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Maintaining pilot quality levels and wellbeing goes far beyond simply meeting the mandatory requirements for recurrent training. Airlines should give careful thought to how their training is structured and delivered, what they invest in beyond the mandatory requirements, and how they support their pilots. Diako Rad, Director of Flight Operations, and Sandra Diaso, Head of HR, at premium VIP charter and ACMI provider KlasJet, explore the importance of a proactive approach to pilot training. Beyond the mandatory requirements All pilot training must conform with mandated training requirements by the relevant authorities. In the case of Europe, the European Union Aviation…

COLOGNE, Germany — Germany’s KNDS this week unveiled the Leopard 2A8, the latest version of the venerable main battle tank that has become a staple of armored formations for more than a dozen countries in Europe and beyond.The tank will be a new build, the first for the Leopard series since 1992, according to German defense officials, after several previous versions that were modernizations of existing tanks. The German army is slated to get 123 of the behemoths weighing nearly 70 metrics ton, with deliveries beginning in 2027 and to be finalized in 2030.New features include a locally-produced version of…

Today we’re trying something a little different and looking at the fleets of two airlines in a single video – in this case, the North African carriers of EgyptAir and Royal Air Maroc. Both carriers are on the smaller side when compared to many of the other airlines we look at, although they both operate some transcontinental services in addition to a strong regional presence. source

Munich-based defense software company Helsing has been selected to support Germany’s Eurofighter EK program with an artificial-intelligence-enabled electronic warfare suite, marking one of the most significant attempts yet to integrate advanced AI into a front-line European combat aircraft.  The EK configuration, short for Elektronischer Kampf, will convert fifteen German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets into a dedicated electronic attack and reconnaissance variant. The program teams Helsing with Saab, which supplies its Arexis electronic warfare system, under a contract intended to replace Germany’s retiring Tornado ECR fleet.  How AI will be integrated  Saab’s Arexis system provides the hardware backbone of the…

United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching an interesting campaign, and I agree with him 100%… Transportation Secretary wants flying to be civilized again Transportation Secretary Duffy has taken to social media to encourage travelers to be more civilized. In a post on Twitter/X, Duffy writes the following: It’s not your imagination. Traveling has become more uncivilized! The Facts: 400% increase in outbursts on planes since 2019 1 in 5 flight attendants report experiencing physical incidents Unruly passenger events DOUBLED since 2019 But it doesn’t have to be this way. The Golden Age of Travel starts with all of us.…

Subscription required By Bjorn Fehrm November 20, 2025, © Leeham News: In our series about alternative propulsion aircraft, we started last week by discussing what happened after the trigger by the Airbus E-fan flight in 2014 and the introduction of the Tesla Model S car two years before. The alternative propulsion aircraft projects that followed had a rocky path. They followed the Gartner Hype-curve, Figure 1. There were hundreds of projects announced, more or less serious. A few of these came to producing hardware, and flew test flights, then stopped. Most stayed as PowerPoint presentations and fancy renderings, promising capabilities…

Turbulence is a natural part of flying, one that’s unlikely to disappear. With thousands of flights taking off and landing every day, almost all of them encounter some degree of bumpy air, with most aircraft experiencing moderate to “severe-or-greater” turbulence 68,000 times every year. In the vast majority of cases, it has no real effect on the aircraft, its crew, or the passengers on board. Yet while turbulence poses little actual danger, it’s understandable that first-time or infrequent flyers find it unsettling. In this article, we take a closer look at what causes turbulence, how pilots manage it, and how…

All departures from Brussels Airport (BRU) have been cancelled on November 26, 2025, in response to a national strike in Belgium that is set to last three days.   On November 19, 2025, Brussels Airport turned to social media to warn passengers that its security and handling staff will be participating in nationwide industrial action.  The airport apologized for the inconvenience and said that cancellations could also be possible on some arriving flights.  Although the national strike will last three days from November 24 to 26, 2025, Brussels Airport will only be impacted on the final day.   On day one only…

LATAM Airlines Group currently has 13 Airbus A321XLR aircraft on order. LATAM Airlines Group is the largest airline brand in South America, and it owns nine airline subsidiaries to operate passenger and cargo services in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. The A321XLR is the newest aircraft that is coming to the enormous airline group, and has already been confirmed to be coming to Lima, with first deliveries expected in 2027.source

Today’s flight decks are pairing experienced Generation X captains with tech-native Generation Z first officers. As the aviation industry faces a projected shortfall of 141,000 pilots in Europe by 2032, training organizations are addressing a shift: type rating courses should prepare pilots not just to operate specific aircraft, but to work effectively across generational divides. With Gen Z now comprising over a quarter of the global workforce, the industry actively recruits younger pilots while retaining experienced professionals. The result? Multi-generational flight decks where each pilot brings distinct strengths shaped by different eras.  Teaching the same skills to different minds  Type rating training has traditionally followed a standardized approach: theory, simulator sessions, base and line training, all built around consistent performance standards. What’s changing isn’t the standards themselves, but how instructors deliver the material to maximize learning effectiveness across different generations.  Younger…