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Both Classes Hope to Rejoin Their Peers for the 2026 NCAR The Unlimited Class recently confirmed that it would be withdrawing from this year’s National Championship Air Races (NCAR), unfortunately following suit with the Sport Class, which announced its decision in late July. This leaves five classes to compete in the event.
Suits Developed For Artemis III Mission In 2027 KBR and Axiom Space announced the successful completion of three crewed submersion tests of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or AxEMU, at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The tests are critical to advancing NASA’s Artemis program to return to the Moon.
James Rohlf Went Down Near Monticello, Iowa, in the Vietnam War-era plane Veteran airshow pilot and instructor James Rohlf was killed Monday, August 11, when his North American T-28B Trojan crashed near Monticello, Iowa. The 1958 aircraft, a Vietnam War-era trainer, went down in a bean field south of Monticello Regional Airport shortly after takeoff.
DGCA Issues a Warning to the Airline After it Exceeded the 10-Hour Flight Time Limit India’s aviation regulator has issued a warning to its flagship airline after it allegedly exceeded the 10-hour pilot flight time limit at least twice. The show-cause was sent in June, and it seems Air India’s explanation didn’t do the trick. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the violations occurred on Bengaluru–London services AI133 on May 16 and 17, 2025.
Thailand is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, welcoming over 35 million international visitors in 2024. The largest source markets for visitors to Thailand include China and India. Still, the country is slowly growing in popularity among US travelers looking to explore its culture, cuisine, and tropical scenery at reasonable prices. However, there are currently no nonstop flights between the US and Thailand. In this article, we examine the reasons behind the lack of nonstop flights between the US and Thailand, explore alternative travel options, and discuss potential future non-stop services. Thailand’s Category 2 Safety Rating Photo: FiledIMAGE |…
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In the 12 months to April 2025, 78 million passengers flew between Europe and the US. That’s equivalent to 213,000 people daily. This ignores seasonality, which impacts fares, yields, loads, and performance. Q3 2024 (encompassing July-September) had 82% more passengers than Q1 2025 (January-March). These findings are from examining data from the US Department of Transportation. When all airlines and routes are combined, 83.8% of the available seats were filled in the examined 12 months. This says little of performance, which is why loads should not be considered in isolation. It is the average across the year. Despite big winter…
Air Canada announced Aug. 17 that it would be resuming flights after the Canadian government intervened to end a flight attendants’ strike.The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) representing the flag carrier’s flight attendants began the strike on Aug. 16 after rejecting a proposed wage increase.Canada’s jobs minister Patty Hajdu stated Aug. 16 she had exercised her authority under Section 107 of the Canadian Labor Code to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to arbitrate the dispute. During this process unionized staff must return to work.The CIRB instructed Air Canada’s flight attendants to resume their duties from 2 p.m.…
In 2024, Mexico’s Toluca International Airport (TLC) was seen hosting Boeing 777X test flights. While the Boeing 777X was not the first aircraft to conduct flight testing at Toluca, it does appear to be uncommon for Boeing to test its aircraft there. The Boeing 777X has been flying for five years now, having first flown in 2020. Boeing had planned for it to already be in service, but the aircraft has experienced FAA certification delays. The delays have been aggravated by a collapse in confidence in Boeing’s quality assurance and transparency after it misled the FAA about the Maneuvering Characteristics…
Daily Memo: Can Spirit Airlines Survive? | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg Skip to main content Christine Boynton August 15, 2025 Credit: Kevin Carter / Getty Images Five months post-bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines is working to assure its employees that a plan for transformation remains on track. Spirit’s second quarter results, disclosed in an Aug. 11 filing, generated concern, including from the unions representing the ULCC’s pilots and flight attendants, each of… Christine Boynton Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network. Subscription Required Daily Memo: Can Spirit Airlines Survive? is published in Aviation Daily,…