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WestJet: It’s Canada’s other major carrier next to Air Canada. While there was major consolidation in the country’s airline industry in the early 2000s, WestJet has risen to become a serious rival to Canada’s flag carrier. source

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base. The JASDF (Japan Air-Self Defense Force) officially began its training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base on Nov. 4, 2025, marking a significant milestone in Tokyo’s move towards a more modern Self-Defense Force. The initial phase of F-35B training in Japan The Nov. 4 sortie marked the first training flight since the type’s introduction to the base, located in the southern island of Kyushu. According to the Japanese MoD (Ministry of Defense), the first phase of training…

Korean Air announced it has teamed up with German carrier Condor Airlines to form a partnership aimed at making travel between Korea and Germany easier. This move follows after more than a decade without integrated domestic connections within Germany, the airline said. Starting November 1, 2025, passengers flying Korean Air between Seoul’s Incheon Airport (ICN) and Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will be able to connect smoothly to other German cities through Condor’s domestic network.  This is Korean Air’s first agreement in over 10 years that allows travelers to book through-tickets with baggage checked all the way to destinations within Germany. The…

Your eyes did not deceive you. It is true: Air Astana’s service from Almaty to London Heathrow is indeed timed up to 9h 35m. Thanks to additional fuel tanks on its Airbus A321LRs, which meant freight capacity was reduced, flights operate nonstop. It is akin to an A321XLR without being one. Air Astana is Kazakhstan’s flag carrier. According to ch-aviation, it has 11 A321LRs. Each frame has 166 seats in a two-class layout. There are 16 fully flat seats in business (2-2 and 1-1) and 150 seats in ecomomy (3-3; 33″ pitch). Air Astana From Almaty To Heathrow Credit: Flightradar24 The…

Airbreathing engines are common in the aviation industry. With the exception of electric and hybrid models, most aircraft engines use air for combustion. They mix and fuel in an enclosed space known as a combustion chamber, after which they ignite it. While some airbreathing engines are naturally aspirated, however, others leverage a supercharger or turbocharger. What Is a Supercharger? A supercharger is a type of mechanically driven compressor that forces air into a piston engine. It’s designed to compress the air before it enters the engine’s combustion chamber. By doing so, superchargers can squeeze more air into the combustion chamber,…

Emirates announced it has spent AED 85 million ($23 million USD) installing more than 200 biometric cameras throughout Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport (DXB).  The installation now allows passengers to move through check-in, immigration, boarding gates, and lounges using just facial recognition to go through checkpoints. No more passport or boarding passes required. The system, developed in partnership with Dubai’s General Directorate of Identity and Foreigner Affairs (GDRFAD), can recognize a registered passenger’s face from about three feet away, meaning travelers can be checked and processed while they are walking, eliminating the need to hand in traditional identification documents.…

FL Technics Indonesia, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider and part of FL Technics Group, has recently welcomed the first Boeing 737 MAX. The company obtained approval for performing maintenance of this type of aircraft in May 2025. The certification applies to the company’s two main facilities located at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) and Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali (DPS). Airlines across the Southeast Asia region are seeking to replace aging aircraft with newer models that have better fuel efficiency, and as much as 80% of the demand will likely be met by Boeing 737 MAX. According…

American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are the two largest carriers in the US by several measures, including passenger numbers and fleet size. The two airlines go head-to-head on many routes, although the majority of their hubs are found at different airports. However, both American Airlines and Delta Air Lines have recently expanded further into each other’s territory, increasing competition on key transcontinental routes. In this article, we take a closer look at the new and expanded routes where American Airlines and Delta Air Lines are set to go head-to-head, highlighting the intensifying competition on key domestic corridors. We will…

China’s Hainan Airlines has just added the Airbus A330-900neo to its fleet. We had a clue that this was going to happen, though oddly there was no official announcement, and these deliveries are happening without much fanfare. Hainan Airlines takes delivery of Airbus A330-900neoHainan Airlines has just taken delivery of its first brand new Airbus A330-900neo. The plane has the registration code B-32MU, and on October 31, 2025, it flew from Toulouse (TLS) to Haikou (HAK). This A330neo reportedly has 301 seats, including 24 business class seats and 277 economy class seats. However, I haven’t yet seen any details of…

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, being made by Northrop Grumman for the United States Air Force, promises to redefine stealth and strategic strike with a host of new features and enhancements across the board compared to the B-2 Spirit. So, you may ask, “Okay, then what’s the new definition?” There are at least three critical areas we can be sure that the B-21 will take to a whole new level when it succeeds the legacy B-2: automation, electronic warfare (EW), and multispectral stealth. As a deeply classified military project, obviously, no one in the public is privy to the technical…