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On Friday, October 3, the International Civil Aviation Organization ( ICAO) rejected a proposal by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots. The proposal, debated during ICAO’s 42nd General Assembly in Montreal, sought to extend the global age limit for multi-crew international operations from 65 to 67. In the early years of commercial aviation, the mandatory retirement age was set as low as 45 before being raised to 60 in the 1940s. It later increased to 65 in 2006 under updated ICAO standards. IATA had argued that allowing pilots to continue…

At first glance, the Boeing 737 MAXlooks like any other member of the famous 737 family — sleek, efficient, and unmistakably Boeing. Yet, beneath its familiar silhouette lies one of the most significant structural modifications in the aircraft’s history — the heightening of its landing gear. This wasn’t a simple aesthetic tweak; it was a necessity born from engineering, efficiency, and evolution. The decision to raise the 737 MAX wasn’t just about fitting new engines; it represented a deeper challenge in modern aircraft design, balancing decades-old frameworks with 21st-century technology. Understanding why Boeing made this change reveals much about the…

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner landed in Birmingham, United Kingdom, this past weekend with an unexpected complication that alarmed the Air India crew flying flight 117. The plane touched down with the ram air turbine (RAT) deployed, unbeknownst to the flight crew. The pilots and cabin crew of Air India are especially wary of any malfunction aboard a 787 Dreamliner after the fatal crash of flight 171 in June that saw a catastrophic loss of life. Following the incident over the weekend, the Air India crews are demanding all 787s be grounded. Air India And The 787 Credit: Shutterstock The RAT that…

Everyone knows that the world’s longest flight by great circle distance is from New York to Singapore. At over 19 hours, 8,288 NM, and 15,349 KM, this route connects the largest and most important city in the Americas to one of Asia’s strongest financial centers. The flight is so long that it requires a special version of the Airbus A350-900 (the A350-900ULR) with extra fuel capacity and only 161 seats in a configuration that only features business class and premium class. Except, this is the world’s longest nonstop flight. There are, however, some one-stop routes that carry the same flight…

Saltchuk Aviation subsidiary Aloha Air Cargo has retired its youngest 737 Classic freighter from its operational fleet after ten years of service. Saltchuk Aviation sold the 1999-vintage 737-300F (25606) after evaluating several factors including hours, cycles and age, and determined that it had reached the end of its useful life, the group told Cargo Facts. Unit 25606 joined Aloha in 2015. (Courtesy/Aloha Air Cargo) Unit 25606, which Saltchuk Aviation had acquired from lessor Automatic in 2015, landed in Marana, Ariz. (MZJ), on Sept. 29 after its last commercial flight with Aloha in August. Unit 25606’s departure leaves Saltchuk Aviation with…

There’s so much nostalgia wrapped up in the public’s imagination surrounding the so-called “Golden Age” of space exploration in the 1960s and 1970s, when mankind went to the Moon and developed revolutionary aircraft like Concorde, the SR-71 Blackbird and the Space Shuttle. But what many miss is that aerospace’s true Golden Age is beginning right now — and, according to its leading pioneers, it’s quickly reaching escape velocity.  Jeff Bezos added fuel to that idea when he predicted that data centers will one day operate in space. Speaking at Italian Tech Week in Turin, the Amazon founder and Blue Origin…

Three ATR 72 freighters have found new homes with African carriers in the past two years to support growing demand for regional freighter service on the continent. Kenya-based Advantage Air took delivery of its first ATR 72 freighter, a 1991-vintage aircraft (256, ex-ASL Airlines Ireland), in the second quarter. Unit 256 arrived at Nairobi Wilson […]The post ATR 72Fs pick up momentum in Africa appeared first on Cargo Facts.source

Air Canada is currently the sixth-largest operator of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, with a total of 47 in its fleet, according to the latest data from ch-aviation. The Star Alliance carrier deploys its fleet of 737 MAX 8s on a wide variety of routes across North and Central America, and even sends some of them across the Atlantic. In this article, we will use data from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, to examine the longest routes that Air Canada operates with its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2025. We will also consider the role of the 737 MAX…

About 200 Texas National Guard troops are set to deploy to Chicago on Monday night unless a judge blocks the order, a Pentagon official told Military Times.Illinois officials sued the Trump administration Monday for its attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago for federal protection missions.According to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, President Donald Trump has activated hundreds of Texas National Guard troops and federalized 300 Illinois National Guard troops for duty in Illinois despite the governor’s objections.Speaking at a press conference Monday, Pritzker said the troops are not needed in Chicago and labeled the order “Trump’s invasion.”…

For more than a decade, aviation analysts have debated whether the Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, has a future in modern airline fleets. Production ended in 2021, and many predicted the “super jumbo” would quietly fade from the skies. Yet in 2025, the opposite has happened. Airlines are reviving their A380s, passengers still love them, and airports are once again tailoring their facilities to accommodate their double-decked presence. This article examines why the A380 is here to stay and why retirement remains a distant prospect. Today, we take a look beyond the headlines to explore practical and commercial…