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ROME — Cyber attacks on the U.K. noticeably dropped off during the recent protests in Iran, a senior British defense executive has reported.Clive Higgins, the CEO of Leonardo UK, said that online bot activity promoting the independence of Scotland from the UK reduced as Iranian authorities violently suppressed civil protest this month.The implication is that Iran has been pushing the cause of Scottish independence through malign cyber activity in a bid to weaken the UK, but slowed its activity as violent protests raged in Iran.“What has been very interesting over the recent period, given the social unrest in Iran, is…

Saudi Arabia has kicked off the Spears of Victory 2026 multinational military exercise at the Air Warfare Center in the Kingdom’s Eastern Region, with organizers framing the drill as a test of joint air operations in an electronic warfare environment.  Spears of Victory has been held annually since 2020 as a multinational air and joint-forces exercise hosted by the Royal Saudi Air Force. Each edition is built around complex, scenario-based training in contested environments and has progressively expanded in scale and participation.  Focus on joint operations and EW training  The Royal Saudi Air Force is leading the exercise, which runs…

It’s a small world. A few days ago I saw reports of an Air France flight diverting to Turkmenistan, one of the world’s most closed off countries. I thought that was pretty fascinating, but didn’t write about it at the time. Well, now an OMAAT reader shared that he was on the flight, and is asking for some advice. Air France Turkmenistan diversion leads to major delay OMAAT reader Shashank had booked a roundtrip ticket on Air France-KLM from Houston (IAH) to Bengaluru (BLR), with the outbound on KLM through Amsterdam (AMS), and the return on Air France through Paris…

Over 450 aviation professionals, including 58 pilots, have graduated from the Ethiopian Airlines owned academic center, Ethiopian Aviation University. On January 17, 2025, Ethiopian Airlines said that 457 aviation professionals from 12 countries came together to celebrate their achievements and take the next step in their careers. During the graduation ceremony, 58 pilots, 115 aircraft maintenance technicians, and 284 cabin crew members were recognized by Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mesfin Tasew. The graduating class comprised of trainees from Ethiopia, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Italy, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Yemen. “Ethiopian Aviation University has been the backbone of Ethiopian…

We see passengers get into arguments with one another on planes all the time. However, this is the first time I’ve ever seen something like this in Air France’s La Premiere, which is without a doubt the world’s most exclusive (and expensive) first class product. Was a passenger actually being racist, or were the other passengers simply acting inappropriately, and didn’t like being called out? Lemuel Plummer films in Air France La Premiere, gets called out Lemuel Plummer is the CEO of Zeus Network, and he has 3.2 million followers on Instagram. I hadn’t heard of him before this incident,…

We just wrapped up a trip to Deer Valley, Utah. We traveled with our older son, Miles, as it would be his first time “skiing,” so we enrolled him in ski school (which… is an adventure when we’re talking about three year olds, but that’s a different story). We spent our first three nights at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley. The 381-room property opened in late 2024, and it’s really the first phase of the development of Deer Valley East Village. This is a multi-decade expansion project of Deer Valley Resort, described as creating the first new “luxury alpine village…

At least on paper, one of the biggest perks of having elite status with an airline in the United States is being eligible for complimentary, space available first class upgrades. Admittedly these aren’t nearly as useful as they used to be, given that airlines have gotten much better at monetizing first class, meaning there are fewer seats available for upgrades.Nonetheless, in this post I’d like to take a look at American Airlines’ system for complimentary upgrades, to reflect the current reality. American Airlines elite upgrade benefit basicsAll American AAdvantage elite members are eligible for unlimited, complimentary, auto-requested upgrades to first…

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I don’t know what exactly happened here, but this doesn’t look good… United’s rough landing leads to Orlando ground stop This incident happened today, Sunday, January 18, 2026, and involves United Airlines flight UA2323. Specifically, the flight was operating from Chicago (ORD) to Orlando (MCO) with a two-year-old Airbus A321neo with the registration code N14502. The 2hr19min flight was routine until the landing, and I think the video shared by JonNYC tells you everything you need to know. The weather conditions seemingly weren’t great, and the plane had a completely botched landing, which caused one of the nose wheels to…