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This morning, an Airbus A321neo operated by Frontier Airlines experienced a flameout after departing Cleveland International Airport (CLE). The incident was reported on X by aviation watchdog JonNYC. The jet is only 2 years old, according to data from Planespotters.net, and appears to be equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines in photos online. The P&W PW1100G Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines are known to be extremely problematic as the maker continues to struggle with inspections and overhauls. One third of the global fleet is currently grounded due to known manufacturing defects, making it speculative but possible that the flameout was due…

Leo Teplitskiy, director of key cargo accounts for the Americas at Chapman Freeborn, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the panel discussion “Expanding widebody freighter capacity in Latin America” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 9:15 a.m. (GMT-6). The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12, 2026, at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America. View the full 2026 event agenda. Teplitskiy was appointed to his post in January 2024. He previously…

Alaska Airlines has become the newest airline to begin offering Starlink Wi-Fi on its planes. As reported by the Anchorage Daily News, the carrier has installed Starlink on four of its Embraer E175 regional jets. These planes are already flying and in service, with the rest of the Alaska Horizon fleet to be retrofitted soon. From there, the Boeing 737 fleet will be retrofitted, followed by the Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Starlink Wi-Fi is already operational on the Airbus A321neo and Airbus A330 aircraft operated by the company’s Hawaiian Airlines division. Starlink is also used by United Airlines, while Delta Air…

The U.S. DOT and FAA have selected Peraton as the prime integrator for the $32.5 billion revamping the country’s air traffic control system, which they aim to complete by the end of 2028. The technology and national security company based in Reston, Va., will oversee the air traffic control (ATC) system overhaul, coordinating with contractors […] source

Premium airline BeOnd is ramping up its expansion strategy. On December 10, 2025, the luxury carrier announced that it intends to launch a new subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, having applied for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).   The move follows GACA’s decision to award a national charter carrier tender to BeOnd, which will allow the airline to provide customized domestic and international charter services throughout the Kingdom.   BeOnd already operates at two Saudi airports, connecting Riyadh (RUH) to Male, the capital of the Maldives (MLE) and Red Sea International Airport…

American carrier JetBlue is set to roll out a domestic first-class product with fleet installations set to commence from August, as suggested by aviation insider JonNYC. This will see the domestic first class product, which had been teased already some years ago, finally get the go-ahead after years of industry rumours. While the New York based carrier already offers its ‘Mint’ product on major trans-continental and and trans-Atlantic routes, is yet to debut on all aircraft and especially those that operate smaller routes. The rollout of this product is set to debut in the middle of the year, with the…

EnComm Aviation is suing BAE Systems after the manufacturer informed the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority that it will formally surrender the ATP aircraft type certificate and cease supporting the remaining active regional turboprops in service. Kenya-based EnComm’s ATP freighter fleet has been grounded since BAE Systems withdrew support for the aircraft earlier this year, […] source

With its four engines, the 747 uses vast quantities of fuel, burning through 3,800 gallons every hour. This high fuel burn amounts to 0.9 gallons used every second and 0.19 miles per gallon (mpg). This article details the Boeing 747’s mpg further, including the mpg per traveler, and how this compares to travel in a car and in modern airliners. It then delves into ongoing debates around sustainable aviation fuel to explore if aviation can be sustainable, given that all airliners burn through staggering quantities of fuel. The 747’s MPG Credit: Wikimedia Commons According to the BBC’s Future Planet, a cruising…

Air China Cargo is close to integrating the eighth and final A330-200P2F conversion into its fleet, completing a deal with EFW that saw the Chinese carrier enter the Airbus medium-widebody freighter segment. The 2006-vintage, Trent 700-powered aircraft (750) appears to have rolled out of the AMECO facility in Chengdu (CTU) after finishing conversion and will […] source

Lockheed Martin has finished production of all F-16 Block 70 aircraft for Bulgaria and Slovakia’s initial fleets, a milestone that marks a major step in both countries’ transition to modern, NATO-interoperable fighter capability.   Lockheed announced the completion on December 15, 2025, noting that every aircraft has passed US government acceptance through the Foreign Military Sales program.  The jets were built at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina, facility, home to the world’s only active F-16 production line. The deliveries move Bulgaria and Slovakia from planning to fielding their first modern 4.5-generation fighters at a time when both nations are upgrading aging air fleets and deepening participation in NATO…