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With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford en route home from what has become the longest U.S. Navy float since Vietnam, the service is reconsidering how to sustain a wartime fighting force.That’s according to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman, who addressed service needs and quality of life concerns at a forum hosted by Military Officers Association of America this month.With the back-to-back operational demands of the military intervention to capture and extract Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in January, followed by the airstrikes on and subsequent naval blockade of Iran, and amid ongoing drug interdiction operations…

I write stuff on the internet for a living, and people are welcome to chime in with their takes, both positive and negative. I’ve been doing this for over half my life, so I’m used to the varying opinions on many topics, and I welcome criticism, especially when it’s constructive.I’d like to dedicate a post to addressing a subset of OMAAT readers who seemingly always take issue with the way that I travel. I’d label these people as the “holier than thou” travel crowd, who think they are the ones who travel right, and everyone else travels wrong. You probably…

LATAM Cargo transported 24,400 tons of flowers from South America for the 2026 Mother’s Day season, solidifying its position as the leading carrier for floral air cargo from the region for the fourth consecutive year. The operation spanned 21 days and involved more than 430 dedicated flights departing from three origin airports: El Dorado International Airport (BOG) and José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Colombia, and Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) in Ecuador. To handle the surge, ground crew staffing more than doubled compared to a typical week, reinforcing ramp, warehouse, and supervisory teams across all three hubs. The…

Qatar Airways has resurrected plans to launch flights to Caracas, Venezuela, and Bogotá, Colombia, after an announcement to start the service last year were seemingly dropped. On May 11, 2026, Qatar Airways confirmed that routes to the South American capitals would commence from July 22, 2026. In January 2025, the Qatari flag carrier released a statement that a new Boeing 777-200LR service to Caracas and Bogotá would start early summer 2025. At the time Qatar Airways said that the routes “embody our commitment to pioneering travel experiences and redefining global connectivity with our award-winning service”. Qatar Airways will operate two…

Major US airlines have signaled support for the proposed expanded codeshare agreement between Philippine Airlines and Alaska Airlines, clearing a key hurdle for the partnership. Manila Bulletin first reported on May 11, 2026, that American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines, the three largest carriers in the United States, have all indicated no objection to the deal. The development was disclosed in a May 6, 2026, filing submitted by Alaska Airlines to the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Beyond the big three, other US carriers and cargo operators also raised no concerns. These include JetBlue Airways, FedEx, UPS, Atlas…

In early 2025, Qatar Airways announced plans to launch service to two new destinations in South America, as part of a triangle flight. However, nothing actually came of that… until now. Qatar Airways has just once again announced these plans, and service will start in the coming weeks. Qatar Airways will fly to Colombia & Venezuela As of July 22, 2026, Qatar Airways will launch a new route that will serve two destinations in South America. Specifically, the airline will fly from Doha, Qatar (DOH), to Bogota, Colombia (BOG). Then on the return, the airline will fly via Caracas, Venezuela…

FedEx has begun a series of MD-11 test flights as the global delivery provider prepares for the aircraft’s operational return following a fatal UPS crash in Louisville, US, in 2025. According to Flightradar24, a FedEx McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, registered N621FE, has undertaken two flights so far with a partial fleet return to service expected by the end of May 2026. The first test flight saw the MD-11 leave Memphis International Airport (MEM) on May 9, 2026, and return around an hour and 15 minutes later. A second flight departed Memphis on May 10, 2025, and flew to Miami International Airport…

VIENNA — Latvia’s minister of defense has resigned following a renewed incursion of Ukrainian drones into the country’s airspace, where they hit an empty fuel depot. The incident marks the latest in a series of Baltic NATO airspace violations by misguided Ukrainian drones sent to strike Russian targets far away from Kyiv. On May 7, two drones entered Latvia from Russian airspace, hitting a fuel depot. Nobody was injured. As early as March of this year, there had been incidents of Ukrainian drones crashing into Baltic allies’ territory, with one hitting a power plant chimney.Following the latest incident, Latvia’s prime…

De Telegraaf reports that Air France-KLM Group is reportedly planning on rebranding. The concept behind this seems logical enough, though this would be a major undertaking… Air France-KLM Group plans to rebrand European aviation is controlled by three global airline groups — Air France-KLM Group, International Airlines Group (IAG), and Lufthansa Group. As you can see, the naming conventions here differ: Lufthansa Group consists of Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Discover Airlines, etc., yet the entire airline group is named after the “flagship” (and least profitable) airline in the group International Airlines Group consists of British Airways, Iberia, Aer…

Let me start this post by stating that I very much respect the work that flight attendants do. I think (for the most part) they work hard and have difficult jobs. I certainly wouldn’t last a week dealing with the traveling public. That being said, I think most people can agree that US airlines don’t have a reputation for having the best or most consistent service. There are lots of incredible flight attendants who do their best and try to deliver a great experience. More often than not, though, they do so because it’s the type of person they are,…