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This must be some kind of a record for the longest time spent in a holding pattern, or something… Garuda Indonesia plane circles endlessly over India On May 8, 2026, Garuda Indonesia flight GA4208 was operating from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (JED), to Medan, Indonesia (KNO). The flight was operated by an Airbus A330-900neo with the registration code PK-GHI. At 4,190 miles and with a tailwind, this flight ordinarily takes somewhere around 8hr. However, on this particular day, the journey instead took a staggering 12hr39min. When you zoom out and look at the route the plane operated, you might not think…

A horrific accident happened last night while a Frontier jet was attempting to take off, and I can only imagine how unpleasant this must’ve been for everyone involved. “We just hit somebody,” says Frontier pilot This incident happened late at night on Friday, May 8, 2026, and involves Frontier Airlines flight F94345, scheduled to operate from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX). The flight was operated by a two-year-old Airbus A321neo with the registration code N646FR. The aircraft pushed back from the gate and taxied out to runway 17L, where it began its takeoff roll at around 11:20PM. From there,…

While Returning To The Airport, At About 2,500 Ft Altitude, The Engine Began To Sputter On April 4, 2026, about 1339 eastern daylight time, a Girardeau Samuel G Sonex-A airplane, N106D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Martinsburg, WV. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that 7 to 8 minutes after takeoff from Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), the engine exhaust gas temperatures (EGT) began to rise, while operating with a full rich mixture.…

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Famed Propeller Manufacturer Rebrands Hartzell, the storied and inveterate American manufacturer of aircraft propeller systems, has been reorganized under the auspices of Tailwind Technologies Inc. The emergent entity, Hartzell Aviation, encompasses a growing number of brands to include: Hartzell Propeller, Hartzell Aerospace Welding, and Hartzell Engine Tech. United under the Hartzell Aviation banner, the trio of historic aerospace concerns stands ready to ply its considerable expertise and experience to the advancement of the General Aviation industry.

“Upon its final approach into Newark International Airport, United flight 169 came into contact with a light pole. The aircraft landed safely, taxied to the gate normally and no passengers or crew were injured.” Source: From a United Airlines statement issued after a United Airlines 767 hit a light pole and a tractor-trailer during its approach to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). All 221 passengers and 10 crew were unharmed as the aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. The driver of the tractor-trailer, who works for the Baltimore-based H&S Bakery, suffered cuts when one of the jet’s wheels…

“Flight education routinely costs well into six figures, yet students remain subject to undergraduate federal loan caps that were never designed to support them. As a result, capable young people are effectively barred from high-wage, high-demand pilot careers because they have no realistic path to bridge the gap.” Source: RAA President and CEO Faye Malarkey Black, expressing disappointment with the Department of Education’s decision, as part of its RISE rulemaking, not to increase federal student-loan caps for FAA-certified Part 141 flight-training programs by reclassifying them as graduate or professional programs.

KYIV, Ukraine — She had walked for hours through the Lyman grey zone, past shell craters and the bodies of neighbors who hadn’t made it out, when the robot caught up to her. The 77-year-old saw it first as a blanket, then as the three words painted across it in an operator’s hand: “Grandma, get on!”Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps and its Cerberus unmanned ground systems unit ran the April 25 rescue with a reconnaissance drone overhead.The woman lived in the same house for 53 years before Russian forces destroyed it. Three other civilians from the same area were drone-escorted to…

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia and Ukraine would temporarily halt fighting for three days beginning Saturday, though Ukraine publicly framed the proposed ceasefire more cautiously as part of negotiations over a large-scale prisoner exchange. In separate statements, Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the proposal would include a ceasefire running through May 11 and the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each country. Trump described the ceasefire as the result of U.S. diplomacy, writing in a Truth Social post that the request “was made directly by me.” He then thanked both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelenskyy for…

The U.S. Air Force is launching next year a Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives which will allow to determine requirements for future B-52 upgrades or an entirely new heavy bomber. The U.S. Air Force is launching in 2027 a study to determine requirements for future upgrades to the B-52 Stratofortress or an entirely new heavy bomber. The development, first reported by Aviation Week, is mentioned in the Air Force Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Volume IV of the budget request for Fiscal Year 2027. Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives The study is included in the B-52 System Improvements project, which…

Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena, who faced corruption charges tied to a $2.3 billion Airbus aircraft purchase, was found dead on May 8, 2026, police said. Chandrasena was found at a relative’s home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to police, who said they were investigating the cause and circumstances of his death. The former head of Sri Lanka’s state-owned flag carrier had been held by police in March 2026 on charges of conspiring to accept a $16 million bribe from Airbus in connection with the purchase of 10 aircraft. The aircraft deal was valued at $2.3 billion. Chandrasena had…