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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.

Flight Check A call sign prefix used by FAA aircraft engaged in flight inspection/certification of navigational aids and flight procedures. The word “recorded” may be added as a suffix; e.g., “Flight Check 320 recorded” to indicate that an automated flight inspection is in progress in terminal areas.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — When Singapore’s defense minister, Chan Chun Sing, spoke at the launch ceremony of a novel class of warship for his country’s navy this week, he likened the vessel to the fictitious spaceship Battlestar Galactica.“It isn’t just a ship by itself, but one that’s integrated with artificial intelligence and an evolving brain,” he said of the new 8,000-ton warship, the largest ever surface combatant in Singapore’s navy.The 492-foot (150m) Victory, the first of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCV), was launched at ST Engineering’s Benoi shipyard in Singapore on Oct. 21. The warship will now transfer to the…

Textron has named Lisa Atherton, the head of its Bell helicopter division, as the company’s next president and chief executive officer. She will succeed longtime CEO Scott Donnelly on January 4, 2026, the company announced. Donnelly, who has led Textron for 17 years, will stay on as executive chairman of the board.  Atherton has spent nearly two decades with Textron, holding senior leadership roles across its aviation and defense businesses. A US Air Force Academy graduate, she began her career as an Air Force officer specializing in acquisition and program management before joining Textron Systems in 2007. She later became vice president of military business development…

MILAN — The Lithuanian Army has tested heavy machine guns and Swedish-designed surface-to-air missiles against high-speed drones, as more militaries are exploring the potential of firearms as drone countermeasures of last resort.In a video released this week by the Lithuanian armed forces, air defense artillery units are seen training with large-caliber machine guns and launching the Saab-made RBS 70 NG missiles against target drones. Armored vehicles equipped with machine guns can also be observed in the footage, which was filmed at a training range located less than ten kilometers away from the Belarus border.“Testing of weapon systems (heavy machine guns,…

In recent times, I’ve been writing a series about some of the world’s small luxury hotel groups, including Airelles, BVLGARI, Cheval Blanc, Oetker, Ritz-Carlton Reserve, etc. In this post, I’d like to talk broadly about Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Okay, Four Seasons is far from a small, boutique hotel group, but instead, is probably the world’s most well known luxury hotel brand. I’d like to talk about that in a bit more detail in this post, because I always find online discussion about Four Seasons properties to be interesting, and rather polarizing. Let’s start with a bit of background, and then I’ll share…

Delta Air Lines has announced its latest culinary collaboration, which will see the Atlanta-based US ‘big three’ legacy carrier and SkyTeam founding member team up with Spanish-American chef and humanitarian José Andrés. The airline will begin serving its new Spanish-inspired meals from the start of next month as part of this initiative, with passengers in premium cabins being the first to get them. Following this initial rollout, the new menu will continue to be phased in throughout 2026, as Delta Air Lines looks to share its collaboration with Andrés with as many guests as possible. Correspondingly, the carrier has also…

Emirates has showcased and outlined the evolution of its iconic red, beige and cream uniform that is now easily recognized from any airport around the world.  The Dubai-based carrier took to Instagram and YouTube to spotlight its various uniforms through the decades, showing the different iterations and versions up until the present day.  1985: The first uniform Emirates’ first uniform saw 80 crew members dressed in the brand’s red and gold colors. Female employees wore sandy-beige jackets with red trim and shoulder pads, knee-length skirts, cream shirts, and red ribbon bows at the neck. The red hat featured the Emirates…

CANJUERS, France — KNDS, the French-German maker of land armaments, considers its Caesar howitzer has “excellent chances” to win a U.S. Army artillery competition to replace the M777, according to the executive in charge of marketing the truck-mounted 155 millimeter cannon.The Caesar enjoys a strong reputation among American artillery crews, who saw the gun in action in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Olivier Fort, a former French artillery colonel now with KNDS, in comments to reporters after a firing exercise at Canjuers military base in southeastern France on Monday.KNDS earlier this month announced an agreement with Leonardo DRS to offer the…

This week, American Airlines has taken delivery of its very first Airbus A321XLR, making it the first US carrier to start flying this aircraft. With the first of theses now in the United States, American has also shared some “real” pictures of what we can expect onboard, so let’s take a look at everything we know about the aircraft. American is taking delivery of 50 Airbus A321XLRsIn 2019, American placed an order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft. For those not familiar with the A321XLR, this is the world’s longest range narrow body jet in production. This aircraft is based on…