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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 →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 03, 2024 How Does an Airplane's Autopilot Work? Life has become easy nowadays; one hardly has to do anything to succeed or accomplish tasks. One such idea is that the autopilot feature controls everything in an aircraft, and there is no need for a pilot to be present. But is this actually true? Read More →
NEWS Sep 30, 2024 Men Arrested with 5 Baby Crocodiles at Mumbai Airport Two men were arrested at Mumbai Airport (BOM) for smuggling some exotic crocodiles from Thailand. The men are currently under the custody of the Magistrate, and the crocodiles have been sent back to their country of origin, Thailand. 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 Jun 17, 2024 The Insane Growth of Turkish Airlines When you think of an airline that never seems to stop growing, there’s no better example than Turkish Airlines. The carrier continues to rapidly expand its already massive global reach, having inaugurated its newest American destination with more expected to follow soon. Not only this but Turkish recently placed a massive aircraft order with rumors that another one will be coming shortly as well. Read More →