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Dead Reckoning Dead reckoning, as applied to flying, is the navigation of an airplane solely by means of computations based on airspeed, course, heading, wind direction, and speed, groundspeed, and elapsed time.

Aero Linx: Colorado Pilots Association (CPA) Colorado Pilots Association was incorporated as a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation in 1972. It is a statewide organization with over 700 members dedicated to making Colorado a better, safer, and more desirable place to fly. Objectives of the organization are to promote aviation and flight safety, to protect the rights of pilots, and to be of assistance to the general public in aviation matters.

Also: Airlift Of PBY, Greece Suffers ATC Failure, IA Course, Breeze Pilots Sue Greg Mercer made his money modernizing how people sell things online. Now, he’s using his fortune to attempt success in a far less forgiving industry: personal aviation. The Jungle Scout founder has created a clean-sheet, four-seat aircraft dubbed the Skytron. The design that followed is fully digital fly-by-wire with flight envelope protection. The aircraft is being engineered to actively prevent stalls, overspeeds, excessive bank angles, and other inputs that typically precede loss-of-control accidents. The goal isn’t to eliminate pilots, but to cap how wrong things can go.…

While you’ll find a fair number of points hotels in Reykjavik and the surrounding area, there aren’t many points properties in other parts of Iceland. In 2024, we learned about Hilton’s plans to open a pretty cool new property, and this is now closer to becoming a reality, as the hotel has started accepting reservations for stays as of later this year. Basics of Skald Hotel Akureyri, Curio Collection by Hilton Skald Hotel Akureyri, Curio Collection by Hilton, is now accepting reservations for stays as of August 1, 2026. This is thanks to a franchise agreement with Bohemian Hotels. The…

By Bjorn Fehrm January 39, 2026, ©. Leeham News: We have done a series about ideas on how the long development times for large airliners can be shortened, while at the same time describing all the regulatory work that must be done, regardless of work practices. It’s now time to sum up what we have looked at in terms of speeding up the development of a Part 25 Air Transport airliner in the 200-seat segment. But before we do that, we will look at what an operator of the aircraft we have delivered will have to do to qualify it…

Honeywell International reported higher quarterly revenue and profit for the fourth quarter of 2025, driven largely by sustained demand in its aerospace unit and related aftermarket services, the company announced.  Overall sales for the quarter rose to approximately $10.1 billion, up about 10% year over year and above analyst estimates, according to company filings. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $2.59, beating an expected $2.54.  Honeywell’s industrial conglomerate has faced cost and global trade pressures, but its aerospace segment continued to perform strongly, with sales increasing about 13.4% to $4.52 billion in the fourth quarter. Airlines and operators have kept aircraft in service longer amid delivery…

For the third hotel stay of our Iceland to The Residence via Cambodia trip, we spent one night at The Retreat Hotel at Blue Lagoon, a 60-key property at Iceland’s most famous tourist attraction, the Blue Lagoon. This hotel opened back in 2018, with the goal of offering an elevated and extended experience compared to the main Blue Lagoon. Prior to my stay, I had seen virtually no “real” review of this property, and was genuinely curious what it was like, so I figured I’d take one for the team and stay here, to report back as to what it’s really…

ROME — Italy’s defense minister has claimed the U.K. is not doing enough to share its cutting-edge technology with its partners on the tri-nation GCAP fighter program and called the alleged British secrecy “madness.”Guido Crosetto warned that as long at the U.K. refrained from sharing top tech with its Italian and Japanese partners on the sixth-generation jet program it risked benefiting adversaries around the world.“It’s a huge favor to the Russians and the Chinese,” the minister told Defense News.Crosetto’s accusation was the second time he has singled out the U.K. for holding back on GCAP tech-sharing.In April 2025 he told…

On the orders of US President Donald Trump, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fully reopened airspace above Venezuela, opening the way for US airlines to restart flights to the South American country. On January 29, 2026, President Trump said he had spoken to Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, and informed her that the US would reopen commercial airspace. A statement from the FAA later confirmed that the agency had removed “four NOTAMs in the Caribbean region, including one related to Venezuela, as well as advisories affecting airspace over Curaçao, San Juan (Puerto Rico), and the Piarco Flight Information Regions”.…

Update: On January 2, 2026, I posted about how British Airways’ shopping portal was showing earnings rates of 250x Avios per dollar spent on Kate Spade purchases. Initially it appeared that British Airways wasn’t planning on honoring this, but OMAAT reader Harold reports that 250x earnings rates are now correctly showing as “pending” in the shopping portal. We’ll see what comes of this… below is the original post from several weeks ago. Make of this what you will, but the British Airways Club’s shopping portal in the United States is currently offering 250 Avios per dollar spent on Kate Spade…