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Imagine an aircraft streaking across the sky at over Mach 12, which is twelve times the speed of sound! Moreover, it is powered not by conventional jet fuel but by hydrogen fuel, meaning that it produces 0% CO₂ emissions. Sounds like science fiction, but it may become a reality soon. That’s precisely the bold ambition of Hypersonix Launch Systems (HLS), the Brisbane-based company charting a new frontier in high-speed flight. In our article, we pull back the curtain on that vision: the promise of hydrogen-fueled hypersonic vehicles, the engineering hurdles, the history behind them, and where things stand today. Pure…

Alongside the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the newest active carrier in the U.S. Navy, the carrier strike group (CSG) comprises the Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyers USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), USS Mahan (DDG 72), and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81).The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) on Nov. 11, 2025, after a high profile redeployment from European waters.Wider Picture Deployed as the group’s air wing are F/A-18E Super Hornets of Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 31, 37, and 87, F/A-18F Super Hornets of…

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American aircraft manufacturer Boeing is celebrating delivering a total of 53 jets this October, which has brought the total number of deliveries in 2025 so far to 493. The manufacturer also received a total of 15 new aircraft orders for the same month. Of the 53 jets, 39 of these were the Boeing 737 MAX, which included nine for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, and five for the Irish ultra-low-cost-carrier, Ryanair. Other aircraft included in the month’s delivery were one Boeing P-8 Poseidon for the United States Navy, among 13 widebody jets, which were made up of eight 787 Dreamliners, two 777…

There’s a fine line between confidence and delusion, and I’ll let everyone decide where exactly this falls. Scott Kirby thinks United is the best airline ever Live and Let’s Fly shares how United CEO Scott Kirby has posted his annual Veterans Day message for employees, and it contains a couple of interesting nuggets: Hello everyone, thank you for all that you’ve done to make United Airlines the best airline in the history of aviation. I’m so proud of all of you. But today, I wanted to you and say happy Veterans Day and thanks to all the people who served…

The prolonged US government shutdown is reviving a years-old debate over whether the air traffic control system in the United States should be privatized or separated from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  With thousands of controllers working unpaid six-day weeks and flight reductions in place at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports, lawmakers and policy experts are again questioning whether the FAA’s dependence on annual congressional funding makes the system too vulnerable to political gridlock.  Robert Poole, director of transportation policy at the libertarian Reason Foundation, said the shutdown “opens a window to have this looked at seriously.” He and other advocates argue that…

Following successful field exercises simulating defense against drone incursions, the U.S. Army’s Northern Command has formed an operational team to rapidly counter drone threats to military bases within the United States. “The validation and certification of our Counter-small UAS fly-away kit is an important step in being able to support installation commanders within the United States as they defend against drone incursions,” Gen. Gregory Guillot, North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM commander, said in a release. “Moving beyond an advisory role, we now have a team with equipment that is able to rapidly deploy and provide active and passive…

A Turkish military C-130 cargo aircraft has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border after taking off from Azerbaijan, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense confirmed on November 11, 2025. “A C-130 military cargo plane departing from Azerbaijan to Turkey crashed on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border,” the ministry said in a statement. “Search and rescue efforts have been initiated in coordination with Azerbaijani and Georgian authorities.” The ministry later confirmed that 20 people were on board the aircraft. According to Georgian authorities, the C-130 “disappeared from radar a few minutes after entering Georgian airspace, without issuing any distress signal.” We’re following reports of…

A humanitarian flight carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica ended in tragedy on the morning of November 10, 2025, when a Beechcraft King Air B100 crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), killing the two people on board.  Authorities identified the victims as Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena Wurm, 22, of Ignite the Fire Ministry, an evangelical Christian organization based in South Florida. The pair were enroute to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on a mission to deliver aid to communities affected by Hurricane Melissa.  The crash occurred around 10:15 a.m. local time in the Windsor Bay neighborhood of Coral Springs, about eight…

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are the two UK-based carriers competing on long-haul routes, including to sun destinations in the Western Hemisphere. So which airline offers the best premium economy class? The choice may come down to personal preference, but there are a number of factors to consider when declaring that one airline has the edge over the other. At the time of writing, most British Airways aircraft still have an older interior cabin. However, British Airways is currently rolling out new interiors with refreshed premium economy seats, including on its fleet of Airbus A380s. This is already available on…