Articles by Kalum Shashi Ishara

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

NEWS Jun 02, 2026 Whisper Aero Breaks Cover on JetFoil: The Ducted Fan That Could Reshape Light Aviation Whisper Aero unveils JetFoil, a quiet integrated ducted fan concept aimed at electric and hybrid aircraft. Here's what enthusiasts need to know. Read More →

NEWS Jun 02, 2026 El Al Plans Return to Los Angeles, Restoring Direct US West Coast Service Israeli flag carrier El Al is set to resume nonstop flights between Tel Aviv and Los Angeles, reopening a key US West Coast route. Read More →

NEWS Jun 02, 2026 Delta Reconsiders Its Long-Awaited Transcontinental Business Class Seat Delta Air Lines may scrap plans for a new transcontinental business class seat, leaving its premium domestic strategy in question. Read More →

ROUTES Jun 01, 2026 Italy Considers Long-Haul Business-Class-Only Flights Between New York and Milan Linate Italy weighs allowing intercontinental business-class-only service from Linate to New York, opening the slot-restricted Milan airport to transatlantic routes. Read More →

NEWS Jun 01, 2026 Sunwing Fires Pilot After Fried Chicken and Watermelon Order Reaches Black Supervisor A Sunwing pilot lost his job after sending a food order featuring fried chicken and watermelon to a Black supervisor. Here's what happened. Read More →

NEWS Jun 01, 2026 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Loses Door at Remote Pacific Airport, Puzzling Engineers A Boeing 787 Dreamliner had a door detach at a remote Pacific airport, leaving engineers searching for answers about the cause. Read More →

ROUTES May 29, 2026 Avianca vs. jetBlue: The Battle for Spirit's Florida Throne As Spirit Airlines exits bankruptcy weaker than before, Avianca and jetBlue are positioning to claim its lucrative Florida-Latin America routes. Read More →

ROUTES May 29, 2026 Argentina Scales Back Special World Cup Flights as Fuel Costs Climb and Demand Falls Short Argentine carriers reduce special charter flights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing high jet fuel prices and weaker than expected ticket demand. Read More →

ROUTES May 29, 2026 JetBlue Plans New Fort Lauderdale to Caracas Route: What Travelers Should Know JetBlue plans to launch service between Fort Lauderdale and Caracas, pending government approvals. Here's what travelers need to know about the new route. Read More →

NEWS May 26, 2026 American Airlines Has Finally Chosen Starlink for Its Narrowbody Fleet American Airlines has ended months of deliberation and confirmed SpaceX's Starlink as its next-generation in-flight Wi-Fi provider, committing to install the low Earth orbit satellite system across more than 500 narrowbody aircraft beginning in the first quarter of 2027. Read More →