Collin Smits Aviation Photographer and Writer/Editor, Mechanical Engineering Student
NEWS Jun 15, 2026 KLM's First A350: The Night Watch KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has named their first Airbus A350 “The Night Watch”, the aircraft itself is named after one of the Netherlands' most celebrated paintings. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of Cocaine A Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 Blocked Middle Seats and Fewer Flight Attendants: Inside United's Reported 'Perma-Tray' Economy Concept United Airlines is developing a new economy class product that uses a permanent tray to block the middle seat, offering passengers extra space for a fee. Read More →
NEWS Jun 12, 2026 Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 Strikes Radar Mast at Antalya Airport: Mast Pierces Cabin, Passengers Evacuated A Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER sustained significant structural damage after its right wing struck a ground radar mast while taxiing at Antalya Airport on June 11, with the toppled structure piercing the aircraft's fuselage and triggering a full passenger evacuation. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2026 Boeing 777X Clears Critical FAA Certification Milestone, Moving Closer to Commercial Service Boeing's long-delayed 777X passenger jet has cleared a major FAA certification hurdle, marking significant progress toward its commercial debut. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2026 American Airlines and Google Sign Largest Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal on Record American Airlines and Google have signed a record-breaking sustainable aviation fuel agreement aimed at cutting emissions across the sector. Read More →
NEWS Jun 09, 2026 Former Air Canada Pilot Accused of Operating Hundreds of Flights Without Valid License A shocking credential fraud case is raising hard questions about how Air Canada failed to detect a captain flying without a valid license for nearly 17 years. Read More →
NEWS Jun 08, 2026 AI Has Found a New Way Into Aviation Crash Investigations and the NTSB Is Scrambling AI reconstructed the final moments inside the UPS Flight 2976 cockpit, using the NTSB's own files. Read More →
NEWS Jun 08, 2026 Wizz Air Leads Budget Airline Bet on Starlink as Fleet-Wide WiFi Pipeline Tops 200 Aircraft Wizz Air has become the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to commit to Starlink WiFi, joining a growing list of airlines that have earmarked more than 200 aircraft for the Starlink-powered system. Read More →
NEWS Jun 08, 2026 Gulfstream G200 Crash in Dominican Republic Claims Lives of Two Pilots A private Gulfstream G200 jet crashed during an emergency landing attempt at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, killing both pilots on board. Read More →