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Admittedly I take more of an interest in Miami International Airport (MIA) than the average person, given that it’s my home airport (unfortunately). I’m subscribed to receive email updates about the Miami-Dade Airport Committee Agenda, since this is often how we learn about new lounges, and other developments at the airport, before they’re otherwise publicly announced.Along those lines, the committee is meeting today, and has an interesting item on the agenda… Miami wants to attract four new long haul routesOn the Miami-Dade Airport Committee Agenda this week is the following resolution:Resolution directing the County County Attorney Mayor to determine the…

A United States Air Force Boeing C-32A military transport aircraft carrying the American Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth back from a NATO meeting in Belgium was forced to divert to the UK yesterday. The plane, which is a modified version of the 757-200, ended up landing at a military base in Suffolk after a cracked windshield prompted it to turn around while flying to the west, just beyond Ireland. The jet, which issued the squawk code of 7700 to indicate the urgent nature of its diversion, also descended to a lower altitude, likely in order to avoid pressurization issues that…

The United Kingdom will keep its Watchkeeper WK450 drones in service until at least March 2027, two years later than originally planned, as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) moves forward with the procurement of a new tactical unmanned aerial system under the Corvus program.  The extension, revealed by British Defence Industry Minister Luke Pollard in a written parliamentary response first reported by the UK Defence Journal, highlights a familiar dilemma for the British military: balancing budget-driven retirements with the need to avoid capability gaps.  Delayed retirement  Appointed Defence Secretary in July 2024, John Healey announced a series of cost-cutting measures shortly…

Buying miles & points strategically can represent a great value, especially for first and business class travel. The avianca lifemiles program has just launched its newest promotion on purchased miles (the program has offers more often than not). Note that nowadays lifemiles promotions are generally targeted, so different members may see different offers, and on top of that, some members may not see any offers at all. I find lifemiles to be one of the more useful frequent flyer programs for redeeming miles, thanks to the ability to redeem for long haul premium cabin Star Alliance awards. However, let me emphasize…

Washers come in a wide range of styles. In addition to traditional flat washers, for instance, there are cupped washers. Cupped washers are designed to compress and flatten when a bolt is tightened against them, allowing them to exert a spring-like force to protect against loosening. There are even washers designed for specific types of fasteners, such as taper pin washers. Taper pin washers protect fastened objects from damage by distributing the fastener’s load across a greater surface area. Here’s everything you need to know about taper pin washers and how they work. What Are Taper Pin Washers? Taper pin…

The busiest airport in Canada for 2025 is Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). With over 65,000 scheduled flights in 2025, the passenger capacity of just its 10 most popular routes exceeds 10 million seats. The number most frequently flown destination on YYZ schedule boards is Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL). Second place goes to Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and the third most popular destination is Ottawa (YOW). A destination over the border into the United States takes fourth place, namely New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Calgary International Airport (YYC) rounds out the top five. The disparity from first to second…

The Boeing 737 MAX family comes in four variants, or four and a half if the MAX 8-200 is included. The MAX 8 replaces the popular Boeing 737-800 and is one of the best-selling aircraft on the market today. To meet the requirements of Europe’s ultra-low-cost carrier, Ryanair, Boeing modified the MAX 8 to give it extra seating. Ryanair wanted the aircraft to be extra-high-density, as it seeks to bring down the price per seat as much as possible. The type is mostly operated by Ryanair and its subsidiaries (including Buzz, and Malta Air), although it has since been ordered…

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced fighter jet flying today. It boasts the world’s greatest production numbers, with the asterisk that there are high levels of uncertainty around those of Chinese jets. This high level of production has kept the per-unit flyaway costs low compared with other fourth-generation fighter jets currently in production. The F-35 is the most heavily reported jet in the media, which leads to an information bias where the public is informed about its delays, cost overruns, and crashes, but not informed to the same degree about similar issues in other families of…

British Airways is reportedly planning to deploy the Airbus A350-1000 on its London Heathrow to Nashville route, replacing the Boeing 777-200ER currently assigned. Ishrion Aviation is reporting on X that the change will occur on March 29, 2026, and the changes appear to be throughout the entirety of the summer season. British Airways is growing its A350-1000 fleet, and it also has a substantial number of Boeing 787-10s and 777-9s on order. The Boeing 777-200ER is the backbone of the British Airways fleet, but it’s slowly becoming sidelined in favor of more modern widebody airliners. Not only are the newer…

This past Saturday, October 11, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 was towed directly into an Airbus A321 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ). Video shows the driver trying to “shoot the gap” between two parked planes, as if they forgot that they were towing a plane themselves. The two jets were both owned by Air Canada (AC). From the video angle, it appears that the wingtip of the 737 MAX impacted the horizontal stabilizer of the A321 with visible damage apparent afterward, according to Flying Report. Air Canada’s Mauled Jetliners Credit: Shutterstock The Airbus A321 is an 18-year-old jet registered as…