Collin Smits Aviation Photographer and Writer/Editor, Mechanical Engineering Student
INFORMATIONALOct 28, 2026Hindenburg: The Disaster That Ended the Airship AgeWithin 34 seconds, the pride of German aviation had folded into the ground as 7 million cubic feet of hydrogen turned into a curtain of fire nearly as tall as the mast it was supposed to dock against. Passengers leapt from windows 20 and 30 feet up rather than wait for the flames to reach them.Read More →
NEWSOct 26, 2026Ryanair Passengers Endure Nine-Hour Flight Only To End Up Where They StartedA two-hour Ryanair flight to Cornwall turned into a nine-hour ordeal after the plane diverted twice and returned to its starting point in Spain.Read More →
NEWSOct 26, 2026Jet2 Boeing 737 Veers Off Birmingham Airport Runway During LandingA Jet2 Boeing 737-800 veered off the left side of the runway at Birmingham Airport after landing on Sunday, October 25, as Storm Boelo brought strong winds to the UK. Read More →
NEWSOct 23, 2026American Airlines Boeing 787 Makes Emergency Landing at O'Hare After Brake Issue, One HospitalizedAn American Airlines Boeing 787 makes an emergency landing to Chicago O'Hare after a brake problem.Read More →
STORIESOct 23, 2026Why Aircraft Towing May Be One of the Last Frontiers of Autonomous Ground OperationsGround support equipment has advanced steadily toward autonomy: baggage carts and pushback tractors, among others, are being designed to operate with minimal human intervention. Yet the aircraft itself – the single most valuable and structurally sensitive asset on the ramp – is still almost universally towed under direct human control. Read More →
NEWSOct 22, 2026British Airways Finishes Starlink Wi-Fi Rollout Across Its A350 FleetBritish Airways has installed SpaceX's Starlink Wi-Fi on every Airbus A350 in its fleet, offering passengers free high-speed internet on long-haul flights.Read More →
STORIESOct 22, 2026How Delivery Delays Are Reshaping Aviation SourcingWhen Boeing and Airbus can't deliver new aircraft fast enough, someone has to keep the old ones flying. That reality, playing out across airline fleets and MRO shops worldwide, is fueling what industry insiders are now calling a defining moment for the aviation aftermarket.Read More →
NEWSOct 20, 2026Ambulances Meet Eurowings Jet From Rhodes After Passengers Feel Unwell in FlightA Eurowings Airbus landed in Düsseldorf on Sunday evening, October 18, to a large emergency response, after several people on board suddenly became unwell on the way from Rhodes.Read More →
NEWSOct 20, 2026German Eurofighters Intercept British Airways FlightTwo German Eurofighter Typhoons intercepted a British Airways Airbus A321neo on Saturday, October 17, after air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the crew as the aircraft approached German airspace. Read More →
NEWSOct 19, 2026Austrian Airlines Flight Diverts to Sofia Under Fighter Escort After Bomb ThreatAn Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, October 18, after a bomb threat against the aircraft. Read More →
