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The U.S. Air Force planned in 2024 to certify the F-117A Nighthawk to be able to refuel from the KC-46A Pegasus, the service’s newest tanker. Two F-117 Nighthawks have been spotted while refueling from a KC-46 Pegasus tanker on Sept. 30, 2025. The tanker, callsign “Medusa 80 Heavy,” and the two stealth fighters, callsign “Knight 01,” were flying southbound over the Los Angeles area, headed towards the ranges off the coast of California. The photos were shared on X by freelance news photojournalist Matt Hartman, who kindly allowed us to include them in this article. These are possibly the first…
Between July 2024 and June 2025, the US Department of Transportation shows that Seattle-Tacoma welcomed 51.3 million two-way passengers. With about 52% of the traffic, Alaska Airlines was, as everyone knows, very much number one. With nearly a quarter, Delta Air Lines was comfortably second. In the examined 12 months, Seattle had nonstop scheduled passenger flights to over 133 destinations worldwide, of which 37 were international. The airport welcomed various new and returning foreign long-haul carriers during this period. They include China Airlines (July 2024), STARLUX (August 2024; new), Philippine Airlines (October 2024), and SAS (May 2025). Meanwhile, in May…
Each Army Reserve Aviation Command unit’s ‘final mission’ put as many aircraft in the air as possible in California, Kansas, and Texas as one last opportunity to overfly the communities where most of the members of the Army Reserve live and work. U.S. Army Reserve Aviation Command completed rotary-wing flying operations on Sept. 14, 2025, when eight HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters flew across the state for their final training mission. The HH-60Ms were from Company C (Air Ambulance), 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army, based at Ft. Carson, Colorado. According to Execution Order Army…
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American Airlines is one of the most popular airlines in the world. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier was founded in April 1926, just under 100 years ago, as American Airways. Since its founding, American Airlines has grown to be one of the largest airlines in the world, flying nearly 7,000 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations. The airline also flies to 48 different countries and is a founding member of the oneworld alliance, one of the world’s three major airline alliances. Nowadays, American Airlines is the largest airline in terms of passengers carried and daily flights. Because of this,…
Following the Russian drone incursion in Poland, a RNLAF F-35A has received a drone kill marking below the canopy rail. A Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35A of the 313th Squadron has received a drone kill marking after shooting down one of the Russian drones which entered Polish airspace in the night between Sept. 9 and 10, 2025. The photo was published by the Dutch Ministry of Defense on its website. The text accompanying the image mentioned that the RNLAF F-35 detachment will stay in Poland from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1 as part of the NATO mission. Additionally, the…
FedEx has launched a route between Dublin and Indianapolis that operates four days a week. The direct air cargo lane allows goods from Dublin (DUB) to bypass congested coastal gateways and arrive at Indianapolis (IND) — FedEx’s second-largest hub — one day faster, according to a Sept. 30 release from FedEx. A 2015-vintage 767-300F (42716) […] source
The US Transportation Department has announced that 11,322 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be furloughed after the US federal government officially shut down on the night of September 30, 2025. The government shutdown happened after lawmakers and US President Donald Trump could not agree on the federal budget. The negotiations broke down largely over Democrats’ demands for healthcare funding, leaving US Congress at an impasse. This marks the first shutdown in almost seven years and will disrupt operations across various US federal departments and agencies, impacting hundreds of thousands of government workers, including those in the aviation…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including U.S. military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar — though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The order cites the two countries’ “close cooperation” and “shared interest,” vowing to “guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the state of Qatar against external attack.”“The United States shall regard any armed attack on the territory, sovereignty or critical infrastructure of the state of Qatar as a threat to the peace and security of the United States,” the order…
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