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Downburst A strong downdraft which induces an outburst of damaging winds on or near the ground. Damaging winds, either straight or curved, are highly divergent. The sizes of downbursts vary from 1/2 mile or less to more than 10 miles. An intense downburst often causes widespread damage. Damaging winds, lasting 5 to 30 minutes, could reach speeds as high as 120 knots.

We know that Spirit Airlines is on the verge of liquidation, as the airline is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in two years. Over the past week, we’ve learned that the government is planning on bailing out the airline. President Trump claims he doesn’t want the jobs to be lost, so he plans to use the Defense Production Act to give the airline a $500 million lifeline, which will likely ultimately result in the government owning a 90% stake in the airline, given the rate at which Spirit is burning through cash. While I hate the thought…

NBC News says over 100 U.S. targets across 7 countries were hit by Iran, including Camp Buehring in Kuwait which was allegedly struck by an F-5. U.S military bases across the Persian Gulf region appear to have sustained far more extensive damage from recent Iranian strikes than publicly acknowledged, according to a report by NBC News. While some of the strikes were confirmed either by official statements or media coverage, many of the ones mentioned in the new report were not previously acknowledged, including an alleged strike by an Iranian F-5 fighter jet. Citing multiple U.S. officials, congressional aides and…

There are lots of great benefits to World of Hyatt Globalist status. In this post, I’d like to talk about one of the “soft” benefits of Hyatt status, which is the My Hyatt Concierge perk. How do you earn it, what does it offer, and how valuable is it in practice? How do you earn the My Hyatt Concierge perk? With World of Hyatt, you receive some perks simply for qualifying for a certain status level, while you receive other perks as part of the Milestone Rewards program. The My Hyatt Concierge benefit falls in the latter category: You receive…

The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest completed its first fully in-house Block III Super Hornet upgrade, combining the work with the ongoing Service Life Modification effort. The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) announced on Apr. 21, 2026, that it completed the first fully in-house modification of an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for the naval jet’s Block III program. The Block III modification is the third and most advanced phase of the Service Life Modification (SLM) effort for the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet fleet, says the service, which would allow the fighter to serve well into the 2040s. FRCSW highlighted how years of…

Recently, I covered US airline CEO compensation for last year, since proxy statements have been filed in the past few weeks. Curiosity got the best of me, so I also had a look at CEO compensation for the major hotel chains, just for fun. Honestly, it’s not quite as interesting as at the airlines (at least to me), but I figure some others are curious as well, so here’s a quick rundown… Comparing pay among major hotel group CEOs So, how were the CEOs of the major hotel groups compensated in 2025? They certainly weren’t Bonvoyed, I’ll tell you that!…

In recent weeks, we’ve seen major US airlines release their proxy statements, which contain all kinds of interesting information. Among those is the executive compensation that these airlines paid in 2025. Comparing pay among CEOs at major US airlines I think it’s interesting to take a look at how US airline CEOs were paid in 2025, and to compare it to pay in previous years. While this now goes back a few years, I think there’s a quirk worth mentioning, as airline CEO compensation was capped from 2020 to 2022. That’s because the CARES Act provided government aid to all…

An American Airlines flight attendant was fired over her social media content, and even she wasn’t surprised… American flight attendant fired over social media content A Philadelphia-based American flight attendant has just taken to social media to share that she has been fired from the airline over her social media content, among other things. The influencer has two Instagram accounts, including @jastinations (her standard social media) and @jumpseatjasmine (her former flight attendant content). Let’s start with her video where she explains what happened that caused her to lose her job. According to her version of events: Last month (in March…

Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung arrived in Eswatini on April 25, 2026, days after President Lai Ching-te’s planned visit to the southern African kingdom was abandoned when the Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar withdrew permission for his chartered aircraft to transit their airspace. Lin, traveling as Lai’s special envoy to attend celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of King Mswati III’s accession, posted a photograph of himself disembarking from a private jet on his Facebook page late on April 25, 2026, saying his delegation had “overcome all obstacles” to reach the country. He did not disclose the aircraft’s routing or the aircraft’s…

Nepal is seeking aerial cranes or heavy-lift helicopters from the United States instead of six Bell 412 helicopters offered under a $100 million Foreign Military Financing program, according to government officials familiar with the matter. The Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, and the Nepali Army have decided to send a counter-proposal to the US requesting military assistance that aligns with Nepal’s operational requirements and priorities, the officials told The Kathmandu Post on April 26, 2026. Construction transport priority “Helicopters are not our priority at present,” a foreign ministry official said on…