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INFORMATIONAL Sep 26, 2022 The De Havilland Comet: A Pioneer with a Fatal Flaw This article discusses the story of the design of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner. It looks into why the two high-profile crashes occurred, and how this was fixed. Read More →

NEWS Sep 25, 2022 Virgin Australia Boosts International Flight Capacity to Bali Brisbane-based Virgin Australia is relaunching flights between Adelaide International Airport (ADL) and Bali Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS). Read More →

NEWS Sep 22, 2022 VIDEO: Sparks Fly From United Airlines 777-200 as it Departs Newark Airport, Makes Emergency Landing United Airlines flight 149, a scheduled service from Newark/New York (EWR) to Sao Paulo, Brazil (GRU) departed at 11:24 pm when it experienced suspected engine trouble. The aircraft in question is N787UA, a Boeing 777-200ER in United's new livery. After takeoff, the aircraft entered a holding pattern over the Atlantic Ocean, displaying an altitude of FL240 (24,000 feet) on FlightRadar24. Approximately 1.5 hours after takeoff, the aircraft returned to Newark Airport. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 18, 2022 Wings Over Houston Hosting 38th Annual Airshow With the airshow season ending, many aviation enthusiasts are hoping to find last-minute events to enjoy before the weather gets colder. One of these last-minute airshows is the Wings Over Houston Airshow located at Ellington Field in Texas. This is going to be a spectacular event with performances from all around the country. Read More →

NEWS Sep 17, 2022 PHOTOS: United Boeing 737 MAX Slides Into Grass at Florida Airport A United Boeing 737 MAX 9 slid into muddy grass during a rainstorm at Fort Myers Southwest Florida International Airport. After the pilots attempted full power in order to get the aircraft back onto the tarmac, emergency crews were called to assist. Read More →

Sep 16, 2022 French ATC Strike Leaves 1000+ Flights Canceled French ATC workers struck on Friday over wages and recruitment, affecting a thousand flights in France. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 16, 2022 Boeing's Worst Selling Aircraft Learn about some of Boeing's worst-selling aircraft, including an analysis of their production and why some variants failed. Read More →

NEWS Sep 16, 2022 Cathay Pacific Warns of a Silent Cargo Peak Season Cathay Pacific, one of the world's largest air cargo operators, has overhauled its cargo schedule for its busiest shipping season, but expects the upcoming peak season to be different from previous ones. Read More →

NEWS Sep 16, 2022 Turkish Airlines Is the World's Largest Network Carrier Turkish Airlines is the largest airline in the world when looking at August's available seat kilometer numbers. In fact, Turkish Airlines capacity and passenger numbers greatly outpaced their pre-pandemic numbers this summer. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Sep 16, 2022 Sicko Mode: Inside Drake's Private Boeing 767 Drake lives quite the luxurious lifestyle, and his plane certainly matches. Take a tour inside the plane and out. Read More →