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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has established a dedicated EPAWSS Speedline at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex to accelerate the fielding of the new defensive suite on the F-15E Strike Eagle. The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to accelerate the fielding of the AN/ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) on the F-15E Strike Eagle. In a press release on May 26, 2026, the service has announced that the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has established a dedicated EPAWSS Speedline at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, in Georgia. The EPAWSS Speedline will receive the first…

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is a very smart, but increasingly strange and unpredictable, leader. He does a great job propelling his airline in the right direction, but I feel like he’s saying more and more things that make you scratch your head, and make you wonder if he is just getting a bit of a God complex, or whether he’s trolling, gaslighting, or what not. Here’s the latest example of that. Kirby not interested in consolidation for United Several weeks ago, we learned how Kirby reportedly approached President Trump about the concept of United buying American. We know Kirby…

Between May 24 and 26, China flew nearly 60 military aircraft, helicopters and drones in Taiwan’s ADIZ, including a Y-20 tanker which refueled J-16 fighters. A People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) YY-20A/YU-20A aerial refueller was among the 21 aircraft Taiwan’s Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) tracked and intercepted on May 25, 2026. The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) identified the other aircraft as J-16 and J-10 fighters and the KJ-500 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, saying they were acting in concert with PLA Navy vessels. The RoC’s Military News Agency released an infrared capture from…

“Museums are not made to be static. They need to change to engage with the people every time they visit…” Source: A Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum spokesperson Veterans, historians describing why community members came together in Fairfield, Calif., as they unveiled a new series of exhibits celebrating the legacy of aviation and the individuals who helped shape it.

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Tower A terminal facility that uses air/ground communications, visual signaling, and other devices to provide ATC services to aircraft operating in the vicinity of an airport or on the movement area. Authorizes aircraft to land or takeoff at the airport controlled by the tower or to transit the Class D airspace area regardless of flight plan or weather conditions (IFR or VFR). A tower may also provide approach control services (radar or nonradar).

Pilot Acknowledged The Descent Clearance And Informed The Controller That His Pitot Tube Was Iced Up And That He Was Using Backup Gauges On April 30, 2026, about 2303 central daylight time, a Cessna 421C airplane, N291AN, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wimberley, Texas. The private pilot and four passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. A review of ADS-B and air traffic control recordings showed that the airplane departed River Falls Airport (H81), Amarillo, Texas, about 2110,…

From 2010 (YouTube Edition): Museum President Details Exhibits Featuring Women’s Aviation Accomplishments On November 2nd, 1929, 117 American female pilots gathered at Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York; their goal was simple: to create an organization dedicated to the advancement of aviation. Three years later, Amelia Earhart became the first president of the “Ninety-Nines, Inc.,” named for the 99 charter members of the first organization composed entirely of licensed female pilots. Today, the Ninety-Nines has over 5,500 members throughout the world.

Saudi Arabia is investing an unprecedented amount of money in tourism, and also in diversifying its economy away from oil. I’ve been watching this with great interest, as we’ve never seen a project to this scale before, and many have wondered just how realistic some of these ambitions are. I’m also just generally interested in planned projects like this, as it’s amazing how often they fail. Saudi Arabia’s single most ambitious project is The Line, and it looks like this is now facing its biggest challenge to date. While we’ve seen the project scaled back and delayed in the past,…

The first KC-46 “Gideon” tanker for the Israeli Air Force has been delivered less than one month after its first flight was announced. The Israeli Air Force received its first KC-46 at Nevatim Air Base on May 27, 2026. The tanker, designated as “Gideon” by the Israeli military, was delivered less than one month after the Israeli Ministry of Defense had announced its first flight on LinkedIn on May 4, 2026. Today, the Israeli Air Force is adding the capabilities of the “Gideon”, the most advanced operational refueling aircraft in the world. Its arrival marks a true leap forward in…