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STORIES Dec 01, 2025 Mixed Signals: The Tragic Story of Iran Air Flight 655 What would have otherwise been a routine passenger flight across the Strait of Hormuz culminated in a heartbreaking tragedy, all because of a costly system misunderstanding by an external party. This is the tragic story of Iran Air Flight 655. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 30, 2025 Ghosts of 191: The Crash Site that Continues to Haunt Chicago to this Day On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 was scheduled to fly nonstop from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Los Angeles. Operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the flight unfortunately met its untimely demise before it could even put some distance between itself and the Windy City. The events of Flight 191 continue to haunt Chicago to this day. 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 →
STORIES Oct 23, 2025 This Delaware Firm is Saving FBOs Millions in Hangar Costs When most people picture innovation in the aerospace industry, they envision new airline or aircraft startups that revolutionize the way people travel. But sometimes, the biggest revolutions happen on the ground. One Delaware-based aviation firm is quietly shaping the way airports, FBOs, and MROs move aircraft, and saving them millions of dollars in the process. Read More →
NEWS Oct 07, 2025 13 Year Old Stowaway Found in the Landing Gear of Kabul-Delhi Flight On Sunday, September 21, a 13-year-old Afghan boy miraculously survived a near-fatal ordeal. During a flight from Kabul to Delhi, the teenager was found hiding inside the aircraft’s landing gear, a position where survival is almost impossible due to freezing temperatures and lack of oxygen at altitude. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 23, 2025 Supersonic Secrets: The Tupolev Tu-144 "Concordski" In the technological competition between the U.S. and the USSR during the Cold War, military and commercial aviation emerged as a crucial battlefield. Both superpowers competed to build better aircraft between 1946 and 1991. Within a year after the Soviet Union unveiled a fighter jet with a more sophisticated design than the Americans, the United States would produce a more capable design, outperforming its competition in both performance and innovation. Read More →
NEWS Jan 05, 2025 Passengers Encounter Bedbug Infestation on Multiple Turkish Airlines Flights Numerous passengers have reported bedbugs falling from the ceiling and crawling on the seats on recent Turkish Airlines flights. Despite being made aware of the issue, customers say the airline is not taking the complaints of unwanted bugs seriously. Read More →
NEWS Nov 13, 2024 What does the Future of Indian Aviation Hold Post Vistara-Air India Merger? Despite infrastructure problems and air regulatory issues, the Indian Aviation market expects to grow from 13.89 to 26.08 billion USD from 2024-2030. Driven by the rising disposable incomes of the growing middle class, the demand will only increase to fly, but the question is will there be adequate supply? Read More →
NEWS Oct 21, 2024 Exclusive: Interview With CEO of CellPoint Digital CellPoint Digital is a fintech leader in payment orchestration, with the solution to optimize digital payment transactions. We had the opportunity to speak to Kristian Gjerding -– CEO of CellPoint Digital, and gain insight into how CellPoint Digital is structuring the payment ecosystem in the Aviation Industry and its growth globally. Read More →
NEWS Oct 09, 2024 Turkish Airlines Captain Dies Mid-Flight A Turkish Airlines captain passed away while flying from Seattle (SEA) to Istanbul (IST). The flight had to divert to New York JFK Airport due to the emergency on board. Read More →