Kalum Shashi Ishara I am an Aircraft Engineering graduate and an alumnus of Kingston University. It was a passion that I have had since childhood driven me to realise this goal of working in the Aviation and Aerospace industry. I have been working in the industry for more than 13 years now, and I can easily identify most commercial aircraft by spotting them from a distance. My work experience involved both technical and managerial elements of Aircraft component manufacturing, Quality assurance and continuous improvement management.
United Kingdom
STORIES Jan 30, 2026 Probe Into Catastrophic Air India Flight 171 Crash Leans Toward Deliberate Pilot Action Despite New Whistleblower Claims In a significant and controversial shift for the global aviation community, investigators probing the June 2025 crash of Air India Flight AI171 are now focusing on deliberate pilot intervention as the primary cause of the disaster. Read More →
STORIES Jan 30, 2026 "Cancel Takeoff Clearance" Southwest Pilots Abort High Speed Takeoff to Avoid San Antonio Runway Collision Federal authorities have launched a high-priority investigation into a "severe" runway incursion at San Antonio International Airport (SAT) that occurred on the afternoon of January 27, 2026. A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) was forced to perform an emergency high-speed rejected takeoff after a private turboprop mistakenly crossed into its path. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 30, 2026 Virgin Australia Ends Canberra International Drought with Historic Nonstop Bali Service Residents of the nation’s capital are officially swapping their winter coats for boarding passes as Virgin Australia prepares to bridge the gap between the frosty Australian Highlands and the tropical shores of Indonesia. Starting June 22, 2026, Virgin Australia will become the only Australia-based carrier to operate international services from Canberra Airport, launching a highly anticipated nonstop link to Denpasar (Bali). Read More →
STORIES Jan 30, 2026 Amazon Prime Air Airbus A330 Emergency Landing in Cincinnati After Bird Strike Triggers Engine Fire Aviation safety investigators are analysing the remnants of a dramatic mid-air emergency after an Amazon Prime Air freighter was forced into a harrowing return to Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) on Wednesday, 28th of January, 2026. The incident, involving a widebody Airbus A330-300, underscores the persistent threat of bird strikes in high-density cargo hubs. Read More →
STORIES Jan 29, 2026 East Asian Aviation Crisis Deepens as China Suspends 49 Major Air Routes to Japan Amid Diplomatic Tensions The skies over the East China Sea have grown significantly quieter this week. As of January 29, 2026, a localised diplomatic dispute has spiralled into a full-scale aviation shutdown, with Chinese carriers officially suspending operations on 49 major air routes connecting mainland China and Japan. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 29, 2026 Western Canada’s First Direct Gateway to the UAE Aviation history was made at the base of the Calgary Tower this morning, January 29, 2026, as Etihad Airways and Calgary Airports officials gathered to announce the first-ever nonstop flight between Western Canada and the Middle East. Read More →
STORIES Jan 29, 2026 Wizz Air UK Sidesteps Scheduled U.S. Routes for Strategic Charters Wizz Air UK has formally detailed its North American strategy, pivoting away from scheduled transatlantic routes in favour of a specialised charter model for the 2026 season. Despite a high-profile filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on January 23, 2026, the airline is not planning to launch a scheduled low-cost carrier (LCC) assault on legacy titans just yet. Instead, the carrier is pivoting toward a high-impact, ad-hoc charter strategy designed to capitalise on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 29, 2026 Porter Airlines Expands 2026 Summer Schedule With New Nashville and Boston Routes Toronto-based Porter Airlines has officially unveiled its most ambitious summer schedule to date, marking a 20% increase in network capacity for 2026. The expansion, announced today, January 29, 2026, introduces a new cross-border service to Nashville and Boston, while significantly bolstering domestic connectivity from the airline's hubs in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 29, 2026 American Airlines Announces Return to Venezuela After 7-Year Hiatus as Airspace Reopens In a historic pivot for Western Hemisphere aviation, American Airlines has today, January 29, 2026, announced its intention to resume nonstop commercial service to Venezuela. The move follows a directive from the White House to reopen commercial airspace between the two nations for the first time since the indefinite suspension of flights in May 2019. Read More →
STORIES Jan 28, 2026 "100% Preventable": NTSB Blames Systemic FAA Failures for Fatal DCA Midair Collision in Final Report In a scathing indictment of federal oversight and airspace design, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has officially cited the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as the primary cause of the catastrophic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Read More →
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