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United Airlines will return to Venezuela in August 2026, restoring nonstop service between Houston and Caracas after a nine-year absence from the country. The airline plans to launch daily flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Simón Bolívar International Airport on August 11, 2026, using Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. United said tickets for the route are now on sale. The route will reconnect United’s Houston hub with Venezuela as commercial air service between the United States and Venezuela begins to reopen. United last served Venezuela in June 2017, after operating in the market for more than 20 years. United…
In early 2025, we saw Lufthansa Group acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways, the national airline of Italy (formerly known as Alitalia). We knew that Lufthansa Group had the option to acquire a majority stake in the airline after some amount of time, and that’s now happening. Lufthansa Group increases ITA ownership stake to 90% Lufthansa Group is exercising its option to acquire a majority stake in ITA Airways, increasing its stake by 49%, from 41% to 90%. This transaction will happen in June 2026, at the previously agreed upon price of 325 million euros. The transaction is subject…
Big picture, the cost of airfare has remained reasonable over the decades, as flying has been democratized thanks to the competitive landscape. However, admittedly there are some fluctuations, and we’re seeing one of those right now. There has been a lot of talk about how expensive airline tickets are getting, and we now have data! Statistics on how the cost of airline tickets is increasing The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has just published its latest consumer price index summary, showing how the cost of various goods has changed over the past year. The single biggest year-over-year increase we’re…
United Airlines has just announced plans to resume flights to Venezuela, after a nine year hiatus. United will fly from Houston to Caracas as of August 2026United will begin operating daily nonstop flights between Houston (IAH) and Caracas (CCS). The service will commence as of August 11, 2026, and will operate with the following schedule:UA1046 Houston to Caracas departing 11:45PM arriving 5:30AM UA1045 Caracas to Houston departing 8:00AM arriving 12:30PMUnited will use a Boeing 737 MAX 8 for the 2,260-mile flight, which is blocked at 4hr45min to Venezuela, and 5hr30min to the United States. United’s 737 MAX 8s are configured…
A national missile defense system, or Golden Dome, proposed by the Trump administration would cost $1.2 trillion to build and maintain over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office estimated in a cost-projection analysis released Tuesday.Acquisition costs would total just over $1 trillion, said the CBO, a nonpartisan federal agency that provides budgetary analyses for Congress. The estimate is significantly more than the $185 billion the Trump administration set aside for the project in its proposed fiscal 2027 defense budget.That gap is due, at least in part, to the fact that there are no publicly available plans from the…
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Emergency Descent Mode This automated system senses conditions conducive to hypoxia (cabin depressurization). If an aircraft is equipped and the system is activated, it is designed to turn the aircraft up to 90 degrees, then descend to a lower altitude and level off, giving the pilot(s) time to recover.
Pilot/Owner Reported That During Straight And Level Flight, He Felt A “Shudder” And Heard A “Thump” And The Airplane’s Engine Over Sped Analysis: The pilot/owner reported that during straight and level flight, he felt a “shudder” and heard a “thump” and the airplane’s engine over sped. He executed a forced landing to a field, but the airplane’s right main landing gear separated from the airplane. The airplane came to rest on the remaining landing gear and the right wing. Postaccident examination revealed that the airplane’s pusher propeller had separated from the engine. During the separation, the propeller struck the left…
Also: NetJets Ascend, B-52 Engine Upgrades, Duncan Loans Jet, DART Aerospace Cable-Cutter Volunteers are working to restore a World War II B-17 bomber that spent nearly seven decades as a roadside landmark in Milwaukee, Ore. The restoration is taking place in a Salem aircraft hangar, where the B-17 Alliance is working on the Lacey Lady. The bomber was a fixture on McLoughlin Boulevard in Milwaukee for 67 years. Scott’s husband’s grandfather, Art Lacey, purchased the B-17 in 1947. It was a surplus plane left over following World War II. Lacey wanted to use it as a giant billboard for his…