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The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to U.S. Southern Command to “bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social media post.The USS Ford, which has five destroyers in its strike group, is currently deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. A…

Unlike Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, American Airlines hasn’t operated a flight to Israel in over two years. That will be changing… though we’ll have to wait for around five months. American resuming New York to Tel Aviv route As of March 28, 2026, American plans to resume daily nonstop flights between New York (JFK) and Tel Aviv (TLV). Specifically, the flight will operate with the following schedule: New York to Tel Aviv departing 11:25PM arriving 5:00PM (+1 day)Tel Aviv to New York departing 12:35AM arriving 5:25AM American will resume New York to Tel Aviv flights The 5,677-mile flight…

Next May, Korean Air will increase passenger flights from its Seoul Incheon hub to Atlanta to double daily. It is partly because it no longer uses the Boeing 747-9i on the airport pair. It is a true SkyTeam route. It only serves the route for this reason and for its close partner, Delta Air Lines. Everyone knows that Atlanta is the world’s busiest airport for passengers and seats for sale. However, it is second globally to Chicago O’Hare for aircraft movements, while Cirium Diio indicates it is only 18th globally for available seat miles. The latter is influenced by relatively…

As one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, the New York City area is home to some of the busiest airports on Earth. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is number one. Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) comes in second, and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is the third-busiest airfield that serves NYC. JFK serves over 60 million flyers per year, while EWR sees nearly 50 million travelers pass through its doors every year, and more than 30 million people visited LGA in 2024. JFK was also named the best airport in North America, according to the Port Authority of…

Lawmakers approved legal changes in a 84-11 vote and with 30 abstentions in the 151-member parliament. The army service will last two months and provide “basic military training,” public broadcaster HRT said.This decision marks a return to conscription, which was suspended in 2008 when the country shifted to a volunteer system.Croatia’s Defense Ministry said the aim is to teach young people basic skills and knowledge that are “needed in crisis situations, so they would contribute to national security.”Authorities will start calling conscripts born in 2007 for medical checkups by the end of the year. Conscripts will receive a salary, and…

The Alaska Atmos Rewards program offers great award redemption opportunities. However, there are a couple of quirks that often come up regarding which frequent flyer number you can have on a reservation. In this post, I’d like to cover the details of those rules, potential workarounds, and why they (probably) exist… Alaska limits award ticket frequent flyer benefits When you go to the Alaska Atmos Rewards page with award charts and click on “General Terms & Conditions,” you’ll see the following restriction listed: When redeeming points for an award ticket from an Atmos Rewards account, customers cannot enter another airline’s…

The Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), the parent company behind Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air, delivered a profitable third quarter. The airline group printed record revenues of around $3.8 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.05, but it cut its full-year outlook to at least $2.40 per share and guided fourth quarter earnings per share down to around $0.40, both of which came in well below analyst expectations. The airline’s management team cited higher West Coast fuel prices and higher recovery costs tied to summer disruptions. Unit revenues rose in the third quarter and are expected to be positive…

Also: USAF Pilots, Advanced Aircrew Academy, ATC Hiring, Hop-A-Jet Sues Pan American is attempting a comeback. Aviation merchant bank AVi8 Air Capital, alongside Pan American Global Holdings, has officially kicked off the Part 121 airline certification process to reestablish what was once the picture of aviation luxury. Avi8 claims that it has “assembled a world-class team to lead the certification effort and has received strong initial support from aircraft lessors and key vendors.” Spirit Airlines is announcing further cuts to its workforce as its long-running bankruptcy restructuring drags on. The carrier announced that it will furlough 365 pilots in early…

Also: DHS Under Fire, Air New Zealand, ALPA Praises Bipartisan Bill, Spirit Budget Cuts The Minnesota Pilots Association has issued an advisory regarding overflights of the Red Lake Indian Reservation in northwestern Minnesota. Turns out, the Red Lake Tribe of the Chippewa Indians passed a resolution denying the Air Force permission for low-level overflights and simultaneously, banning all flights below 20,000 feet above the reservation. DJI is taking its ‘Chinese Military Company’ label back to the Pentagon in hopes of regaining access to the US market. Judges decided just last month to uphold the DoD’s claims that the company is…

From 2023 (YouTube Edition): Beauty Amongst Ghastly Federal Agencies Founded in 1971 and based in Oklahoma City, the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) is a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). The Transportation Safety Institute is tasked with providing high-quality safety, security, and environmental training to federal, state, and local governmental, private sector, and foreign transportation professionals in the aviation, highway traffic, transit, motor carrier, and hazardous materials sectors.