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From 2023 (YouTube Edition): It’s a Small World After All… Founded in 2011 by pilot, aircraft designer and builder, and U.S. Air Force veteran Sam Watrous, Uncasville, Connecticut-based ScaleBirds is about the noble mission or salting the kit-plane marketplace with unique, radial-engine-powered, down-scaled replicas of iconic WWII aircraft. Currently in its prototype phase, ScaleBirds’s initial offering is a 55-percent scale P-36 Hawk. Once thoroughly vetted and certificated, the type will be the first in what Watrous and his crack team of engineers, fabricators, and artists have dubbed the company’s LiteFighters series.

Also: UFC Buys Tecnams, Emirates B777-9 Buy, Allegiant Pickets, F-22 And MQ-20 The NTSB’s preliminary report on the UPS Flight 2976 crash has focused on the left engine pylon’s separation and a subsequent fire that started even before impact. Imagery released by NTSB shows a clear left engine and pylon failure as the aircraft rotated for departure. The report indicates that the left engine and pylon separated from the wing shortly after takeoff, leading to a fire that ignited near the pylon’s attachment point. NBAA, along with its fellow 60-plus aviation stakeholders in the Modern Skies Coalition issued the following…

According To The Witness, Once The Airplane Landed, It Continued To Roll In A Relatively Straight Line Until It Impacted A Tree In His Front Yard On November 4, 2025, about 12:45 eastern standard time, a Funk B85C airplane, N24157 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The airplane departed a private grass airfield (II26) in Wolcott, Indiana, earlier on the day of the accident and was enroute to Anderson…

Well this is a bit unusual. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reporting that it’ll be the busiest Thanksgiving for air travel in 15 years, while airline data suggests otherwise. There’s an interesting explanation, as it comes down to different definitions of “busy.” Thanksgiving travel bookings down 4.5% year-over-yearAviation analytics company Cirium has analyzed flight booking data in advance of the Thanksgiving 2025 travel period, and has compared it to 2024. The data has revealed that Thanksgiving travel bookings are down 4.48% compared to last year.This is for the travel period of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to Thanksgiving Sunday (November…

The domestic South Korean market from Seoul Gimpo to Jeju has more scheduled Boeing 777 passenger flights than any other airport pair in the world. This is based on using Cirium Diio data to examine the type’s full schedule in December. It overtakes Tokyo Haneda-Sapporo, which ranked first globally in November. Some readers may not be surprised by Gimpo-Jeju’s pole position. After all, it is the world’s most-served airport pair overall. When all aircraft types and variants are included, over 120 daily flights (each way!) are typically available. Jeju is the so-called Hawaii of Asia. It is quick and cheap…

Archer Aviation is seeking to turn the electric powertrain developed for its Midnight air taxi into a full-fledged business line of its own, signing a powerplant supply agreement with Anduril Industries and UAE defense group EDGE, while also seeking to cement additional deals with other aircraft makers. The announcement, made at the Dubai Airshow on November 17, 2025, will see Archer provide its proprietary electric powertrain for Omen, a hover-to-cruise autonomous air vehicle (AAV) that Anduril and EDGE are co-developing and building in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE has committed to an initial order of 50 Omen systems, possibly…

In February 2024, Etihad Guest updated its change and cancellation fees for award tickets, introducing the world’s most punitive policy. This was announced as part of a larger overhaul of the Etihad Guest program. Then in June 2025, the program updated these fees again. Now in November 2025, the program has updated the fees for a third time.The sad thing is, through all versions of these changes, the policy has been the most punitive in the industry. It’s just a question of which aspect of the policy is the worst. While other frequent flyer programs have largely eliminated change and…

We’ve all had our good and bad experiences with airlines. Some of this is related to check-in agents, or customer service over the phone or via email. However, it’s arguable that inflight service and interaction with flight attendants leaves the largest impression on travelers. So which flight attendants/cabin crew have been ranked as the best for 2025? source

Global charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has won the “Innovation in Regional Service Expansion” award at the Aviation Innovation Awards 2025. This recognition reflects the company’s strategic regional growth and leadership in business aviation across IMEA and China. Part of the Aviation Annual Gala Evening (AAGE) programme, the ceremony took place on the 19th November 2025, during Dubai Airshow Week. The event saw awards given for innovation in categories such as the airline industry, business aviation, air cargo and logistics, the airport industry, MRO, aviation finance, airspace management, aviation sustainability, and others. Chapman Freeborn was recognized for innovation in regional service…

Best Western Rewards isn’t the most generous loyalty program out there, and for that matter, Best Western doesn’t have that many aspirational properties. However, the program does pretty consistently offer promotions. Best Western has just launched its winter promotion, and it has the potential to be quite rewarding. Best Western Rewards’ winter promotion is now open for registration, valid for stays between December 1, 2025, and February 1, 2026. With this promotion, you can earn 5,000 bonus points for every two nights stayed, up to 20,000 bonus points. Best Western Rewards winter 2025-2026 promo details There are some more things…