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Not all economy cabins are created equal. Some airlines go beyond the basics, offering meals you will actually enjoy, seat space that feels livable, and cabin crew who treat passengers kindly. That’s what makes this list worth paying attention to. These rankings draw on the 2025 Skytrax World Airline Awards, which are based on millions of verified passenger surveys across categories like seat comfort, catering, inflight entertainment and customer service standards. Combined with industry analysis on how airlines are adapting their cabins, the results clearly show which carriers excel. 10 Turkish Airlines Passengers benefit from Turkish Airlines’ vast global network,…
As Lufthansa Airlines approaches its centenary year celebrations in 2026, the German flag-carrier has set out plans to “fundamentally redesign” the onboard experience for guests when flying long-haul. On September 24, 2025, Lufthansa introduced ‘FOX’, or alternatively Future Onboard Experience, a new multi-million-dollar investment in its aircraft to underline its premium status. “We are investing over 70 million euros in our new Future Onboard Experience in the next twelve months alone. We are thus investing in a top premium product, in the satisfaction of our guests and in the future of our airline,” said Jens Ritter, CEO of Lufthansa Airlines. …
With the United Nations General Assembly taking place in New York right now, we’re seeing lots of interesting government aircraft headed to New York. However, arguably no plane is taking a more unusual path than that of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is expected to give a speech, and meet with United States President Donald Trump. Israel’s government Boeing 767 avoids some Europe airspace At the moment, Israel’s Prime Minister is flying from Tel Aviv (TLV) to New York (JFK). As usual, he’s flying on the “Wing of Zion,” belonging to the Israeli Air Force, which ordinarily transports the…
A Rossiya Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 was involved in a ground collision with a Hainan Airlines Airbus A330-300 at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) yesterday evening. The two aircraft were respectively bound for St Petersburg and Beijing, with their collision limiting taxiway traffic. Passengers on the Rossiya flight were able to reach their planned destination, albeit with a multi-hour delay, after the carrier was able to source a replacement aircraft to operate the Russian domestic service. Meanwhile, the Chinese widebody reportedly had to be grounded and inspected as a result of its involvement in the collision, which reportedly damaged the…
The FAA has hired more air traffic controllers this year than it set as its goal for all of 2025, a surprising development for an agency that has been struggling to keep pace with controller retirements, persistent staffing shortfalls, and the demands of modernizing the US air traffic system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said this week the agency brought on 2,026 new controllers in fiscal 2025, slightly above its target of 2,000. That figure represents about 20 percent more hiring than in the same period in 2024 and is part of a push to add nearly 9,000 new controllers by 2028. Observers…
U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday.It’s the third time in about a month and the ninth time this year NORAD has reported such an incident involving Russian aircraft flying near Alaska. This latest incident happened Wednesday.NORAD said in a statement issued early Thursday that it detected and tracked two Tu-95s and two Su-35s operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone.Nine U.S. aircraft — an E-3 Sentry command and control aircraft, four F-16s and four KC-135 tankers — scrambled to positively identify and intercept…
Also: Tidal Flight And DeltaHawk Collab, Russian Drone Strikes, Vertical Aerospace Transition, Power Bank Rules The FAA aims to accelerate the deployment of AAM, or advanced air mobility vehicles. The new technologies are full of potential to transform aviation, expand connectivity in rural America, reduce road congestion in urban areas, and enhancing medical and emergency transport services. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and AeroVironment announced their collaboration successfully completed the first-ever air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition system from a Block 5 MQ-9A Reaper UAS and marks the first time a Switchblade has been launched from an unmanned aircraft.…
Pilot’s Failure To Maintain Airplane Control During The Landing Roll Analysis: The pilot reported that during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, he applied the brakes, and the airplane subsequently nosed down; the propeller then struck the runway surface. The airplane came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot stated that the wind was gusty at the time of the landing.
From 2015 (YouTube Edition): Fly By Wire Is No Longer Just For Fighter Jets And Airliners! This video addresses the subject of active side sticks for aircraft with fly-by-wire control systems. NBAA2014 was the place to get the latest information on this technology, and ANN CEO and Editor-In-Chief, Jim Campbell, spent some time at Sagem Avionics Division talking with Phillipe Arnaud, the vice president of sales and marketing, about their entry into this high technology field.
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