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Kizilelma’s live-fire tests come within days of the carriage trials with the TOLUN and TEBER-82 munitions. Baykar’s Kizilelma UCAV recorded another milestone when it dropped two inert munitions, the TOLUN glide bomb and the TEBER-82 guided bomb, in its first live-fire test, the Turkish drone major announced on Oct. 8, 2025. The new milestone comes immediately after the carriage trials conducted between late September and early October. The video released by the company showed the Kizilelma prototype, TC-OZB3 (the third prototype or PT-3), flying two different sorties for each of the munition types from the Flight Training and Test Center…

Earlier this week, the Trump Administration proposed a ban on Chinese airlines flying over Russia on routes to and from the United States, arguing that it puts US carriers at a disadvantage. Chinese carriers have been able to fly these routes with less fuel and shorter times compared to their US rivals, resulting in what the US Department of Transportation (DOT) deems “substantial adverse competitive effects on US air carriers.” Should this proposed order be put into practice, it could have a significant impact on US-China flights in both the short and long term. While cargo flights are exempt from…

CAOC Bodø was officially opened on Oct. 10, 2025, joining CAOC Uedem, Germany, and CAOC Torrejón, Spain as NATO’s third active Combined Air Operations Centre. Combined Air Operations Centres, or CAOCs – not to be confused with the U.S. Air Force’s 609th Air Operations Centre in Qatar, which is also known as the Combined Air Operations Centre – are NATO’s multinational command and control (C2) nodes for the coordination and direction of allied air assets and air defence.CAOC Bodø was officially opened on Oct. 10, 2025, joining CAOC Uedem, Germany, and CAOC Torrejón, Spain as NATO’s third active Combined Air…

I hope everyone is having a nice weekend! It has been quite the eight days for me, since my mom’s passing. We’re having my mom’s memorial this weekend, so content is a bit lighter than usual. I’ll have another post on that more broadly (hopefully) tomorrow, but thank you so much to everyone for how kind you’ve been. On the points & travel front, this week United announced its latest international expansion, SWISS took delivery of its first Airbus A350, British Airways opened lounges with its new design motif, Riyadh Air revealed details about its launch and new lounge, and…

Just this week, the US Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, was able to announce that the department was successful in securing an additional $41 million in funding to continue the Essential Air Service (EAS) program. This initiative provides vital air connections to rural communities across the United States. The program had been in danger of collapse due to a Democrat-led shutdown, which would have seen the program lapse in early November. The EAS subsidized air carriers to operate in and out of airports where the routes are simply not profitable, and the continued operation of flights is a lifeline for…

Maybe I just need a new hobby, but the opening of Luanda’s new airport sure is making me yearn for another (masochistic) journey through Luanda on TAAG Angola Airlines… Operations moving to Luanda’s new airport Luanda is the capital of Angola, the oil-rich country on the southwest coast of Africa. Historically, Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (LAD) has been the city’s international airport. However, a lot of money has been invested into a new international airport, and we’re progressively seeing flights move over there. The new airport is named Dr. António Agostinho Neto International Airport (NBJ). Up until this point, a…

A CRJ-900 struck by a much larger Airbus A350-900 is back in action a year after the accident, flying regional services on behalf of Delta Air Lines, operated by Endeavor Air. While the latter suffered damage to the wing, the smaller regional jet had its entire vertical stabilizer (along with the horizontal stabilizer) knocked off the fuselage. This resulted in the subsequent year-long hiatus from commercial operations. The collision occurred in September 2024, and while both aircraft involved are now back in commercial operation, the investigation is currently ongoing. CRJ-900 – Back In Commercial Service Credit: Shutterstock After being struck by…

Admittedly some religious traditions can be nuanced, but yikes, I can see how this might not be well received… Air India plane crash commemorated in unusual way Durga Puja is a major Hindu festival that takes place every year over a period of 10 days, in late September through early October, and it’s particularly popular in West Bengal. As part of this tradition, it’s normal to design elaborate temporary structures, known as pandals. These are intended for worship, community gatherings, and artistic expression. So the festivals often take place around these pandals, and they can have all kinds of themes,…

Six years ago, Boeing was forced to ground all 737 MAX aircraft in operation. The move followed two serious air crashes, in suspiciously similar circumstances, which killed over 300 people combined. The result was the loss of tens of billions of dollars for the manufacturer, and permanent reputational damage. Many customers decided to cancel their 737 MAX orders. The light at the end of the tunnel came for Boeing when the FAA decided to lift the grounding once it was satisfied that Boeing had made the necessary adaptations. More good news came when the aircraft took to the skies in…

American Airlines is preparing its Airbus A320-family pilots for flying transatlantic services with the Airbus A321XLR. Starting on September 4, the airline ran 42 roundtrip services between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI) with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors on board to certify the airline to conduct these kinds of operations in the North Atlantic. Training covered daily-shifting North Atlantic Tracks, non-radar Air Traffic Control (ATC) interactions, diversion planning, and satellite communication drills. An initial batch of 45 pilots was selected for this training, and these initial pilots will have the task of training the airline’s remaining line…