jets Could Be in Its Future AeroXplorer had the privilege of speaking with Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, Chief Test Pilot at Boom Supersonic. In conversation, he commented on how he sees the future of Boom's product line and if supersonic cargo or business jets could be in the company's future. 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 →

ROUTES Dec 24, 2024 South African Airways Eyes India–South Africa Route As part of its recovery strategy, South African Airways (SAA) is exploring the reinstatement of direct flights between India and South Africa. SAA, along with Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille, on December 3, 2024, participated in a high-level delegation to India to strengthen aviation and tourism ties between the two nations. Read More →

NEWS Oct 31, 2024 Sleeping Passenger Violently Assaulted on United Airlines Flight A man violently assaulted a sleeping passenger on a United Airlines flight on Monday. Learn more about the incident from FBI and eyewitness reports and find out what the assailant has been charged with. Read More →

NEWS Oct 11, 2024 Flying Into Hurricanes Onboard the NOAA "Miss Piggy" Aircraft The NOAA Hurricane Hunters flew into Hurricane Milton at its deadliest. See why the mission took place and how the aircraft got its "Miss Piggy" nickname. Read More →