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A U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon jet trainer assigned to Columbus Air Force Base has crashed in Alabama, with both pilots ejecting safely. A U.S. Air Force T-38C Talon jet trainer has crashed in west Alabama for unknown reasons on May 12, 2026. The aircraft was assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. The unit released an official statement, saying that both pilots were able to eject safely before the crash. A video recorded purportedly shows the two parachutes descending toward the ground. According to Stars and Stripes, the aircraft crashed in rural Lamar…

Alaska Air Group is moving to raise $1 billion as a sharp rise in jet fuel prices puts new pressure on the company’s 2026 outlook.  The Seattle-based airline group announced a $500 million private debt offering, with senior notes due in 2031. Alaska said it plans to use the money for general corporate purposes. The notes will be issued by Alaska Airlines and guaranteed by Alaska Air Group.   The company also plans to add another $500 million through a new tranche of an existing loan tied to its Mileage Plan financing structure. That brings the total planned borrowing to about $1 billion.  …

The defense sector has donated nearly $5 million to members of Congress via political action committees and individual donations so far this year, according to a new report by NOTUS.The defense industry donations — comprising both traditional firms like Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon) and Northrop Grumman and newer companies like Anduril — make up only a small percentage of the cash going to Congress, according to OpenSecrets. Even so, the industry has enormous sway in politics through these contributions and through lobbying efforts.Republicans and Democrats alike benefit from these donations and notably, plenty of this money is directed at…

Several weeks ago, we learned how United flight attendants had a new tentative contract, after a very drawn out negotiation process. There’s now a major update, as we’ve just learned that this contract has been ratified, which is huge news. United flight attendants ratify new contract The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and United Airlines have announced that a new contract has been ratified for 30,000 flight attendants. For some background, in recent years we’ve seen flight attendants at most major airlines in the United States negotiate new contracts, following the pandemic. Delta flight attendants aren’t unionized, so they get…

We get a first-hand account from the third pilot onboard the EP-3 and his experiences while being held by the Chinese, as well as being released and coming home. On April 1, 2001, a United States Navy EP-3E signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft collided with a Chinese interceptor over the South China Sea, causing the EP-3 to make an unauthorized emergency landing on Hainan Island and sparking an international incident between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. The American crew would be held for 11 days by the Chinese. The Collision and Aftermath Two Chinese Navy J-8 II…

StandardAero has acquired Unified Turbines, a Vermont engine component repair shop, in a move that expands its repair capabilities for several widely used turboprop engines. StandardAero said it completed the acquisition in an all-cash transaction but did not disclose the purchase price. The deal marks StandardAero’s 14th acquisition since 2015 and its eighth in its Component Repair Services segment. Unified Turbines, founded in 1997, operates from Milton, Vermont, as an FAA repair station. The company repairs and overhauls hot section engine components for Pratt & Whitney and Honeywell engines used on a range of turboprop aircraft. StandardAero said Unified Turbines…

Air Antilles has shut down for good after a court in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean ordered the regional carrier into liquidation, ending another attempt to keep regular air service alive among the French-controlled islands. Founded in 2002, Air Antilles was a French Caribbean regional airline that used a small turboprop fleet, including ATR 42, ATR 72 and DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, to connect Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and other nearby Caribbean islands. The Commercial Court of Pointe-à-Pitre ordered the liquidation after rejecting remaining rescue proposals for the airline. The court found that Air Antilles no longer had a viable path…

Star Alliance has opened a new lounge at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) in China, located in the recently launched Terminal 3. The lounge spans approximately 1,400 square metres with seating for around 245 guests. Its standout feature is a 700-square-metre outdoor garden, a rarity in airport environments that gives passengers a quiet space to unwind before their flight. The facility is open 24 hours a day and is available to First and Business class passengers, as well as Star Alliance Gold status members traveling on any member airline flight departing from Terminal 3. Building on an earlier success The…