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NEWS Jul 17, 2024 Russian Sukhoi Superjet Crashes Due to Parts Problem The ongoing Western sanctions on Russia's aviation industry have had devastating impacts on the country's aviation sector. Sanctions prevent Russian carriers from procuring new parts to maintain their fleets of not only Western-built aircraft but Russian ones too. This roadblock has eventually caused another plane crash in Russia. Read More →
NEWS Jul 16, 2024 United Airlines Puts NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis in Handcuffs; Davis in Shock NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis was detained this past weekend on a United Airlines flight, in what Davis has called a "traumatizing" event for him and his family. Let's examine what happened. Read More →
NEWS Jul 16, 2024 The Newest Trump Aircraft: Vice President Nominee JD Vance's Private Boeing 737-800 Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has unveiled his newest aircraft for running mate and Ohio senator, JD Vance. The 22-year-old Boeing 737-800 was seen spotting a Trump Vance decal and will be used during campaign trips this election season. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jul 14, 2024 How To Read the Weather Like a Pilot: A Look at Aviation Weather Forecasts How do pilots read weather forecasts? Here's how pilots use METARs and TAFs to get the most accurate and up-to-date weather information and how you can read the weather like a pilot. Read More →
NEWS Jul 14, 2024 Local Shopping Mall Used as Airport Terminal in Brazil after Flooding Destroys Concourse Torrential rains have unleashed chaos across Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, particularly in its largest city of Porto Alegre. The rains have caused such severe flooding that Porto Alegre's airport has been temporarily closed. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Jul 13, 2024 Why Is Spirit Airlines So Cheap? A Look at How Budget Airlines Work Spirit Airlines is cheap, like much cheaper than other US airlines. But why is this? A la carte pricing and low overhead help set this airline apart from traditional carriers. Read More →
NEWS Jul 13, 2024 Laptop Fire Onboard American Airlines Flight Forces Passengers To Evacuate Onto Runway An American Airlines flight was evacuated in San Francisco following an onboard fire that filled the cabin with smoke. Here's what we know about the incident so far. Read More →
NEWS Jul 12, 2024 Southwest Airlines Air Taxis May Soon Become a Reality Southwest Airlines became the latest U.S. airline to join forces with eVTOL manufacturer Archer Aviation to bring electric taxis to California. Opening up access to 14 airports across the state, Archer and Southwest hope to improve travel times and decrease emissions through their partnership. Read More →
NEWS Jul 09, 2024 Pan Am’s $60,000 Experience of Historic Trans-Atlantic Routes Onboard a Private Boeing 757 Pan Am, one of the most legendary airlines in aviation history, is taking to the sky once more to recreate two of its iconic transatlantic routes in an epic 12-day trip. Read More →
NEWS Jul 09, 2024 Man Urinating in Aircraft Aisle Causes American Airlines Emergency Landing On Wednesday, July 3, American Airlines Flight 3921 departed Chicago O-Hare (ORD) for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire. The roughly three-and-a-half-hour flight departed at 08:27 AM local time and was scheduled to arrive at 11:36 AM Eastern Time.  Read More →