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LATAM Airlines has confirmed it will pass the 400 aircraft mark in 2026. On March 12, 2026, the Latin American carrier provided an update on its fleet growth plans for the next two years. If in 2025, LATAM received 26 new aircraft, bringing the total to 371 by the year end. Fleet growth will accelerate in 2026 with the arrival of 41 new aircraft. The airline is projected to close 2026 with 410 aircraft in its fleet, which would place it among the 12 largest carriers in the world by number of aircraft, neck and neck with Turkish Airlines. Topping…
A-10s armed with a mixed anti-air and anti-surface armament have been flying attack missions against insurgent groups aligned with the Iranian government in Iraq. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released three images on Mar. 15, 2026, of A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft operating in an unspecified location in support of Operation Epic Fury. These are the first official visuals we have of the A-10 taking part in this operation, though their participation had been confirmed in writing by CENTCOM during the first 48 hours of the conflict. Now, with images available, we can take a look at the payloads being carried…
Southwest Airlines is pulling out of one of the United States’ busiest airport, and if anything, I’m surprised the airline tried to fly there in the first place. Southwest pulling out of Chicago O’Hare as of June 2026 As of June 4, 2026, Southwest intends to discontinue flights to Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), as the airline will instead focus on Chicago Midway Airport (MDW). The airline states that this decision was made as part of an ongoing effort to refine its network, and that “operating at Chicago O’Hare continues to be challenging, and we are confident we can serve Chicagoland through…
It’s an interesting time for Greece’s Aegean Airlines, as the airline has plans to start flying (sort of) long haul. However, unfortunately we’re going to have to wait longer than expected for that to happen at the Star Alliance carrier, though I’m not sure the airline is sharing the full story. Aegean no longer plans to fly Airbus A321XLRs In 2024, Aegean announced plans to acquire four Airbus A321LRs, which is the long range version of the popular A321 aircraft. This is the second longest range A321-family aircraft, as there’s also the A321XLR, with the XLR standing for “extra long…
We’ll mark this as “developing” for now, as it remains to be seen whether this is a massive devaluation, or just a glitch. Alaska Atmos Rewards greatly increases award costsThe Alaska Atmos Rewards program publishes award charts, a practice that many of us appreciate, thanks to the transparency it provides. The award charts show the “starting at” price when redeeming points, but the intent is that for travel on partner airlines, that’s the pricing that should apply if there’s saver award space (you’ll sometimes find higher priced awards, for situations where there’s non-saver availability).However, something very strange is going on…
Procedure Turn Inbound That point of a procedure turn maneuver where course reversal has been completed and an aircraft is established inbound on the intermediate approach segment or final approach course. A report of “procedure turn inbound” is normally used by ATC as a position report for separation purposes.
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The Aircraft’s Approach Speed Was Fast, And The Aircraft Collided With A 10-Ft Tall Mesquite Tree, Subsequently Impacting The Ground Analysis: The non-pilot-rated passenger in the front seat reported that he was in the process of purchasing the weight-shift-control aircraft from the pilot seated in the rear seat. The pilot was providing the passenger with instruction to gain flight experience and to familiarize him with the flight characteristics of the aircraft. Before departure, the pilot briefed the passenger that they would take off and fly in the local area then return to the airport to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings.…
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The jet, 168912, which in 2017 scored the first Super Hornet air to air kill and the first U.S. air to air kill since 1999, was seen in official footage launching from the USS Gerald R. Ford, currently operating in the Red Sea. The 2017 shootdown saw the F/A-18E Super Hornet, then flying from the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) engage and destroy a Syrian Su-22 Fitter using an AIM-120 AMRAAM after the Syrian fighter was seen targeting Syrian Democratic Forces in the Raqqa region. The Aviationist subsequently reported in 2019 on the appearance of a Syrian flag…