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CANJUERS, France — A French Army artillery demonstration in pouring rain in the south-east of the country last week showed the limits of modern warfare: When the weather gets miserable, cannons may still fire, but drones stay grounded.It’s a lesson already learned in Ukraine, where Russian forces have been timing mechanized assaults with rain and foggy conditions, according to the Institute for the Study of War.The French Army hadn’t banked on a downpour for last week’s demonstration of unmanned air systems and artillery at Camp de Canjuers, with arms manufacturer KNDS and several foreign military delegations present, after a mostly…

As I’ve already covered, we’re currently taking a trip to Iceland (even if it didn’t totally work out as planned), and spent a couple of nights at Marriott’s Reykjavik EDITION. While I’ll have a full review when I return home, I’d like to share some brief thoughts on our stay, as I was curious how this property would stack up. I’m rather critical of the EDITION brand, for reasons I’ve explained in the past.However, I really enjoyed the Reykjavik EDITION. It’s generally considered to be the city’s best hotel, and I’d say it’s also one of my favorite EDITION properties…

On September 25th, 2025, Qantas celebrated the launch of its newest aircraft, with its first two next-generation Airbus A321XLR aircraft taking off for their first commercial flights. The two A321XLRs, nicknamed ‘Great Ocean Road’ and ‘Outback Way’ have thus been in service for a few weeks now. source

Ascend Airways Malaysia, a Malaysia-based airline and part of the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, Avia Solutions Group, has officially received its AOC and ASP licenses. It will begin operations this November. The airline was first granted its Conditional Air Service Permit (CASP) in 2024. Throughout this year, it worked closely with the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) to obtain its Air Operator Certificate (AOC). With this part of the process having been successfully completed, Ascend Airways Malaysia is able to start operations with its very first aircraft Boeing 737-800SF. The Kuala Lumpur-based ACMI and…

This strikes me as one of the more unusual reasons for a long haul flight diversion, as reported by The Aviation Herald. KLM jet diverts to another country due to ATC issuesThis incident happened on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, and involves KLM flight KL713, scheduled to operate from Amsterdam (AMS) to Paramaribo, Suriname (PBM). The Boeing 777-300ER with the registration code PH-BVR was operating the 4,673-mile flight, which was supposed to depart at 9:20AM and arrive at 1:35PM (both times local), with a typical flight time of around nine hours.The plane took off at 10:06AM, and most of the journey…

In October 2026, Virgin Atlantic will begin flying from London Heathrow to Phuket. It will be the second London link to the ever-popular Thai destination, coexisting with TUI Airways’ offering from Gatwick. Thai Airways had nonstop Phuket-Heathrow service amid the pandemic in 2021/2022. The announcement came days after Virgin began the first-ever service from Heathrow to Cancun. It was revealed shortly after the long-haul low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic launched two more Europe-Bangkok routes, with more starting soon. Like Virgin, it is seeking out places that provide decent winter opportunities. Virgin Atlantic To Phuket Credit: GCMap The UK operator will take off…

Airspace over Lithuania’s capital Vilnius was temporarily shut down on the evening of October 30, 2025, after unidentified objects were spotted near the airport, the sixth incident of its type in a month linked to suspected cigarette smuggling from Belarus.  This latest incident comes as the Baltic country had already closed its border with Belarus until further notice, following a similar incident on the weekend of October 25–26, 2025, when weather balloons disrupted operations at both Vilnius (VNO) and Kaunas (KUN) airports.  Vilnius Airport announced in a statement that the airspace was closed at 20:30 local time due to balloons…

In 2023, Virgin Group won a $160 million lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, over a trademark dispute. Alaska is still trying to get this overturned, and it now involves Delta Air Lines, with a rather interesting angle. While we knew what Alaska was trying to do, there’s now an update, as a court has approved Alaska’s request. Basics of Alaska & Virgin Group $160 million dispute In 2018, Alaska Airlines and Virgin America merged in a $2.6 billion deal. Even though Richard Branson’s Virgin brand has great name recognition, Alaska chose to maintain its own identity, and stopped using the Virgin…

Lufthansa is reportedly planning to keep its double-decker Airbus A380 widebody quadjets active into the next decade. While the Cologne-headquartered German flag carrier and Star Alliance founding member has big plans as far as the development of its twin-aisle fleet is concerned, it has recently had to come to terms with delivery delays. As such, its older jets are still in the sky. Perhaps the most notable development on this front came yesterday, when the German national airline’s Chief Executive Officer confirmed that it plans to keep its Airbus A380 fleet active for at least another five years. This would…

ISTANBUL — Turkey launched serial production of its Altay main battle tank this week, delivering the first two units to the Turkish Armed Forces during the opening of BMC’s Ankara Tank and New Generation Armored Vehicle Production Facility.According to BMC Chairman Fuat Tosyalı, the new facility is designed for a monthly output of eight Altay tanks and around ten 8×8 Altuğ armored vehicles, thanks to modular production lines that can be reconfigured for different platforms.The planned capacity equals up to 96 Altay tanks per year, a figure confirmed by Defense Industries Agency (SSB) President Haluk Görgün.More than 1,500 engineers and…