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Last month, I took a business trip from Palermo / Punta Raisi Airport, Italy, to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden, with Norwegian air shuttle on a Boeing 737 MAX. It wasn’t my first time flying with the MAX, but it was my first time flying with this low-cost airline, and I must admit, it was a delightful surprise! I am a frequent flyer throughout Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East, and over 80% of my flights are, logically, with Ryanair, Wizz Air, or easyJet — the famous European low-cost trio. This time, it was a pleasant discovery of another European…

The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing.Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. The Marine Corps saw the highest increase, nearly tripling its rate over the same period.The data, which was released by the Defense Department to Congress and provided exclusively to The Associated Press, tracks Class A mishaps — the most…

DUBAI — Silk Way West Airlines has firmed up options for two additional A350Fs, bringing Airbus’ backlog for its upcoming large-widebody freighter to eighty-two units on firm order. Silk Way West now has four A350Fs on order and expects to receive them between 2028 and 2032, the Azerbaijan-based carrier told Cargo Facts at the Dubai […] source

It’s nice to see that this controversial practice will end, as sometimes public backlash does accomplish something. Airlines stop secretly selling passenger data to US governmentSeveral months ago, I wrote about how airlines were secretly selling passenger data to the US government. The Airline Reporting Corporation (ARC), which is owned by several large airlines (Alaska, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, United, etc.), was selling passenger data to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The contract between ARC and CBP even specifically stipulated that the government couldn’t admit where it got that data, which sure sounds suspicious. This included around one billion…

In the latest schedule update, Emirates revealed that it’ll deploy the Airbus A380 from Dubai to Madinah. But it is not a regular operation. Instead, it will only operate on November 20. The reason seems to be the much higher demand from a big tour group traveling for Umrah reasons. Emirates, flydubai, and flynas all have regular flights on the city pair, with up to five daily departures. Emirates’ daily service is nearly always on the Boeing 777-300ER, with the higher-capacity, 421-seat and 360-seat configurations often used. Although entirely unconnected, fellow United Arab Emirates airline Etihad Airways reintroduced Abu Dhabi-Madinah…

Archer Aviation has teamed up with Saudi-based operators to launch electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) test flights in Saudi Arabia while also evaluating the overall ecosystem readiness.    At the Dubai Airshow on November 19, 2025, eVTOL developer Archer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Helicopter Company (THC), a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, and Red Sea Global (RSG).   The three entities will combine to create a “sandbox framework” to validate and accelerate next-generation Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) testing in Saudi Arabia.   This will include test flights with Archer’s Midnight eVTOL under real-world conditions to assess aircraft performance,…

JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will upgrade the Israel Defense Forces’ Markava main battle tanks under a $210 million contract, the company said this week.The announcement comes amid a ceasefire currently in place on Israel’s northern and southern fronts with Gaza and Lebanon, respectively, and the public criticism by reservists regarding the operational capabilities of various armored vehicles at the end of the Iron Swords war.In the first year of this two-year war, several IDF armored vehicles were damaged and, according to a military statement at the time, about 90% were returned to operational activity within a short time.Elbit stated that…

People share a lot of travel experiences with me. Sometimes I think the airline or hotel are in the wrong, sometimes I think the traveler could’ve handled things a bit differently, and then you have this… one of the stranger stories that I’ve had shared with me in quite some time. A bizarre La Quinta late check-out incident that escalated A Wyndham Rewards Diamond member shared a communication with me that they’ve sent to Wyndham corporate over a stay on November 6, 2025, at the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Miami Lakes property. Let me just copy and…

UAE flag carrier Emirates has just announced at the Dubai Airshow 2025 that it has added another eight examples of the Airbus A350-900 to its large and diverse order book. The deal, which is valued at $3.4 billion in terms of list prices, will see these aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB84 engines. Accounting for this latest order, Emirates has now committed to a grand total of 73 Airbus A350-900 jets, of which 13 have already been delivered to the widely revered Dubai-based airline. Earlier this week, the Middle Eastern carrier made headlines with an even bigger order for 65…

Østnes Helicopters, the official distributor for Airbus Helicopters in the Nordic region, has placed an order for 10 H125 helicopters at the European Rotors 2025 exhibition, taking place in Cologne, Germany on November 17–20, 2025.  The order, along with four H125s ordered earlier in 2025, brings the total number of H125s ordered through Østnes Helicopters this year to 14 aircraft, Airbus announced in a statement on November 19, 2025.  Stine Østnes, Chief Sales Officer of Østnes Helicopters, said the H125 “delivers on all fronts” and the company sees a “strong demand” for the helicopter on the Nordic market.   “This strategic procurement ensures we can maintain short delivery times and offer our customers the…