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In what may be a first for the staid Association of the U.S Army’s annual meeting in Washington, the Army secretary kicked off the conference with an F-bomb.Dan Driscoll, who has served as the Army’s civilian leader since February, announced major coming changes to Army purchasing, parts repairs and technological adoption in a heated address that accused construction contractors of corruption and stressed that the lives of soldiers were on the line.“We cannot f-ing wait to innovate until Americans are dying on the battlefield,” Driscoll said. “We must act now to enable our soldiers. Our window to change is right…

10 days ago, my mom passed away after a very long battle with ovarian cancer. I published a post the same day — “My Mom’s Suffering Is Over: Reflecting On The Best Of Times, Worst Of Times” — which I actually started writing while sitting next to her in her hospice bed, as she was having her last deep sleep, prior to finally passing and being out of pain (for me, writing in these kinds of situations can be really cathartic… I didn’t know what else to do with myself, after holding her hand for hours).While this post will hopefully…

The end of the year is fast approaching. Cirium Diio data for November shows the Boeing 787 (the 8, 9, and 10 variants combined) will operate more than one in four of the world’s long-haul flights (27%). It has replaced the 777 as the world’s leading widebody. The middle-of-the-road 787-9 is the top twin-aisle for both overall service and long-haul activity. The 787-9 combines a very long range with relatively high capacity. It is by far the most popular 787 variant. Unsurprisingly, it operates all the world’s ten longest one-stop Dreamliner flights. This includes the leading route: Qantas from Sydney…

Icelandic flag carrier Icelandair has retired its Boeing 757-256 featuring a special Northern Lights livery after nearly 10 years in the skies.   The Boeing 757-256, known as ‘Hekla Aurora’, completed its last flight on October 12, 2025, the airline announced in a statement.  The aircraft, registered TF-FIU, operated as a special farewell flight, FI1100, which departed from Reykjavik Domestic Airport (RKV) at 12:00 local time and completed a 1 hour and 30-minute scenic flight over Iceland.   The airline noted that the jet would “fly low” over the route to afford passengers optimum visibility, including sights of some of Iceland’s famous…

Top enlisted leaders who work on U.S. Army medical and operational needs said medical evacuation and its associated tasks require modernization for future large-scale combat.Casualty numbers in the Russia-Ukraine war point to likely large-scale casualty events in the future that will far eclipse the numbers seen by U.S. troops in recent wars, a panel of command sergeants major said Monday at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington.The three leaders agreed that one problem vexing units is the inability to move large numbers of casualties across the battlefield. “Everything that has wheels or tracks has a casualty…

Airbus has recently confirmed that the passenger-favorite single-aisle Airbus A220 will be getting an interior upgrade with the arrival of Airspace, an award-winning design concept that focuses on delivering an exceptional passenger experience. The upgrade will bring the A220 in line with other modern Airbus aircraft families, such as the A350, A330neo and A320neo, the package featuring lighter, larger and simpler storage and upgraded lighting. The upgrade is expected to arrive in 2026, with retrofits being available in the next few years for older A220 aircraft as well. In the same announcement, the manufacturer announced that a 160-seat A220-300 would…

Boeing is advancing its vision for a new class of unmanned tiltrotor aircraft designed to operate alongside crewed platforms in attack, reconnaissance, and logistics roles. The concept, called CxR (Collaborative Transformational Rotorcraft), was first revealed by Aviation Week, Breaking Defense, and The War Zone, which covered remarks from Boeing engineers during a media briefing ahead of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held October 13-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.  Boeing has not issued a formal press release, but engineers told reporters the aircraft is meant to be a…

Now, AeroVironment is preparing to expand its ability to produce the Switchblade and is working on new ways to launch and control it — including from an MQ-9 Reaper drone.Brian Young, the AeroVironment executive who oversees the Switchblade program, said Monday the company wants to be ready as the U.S. Army accelerates its own loitering munitions capability through the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance, or LASSO, program.“You’re going to see a lot of shift toward that [LASSO] program in terms of the technologies, and then also the scale,” Young, AeroVironment’s vice president of loitering munitions, said at the Association…

As a dog lover, I can’t help but find this to be very cute, though admittedly it’s a bit controversial… Traveler finds “hack” to avoid putting dog in carrier on plane A self-proclaimed “dog content creator” on Instagram posted a video a couple of days ago, which has since gone viral, and has been viewed millions of times. In the video, he can be seen flying United first class, with his dog in his lap. For what it’s worth, his dog, Piper, is 19 years old, and is blind and deaf. As a dog lover, huge credit to this guy…

Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have been progressing through their integration for more than a year. The two carriers finalized their merger in September 2024, and since then, significant steps have been taken toward full integration. This summer, the US Department of Transportation approved Alaska Airlines and its parent company, Alaska Air Group, which also owns regional carrier Horizon Air, to assume Hawaiian Airlines’ operating certificates, international services, and codeshare approvals. Hawaiian has also begun integrating its fleet with Alaska Airlines, introducing a new Alaskan look on Hawaiian’s Boeing 787s. One of the more symbolic changes now underway is the…