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A large-scale evacuation of civilian aircraft took place in Bahrain on March 10, 2026. According to multiple sources, at least 21 commercial aircraft were moved out of Bahrain International Airport (BAH) in what appears to be a coordinated move. Of these, 12 were operated by Bahrain’s flag carrier Gulf Air. Also involved were one Air India Express airliner and several freighters (Bahrain is a regional base for logistics firm DHL). The destination for most of these aircraft was reportedly Al-Ula International Airport (ULH), in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Bahrain, which hosts several United States military facilities in its territory, has found…
Spirit Airlines plans to recall around 500 furloughed pilots, according to an internal memo citing the low-cost carrier’s “evolving needs”. On March 10, 2026, CNBC reported that the number of pilots leaving the airline had been higher than was originally projected. Some staff had moved to rival carriers leading to operational challenges. In the memo to furloughed pilots last week, Spirit Airlines wrote: “Pilot attrition has been higher than forecast, making precise alignment between staffing and the reduced schedule more challenging.” The airline added that the arrival of more pilots will “strengthen the foundation of our post-bankruptcy future”. From late…
Air New Zealand has announced plans to cancel approximately 1,100 flights through early May 2026, impacting around 44,000 passengers, as the airline grapples with the global fuel crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The move comes as the airline faces unprecedented challenges, with soaring jet fuel prices and disruptions to global energy supply routes. “We know that affordability around flying is a real challenge,” Air New Zealand Chief Executive Nikhil Ravishankar said during an interview with the New Zealand news program Morning Report. “Even in these unprecedented times, there’s a limit to what we can pass…
Turkish Airlines completed its first scheduled flight between Istanbul (IST) and Zvartnots International Airport (EVN), Yerevan, Armenia, on March 11, 2026. The new service to the Armenian capital is a politically significant development since it represents a further step toward the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. The two countries have had an adversarial relationship since the early 1990s, when Armenia became an independent country following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. During all this time Turkey has been a staunch ally of Azerbaijan, a country with which Armenia has had a decades-long conflict over territorial issues. In the…
Norwegian F-35 fighter jets were scrambled on March 10 and March 11, 2026, to identify Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace off Finnmark, as NATO’s Cold Response 2026 exercise gets underway in the High North. The Norwegian Armed Forces said both missions involved an Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft, known by NATO as the Coot-A. Two scrambles in two days According to the Norwegian Armed Forces, the March 11 aircraft was detected by Norwegian sensors at around 09:30 local time with its transponder switched off. Two F-35s on Quick Reaction Alert, or QRA, launched from Evenes Air Station, identified the aircraft and shadowed it along the Norwegian coast before it turned north off Vesterålen. The Il-20M then…
An upgraded Serbian MiG-29 was recently photographed with Chinese CM-400 supersonic standoff missiles. Images appeared on Mar. 10, 2026, on social media showing a Serbian Air Force and Air Defense (Ratno vazduhoplovstvo i protivvazduhoplovna odbrana Vojske Srbije) MiG-29SM Fulcrum carrying two Chinese CM-400 Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). The weapon, previously known to be used only by Pakistan, is part of a family which also includes anti-ship and anti-radiation variants. Another Chinese weapon that also appeared on a Serbian MiG-29 was a Chinese LS-6 guided bomb, a 1,000 pound-class bomb with a JDAM-type guidance-kit. The country already uses the Chinese-made FK-3…
From 2023 (YouTube Edition): The Best Option for Pilots’ Worst Days Since its 1979 founding, Para-Phernalia, Inc. has designed and manufactured the Softie line of pilot emergency parachutes. The products are renowned among aerobatic, glider, and warbird pilots, formation fliers, and kit-plane builders for their high-quality, comfort, and perennial reliability. Emergency parachutes comprise two primary components: the parachute canopy and the harness and container system. The harness attaches a parachute’s canopy to its wearer. The container system retains the packed parachute canopy. Finally, the parachute harness and container—known collectively as the harness-and-container system—are sewn together to form a single unit.…
"Today’s sentencing sends a clear and unequivocal message that those who engage in extensive, far-reaching schemes to steal, transport, and resell avionics equipment will face serious consequences…" Source: So said Greg Thompson, special agent-in-charge, Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Mid-Atlantic Region as Mario Mercier Hernandez, 61, of New Port Richey, Fla., was sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison for the interstate transportation of stolen property. Mercier owned and operated JWG International and JWG Aviation in the Middle District of Florida. These companies purported to provide…
Permanent Echo Radar signals reflected from fixed objects on the earth’s surface; e.g., buildings, towers, terrain. Permanent echoes are distinguished from “ground clutter” by being definable locations rather than large areas. Under certain conditions they may be used to check radar alignment.
From 2023 (YouTube Edition): At the Confluence of Art & Information Developed by pilot, aircraft-owner, and entrepreneur Richard Freilich, METARmaps are syncretisms of visual art and real-time meteorological observations manifested in unique and useful wall decoration. METARmaps consist of meticulous recreations of VFR Sectional charts—or sections, composites, or collections thereof—imbued with tiny processors controlling the illumination and color of LED lights representing METAR-reporting airports within the chart’s geographical boundaries. Subject LEDs depict generalized, real-time weather conditions prevailing at the airports represented thereby.