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NEWS Sep 23, 2025 Sydney Airport Nearly Closes Down due to Air Traffic Controller Shortage Sydney Airport, Australia’s busiest aviation hub, was just hours from a total shutdown of all departing flights last Friday due to a sudden shortage of available air traffic controllers. Read More →
NEWS Nov 05, 2024 Emirates Returns to Edinburgh with Daily 777 Flights Ahead of A350 Arrival On Monday, Dubai-based Emirates touched down in Edinburgh for the first time since the carrier suspended the route four years ago in 2020. Read More →
NEWS Oct 09, 2024 Emirates Cancels All Iran Lebanon Flight Plans to Resume Iraq Service Emirates has shared several updates in regards to flights to and from the Middle East. Find out when these flights are expected to resume and see which other airlines also have Middle East travel restrictions. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 25, 2024 How Much Does It Cost To Become a Pilot? Article covering how much it costs to become a pilot. Also covered are differences in cost between Part 61 and Part 141 schools Read More →
NEWS Sep 16, 2024 Passenger Ordered to Pay $6000 in Fuel Expenses After Unruly Behavior Caused Flight Diversion An Australian passenger is forced to pay around $6,000 for wasted fuel on a flight that ended up being diverted and cancelled. Read comments from the Australian Federal Police and learn about additional fines the suspect is facing. Read More →
NEWS Jul 08, 2024 Breaking: Boeing Agrees To Plead Guilty To Defrauding FAA Over Boeing 737 Max Crashes Following a series of pressing hearings regarding its questionable manufacturing and oversight processes, Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge concerning two fatal crashes of its 737 MAX aircraft. Here is all you need to know regarding this massive aviation news headline. Read More →
STORIES Jun 01, 2024 The World's First Scheduled Air Mail Flight The world's first scheduled airmail flight began as a triangle between three large cities: Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City. It helped facilitate increased connectivity within the North-Eastern United States by revolutionizing communication, promoting economic growth, and bringing people closer together. Read More →
STORIES Jun 01, 2024 The Challenges With Pratt & Whitney's PW1100g Engines Pratt & Whitney, a Canidian Engine manufacturer company has resulted in challenges for the Airbus A320 Neo family powered by their GTF (Geared Turbofan engines). Pratt & Whitney has been going through a rough patch in recent years. Many of the manufacturer's recent woes have been attributed to issues involving its PW1100G engines. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 10, 2024 Pilot Fatigue: Are We Putting Safety At Risk for Efficiency? In the cockpit of an airliner, certain situations force pilots to make split-second decisions that often-times mean the difference between a safe flight and disaster. The ever increasing pressure to push for more flights and higher efficiency in the commercial aviation industry promote pilot fatigue and threaten aviation safety. How can these issues be improved upon so that the skies are safer for all of us? Read More →
ROUTES Apr 03, 2024 Going to France? Airlines Announce Massive Flight Expansions Ahead of Olympics Anyone interested in travel has likely visited France or has the country on their bucket list. France’s popularity as a travel destination means that several Canadian, French, and American carriers offer nonstop flights between North America and France. These airlines have announced new flights ahead of the busy summer travel season, with this year being especially memorable because of the Paris Olympics. Read More →