Collin SmitsAviation Photographer and Writer/Editor, Mechanical Engineering Student
NEWSJun 15, 2026Japan Airlines President Takes 30% Pay Cut After Crew Members Concealed Preflight DrinkingJapan Airlines president Mitsuko Tottori will forfeit 30% of her salary for twomonths after cabin crew hid preflight alcohol consumption.Read More →
NEWSJun 15, 2026KLM's First A350: The Night WatchKLM Royal Dutch Airlines has named their first Airbus A350 “The Night Watch”, the aircraft itself is named after one of the Netherlands' most celebrated paintings.Read More →
NEWSJun 12, 2026SAS Pilot Banned From French Airspace After Random Drug Test Flags Presence of CocaineA Scandinavian Airlines pilot received a flight ban in France and a suspended sentence after testing positive for cocaine before a scheduled flight from Nice.Read More →
NEWSJun 12, 2026Blocked Middle Seats and Fewer Flight Attendants: Inside United's Reported 'Perma-Tray' Economy ConceptUnited Airlines is developing a new economy class product that uses a permanent tray to block the middle seat, offering passengers extra space for a fee.Read More →
NEWSJun 12, 2026Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 Strikes Radar Mast at Antalya Airport: Mast Pierces Cabin, Passengers EvacuatedA Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER sustained significant structural damage after its right wing struck a ground radar mast while taxiing at Antalya Airport on June 11, with the toppled structure piercing the aircraft's fuselage and triggering a full passenger evacuation.Read More →
NEWSJun 09, 2026Boeing 777X Clears Critical FAA Certification Milestone, Moving Closer to Commercial ServiceBoeing's long-delayed 777X passenger jet has cleared a major FAA certification hurdle, marking significant progress toward its commercial debut.Read More →
NEWSJun 09, 2026American Airlines and Google Sign Largest Corporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal on RecordAmerican Airlines and Google have signed a record-breaking sustainable aviation fuel agreement aimed at cutting emissions across the sector.Read More →
NEWSJun 09, 2026Former Air Canada Pilot Accused of Operating Hundreds of Flights Without Valid LicenseA shocking credential fraud case is raising hard questions about how Air Canada failed to detect a captain flying without a valid license for nearly 17 years.Read More →
NEWSJun 08, 2026AI Has Found a New Way Into Aviation Crash Investigations and the NTSB Is ScramblingAI reconstructed the final moments inside the UPS Flight 2976 cockpit, using the NTSB's own files.Read More →
NEWSJun 08, 2026Wizz Air Leads Budget Airline Bet on Starlink as Fleet-Wide WiFi Pipeline Tops 200 AircraftWizz Air has become the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to commit to Starlink WiFi, joining a growing list of airlines that have earmarked more than 200 aircraft for the Starlink-powered system.Read More →
