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An aviation geek at heart, Channing enjoys the thrill of covering some of the industry’s top headlines. With nearly a decade of professional experience, his longtime passion for traveling and airplanes brings a unique approach to his reporting. Channing holds a degree in broadcast journalism and spends some time freelancing in local news. US West Coast-based. At least one person has died after two helicopters reportedly collided midair over Southern New Jersey on Sunday. The incident occurred in the late morning and prompted a response from multiple agencies. It happened near Hammonton Municipal Airport and Hammonton Hospital in Atlantic County.…

Also: Archer Takes On Hawthorne Airport, Saudi GACA, Soyuz Return, Push To Invest In SAF Electra is walking its EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft into the formal certification phase, filing its application with the FAA to begin the Part 23 process. Work with the FAA now shifts from compliance in development to acceptance of the certification plan and building out the test program. “This certification application signals that the EL9 is fast becoming a reality and reflects the progress our team and the FAA have made together,” said Electra CEO Marc Allen. EVIO has unveiled the product of more than eight years…

Also: Bombardier’s Mach 0.95 Jet, Bristell Upgrade, Leonardo M-346, Happy Holiday! The effort to reunite a plane with its pilot has continued to rise through the ranks, reaching federal levels in a recent letter to the DoT and the Department of the Interior. The agencies are being asked to step in after a Stinson 108 was emergency-landed and held captive on the tribal land in northern Minnesota. The request centers on a 1946 Stinson 108 owned by Darrin Smedsmo which was flying over the Red Lake Indian Reservation toward Bemidji for training when his engine suffered a catastrophic failure, forcing…

The Pilot Described That The Airplane Was Climbing At A Lower Rate Than He Had Expected Analysis: After departing and completing maneuvers in the local area, the pilot was returning to the departure airport to land. According to the pilot and surveillance video of the accident flight, after the pilot aborted his initial landing attempt the airplane climbed at a low speed and high angle of attack before rejoining the traffic pattern at a low altitude.

A SWISS Airbus A220 arriving at at Kittilä Airport (KTT) in Lapland, Finland, was blown into a snowbank shortly after touching down during severe weather. The aircraft had come to a stop after landing, but a gust of wind sent it sliding along the taxiway and into a mound of snow. The aircraft was stuck for a few hours as authorities struggled to recover it, but all passengers and crew eventually disembarked unharmed. During the same time and amid severe winter weather, a small business jet was also blown off-course and needed to be recovered. SWISS A220 Slides Into Snowbank…

Singapore Airlines operates the world’s longest flight between its hub in Singapore and New York JFK Airport. The carrier also operates the world’s second-longest flight from Singapore to Newark. Both of these flights comfortably beat the world’s third-longest route (Doha to Auckland) by over 400 NM (800 km) and routinely take over 18 hours to complete. Both of these flights operate every day with complementary flight schedules, and consequently, Singapore Airlines sells more premium seats to the New York area than to any other destination in the US. Singapore Airlines had previously served Newark nonstop in the 2000s using Airbus…

The Delta Air Lines fleet strategy looks extremely messy at first glance. Airbus and Boeing models are both featured in the fleet, and a broad range of brand-new jets and 25-year-old workhorses. Aircraft have multiple cabin standards, and the airline operates a massive in-house maintenance division. The throughline, however, is fairly consistent. Delta Air Lines is trying to grow internationally and in a premium-heavy capacity while lowering overall unit costs and emissions, without betting the company on any single aircraft program. The airline continues to refresh its long-haul backbone with premium-heavy Airbus A350s while keeping a flexible mid-size widebody mix…

Traveling by air can be stressful. Some passengers may think it is better to wait until the last minute to board an aircraft, and that it saves time and is less stressful. This may work if a passenger has no carry-on luggage, it’s a quiet flight with few passengers, and you want to minimize time sitting down. However, it is not advised for many practical reasons, including the gate being closed early and missing the flight completely. This strategy can have many disadvantages, not just to the passenger, but also to other passengers, the flight attendants and the ground staff.…

Flying in business class is no longer defined solely by the seat onboard. In 2025, the ground experience has become just as influential in shaping how passengers judge an airline’s premium offering, particularly at major global hubs where long connections, irregular operations, and tightly banked schedules are now the norm. Business class lounges sit at the center of this experience, acting as places to work, eat, recover, and decompress between flights rather than simply wait for boarding. As premium travel demand continues to recover and concentrate around a handful of global hubs, airlines have been forced to rethink what a…

While this year saw the Boeing 737 family overtaken in popularity by the Airbus A320 series as the world’s best-selling line of narrowbody twinjet airliners, the single-aisle US-built aircraft remains a strong choice with operators all around the world. For the most part, such carriers use the jet on domestic and short-haul services, where the Boeing 737 offers operational flexibility and the ability to operate multiple round trips every day. However, in some instances, these aircraft are given more of a chance to stretch their legs, as is evidenced by examining the longest flights to, from, and within the US…