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I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far, and that those in the Middle East and beyond stay safe. I’m at home with family with no travel planned for the next couple of weeks (but then I have an exciting, and very different kind of trip). I promise this will be the week where I will make good progress on my old trip report, as I’m way behind there… oops. On the points & travel front, this week Qantas announced a new route to Las Vegas, Miami Airport unveiled an expansion to American’s terminal, World of Hyatt revealed…

It has been an absolutely wild day for aviation (and world events more broadly), as the United States and Israel have attacked Iran, and Iran has retaliated, by sending drones and missiles to some nearby countries with US military bases. This has caused a huge number of flight cancelations and airspace closures, particularly impacting Gulf carriers. Well, here’s perhaps the most direct impact we’ve seen on aviation so far… Dubai Airport Terminal 3 struck by Iranian drone While details remain fairly limited, an Iranian drone has struck Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, causing significant damage, and also some injuries. So…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, has been killed during the strikes in Iran, according to both Israel and the U.S. Following the strikes on Iran’s territory on Feb. 28, 2026, Israel and the U.S. are now saying that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, is dead. Khamenei’s compound in Tehran was struck by up to 30 bombs, according to some reports, with satellite photo showing several destroyed buildings. Iran’s Supreme Leader targeted in strikes Israeli sources initially stated that Khamenei is “almost certainly dead,” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later saying there are many signs that Khamenei is “no longer with…

From 2014 (YouTube Edition): An Exercise In Elegant Simplicity… AND Affordable Fun! Model airplanes and ultralights are close cousins, and you’ll see what we mean by that in this video. ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell took the opportunity to talk with Brian Carpenter while at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo 2014. Carpenter’s Rainbow Aviation Services specializes in sport pilot training but they got their start with ultralights. Carpenter is convinced that ultralights still represent the perfect first step into piloting an aircraft. He also recognizes that ultralights have become scarce and he has an electrifying solution to fix that.…

Discrete Frequency A separate radio frequency for use in direct pilot-controller commu nications in air traffic control which reduces frequency congestion by controlling the number of aircraft operating on a particular frequency at one time. Discrete frequencies are normally designated for each control sector in en route/terminal ATC facilities. Discrete frequencies are listed in the Chart Supplement U.S. and the DOD FLIP IFR En Route Supplement.

“When we read the rule for the first time, we thought it was shaped around our mission … making flying easier, safer, and accessible for everyone. MOSAIC opens a new era of opportunities across the aviation community.” Source: Giovanni Pascale Langer, managing director at Tecnam S.p.A, as they announced an aggressive reframing of their product line to support the new regs. The company is introducing a modular optimized sport aviation Initiative (MOSAI) design (file photo) allowing aircraft to adapt to diverse missions, from primary flight training to high-performance cross-country travel. The K59 represents the 59-knot clean stall speed, the critical…

Israel has launched a daylight preemptive attack against multiple Iranian targets, with the U.S. now joining the operation. Here’s our constantly updated report. Israel and the U.S. have launched on Feb. 28, 2026, a new wave of strikes against Iran, in what Israel has called a “preemptive attack.” Details are still fragmentary, but it appears multiple targets across Iran, including the capital Tehran, were hit in broad daylight, and a first Iranian retaliation has already been launched. Epic Fury / Roaring Lion The U.S. Department of Defense announced in a post on social media that the U.S. operation has been…

Flights across the Middle East were rerouted on February 28, 2026, after explosions were reported in Tehran, Isfahan, and other Iranian cities. Israel said it had launched a “pre-emptive” attack against Iran, while Trump said the US had begun “major combat operations” targeting Iranian missile capabilities and naval forces. Trump says the US has begun “significant combat operations” in Iran to eliminate what he describes as imminent threats to Americans, US forces, and allies, and he repeats that Iran will “never” be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. He says the US will destroy Iran’s missile capability and navy, and…

Pilots at Lufthansa CityLine have authorized a potential strike after wage talks with management stalled, the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union said.  VC said a strike vote among Lufthansa CityLine pilots produced a 99% “yes” vote with 95% participation, giving the union’s group bargaining committee a mandate “for all further steps.” VC did not announce a strike date.   The vote followed a breakdown in negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement. German media reported that VC rejected an employer offer that, in the union’s view, fell short of its demands and included a “peace obligation” through the end of 2027, which VC said would limit bargaining on issues that remain negotiable.   Lufthansa…