Tag: war
NEWS May 06, 2026 An FAA Mechanical Engineer Used His Government Computer to Research How to Kill the President A Federal Aviation Administration mechanical engineer from Nashua, New Hampshire, has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his government-issued work computer to conduct a series of alarming internet searches. Read More →
NEWS May 04, 2026 Emirates Has Rebuilt Nearly Its Entire Global Network After the Most Severe Aviation Disruption in Gulf History Emirates has announced one of the most significant operational milestones in its 41-year history, the near-complete restoration of its global route network following a period of disruption triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. Read More →
ROUTES Apr 29, 2026 Air Canada Has Quietly Pulled the Plug on Its Montreal-Algiers Route Air Canada has cancelled its entire planned summer 2026 service between Montréal and Algiers, its longest nonstop route to Africa, in a decision directly driven by the doubling of jet fuel prices since the start of the US-Iran conflict in late February. Read More →
NEWS Apr 23, 2026 United Airlines Just Warned Summer Fares Could Rise 20% United Airlines CEO delivered one of the starkest and most direct warnings in the carrier's recent history, telling analysts and the travelling public that ticket prices for summer travel may need to rise by as much as 20% to cover a fuel bill that has more than doubled since the start of the Iran war. Read More →
NEWS Apr 16, 2026 KLM Cuts 160 European Flights as the Fuel Crisis Gripping Aviation Deepens Royal Dutch Airlines has moved swiftly to confront one of the most severe cost pressures in recent European aviation history, confirming on Thursday the cancellation of 160 flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport within the coming month. Read More →
NEWS Apr 08, 2026 Pilots Put on Alert Over Korean Airspace as North Korea Trials Ballistic Missiles Civil aviation authorities and flight crews operating across the Korean Peninsula and the Sea of Japan are once again confronting one of the most persistent and underreported safety hazards in commercial aviation. Read More →
ROUTES Jan 05, 2026 LOT Polish Airlines Debuts New Boeing 737 MAX 8 Cabin In a milestone for Central and Eastern European aviation, LOT Polish Airlines officially placed its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 featuring a fully revamped cabin into commercial service on January 2, 2026. Read More →
NEWS Dec 24, 2025 US Air Force to Launch New Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit In a move that signals a tectonic shift in American airpower, the U.S. Air Force is preparing to stand up its first-ever experimental unit dedicated solely to "One-Way Attack" (OWA) drones. Read More →
STORIES Jun 04, 2024 Russian Plane Issues Triple Since Sanctions Imposed In response to Russia's offensive actions in Ukraine, various Western governments imposed sanctions on the Federation. This has led to Russian airlines struggling to find spare parts to fix crippled aircraft and has further contributed to a spike in malfunctions. Read More →
STORIES May 15, 2024 The U.S. Daring Mission to Steal a Soviet Made Helicopter Operation Mount Hope III was a daring mission executed by the US military in June 1988. Members of US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment were able to pull off a dangerous heist without ever alerting the enemy or suffering any casualties. Read More →