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Hilton has just officially announced its newest luxury property that’s in the pipeline, and it’s a cool one, though we’ll have to be patient. Waldorf Astoria brand coming to Spain in 2029 The Waldorf Astoria Marbella is expected to open in 2029, in Spain’s Malaga Province, along the Mediterranean coastline. This is thanks to a management agreement with Higuerón Developments, and it will be the global hotel giant’s first property in Spain. The resort will feature 120 guest rooms and suites, plus 120 branded residences, so all-in-all, it’s going to be a pretty massive development, basically a community in and of itself.…

Most commercial travelers are aware of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, this airport was the busiest airport in the world, surpassing Dubai International Airport (DXB) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Dallas, Texas, and Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) in Tokyo, Japan. Overall, this airport saw a year-over-year increase of about 3% in total passengers, and it transported over 100 million passengers throughout the year. However, Atlanta, Georgia, is also one of the busiest metropolitan airports in the United States. In 2023, the central city was home to over…

Light Gun A handheld directional light signaling device which emits a brilliant narrow beam of white, green, or red light as selected by the tower controller. The color and type of light transmitted can be used to approve or disapprove anticipated pilot actions where radio communication is not available. The light gun is used for controlling traffic operating in the vicinity of the airport and on the airport movement area.

“We have performed extensive ground testing by comparing warm up times, full power tethered pulls, and overall temperatures in 100 degree environments against other aircraft as well as our Rotax powered Sonex as the “control” aircraft. We have been very pleased with the results… We took to the skies and tested the Onex and its installation. While we expected it to perform well, frankly, we didn’t expect to perform as well as it did. The flight went flawlessly. The plane is so well balanced, it would fly with or without a pilot (although we know that’s not possible). It did…

While Taxiing To Parking The Right Landing Gear Leg Collapsed, Resulting In Substantial Damage Analysis: The pilot made a normal approach with full flaps and landed on the runway. While taxiing to parking the right landing gear leg collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and the right wing. Postaccident examination showed that the right main landing gear leg failed from a fatigue crack that had developed in the gear leg and was not identified during annual maintenance inspections.

From 2014 (YouTube Edition): Exotic Rebuild Reveals Aerial Work Of Art During EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN’s Michael Maya Charles took the time to get a history lesson about a great airplane from days gone by. By 1929 aviation was being recognized for its ability to transport people and cargo to areas that were extremely hard to get to. This led the Fairchild Company to come up with a single engine transport plane known as the Fairchild 71. ANN’s roving reporter met up with Marlin Horst who was responsible for the restoration of one of these classic Fairchild’s. In this video,…

Also: Project Talon, McFarlane Acquisition, Sky-Tec Service, JPL Earth Helo Tests Bombardier has earned a round of applause from the business aviation community, celebrating the formal entry into service of what it calls the “fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde.” Keys to the first Global 8000 were turned over to loyal customer and GFL Environmental CEO Patrick Dovigi on December 8. The Global 8000 comes with a headline-grabbing Mach 0.95 top speed, a certified 8,000-nautical-mile range, and a cabin altitude of just 2,691 feet at cruise. California Representative Darrell Issa (CA-48) announced the finalized 2026 National Defense Authorization Act includes…

Frontier Group Holdings, the parent company of Frontier Airlines, has made sudden leadership changes, appointing President James Dempsey as the new CEO of the airline, taking over from long-time leader Barry Biffle.  In a statement issued on December 15, 2025, the company said that Dempsey has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer effective immediately.  Dempsey joined Frontier in 2014 as the Chief Financial Officer and is currently the President of Frontier.  Prior to joining Frontier, he held senior management roles at Ryanair Holdings PLC along with various management roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers.  “With 13 bases and a strong cost advantage, I believe Frontier is…

Airline loyalty program fraud happens a fair bit, whereby points or other rewards currencies are stolen out of accounts. The good thing is that airlines typically make members whole, assuming that basic precautions were taken for safeguarding the account.Along those lines, OMAAT reader Micah has just shared a very strange situation with me, and I’m curious if anyone may have theories as to what’s going on here. Lufthansa refuses to help after miles are stolenOn September 30, 2025, a Lufthansa Miles & More member’s mileage balance decreased from 566K miles to 183K miles, meaning that 383K miles disappeared. Here’s his…

Some 40 US airports will have scheduled transatlantic passenger flights in 2026. This includes San Juan, in the US territory of Puerto Rico. Compared to 2025, only one airport—Stewart—has lost transatlantic service. This information is based on examining all schedules using Cirium Diio data. Of course, various smaller US cities, which already have European flights, will get new airlines next year. Examples abound. For example, Aer Lingus will begin flying from Dublin to Pittsburgh, while British Airways will debut in St. Louis. Numerous large cities will do so, too. The Top 10 US Airports Without Transatlantic Flights Credit: Wikimedia Commons According…