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Earlier, I shared some initial thoughts on our stay at the Reykjavik EDITION, which I enjoyed, for the most part. As I mentioned in passing in that post, we had an interesting experience in the restaurant, which I’d like to cover. I have to give the hotel and restaurant credit, because it’s the best service recovery I’ve experienced in a long time. Why we had dinner at TIDES at the Reykjavik EDITIONReykjavik has a really vibrant food scene, which you wouldn’t necessarily expect. We enjoyed several great meals outside the hotel, but also decided to have dinner at the hotel…

Air travel is rebounding strongly in the post-pandemic world, and amid that global surge, one country stands out: Turkey (the Republic of Türkiye). According to recent analysis, Türkiye is showing the strongest airline capacity growth this year, surpassing even larger aviation markets. In our article, we’ll explore how and why Türkiye is leading in capacity expansion for 2025, and what role its major carriers, especially Turkish Airlines, its subsidiary AJet, and Pegasus Airlines are playing in fueling that growth. Türkiye’s strategic geographic position between Europe and Asia has long made it a natural maritime and trade hub, and, in the…

“The Coast Guard anticipates new aircraft procurements may be based off Sikorsky’s MH-60R aircraft, which is the maritime variant of the H-60 in active production. Differences between the MH-60T and in-production MH-60R will be addressed with Sikorsky to ensure Coast Guard aircraft are delivered with the appropriate capabilities for Coast Guard missions.” Source: From a statement by the Navy, relayed to media, as to how the U.S. Coast Guard will be getting a new version of the Sikorsky H-60 helicopter based on the MH-60R Seahawk that is deployed by the U.S. Navy and other armed forces around the world.

Aero Linx: Classic Jet Aircraft Association (CJAA) The CJAA Formation and Safety Team (FAST) Mission is to be the sole authorized provider of formation training and certification for members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association. Such activities will be in accordance with the National FAST protocol and CJAA. CJAA representatives will also serve as the liaison and signatory representatives to the National FAST Board.

During A Low Pass Over A Gravel Bar, The Airplane’S Tailwheel Impacted An Area Of Rough, Uneven Terrain Analysis: The pilot reported that he was flying low-level over various remote gravel bars looking for a suitable one to land on. During a low pass over a gravel bar, the airplane’s tailwheel impacted an area of rough, uneven terrain, which pivoted the nose of the airplane down, resulting in a hard, inadvertent landing. The main landing gear wheels subsequently impacted a 3 ft high gravel berm, and the main landing gear collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and left…

Hold For Release Used by ATC to delay an aircraft for traffic management reasons; i.e., weather, traffic volume, etc. Hold for release instructions (including departure delay information) are used to inform a pilot or a controller (either directly or through an authorized relay) that an IFR departure clearance is not valid until a release time or additional instructions have been received.

LTA Research, an airship development company backed by Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin, demonstrated the capabilities of its lighter-than-air ‘Pathfinder 1’ vehicle with a flight around San Francisco Bay, California, on October 28, 2025.  At 124 meters long, the Pathfinder 1 is currently the largest aircraft in the world. This modern take on the airship concept started to take shape with the construction of the first prototypes in 2016. Filled with helium and powered by 12 electric motors, the Pathfinder 1 has also fly-by-wire controls, not unlike those of a modern airliner.  Although this was not the first public flight of…

The U.N. human rights chief said Friday that U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop.The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an investigation into the strikes, in what appeared to mark the first such condemnation of its kind from a United Nations organization.Ravina Shamdasani, a spokeswoman for Türk’s office, relayed his message on Friday at a regular U.N. briefing: “These attacks and their mounting human cost are unacceptable. The U.S. must halt such attacks and take all measures…

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The Airbus A350F has got itself a new customer in the form of Seoul-based SkyTeam founding member Korean Air. Earlier today, Airbus confirmed that the South Korean flag carrier had converted seven of its orders for the passenger-carrying A350-1000 to the cargo variant. This development represents another vote of confidence for the European firm’s new freighter. While Korean Air has previously flown cargo aircraft from Airbus, its current fleet does not have any, with jets from its US rival Boeing exclusively operating the airline’s cargo flights at present. Now, it stands to diversify this side of its operations, and, with…