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Well here’s something you don’t see every day, which makes for quite a story… Magnicharters pilot “hijacks” plane at Mexico City Airport This incident happened at around 3PM on Friday, December 19, 2025, and involves Magnicharters flight 780, which was scheduled to operate from Mexico City (MEX) to Cancun (CUN). For context, Magnicharters is a domestic Mexican holiday carrier that operates a fleet of a handful of Boeing 737-300s. The airline has reportedly had financial issues for quite some time, and that became especially apparent to passengers on a flight yesterday. While authorities are investigating exactly what happened, let me…

Photographs contained within newly released Department of Justice (DOJ) files offer a rare glimpse into Jeffrey Epstein’s fleet of private aircraft. Along with his infamous “Lolita Express” — a VIP Boeing 727-100 — Epstein had access to multiple Gulfstream business jets at various times and was also a frequent helicopter traveler. The images came to light following the DOJ’s release of hundreds of thousands of documents relating to Epstein to comply with a deadline. Inside Epstein’s Private Aircraft Credit: US Department Of Justice With the US DOJ slowly releasing hundreds of thousands of files over the next few weeks, images of…

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): A New Cure for an Old Woe Developed by Alberta, Canada-based Airworthiness Resources Corporation (arc), the arc Quikex (Quick Exit) is a Transport Canada-Approved Cessna 206 forward cargo door modification. Certified under Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA20-34 and marketed formally as the Split Forward Cargo Door Window, arc’s Quikex modification allows Cessna 206 passengers to quickly and safely disembark the aircraft in emergency situations by opening the airplane’s forward cargo door—regardless of flap position.

(Pilot) Initiated A Go-Around; However, The Deer Impacted The Right Horizontal Stabilizer Analysis: The pilot reported that the airplane was on final approach to the runway in dark night visual conditions with no moon illumination present. She observed that the airport lighting seemed dim and the area surrounding the runway was not illuminated. When she initiated the landing flare, she observed a white-tailed deer running across the runway from the right to the left. She initiated a go-around; however, the deer impacted the right horizontal stabilizer.

Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) The operation of a UAS beyond the visual capability of the flight crew members (i.e., remote pilot in command [RPIC], the person manipulating the controls, and visual observer [VO]), if used to see the aircraft with vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses, spectacles, and contact lenses.

Braking Action Advisories When tower controllers receive runway braking action reports which include the terms “medium,” “poor,” or “nil,” or whenever weather conditions are conducive to deteriorating or rapidly changing runway braking conditions, the tower will include on the ATIS broadcast the statement, “Braking Action Advisories are in Effect.” During the time braking action advisories are in effect, ATC will issue the most current braking action report for the runway in use to each arriving and departing aircraft. Pilots should be prepared for deteriorating braking conditions and should request current runway condition information if not issued by controllers. Pilots should…

A Wind Gust Lifted The Right Wing And The Airplane Turned To The Left Analysis: The pilot was departing from a 2,395-ft-long by 50-ft-wide turf runway. The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off the ground, a wind gust lifted the right wing and the airplane turned to the left. The airplane subsequently impacted trees off the left of the runway and came to rest suspended in the trees. The right wing and empennage sustained substantial damage.

Business class flight award seats are often the sweet spot when it comes to points-and-miles travel, as passengers can trade a stash of rewards for the kind of lie-flat seat that typically sells for thousands of dollars. The trick here is that the best deals often mean not that an airline is offering a particular large-scale flash deal, but more that you can make the most out of the finite number of miles that you might choose to have. The best miles to use are those that are easily transferable across different program partners, are easily earned from US-based credit…

Nut allergies are a serious concern for many people, particularly when they travel by air, given that they’re in an enclosed space for extended periods of time. While many airlines offer to take some precautions to help these passengers, I’ve never seen something like this before. I’m curious if anyone knows the backstory, or if this is just more common, and I’m not familiar with it… Philippine Airlines has designated nut allergy seatsWhile randomly reviewing Philippine Airlines’ seat maps (as one does), I noticed something that I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. The carrier’s seat maps have special seats…

Although the title of the world’s most lethal fighter jet may still belong to the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, the new kid on the block from Skunk Works, the F-35 Lightning II, has plenty to brag about itself. The F-22 is a pure air superiority fighter, made for maximum performance and complete aerial domination; on the other hand, the F-35 is a multi-role, lightweight fighter but essentially builds upon the legacy of the F-16 Fighting Falcon with new stealth technology. So the question is, a fifth-generation light fighter is made to be affordable and flexible on the battlefield, so how…