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Jack Burt, senior vice president of cargo for the Americas at Chapman Freeborn, will join Cargo Facts LATAM 2026 for the discussion “Facilitating cross-border e-commerce in Latin America” on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 2:15 p.m. (GMT-6). The fourth annual Cargo Facts LATAM conference will take place Feb. 10-12, 2026, at the Marquis Reforma in Mexico City, assembling decision-makers, global executives and leaders to share insights and analyze the latest market trends, air cargo developments and their potential impact in Latin America. View the full 2026 event agenda. Burt has been SVP of cargo for the Americas at Chapman Freeborn since…

Etihad’s The Residence is probably the most luxurious product in commercial aviation, as it consists of a three room suite. I recently reviewed the experience, and had a fantastic flight. Unfortunately a reader shared a less impressive experience with me, and it sounds like the handling of this by the carrier’s customer service department left a lot to be desired. Etihad’s paltry compensation offer for disappointing experience Let me just share the entire email from the reader (this actually goes back to a flight in May 2025, but the correspondence with the airline has gone on over months): I recently…

Low-cost Vietnamese carrier Vietjet  will return Chinese-made COMAC aircraft to service next week after a month-long hiatus, which temporarily stopped flights on certain routes, according to Reuters, which cited two sources familiar with the matter.  The suspension impacted Vietjet’s flights to the popular tourist spot of Con Dao, an archipelago of 16 islands in southeastern Vietnam, due to the temporary unavailability of Vietjet’s COMAC C909 jets used on these routes.  According to a company document reviewed by Reuters, flights to Con Dao are scheduled to restart on November 25, 2025, with four daily flights.  While the document did not specify the specific aircraft model, sources familiar with the situation confirmed to the publication that a six-month lease renewal with…

Ten U.S. students are now enrolled at the International Flight Training School to complete a 133-day Basic Jet Training course in the T-346A Master. Following an agreement with the Italian Air Force in August 2025, the U.S. Air Force is now training ten of its student pilots at the International Flight Training School (IFST), Decimomannu Air Base, Italy.  The two services have partnered to execute an undergraduate flying training program Small Group Tryout, which will test modernized syllabi and streamlined training timelines with the goal of reducing pilot certification to less than one year. Training in Italy As part of…

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released the frame-by-frame images that captured the deadly crash where UPS Flight 2976 sustained engine separation and led to the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crashing into an industrial park seconds after the plane had left the runway. The incident that occurred on November 4 killed all three of its crew members onboard, along with another 11 innocent bystanders who lost their lives when the aircraft hit the ground. The report from the NTSB outlined a frame-by-frame replay of the left engine separating from the MD-11F, which went up and over the wing which resulting…

European low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced that it will stop all flights to and from the Azores starting March 29, 2026.  In a statement released on November 20, 2025, Ryanair explained that this decision was made due to “high airport fees” in Portugal, imposed by ANA, the operator of most airports in the country. The airline also criticized the Portuguese government for its “inaction”.  The airline claims this has resulted in a 120% rise in air traffic control (ATC) fees since the pandemic and the introduction of a €2 travel tax, while other European nations are eliminating similar taxes to promote capacity growth.  According to the carrier,…

The Kizilema has been testing an AESA radar for a while, while a previous prototype progressed from captive carry trials of air-to-ground munitions to live-fire in a matter of days. Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV has started captive carry trials with Gökdoğan BVR (Beyond Visual Range) AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles), while also testing the Murad-100A AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) radar and the TOYGUN EOTS (Electro-Optical Tracking System). Developer Baykar and its chief technology officer Selçuk Bayraktar released three videos on Nov. 18, 19 and 20, 2025, showing the test flights. While the first two were called the “GÖKDOĞAN Munition Linked Flight Test…

Frontier Airlines is now doubling down on the airline’s “New Frontier” strategy with a twin push on network growth and ultra-aggressive pricing products. For early 2026, the carrier is going to be adding four new routes linking Newark, Orlando, Miami, Chicago O’Hare, Salt Lake City, Tucson, and Pensacola with new affordable service. This includes introductory one-way fares that are set to start as low as $29. At the same time, the carrier has launched its 2026-2027 GoWild all-you-can-fly annual pass that starts at a promotional rate of just $349, promising nearly a year and a half of unlimited travel across…

China’s attempt to exploit the May 2025 India-Pakistan clash to undermine the Rafale fighter has now been formally documented in a US congressional report, confirming allegations first raised by French intelligence earlier this year.  The 2025 Annual Report of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) describes a coordinated effort by Beijing to use the four-day conflict as both a live-fire demonstration of Chinese systems and an information campaign targeting Dassault’s flagship fighter.   The assessment aligns with reporting by intelligence sources and defense officials, which detailed how Chinese diplomatic officials and online networks amplified claims that Pakistan had downed…

On November 16, 2025, Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Porsha Williams was seen being escorted off a Delta Air Lines flight by police. She had just flown Delta first class from Las Vegas (LAS) to Atlanta (ATL) after attending BravoCon, and we didn’t actually know what happened at the time. Police body cam footage from the incident has now been released, and tells the story of what happened. I realize (hope?) that most people don’t actually care about Real Housewives, but it’s an interesting story of an inflight incident that clearly escalated, and I’d find it equally interesting if…