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Also: ERAU Prof Wins Grant, EAA YE 2.5 Millionth, Ex-Spirit Pilots, AA Pilot Union Swap India’s skies are expanding at full throttle, and now a new training route is giving future pilots a clearer path into commercial aviation. With airline demand surging and fleets growing rapidly, Skyborne’s new Florida based programme could become a major launchpad for the next wave of Indian aviators. A new chapter is opening for aspiring pilots in India, and it feels like the kind of shift aviation watchers will be talking about for years. Proteus Flight School has trained thousands of pilots at Santa Monica…

Just over a month after the first test, the A-10C is now flying in the Middle East with the new Probe Refueling Adapter which allows it to refuel from the HC-130J with the probe and drogue system. The U.S. Air Force has released the first photos showing the A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jet using the Probe Refueling Adapter in the Middle East to refuel from an HC-130J Combat King II. The system was first tested in early April to give the A-10 a new probe and drogue air refueling capability and significantly expand its refueling options. The close air support…

Luxury hotel group Aman has just opened reservations for its newest resort, which has also been in the pipeline for a very, very long time. This represents the brand’s first property in Mexico, and it may have just become the country’s most expensive hotel. Basics of Amanvari in Costa Palmas, Mexico Amanvari has just started accepting reservations for stays as of August 1, 2026. The resort is located in the East Cape of Baja California, in the 1,500-acre Costa Palmas complex. This complex currently has a Four Seasons, and the Aman will be the second property there. There’s also a…

The US Air Force has paused flight operations for its entire T-38 Talon fleet after a May 12, 2026, crash involving an aircraft operating from Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi. The fleet-wide operational pause affects T-38 units across Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Global Strike Command, the Air Force said. The service said the pause will allow an ongoing Safety Board to locate and assess evidence from the mishap while the investigation continues. The duration of the pause has not been determined. The Air Force said the timing will…

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Air India has opened an investigation after an Airbus A320neo operating from Bengaluru to Delhi experienced an engine fire on May 21, 2026. The airline confirmed an incident involving flight AI2802 and said the aircraft landed safely. All passengers and crew were safe, Air India said in a statement. “We are currently gathering additional information and are working closely with the relevant authorities,” the airline said. Indian media reported that the cockpit crew received an engine fire warning during final approach to Delhi, prompting the crew to declare an emergency before the aircraft landed safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport.…

Even as the Army abruptly cancelled a planned deployment to Poland earlier this year, the service is continuing to expand military cooperation with the country through the Pentagon’s counter-drone initiative, the Army announced on Wednesday. The service touts the program as a way to help Washington and its allies purchase defense technology faster, as the U.S.-managed marketplace connects partner nations with emerging technology in an attempt to speed up slow procurement systems that have often lagged behind ever-changing threats.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on Thursday posted a photo on social media with Poland’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, Paweł Zalewski, as…

Have you ever had an “SSSS” on your boarding pass when taking a flight with an airline? In this post, I want to take a detailed look at the significance of that. In some cases, this isn’t a big deal at all, while in other cases, you may have landed on some sort of a list, and get it on every flight, until you get it resolved (as happened to me back in 2017). What does “SSSS” on a boarding pass stand for? “SSSS” stands for secondary security screening selection. I’m not sure if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) came up…

The US Missile Defense Agency conducted a hypersonic flight test from Mojave Air and Space Port using Stratolaunch’s Talon-A3 vehicle and a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft. Stratolaunch disclosed the March 6, 2026, mission in a May 21, 2026, announcement, saying the flight supported MDA’s Flight Test Experiment Other-04, or FEX-04. The company said its Spirit of Mojave 747 carried the Talon-A3 vehicle aloft, allowing the hypersonic aircraft to begin its flight profile at high altitude. The announcement did not disclose the vehicle’s speed, flight duration, test location after release, or specific MDA test objectives. Stratolaunch described the mission as…

A year after the announcement of the collaboration, GA-ASI has flown an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft with LoyalEye Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods designed by Saab. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and Saab announced the first flight of the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) equipped with the new Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods. The milestone follows the announcement last year between the two companies to jointly develop an unmanned, persistent and cost-effective air surveillance capability. The test flight was conducted on May 19, 2026, from GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations facility in Southern California. The image accompanying the press release shows…