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DME Fix A geographical position determined by reference to a navigational aid which provides distance and azimuth information. It is defined by a specific distance in nautical miles and a radial, azimuth, or course (i.e., localizer) in degrees magnetic from that aid.

AOPA Annual Meeting Rules Raise Questions About Access and Transparency The timing couldn’t be worse. Or more telling. As the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association prepares for its May 12 Annual Meeting, it has released a set of “Rules of Conduct” that raise serious questions—not about order, but about openness. On paper, the rules sound routine. In practice, they create a tightly controlled environment where member participation is sharply limited and leadership authority is absolute. Only 20 members—out of an organization representing hundreds of thousands—will be allowed to speak. Each gets two minutes. That’s not a dialogue. That’s a pressure…

Maersk said the Alliance Fairfax, a U.S.-flagged vehicle carrier operated by its Farrell Lines subsidiary, exited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by U.S. military assets on Monday.American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said on the social media site X on Monday.Some 20% of the world’s oil passed through that vital maritime chokepoint prior to its virtual closure following the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran.“As a first step, 2 U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz,” CENTCOM said Monday on X,…

Israel announced the maiden flight and imminent delivery of the new KC-46 “Gideon” tanker, a day after the announcement of the procurement of an additional squadron of F-35Is and one of F-15IAs. The Israeli Ministry of Defense has announced on May 4, 2026, the maiden flight in the U.S. of its new KC-46 tanker. The tanker, which will be designated as “Gideon” by the Israeli military, is set to be delivered in approximately a month, according to a statement on LinkedIn. The aircraft is the first of six KC-46s that are being procured by Israel. The statement further mentions that…

Several weeks ago, the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program announced plans to improve its mileage expiration policy, in a way that most members will certainly appreciate. This change is now live, so members should see their accounts properly updated to reflect this. Flying Blue updates 24-month mileage expiration policy Prior to today (through May 3, 2026), the mileage expiration policy for Air France-KLM Flying Blue was as follows: Miles expired after 24 months of inactivity (though this didn’t apply to Flying Blue elite members, for as long as they maintained their status) Only select activity could reset the expiration of…

A newly surfaced image from an airport security camera apparently shows the moment a United Airlines Boeing 767-400 hit a tractor-trailer while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) on May 3, 2026.  The image captures United Flight 169 seconds before touchdown, with the widebody jet descending over the New Jersey Turnpike and its landing gear directly above the roof of the truck.  The aircraft was arriving from Venice, Italy, with 221 passengers and 10 crew members when it struck a light pole and hit the truck during final approach to EWR’s Runway 29, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United Airlines.  The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate. United said…

The Critical Design Review of the CERP program paves the way for the modification of two B-52 bombers with the new engines, with work on the first bomber starting later this year. The U.S. Air Force has announced that the B-52 Stratofortress bomber’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR). Following this milestone, the service says it can start the modifications to replace the old TF33 engines with the new F130 engines on two bombers. The CERP’s CDR comes just over a year after the F130 completed its own CDR in December 2024.  with the…

The United Arab Emirates has selected the Embraer C-390 Millennium for its air force, signing a contract for 10 firm aircraft and options for 10 more in the largest international C-390 order from a single country. The agreement, announced on May 4, 2026, was awarded by the Tawazun Council for Defense Enablement, the UAE’s defense procurement agency, and marks the first C-390 order in the Middle East, Embraer said. The aircraft will serve with the UAE Air Force and Air Defense, and support cargo and troop transport, airdrop operations, humanitarian assistance, medical evacuation and operations from unpaved runways. Embraer said…

The Qatari-donated 747-8i aircraft slated to become the interim Air Force One finished its modifications and flight testing ahead of launch by this summer.Boeing’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft is currently being painted in the red, white and blue livery that President Donald Trump initially sought after during his first term in 2018, according to a Friday Air Force release.Plans to replace the current Air Force One aging planes with two new VC-25B aircrafts have been in effect for about a decade, but a lack of properly cleared workers and supply chain issues caused the plans that were originally scheduled for a…

In recent times, I’ve been writing a series about some of the world’s popular luxury hotel groups, both big and small. Some time back, I wrote a post about the Ritz-Carlton brand, posing the question of whether it’s the pinnacle of hospitality, or a brand full of generic luxury factories. In this post, I’d like to take a look at what’s perhaps regarded as Marriott’s other top “mainstream” brand, which is St. Regis. It’s a brand that I feel has changed quite a bit over the years, and I can’t help but be less excited about it than in the…