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From 2024 (YouTube edition): Put a Piece of Aviation History In Your Pocket PlaneTags have become a yearly presence at pretty much every airshow of note, and it’s not surprising why: For those who love to see legendary aircraft in action, PlaneTags allows them to take home a piece of the legend as a nifty little historically authentic souvenir. ANN Editor-in-Chief Jim Campbell spoke with the owner of Motoart PlaneTags, Dave Hall, at SUN ‘n FUN this year. His company sources authentic portions of the skins from aircraft of all stripes, whether they come from a retired plane on the…

The Copperhead family of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) can be equipped with ISR, communications and acoustic payloads for off-board sensing or warheads for kinetic uses. Anduril released on Apr. 25, 2026, the first public footage of its Copperhead-500M underwater weapon, part of the Copperhead series of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), in a short 16-second clip. The video shows the weapon traveling just under the surface of the water, during a test that supposedly took place recently. “First public footage of Copperhead-500M swimming,” the company said in the post. “During the test, the 21-inch heavyweight AUV successfully broke internal speed records…

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby tried to reframe his failed merger approach to American Airlines as a growth plan for US aviation, arguing that a combination of the two carriers could have strengthened their global airline position even after American publicly rejected the idea. Kirby confirmed in a statement on April 27, 2026, that he approached American about exploring a combination, but said the Fort Worth-based carrier declined to engage. He said the idea is now “off the table for the foreseeable future” because a deal of that size cannot proceed without a willing partner. “I approached American about exploring…

I don’t make this statement lightly, but I’d like to nominate a contender for the title of “world’s worst purpose-built business class seat” (I’ll have to update my list!). Royal Jordanian’s odd staggered business class seatsIn recent times, Royal Jordanian has been modernizing its fleet with Embraer E190/195-E2s, which are large, latest generation regional jets.Royal Jordanian Embraer E190-E2The airline flies these planes on some rather long missions, including flights to Europe that are approaching five hours. For example, I just flew on the E190-E2 from Amman (AMM) to Frankfurt (FRA), and I was onboard the plane for a little over…

The U.S. Navy’s first production representative MQ-25 Stingray flew for the first time on April 25, 2026, demonstrating the ability to autonomously taxi, take off, fly and land. Boeing and the U.S. Navy have officially announced first test flight of a production representative operational MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker. The Aviationist was the first and only outlet to report about the milestone soon after the aircraft landed back at MidAmerica St. Louis  Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, on Apr. 25, 2026. The first flight The MQ-25A took off at 10:49 a.m. CDT and flew for approximately two hours, according to the service. The…

A CityLink Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan crashed near Juba, South Sudan, on April 27, 2026, killing all 14 people on board, according to the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Yei to Juba International Airport when it went down about 10 nautical miles southwest of the capital. The Civil Aviation Authority said preliminary reports pointed to adverse weather and low visibility, though investigators had not determined the cause of the crash. The aircraft, identified as a Cessna 208 Caravan registered 5Y-NOK, departed Yei at about 9:15 local time. Air traffic controllers lost contact…

I’m just wrapping up a very fun trip, and rather than doing preview posts for each part of the experience, I’m instead just going to publish a full trip report shortly. Well, sort of. I just got off a nine-hour overnight Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Amman (AMM), and I just can’t help but share some impressions. Of course there are bigger issues in the world, and my complaint isn’t that Royal Jordanian doesn’t know how to treat influencers. 😉 However, Royal Jordanian is currently undergoing a radical transformation that includes a fleet modernization, and I…

One question I’m often asked is if credit card issuers close card accounts due to inactivity. In other words, could your card be canceled if you don’t put any spending on it for some amount of time, and is that something to be worried about? Many of us into the miles & points game have a lot of credit cards — for example, personally, I have over a couple dozen cards. There are different reasons why I hold onto cards: Some cards I hold onto for the return on spending that they offer, so obviously those cards aren’t inactive Some…

Kuwait’s two national carriers resumed direct operations from Kuwait International Airport (KWI) on April 26, 2026, ending a nearly two-month forced exile in Saudi Arabia following Iranian retaliatory strikes that shut down regional airspace at the start of March 2026. Kuwait Airways will operate 35 flights from Terminal 4 (T4) over the first week, serving an initial network of 17 international destinations, including London, Istanbul, Mumbai, Cairo, Manila, Riyadh, and Jeddah. Acting CEO Abdulwahab Al-Shatti told Kuwait state news agency KUNA that Cairo flights would run daily, while Jeddah and Dhaka would each be served four times per week. Eight…

Dassault Aviation has selected Spanish propulsion company Arkadia Space to develop and supply the complete propulsion system for the VORTEX-D, the subscale demonstrator of its planned reusable European spaceplane.  The contract, announced by Arkadia Space on April 21, 2026, covers a full reaction control system built around the company’s 250-newton ARIEL monopropellant thrusters, along with associated propellant tanks and control electronics.   The system will handle precision maneuvering during the higher-altitude phases of the mission, where positional accuracy and reliability become critical for hypersonic re-entry.   ARIEL thruster gains second European reusable launch customer  ARIEL was developed by Arkadia Space starting in…