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Air India was privatized several years ago, and we know that under new management, the company is trying to turn itself around and actually offer a competitive product. Understandably, that’s not an overnight process, especially with the current reality of new aircraft deliveries and issues with aircraft seats. I think what’s most disappointing in Air India’s “transformation” is how poor of a job the company is doing with maintaining its old aircraft. Here’s the latest example of that (thanks to Rahul for flagging this). Air India demands no objections to broken seats On September 12, 2025, a Reddit user flew…

Germany is reportedly preparing to order 15 additional Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets for about €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion).   The German magazine Spiegel reported, citing parliamentary sources, that a confidential submission has been presented to the Bundestag’s budget committee outlining an “additional procurement” of 15 F-35As.  While the Ministry of Defence had denied plans for a follow-on order earlier in 2025, the proposal comes amid a renewed push to expand Germany’s defense budget under the Zeitenwende policy. According to Spiegel, the extra aircraft could be financed from the remaining funds in Germany’s €100 billion special defense package.  The new batch…

PARIS — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and America’s use of economic force to achieve goals signal the end of a world order based on respect of sovereignty and crisis resolution through negotiation, and indicate the resurgence of empires, French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill said.The world is experiencing a turning point that may be at least equivalent to the end of the Cold War, and possibly comparable to the First World War, Schill said at a presentation of his first book, “Le sens du Commandement,” which roughly translates as the meaning of command, at La Procure bookstore in…

“How do I become a Pilot?” If I had a dollar for every time someone said that to me, I’d have enough money to buy my own plane. That sentence is almost always followed by a “but”, and the “buts” are usually financial, family-related, or simply circumstantial. People see me on social media, sitting in the cockpit of a multimillion-dollar airliner, wearing the uniform, and living what they imagine to be a glamorous, jet-set lifestyle. They assume “He must come from a rich family” or “He was just lucky.” The truth? I don’t come from a wealthy background. Earning my…

Today we’re going to explore an airline that we have yet to make a fleet video about: Taiwanese carrier EVA Air. The airline was founded in 1989 and is one of two major, well-established carriers serving the Republic of China – the other being China Airlines. A third full-service carrier, Starlux, is rapidly on the rise with its extremely new, modern, and high-end fleet – so there is certainly a lot of competition within this relatively small island. source

Bangladesh garment exporters are estimated to lose up to US$1 billion after a huge fire broke out in the cargo section of the country’s largest airport on October 18, 2025.  Local authorities told local media outlet Punjab Kesari that the fire started in the cargo village near Gate 8 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, at approximately 14:30 local time.  The incident prompted a major emergency response. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that the firefighting efforts involved multiple agencies, including the Bangladesh Fire Service, two fire units from the Bangladesh Air Force, and…

Every so often, we see a viral social media post involving bare feet on planes. Sometimes people walk into the lavatory barefoot, sometimes they use their toes to make selections through the inflight entertainment, and sometimes people will put their not-so-nice looking feet a little too close to fellow passengers. In this post, I’d like to talk about this topic in a bit more detail. Is it ever okay to be barefoot on a plane? This may surprise some people, but many airlines actually ban being barefoot onboard. For example: American’s contract of carriage requests that passengers “dress appropriately,” noting…

Airline partners Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have announced the launch of a major expansion to their partnership agreement that will see 19 destinations linked by the two airlines through a codeshare program. The codeshare program follows the airlines’ recently signed partnership agreement, with more new routes to be added soon, according to the airlines. On October 20, 2025, Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways announced the launch of codeshare flights to 19 destinations. The agreement means that Kenya Airways customers can book codeshare flights between Nairobi and Doha, as well as to ten destinations connecting through the airline’s mega hub…

FedEx Express is the world’s largest cargo airline, and its worldwide network is carefully structured to ensure efficiency while meeting demand. There’s a heavy emphasis on connecting destinations to nearby hubs, with most of the carrier’s longest flights being those connecting hubs on different continents. You’ll see FedEx operate transatlantic flights between Indianapolis and Paris, for example, but not between Indianapolis and Frankfurt, because Frankfurt is not a FedEx hub. As reported by Yahoo, FedEx Express has recently introduced a new nonstop service between Indianapolis and Dublin Airport. While Dublin is not a small city, it’s not home to a…

The co-founder, as well as the chief financial officer of the US company behind failed Australian low-cost airline Bonza, has been charged by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over a US$500 million alleged fraud scheme. Upon the completion of a major investigation, the FBI has charged Miami-based 777 Partners’ co-founder Joshua Wander (aged 44) and Chief Financial Officer Damien Alfalla with stealing more than US$500 million from the company’s lenders and investors. Investigators say Wander and Alfalla siphoned money away from the company’s accounts and lied to investors over several years, describing the operation as a “house of…