Articles by Daniel Mena

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 →

INFORMATIONAL Dec 15, 2025 When Will the Boeing 777X Enter Service? Delays, Certification, and 2027 Outlook The Boeing 777X was meant to be the crowning achievement of modern wide-body aviation: a folding-wing giant capable of carrying more passengers more efficiently than any twin-engine jet in history. Instead, the program has become a case study in aerospace endurance. Read More →

NEWS Nov 28, 2025 Airbus Issues Urgent Safety Directive After Discovery of Solar Radiation Data Corruption Risk in A320 Family Airbus has called for immediate precautionary action across all global operators of A320 Family aircraft following the discovery of a rare but critical vulnerability linked to intense solar radiation. Read More →

NEWS Nov 21, 2025 VIDEO: IAF Tejas Crashes at Dubai Airshow An Indian Air Force (IAF) Tejas has crashed during a display at the Dubai Airshow today, November 21. At approximately 2:15 p.m. aircraft was performing a maneuver when the accident occurred. The pilot's condition is currently unknown. Read More →

STORIES Nov 13, 2025 The Hidden Pilot Problem That Could Make or Break Boom's Supersonic Jet AeroXplorer recently spoke with Tristan Brandenburg, Boom Supersonic's Chief Test Pilot. In conversation, it became evident that in the months leading up to Overture's rollout, one of Boom's most complex challenges might not be in the wind tunnel, but in the cockpit. 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 →

STORIES Nov 05, 2025 The Next Big Upgrade in Air Travel Might Be Your Window Shade While most cabin refurbishments focus on plush seats and mood lighting, one Florida company believes the next big upgrade lies in something passengers barely notice: the window shade. Read More →

ROUTES Oct 30, 2025 Delta to Launch Nonstop Flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Delta Air Lines is breaking new ground with a non-stop Atlanta (ATL) to Riyadh (RUH), Saudi Arabia route, operations of which will commence in October 2026. The move is Delta's foray into the Middle East and banks on Saudi Arabia's growing travel and tourism ambitions. 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 →

STORIES Oct 27, 2025 Boom Supersonic Says It Can Fly Faster Than Sound, Without a Sound After the retirement of the Concorde in 2003, the regulations that grounded high-speed airlines over land, which were originally written in the 1970s, remained untouched. Boom Supersonic's upcoming airliner, Overture, aims to change that. Through a combination of modern aerodynamics and advanced computing, Boom believes the era of quiet supersonic flight over populated regions is closer than most might think. Read More →