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It’s amazing to think how far aviation has come in just a bit over a century. 120+ years ago, the Wright Brothers set a record by flying 852 feet in just under a minute, and today we have double decker planes that can fly virtually anywhere in the world nonstop with some really awesome amenities. I thought it would be fun to make a post with some of the airplane amenities that I like the most. This list is by no means comprehensive, but I figured I’d share 13 of my favorite airplane amenities… or perhaps some of them are “gimmicks,” more…
A major winter storm is impacting New York City and the wider Northeast beginning Friday, December 26, and continuing into Saturday. Forecasts indicate the city could receive its heaviest snowfall in several years, coinciding with one of the busiest post-holiday travel periods. As conditions deteriorate, airlines have begun canceling and delaying large numbers of flights at the region’s busiest airports. The storm’s timing and intensity are creating widespread disruption across air and ground transportation networks. Snowfall totals in New York City are expected to range from approximately 4 to 8 inches, with higher localized amounts possible in surrounding areas. Winter…
The U.S. Navy is acquiring and undisclosed number of BriteCloud Active Expendable Decoys specifically for the F-35 Lightning II. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Leonardo UK a contract to supply the U.S. Navy with an undisclosed number of BriteCloud decoys, designated by the military as AN/ALQ-260(V) Anti-Missile Countermeasure. The development follows report earlier this year and in 2024 about NAVAIR negotiating the procurement. The Contract A contract notice for Active Expendable Decoy (AED) Procurement and Support was published on U.S. Government’s platforms on Dec. 23, 2025. The award was classified as a not competitive, sole source contract.…
Peninsula Hotels is regarded as one of the world’s best hotel groups. Peninsula has just a dozen properties around the globe, and they’re all very highly regarded, from Chicago, to London, to Istanbul, to Hong Kong.While stays at Peninsula Hotels properties generally aren’t cheap, you can maximize your value by booking through Peninsula PenClub, a program available through select travel advisors that offers extra perks. In this post, I’d like to go over the details of the program, as it’s one that I’ve never written about. What is the Peninsula PenClub program?Peninsula PenClub is a program available to select travel…
New York-based JetBlue has called time on its frequent flier collaboration with Japan Airlines, as the airline’s TrueBlue frequent flier members will no longer be able to redeem points for Japan Airlines flights from March 31 next year, as shared by JL. The agreement, which has lasted less than a year, raises questions as to what made this partnership fail. JetBlue currently does not operate to Asia, however, serves primary gateways where Japan Airlines fly to in the United States, these include Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) – seasonally, San Diego (SAN), New York (JFK/HND), Chicago (ORD),…
Thai Airways has just welcomed its first Airbus A321neo to the fleet, after it took a delivery flight from Airbus’ Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport with a stopover in Dubai. The aircraft touched down in Bangkok as an early Christmas present, arriving on Christmas Eve (December 24). The aircraft is the next chapter in the Thai flag carrier modernising its fleet. The Airbus A321neo, which bears registration HS-TOA (serial number 12942), will be the first of ten of the type that will be operated for Thai Airways through a lease agreement with Irish aircraft lessor AerCap. The remaining nine A321neo are forecasted…
Also: Atlantic Aviation Expands, FedEx MD-11s To Fly By Spring?, DCA Crash Followup, ANN Holiday Sked Bombardier’s Global 8000 has received type certification from US aviation regulators, opening a key market for what the manufacturer claims to be the fastest civilian aircraft since the Concorde. The approval follows Transport Canada type certification granted on November 5, with the aircraft entering service in December. Certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency remains pending. The US Parachute Association is celebrating an eventful year in the sport by noting the biggest stories and achievements from the year. Highlights include an 86-year-old skydiver…
N479BR owners stated that N479BR… "experienced a rapid, uncommanded loss of pressurization… whereupon the two pilots immediately put on their oxygen masks and the Autoland system ‘automatically engaged exactly as designed when the cabin altitude exceeded the prescribed safe levels," the company said. The pilots decided to leave the system engaged due to the ‘complexity’ of the situation… While the system performed exactly as expected, the pilots were prepared to resume manual control of the aircraft should the system have malfunctioned in any way…" Source: Some intriguing, if questionable, comments about the recent ‘first’ use of an autoland system to…
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Mach Technique [ICAO] Describes a control technique used by air traffic control whereby turbojet aircraft operating successively along suitable routes are cleared to maintain appropriate MACH numbers for a relevant portion of the en route phase of flight. The principal objective is to achieve improved utilization of the airspace and to ensure that separation between successive aircraft does not decrease below the established minima.