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Microburst A small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less. In spite of its small horizontal scale, an intense microburst could induce wind speeds as high as 150 knots
As the unstoppable tide of time sweeps us ever deeper into the month of November, the long-awaited Dubai Airshow is now just a week away from starting. Serving as a perfect winter warmer following the Paris Air Show in the summer, the event is always a highlight of the aviation calendar. With seven days left, excitement surrounding the momentous occasion is continuing to build, with more and more aircraft and manufacturers having been confirmed as attending the show. US planemaker Boeing will even make its hotly anticipated return to airshow action in Dubai, so let’s see what you need to…
Russia’s upgraded Yak-130M combat training aircraft will be showcased abroad for the first time at the Dubai Airshow 2025, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 17 to 21, 2025. The announcement was made by state corporation Rostec, which oversees the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and other major Russian aerospace manufacturers. Rostec targets Middle Eastern market According to Rostec, the Yak-130M features an updated avionics suite and new airborne weapons, enhancing its role as both an advanced jet trainer and a light combat aircraft. The modernization is intended to enable round-the-clock operations in a wider range of weather and operational conditions while broadening…
Marriott Bonvoy has just revealed its status soft landing policy for the next membership year, and it’s good news (well, at least for those who don’t requalify for their current status tier). Thanks to LoyaltyLobby for flagging this. Marriott Bonvoy’s 2026 status soft landing policy Marriott Bonvoy has announced its status soft landing policy for 2026, for situations where someone doesn’t qualify for a particular elite tier based on their activity in 2025. Specifically, elite members who don’t achieve the published criteria to maintain their status will only drop down at most one elite tier. In other words, Ambassador Elites…
Boeing is facing a gap in deliveries in its new-build widebody freighters as its last two Boeing widebody freighter types enter their home run, and the replacement Boeing 777X is delayed. Production of both Boeing’s 777F and 767-300F is due to wind up in 2027, and production of the 767 family of aircraft will cease except for any orders for the Boeing 767-2C, aka KC-46 Pegasus air tanker. Even so, the Boeing 767 is set to continue flying as a freighter and military tanker deep into the second half of the 21st century. The Boeing 767 is no longer competitive…
With aviation technology advancing at an unprecedented pace, AeroTime sat down with Anthony Florian, President of EMEA and India, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, to discuss the various ways the company is spearheading the industry’s technological advancements of tomorrow. “Aviation is entering a new era driven by enhanced efficiency and increased innovation,” said Florian. “These themes are redefining how airlines, manufacturers, and suppliers operate. Rising fuel costs, decarbonization targets, and increasing passenger expectations are creating new pressures across the value chain.” “For Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, the response is not simply to adjust, but to lead and innovate, placing people and regional collaboration…
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The final Lufthansa A380 service to Denver for 2025 took place on October 24th, 2025. But it looks like it won’t be the last service of its kind ever. That’s because the six-month service run was so popular that the airline has not hesitated to plan for a 2026 encore just days after the end of the season. source
Hydrogen aircraft developer ZeroAvia has announced that its application to the Innovation Fund for a €21.4m grant to support the introduction of hydrogen-electric aircraft has been selected for grant agreement preparation. The project will support the retrofit of 15 Cessna Caravan aircraft with ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines and the establishment of the supporting airport hydrogen fuel technologies, with operations planned to commence in 2028. The Innovation Fund, financed by EU Emissions Trading System revenues, is one of the world’s largest funding programs for the demonstration of innovative low-carbon technologies. The Fund focuses on highly innovative clean technologies and big flagship projects with…
BERLIN — The first of eight P-8A Poseidon submarine-hunting aircraft ordered for the German Navy arrived in Berlin last week. The aircraft will serve to ensure no Russian submarines are able to enter the open Atlantic undetected, German officials said. Although based at the northern German air base Nordholz, the fleet of Poseidon aircraft that Germany ordered in 2021 will be spending a lot of its time based abroad and surveilling the North Atlantic, German officials said on the sidelines of welcoming the first aircraft to German soil at the Berlin airport.The Poseidons will be flying out of air bases…