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A US federal watchdog issued a report saying the Federal Aviation Administration does not have the proper staffing, planning, and data access it needs to effectively oversee United Airlines’ maintenance practices, raising fresh questions about how the agency monitors large carriers when inspector teams run thin.   The US Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General said the FAA’s oversight was “insufficient to oversee safety risks,” and found that the FAA has sometimes conducted inspections virtually instead of delaying them because it did not have enough inspectors available.   The audit traces back to early 2024, when the FAA increased scrutiny of United after a…

The United States continues to shift hundreds of combat aircraft and support assets into the Middle East as tensions with Iran increase and nuclear talks hang in the balance.  According to information gleaned from flight tracking sites, European plane-spotter reports, and defense coverage, fighter squadrons have been transiting en masse from US and European bases toward the US Central Command’s area of responsibility in the Middle East.   The deployments include F-35 and F-16 fighters, along with a contingent of F-22s that have operated in and out of the region in recent years. Some aircraft were already in the region while others began moving in recent days.  The fighters represent the visible edge of a buildup that gives US President Donald Trump a wide…

Pilot Reported That He Landed In A Harvested Soybean Field And Tapped The Breaks “A Little Too Hard.” Analysis: The pilot reported that he landed in a harvested soybean field and tapped the breaks “a little too hard.” The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, right wing strut, rudder, and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Before They’re All Gone… Humankind has been messing about in airplanes for almost 120-years. In that time, thousands of aircraft representing innumerable technologies, design philosophies, and aspirations both noble and contemptible have been built and flown. Airshows—the good ones—are lenses into aviation’s past. Events like AirVenture, Sun ‘n Fun, and Frontiers in Flight afford modern audiences glimpses of aircraft that shaped the world in war, and brought it together in peace.

“Innovative aircraft like eVTOLs promise to revolutionize America’s aviation system, but the certification process for new entrants to our airspace lacks clarity and efficiency, delaying next-generation advanced air mobility development…” Source: Senator Tedd Budd, one of a bipartisan group of senators and representatives that has introduced the Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, taking clear aim at the FAA’s below-par aircraft type certification process. This is a long-standing problem that has stirred legislative efforts before to no avail, but lawmakers seem to think this time is different, thanks to Advanced Air Mobility.

Back-Taxi A term used by air traffic controllers to taxi an aircraft on the runway opposite to the traffic flow. The aircraft may be instructed to back?taxi to the beginning of the runway or at some point before reaching the runway end for the purpose of departure or to exit the runway.

A comprehensive aviation safety bill introduced in the US House would implement National Transportation Safety Board recommendations following the January 2025 midair collision of a regional airliner and Army helicopter near Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA).  The measure, titled the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act, or ALERT Act, would require changes to collision-avoidance technology, helicopter routing, air traffic control training, and FAA oversight practices. Lawmakers say the bill addresses every safety recommendation issued by the NTSB after its year-long investigation into the crash, which involved an American Airlines CRJ700 and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and killed 67 people.  The ALERT…

Earlier, I covered some rumored World of Hyatt program changes, including an overhaul of award pricing, plus the introduction of a premium credit card. This was based on a very detailed but unsubstantiated report on Reddit. So along those lines, there’s an interesting update… Hyatt rumor spreader claims details were totally made up The same Reddit user who posted the original rumors about the World of Hyatt program changes now claims that those details were completely made up. In a follow-up post titled “well this escalated quickly,” the person writes the following: Time to clear something up. The entire “Hyatt…

Several weeks ago, I wrote about how Florida lawmakers proposed renaming an airport after President Trump. Well, this proposal has now passed the Florida Legislature, so it’s very likely to become a reality. Lawmakers vote to rename airport after President Trump In November 2025, Republican Florida State Representative Meg Weinberger introduced a proposal to rename Palm Beach International Airport to Donald J. Trump International Airport. As she explained in a statement: “President Trump is the most consequential president of our lifetime and a resident of Palm Beach County, which makes it only fitting to honor him, like many other presidents…

A comedian is angry after he was recently downgraded on an American Airlines flight from Hawaii to the mainland. While his frustration is justified, does he actually understand what happened? American downgrades couple from first class on Hawaii flight OMAAT reader Simon flags how comedian Jim Breuer spent over 31 minutes ranting about a recent experience on American, where he and his wife splurged on first class tickets from Honolulu (HNL) to Phoenix (PHX). You don’t actually need to watch the entire rant, but let me briefly summarize. Long story short, a few minutes before boarding in Honolulu, Breuer and…