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Australian regional airline Rex Airlines, formerly known as Regional Express, is set to leave administration and avoid a government takeover after being sold to a US-based aviation group. The airline entered administration in June 2024 after a disastrous foray into operating a fleet of ten Boeing 737-800s on Australian trunk routes to compete with the likes of Qantas and Virgin Australia. The airline’s administrator, EY Australia, announced on October 21, 2025, that a deal had been reached with the US-based aviation firm Air T that will see the carrier exit the administration process after 15 months. Under the proposed acquisition,…

“We developed this prototype from concept to reality in under a year. The U-Hawk continues the Black Hawk legacy of being the world’s premier utility aircraft and opens the door to new capabilities as a UAS.” Source: Rich Benton, Sikorsky Vice President and General Manager, describing how they took the conversion of its UH-60L Black Hawk into the S-70UAS U-Hawk fully autonomous, heavy-lift cargo vehicle from concept to reality in just 10 months. The U-Hawk was modified to have 25 percent more cargo space and integrated it with MATRIX autonomy technology.

Flameout Pattern An approach normally conducted by a single-engine military aircraft experiencing loss or anticipating loss of engine power or control. The standard overhead approach starts at a relatively high altitude over a runway (“high key”) followed by a continuous 180 degree turn to a high, wide position (“low key”) followed by a continuous 180 degree turn final. The standard straight-in pattern starts at a point that results in a straight-in approach with a high rate of descent to the runway. Flameout approaches terminate in the type approach requested by the pilot (normally fullstop).

Student Pilot’s Failure To Maintain Airspeed And Altitude Resulting In A Collision With The Ground During The Base To Final Turn Analysis: The solo student pilot reported she was on downwind to land and noted she was a bit lower than usual so she turned base early to compensate. While on the base leg her recollection of events wasn’t clear. She remembered feeling task saturated and that she may not have maintained her altitude and airspeed resulting in the glider impacting the ground during the base to final turn.

Air France has announced a winter 2025-2026 schedule that leans into disciplined long-haul growth, premium upsell, and short-haul connectivity. Long-haul capacity continues to rise by around 3%, with two new leisure routes added to the airline’s network alongside added frequencies to destinations all across North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. Core enablers of this capacity growth are the Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A350-900, both of which are key pieces of the airline’s long-haul fleet. This upmarket push centers on La Premiere, a first-class product that is already used for services to New York (JFK), Singapore (SIN), and Los Angeles…

A US Senate panel is moving forward with legislation that would require all aircraft equipped with ADS-B Out to also carry ADS-B In by the end of 2031 — a new mandate that could force thousands of aircraft owners to revisit mandatory avionics upgrades they thought were complete.  The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act, a bipartisan aviation safety bill, was introduced in response to the fatal January 29, 2025, collision between a US Army Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA Airlines CRJ700. The accident renewed scrutiny of gaps in FAA and Department of Defense air traffic coordination and the visibility of military aircraft operating near civilian traffic. …

On October 13, 2025, I flew American Airlines from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to attend the Navitaire Customer Conference. I was booked in economy class on AA808, operated by a Boeing 737-800. Having recently moved from Seattle to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I was excited to fly my new ‘hometown’ airline, though I’ve admittedly flown American countless times before. For this flight, I was assigned 13E, a middle seat. As someone who prefers a window seat, I was a bit disappointed. With that, I didn’t initially have very high expectations for the experience,…

China has accused Australia of “covering up” an airspace violation, countering Australia’s earlier claims that Chinese military aircraft engaged in “unsafe” conduct during an encounter over the South China Sea. Australian aircraft encounters Chinese fighter in incident On October 20, 2025, the Australian government released a statement expressing its concerns over what it called an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction with a People’s Liberation Army–Air Force (PLA-AF) aircraft. The Australian government said that a Chinese Su-35 fighter jet interacted unsafely with an Australian P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft during a routine surveillance mission over the South China Sea on October 19, 2025.…

MILAN — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Sweden on Wednesday to discuss a “defense export,” according to the Swedish government, widely expected to be related to a potential deal involving Gripen fighter jets.Zelenskyy met with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Oct. 22 in Linköping, home to the defense aerospace company Saab, which manufactures the aircraft.“A strong and capable Ukraine is a key priority for Sweden, and we will continue to make sure it can fight back against Russia’s aggression,” Kristersson wrote on his X social media platform.Stockholm has been touting the possibility of sending the Gripen to Ukraine for…

Emirates is the proud owner of the largest fleet of Airbus A380 super jumbo jets in the world. The in-service roster boasts over 100 of the type, and the airline flies roughly half of the total that was produced before the line shut down. Each year, Emirates has added more jets to its stables, but with the assembly line closed, where are they coming from? The carrier has purchased many planes from the lessor Doric Nimrod Air. Emirates has been buying the jets as their leases expire every chance that it has. This year, Emirates has agreed to buy four…