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In 2024, Miami welcomed 55.9 million passengers, which meant it was the US’s tenth-busiest airport. This was its best year to date. Traffic rose by 7% compared to the prior high held in 2023, and by 22% compared to before the pandemic in 2019. Ten million passengers were added in five years. For obvious reasons, Miami is the US’s leading gateway to South America. However, when all long-haul passenger flights are considered, OAG data indicates that it is the country’s eighth-busiest facility. It is the US’s ninth-busiest widebody airport, although it is not a fortress hub for American Airlines. Miami’s…

President Donald Trump is redoubling his efforts to end the war in Ukraine, announcing a second meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin one day before sitting down with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House.Trump’s announcement came shortly after finishing a call with Putin on Thursday. A date has not been set, but Trump said the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary.“I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation,” Trump wrote on social media. The two leaders previously met in Alaska in August, which did not produce a diplomatic breakthrough, a source of frustration for the U.S. leader…

American Airlines is on quite the kick lately when it comes to positive news. Recently, it was announced that American will start serving Champagne Bollinger in Flagship Business and in Flagship Lounges, and now American has also announced updates to its coffee. American will partner with Lavazza on coffee American has announced a partnership with Lavazza, whereby we’ll see Lavazza coffee served both onboard flights and in lounges. For the first time, American will offer a consistent coffee experience both on the ground and in the air. Beginning in early 2026, American will start serving Lavazza’s premium coffee blends across…

Alaska Airlines Flight 1057, a regularly scheduled service from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), diverted to Boise, Idaho, early on Tuesday morning after a passenger allegedly assaulted a pair of flight attendants. Police ultimately identified the woman in question as 61-year-old Tracy Brkhimer of White Salmon, Washington, saying that she showed erratic behavior and that she struck a set of crew members who were looking to calm her. Ultimately, she was restrained onboard and then removed without further incident upon landing and quickly booked into the Ada County Jail. The crew was medically rapidly cleared, and then…

The United States Army Counterintelligence Command is addressing the modern dangers soldiers are facing at the hands of foreign combatants in 2025.On Wednesday, personnel from the wing of the Army that combats espionage hosted a panel of speakers at the Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, listing the forums where service members are being identified by enemy forces and the ways the service can combat the tide of attempted recruitment.“LinkedIn, Indeed, Reddit, that is where our soldiers are being targeted every single day,” said Scott Grovatt, regional special agent in charge for the Northeast Region. Soldiers coming…

Aerospace companies are investing in the development of larger jet engines to meet the evolving demands of the aviation industry. Gone are the days when large aircraft were designed with four engines, with rising fuel costs and sustainability drives pushing the industry towards twinjet planes. This shift began in earnest with the release of the Boeing 777, which is powered by some of the largest commercial jet engines ever conceived, most notably the General Electric GE90. But this requires engines to be more powerful than ever before. Boeing and GE once again collaborated on the Boeing 777X, the updated series…

A vintage Hawker Hunter jet operated by Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) crashed into the Pacific Ocean near Big Sur, California, on October 15, 2025. The pilot is presumed to have ejected before impact and a US Navy helicopter crew pulled him from the water. He suffered serious spinal injuries and doctors at Stanford Medical Center are treating him, according to local news reports.  The jet, callsign ATAC 12, flew in formation with another Hunter, ATAC 11, when something went wrong shortly after 11 a.m. local time. The second pilot circled the crash site, squawked the emergency code 7700 to air traffic control, and helped guide rescuers to the scene.  ATAC helps with training of US…

New options are coming to troops’ rations, and some less popular items will disappear from the menu.The next iteration of Meals Ready-to-Eat is MRE 46, set to release in 2026. Among the options — all of which are required to have shelf lives of six months in 100 degrees Fahrenheit and three years at 80 degrees Fahrenheit — troops will no longer see beef taco filling, a pork sausage patty and jalapeno pepper jack beef patty. Instead, those items will be replaced with buffalo chicken, Cuban-style beef picadillo with vegetables and a Thai-style red curry with chicken and rice.“Buffalo chicken…

Strategically buying miles & points for luxury travel can be a great deal. We’ve just seen the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program launch a new promotion on purchased miles. This offer is just about as good as the deals we see from Flying Blue program nowadays, since it has been over a year since we’ve seen a 100% bonus or 50% discount. Through 11:59PM CET on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the Air France-KLM Flying Blue program is offering a promotion on purchased miles. The accounts I manage all show a discount of up to 45%, which you can unlock as…

The Abra Group has confirmed an order for 50 Airbus A320neo narrowbody twinjets, as well as following through on an existing Memorandum of Understanding for five widebody A350-900s. The holding company is known for controlling Avianca and Gol as well as investing in Wamos Air. The order is a huge vote of confidence for Airbus from the group, which has also signed lease agreements for as many as seven next-generation widebodies from the A330neo family. Let’s take a look at the various components of these orders, and why they mark an important step forward. Signed & Sealed Credit: Shutterstock The Abra…