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In November 2024, Singapore Airlines announced a huge investment into its premium passenger experience, which will see the introduction of all-new cabin products, plus the expansion of first class. These cabins will be retrofitted on dozens of Airbus A350s, and will also be available on newly delivered Boeing 777-9s in the future.It has now been well over a year since this announcement, and interestingly, the airline still hasn’t actually revealed what we can expect. So in this post I’d like to at least take an updated look at where things stand, as we have a better sense of the timeline…

Two F-15Ds of the Oregon Air National Guard have been transferred to NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, where they will join the ones already operated by the agency. NASA has announced on Jan. 15, 2026, that two recently retired U.S. Air Force F-15D Eagle aircraft have found a new home to continue flying. In fact, on Dec. 22, 2025, two Eagles of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing at Kingsley Field were NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. More F-15s for NASA The photos released show the two aircraft are F-15Ds AF 81-0063 and AF 84-0045.…

A nighttime thermal image captured during flight activity involving a B-2 Spirit shows a sharply triangular aircraft that resembles an unexplained platform photographed over Wichita in 2014. Anders Otteson, the man behind the popular Uncanny Expeditions YouTube channel (that we have featured before here at The Aviationist), spotted something particularly intriguing during his latest trip to the Groom Lake area. While camping along Groom Lake Road and monitoring nighttime flight activity, early on Jan. 14, 2026, Otteson captured thermal imagery of a sharply triangular, “Dorito-shaped” aircraft operating in the restricted airspace surrounding Area 51. “Dorito” is a nickname commonly used…

Aero Linx: Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) The FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) is the medical certification, research, education, and occupational health wing of the FAA’s Office of Aerospace Medicine. The goal of our activities is to enhance aviation safety. After America’s first successful flight in 1903, the first aviation fatality could not be far off. Amazingly, five years would pass before the first fatal accident. But since then, safety has been an important concern. In 1926, the Civil Aeronautics Act marshaled the talents of the medical profession to certify that all aviators are physically fit to fly.

“This is a career opportunity of a lifetime… If someone had told me 20 years ago that, one day, I’d be Officer Commanding of the Red Arrows, I don’t think I would have believed it.” Source: For the first time in its 60 years of operation, the Red Arrows are being led by a woman. Wing Commander Sasha Nash has taken over as Officer Commanding of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, marking an inspiring first for one of the RAF’s most visible units.

Maximum Authorized Altitude A published altitude representing the maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or route segment. It is the highest altitude on a Federal airway, jet route, area navigation low or high route, or other direct route for which an MEA is designated in 14 CFR part 95 at which adequate reception of navigation aid signals is assured.

From AirVenture 2017 (YouTube Edition): Flight-Proven Booster On Display At AirVenture… EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is known primarily as a celebration of experimental and amateur-built aircraft. But over the years, the scope of the show has grown to include all aspects of aviation and aerospace. Enter Blue Origin, an aerospace company that has seen significant success over the past two years launching and recovering reusable boosters with an eye towards suborbital space tourism and commercial space launches. And this year, the Blue Origin New Shepard booster was on display at Boeing Plaza at AirVenture 2017.

Saudia has unveiled a one of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft draped in a new distinctive, celebratory livery as part of efforts to encourage visitors to Saudi Arabia. On January 18, 2026, Saudia introduced the aircraft featuring a “Saudi, Welcome to Arabia” design, in collaboration with the Saudi Tourism Authority. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered HZ-ARF, livery includes the face of a smiling young boy and an Arabic decorative pattern using a variety of bold colors. The tail and engines are also painted deep purple as is the writing that spells out “Saudi, Welcome to Arabia”. “Our partnership with the…

AirAsia X has successfully completed the acquisition of both AirAsia Berhad and AirAsia Aviation Group Limited from Capital A, bringing a six-year consolidation process to an end. The completion of this transaction consolidates all AirAsia-branded airlines under a single airline platform, AirAsia Group, while Capital A pivots to grow its non-aviation portfolio. On January 18, 2026, the CEO of Capital A, Tony Fernandes, described the conclusion of the process as “one of the most emotional moments” of his career. “We are finally closing the most challenging chapter in our history. This represents the culmination of one of the most complex…

A search and rescue team in Indonesia have found the wreckage of an ATR 42-500 that lost contact and crashed in a mountainous region while approaching Makassar-Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) on Sulawesi. The ATR 42-500, operated by Indonesia Air Transport for the Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance (PSDKP), left Yogyakarta Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) on January 17, 2026, shortly after 08:00, local time and reportedly lost contact around 13:15. Early reports suggested that there were 11 people onboard the flight, but local media is now reporting that there were 10 people traveling when the aircraft crashed. It is understood…