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INFORMATIONAL Oct 30, 2025 Turbulence at the Top: How Four Airlines Came to Dominate the U.S. Air Travel Market The United States, being one of the world's largest aviation markets, is home to numerous airlines and a rich, dynamic aviation history. However, despite the size of the domestic market, the sector is largely dominated by four major players. Let’s examine why this is the case and what events led up to shaping the current affairs of American aviation. Read More →
ROUTES Oct 30, 2025 Delta to Launch Nonstop Flights to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Delta Air Lines is breaking new ground with a non-stop Atlanta (ATL) to Riyadh (RUH), Saudi Arabia route, operations of which will commence in October 2026. The move is Delta's foray into the Middle East and banks on Saudi Arabia's growing travel and tourism ambitions. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 29, 2025 Comfort at a Cost: The Silent Death of the Airbus A340 Often associated with long-haul luxury and seen as a technological marvel of its time, the Airbus A340 now finds itself on the edge of extinction. Read More →
STORIES Oct 29, 2025 3,200 People Just Ordered This $300,000 Flying Car California-based aviation startup Alef Aeronautics has stated that it has received more than 3,200 pre-orders for its under-development, two-seater flying car, the Alef Model A. Read More →
STORIES Oct 29, 2025 Boom Supersonic Suggests Business Jets Could Be in Its Future AeroXplorer had the privilege of speaking with Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, Chief Test Pilot at Boom Supersonic. In conversation, he commented on how he sees the future of Boom's product line and if supersonic cargo or business jets could be in the company's future. Read More →
NEWS Oct 28, 2025 Lufthansa Flight Diverts after Passenger Stabs Teens with Fork A Lufthansa flight diverted following a disturbing assault where a passenger attacked two teenagers with a fork. This incident raises critical questions about aviation safety and security protocols, prompting discussions on necessary changes to prevent future violent episodes onboard flights. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 28, 2025 Beyond GPS: How Quantum Navigation Could Redefine the Future of Flight Quantum Navigation: It may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but navigation using the principles of quantum physics is quickly becoming a reality. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 27, 2025 Cliffs, Clouds, and Courage: Lukla Airport Nepal, The World's Most Dangerous Airport Perched high in the Himalayas, Lukla Airport — officially known as Tenzing-Hilary Airport — is widely regarded as the world's most dangerous airport. Located in Nepal's Khumbu Pasanglhamu region near Mount Everest, it serves as a critical gateway for trekkers beginning their journey to the world's highest peak. Read More →
STORIES Oct 27, 2025 Boom Supersonic Says It Can Fly Faster Than Sound, Without a Sound After the retirement of the Concorde in 2003, the regulations that grounded high-speed airlines over land, which were originally written in the 1970s, remained untouched. Boom Supersonic's upcoming airliner, Overture, aims to change that. Through a combination of modern aerodynamics and advanced computing, Boom believes the era of quiet supersonic flight over populated regions is closer than most might think. Read More →
ROUTES Oct 25, 2025 Pakistan International Airlines Returns to Manchester after 5-Year Ban After a hiatus of more than five years, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed flights to the United Kingdom. The newly reinstated nonstop service between Islamabad (ISB) and Manchester (MAN) officially took off on October 25th. Read More →