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An aviation geek at heart, Channing enjoys the thrill of covering some of the industry’s top headlines. With nearly a decade of professional experience, his longtime passion for traveling and airplanes brings a unique approach to his reporting. Channing holds a degree in broadcast journalism and spends some time freelancing in local news. US West Coast-based. This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 operated by UPS Airlines crashed near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.…

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has re-opened, and a United Airlines jet has been secured, after a security threat to an incoming flight earlier today. The airport’s control tower received a call saying that there was a bomb aboard Flight 512 from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The airport immediately initiated a full ground stop, halting all arrivals and departures for approximately 90 minutes. The United flight landed without incident at 11:20 and passengers were safely disembarked before law enforcement performed a thorough search of the aircraft. No bomb was found, and the aircraft was moved to its gate…

Flight operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) were briefly suspended on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, after authorities responded to a security threat involving a United Airlines flight arriving from Houston.  According to officials at the Washington, D.C., airport and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the ground stop was issued late Tuesday morning after an unconfirmed bomb threat was reported aboard United Airlines Flight 512, a Boeing 737 Max 8 carrying 89 passengers and six crew members.  The flight landed safely at Reagan National around 11:30 a.m. and was directed to a remote area of the airfield, away from…

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II was meant to be the jet that redefined modern air combat: fast, stealthy, and networked, capable of replacing several legacy fighters at once. Yet more than twenty years after its first flight, the F-35 remains a paradox. It dominates Western inventories but still struggles with cost, readiness, and upgrade timelines. Meanwhile, the world has moved toward sixth-generation programs and unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). So the question arises: Did the United States spend too much time developing the F-35 and, as a result, lose the race toward the future? In this article, we will…

On November 4, 2025, a Gulf Air Boeing 787-9 operating Gulf Air Flight 155 from Manila (MNL) to Bahrain (BAH) inadvertently entered Manila’s active Runway 06 while taxiing before departure, prompting a swift and decisive response from air traffic control, which instructed an arriving aircraft on short final to execute a go-around while directing the Gulf Air jet to vacate at the next turnoff. There were no injuries, damage, or rejected takeoffs that resulted from this incident and operations at the facility resumed quickly thereafter. The flight subsequently departed from Manila and touched down in Bahrain roughly on schedule, resulting…

Aviation Week reported on a memo by the head of AFGSC that recommends a shift from current plans for two pilots on the B-21 Raider to a pilot and weapon systems officer (WSO) combination. ““Unleashing the Raider’s full potential demands a complex blend of skills: airmanship, weaponeering, electromagnetic spectrum operations, sensor management, real-time battle management and agile replanning in combat. For this reason, the B-21 will be crewed by one pilot and one weapon systems officer.” reads the memo from General Thomas Bussiere, then Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), as seen by Aviation Week.Aviation Week reported on…

A B-52 with test markings was spotted carrying a mysterious payload that resembles the rendering of the AGM-181 LRSO. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress has been captured while flying over the Owens Valley, California, with two units of an unidentified weapon under its right wing. The aircraft is painted with the classic orange markings associated to test aircraft, although other identifying details cannot be seen. The photos The bomber was captured on Oct. 29, 2025, by aviation photographer @lookunderocks, who kindly allowed us to use the photo in this article. In an email to The Aviationist, he provided some…

Aegean Airlines’ Miles+Bonus frequent flyer program has historically been one of the most attractive Star Alliance frequent flyer programs, and one of the best programs for earning Star Alliance Gold status. Well, the airline has just announced plans to make major changes to status qualification. Not only will elite status become harder to earn, but the airline is also introducing a new top tier status. Aegean Miles+Bonus elite qualification changes 2026 Thanks to the global alliances, it’s not uncommon to have elite status with an airline you don’t actually frequently fly with. After all, there are pros and cons to…

Romania has formally taken ownership of 18 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Netherlands, completing the transfer of aircraft already operating at the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Fetești.  The intergovernmental agreement was signed in Bucharest on November 3, 2025, by Brigadier General Ion-Cornel Pleșa of the Romanian Ministry of Defense and Linda Ruseler of the Dutch Ministry of Finance, in the presence of Romanian Defense Minister Liviu-Ionuț Moșteanu and Dutch Ambassador Willemijn van Haaften.  Moșteanu said the contract marks “the completion of a significant stage” in the development of the EFTC, adding that the center has become “a European hub for all states that operate or plan to operate the F-16.”  …