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Runway Condition Codes (RwyCC) Numerical readings, provided by airport operators, that indicate runway surface contamination (for example, slush, ice, rain, etc.). These values range from “1″ (poor) to “6″ (dry) and must be included on the ATIS when the reportable condition is less than 6 in any one or more of the three runway zones (touchdown, midpoint, rollout).

“Luckily, everyone walked away from this and no one was severely hurt. Knowing how busy 7th Street is and how busy this area is — for him to not hit anything else. To me that’s a miracle of itself.” Source: Phoenix Fire Department spokesperson Capt. DJ Lee, commenting as no one suffered an injury as a Republic SeaBee with three people on board landed at the intersection of 7th Street and Missouri in central Phoenix Monday morning.

The Marine Corps this week released a video showcasing the design and capabilities of its new Medium Landing Ship, or LSM, a vessel designed to move troops, equipment and supplies to shorelines without relying on established ports.The new LSM is based on the Damen Shipyards Group’s Landing Ship Transport 100, or LST-100, design, which has a range of 3,400 nautical miles and can beach itself to deliver over 800 tons of cargo such as vehicles, embarked forces and long range fire assets, according to the video.The ship, measuring roughly 100 meters, is also equipped with a flight deck that can…

U.S. Air Force airmen operated a semiautonomous jet-powered combat drone in a series of sorties recently, boosting the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.The force’s Experimental Operations Unit conducted hands-on testing with Anduril’s YFQ-44A aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in an effort to utilize “principles of the new Warfighting Acquisition System,” according to a Thursday Air Force release.Previously, the concept employed by the force was fully human-piloted drones, and now, “there is no operator with a stick and throttle flying the aircraft behind the scenes,” Jason Levin, Anduril’s senior vice president of engineering for air dominance and strike, said…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has capped daily operations at Chicago O’Hare Airport at 2,708 flights from May 17 through October 24, 2026, after concluding the airport could not handle the summer schedules airlines had filed. The cap cuts more than 300 flights a day from peak summer plans of more than 3,080 daily arrivals and departures. The FAA took the step to head off another summer of anticipated delays and as rival carriers United Airlines and American Airlines jostle for access at one of the US’s busiest airports. United and American have both been adding service as they compete…

I’m a pretty pro-union guy, but I have a hard time supporting the union on this one, at least based on my understanding of the situation (thanks to PYOK for flagging this). American crews demand more pay for Heathrow catering mess For several weeks now, American has had a bit of a catering problem for flights departing London Heathrow (LHR). For years, American had partnered with dnata on catering out of the airport, but American abruptly cut ties with the catering company, which is owned by the Emirates Group. It would appear that there might have been some health safety…

Boeing is hiring factory workers in the Pacific Northwest as it adds staff for a fourth 737 MAX production line as part of the company’s push to raise output while replacing retirees and supporting other programs. Reuters reported that Boeing has been adding about 100 to 140 factory workers each week, with union officials saying the hiring includes workers for the new 737 MAX North Line in Everett, Washington, as well as logistics, tooling, transportation and storage. The North Line will mark the first time Boeing has built 737s in Everett rather than exclusively in Renton, Washington. Boeing plans to…

Azerbaijan and Russia have reached a formal settlement over the downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) Embraer E190 that crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25, 2024, killing 38 of the 67 people on board. The agreement includes compensation payments and formally attributes the crash to the unintended firing of a Russian air defense system.  The foreign ministries of both countries announced the deal in a joint statement on April 15, 2026, declaring that the settlement had been reached in accordance with agreements made between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Dushanbe on October 9, 2025.  The statement confirmed that the crash…

Australia has chosen to retire its fleet of 10 Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft and replace them with commercial airframes, the country’s 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS) confirmed on April 16, 2026. The decision pulls the Italian-built airlifter out of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service barely a decade after its introduction.  The NDS document states that the Spartan fleet will give way to “a commercial aircraft fleet to support personnel and logistics transport across the Pacific”. No firm retirement date or replacement type has yet been announced.  The C-27J retirement is one of nine priorities laid out for the RAAF under the new strategy, which frames the air force’s future…