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There’s a post about a United Airlines customer service interaction that’s going viral on X, as it has been viewed millions of times in just 12 hours. More than anything, people are just confused, so let’s analyze this a little bit… Very awkward United Airlines “Agent on Demand” interaction United Airlines has its “Agent on Demand” feature. The idea is that if you face travel disruptions on your day of travel, this feature lets you get in touch with an agent, with the option to communicate using audio or text. That brings us to this interaction, which seemingly went as…
Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the autonomous taxi tests of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the company’s pitch for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Northrop Grumman announced in a post on social media on May 18, 2026, that it has completed the autonomous taxi tests of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue uncrewed aircraft. The YFQ-48 is the company’s pitch for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Together with the announcement, Northrop Grumman has also released a short video showing the aircraft moving on the runway, followed by a pickup truck likely carrying safety observers. The…
While I don’t want to suggest that this is the world’s most exciting new redemption opportunity, it is a valuable new option to be aware of, in my opinion (and one I personally plan to take advantage of). Qatar Airways adds award redemptions on Philippine AirlinesQatar Airways and Philippine Airlines have just strengthened their partnership, with loyalty reciprocity. As I see it, there’s one aspect to this that’s most exciting, and that’s the ability to redeem Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios for travel on Philippine Airlines worldwide.These award redemptions are bookable directly on Qatar Airways’ website, and pricing is roughly…
For the first flight of my two-part birthday trip to the Golden Triangle, I flew Qatar Airways’ Airbus A350-1000 Qsuites business class on the 13hr40min flight from Miami (MIA) to Doha (DOH). I know what you’re probably thinking — “wow, a Qsuites review, how original, no travel blogger has done that before!” 😉 While that’s totally fair, it has been seven years since I last reviewed this product, so I figure it’s time for a fresh look, especially with the things that have changed over time. Even though Qatar Airways’ current generation Qsuites business class was introduced nearly nine years…
Hotels take a lot of liberties with how they market themselves, and the categories they put themselves into (“five-star,” “boutique,” etc.). While it has geographic limitations, arguably the most prestigious “official” hotel distinction in the world is that of “Palace” status in France. For the first time in roughly six years, we’ll see updates to the list of these hotels. This also includes hotels having their status taken away, which is the first time in history that we’ve seen that happen (thanks to Ralph for flagging this). Basics of the France “Palace” hotel concept France is known for luxury and…
United States forces have targeted ISIS strongholds across Africa’s Sahel in recent days, in operations coordinated with the Nigerian government. But a longer-term strategic question remains as to whether the U.S. military retains the capacity to thwart potential terror attacks emanating from the continent, given its shrinking regional footprint.U.S. Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson, head of U.S. Africa Command, seemed concerned that the answer might be “no” when he testified to Congress last week.Anderson said that Africa is the epicenter of global terrorism, but warned that a 75% U.S. force reduction over the past decade – coupled with a parallel…
Discrete Code As used in the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System (ATCRBS), any one of the 4096 selectable Mode 3/A aircraft transponder codes except those ending in zero zero; e.g., discrete codes: 0010, 1201, 2317, 7777; nondiscrete codes: 0100, 1200, 7700. Nondiscrete codes are normally reserved for radar facilities that are not equipped with discrete decoding capability and for other purposes such as emergencies (7700), VFR aircraft (1200), etc.
From 2014 (YouTube Edition): A Bit Of History Lovingly Restored To The Sport Aviation World ANN’s Michael Maya Charles had to search around at EAA AirVenture 2014 to find this story. The Aeroplane Factory building was one of the original exhibition halls back in the days before the term AirVenture was invented and it was simply referred to as The Oshkosh Fly-In. The Aeroplane factory is no longer a star exhibit Hall, but what Michael found inside was the soul of EAA. If you could pinpoint a starting place for the formation of EAA you would find it a little…