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Hello, live from a mostly excellent (as usual) transatlantic Air France business class flight… and I have a question! Kids scream at top of their lungs, parents do nothing A lot of people get unreasonably frustrated with children (especially infants and toddlers) on flights. Kids can sometimes be hard to control and can most definitely be annoying to people around them, but they’re part of society. Airplanes are a form of transportation, so as unpleasant as it might be, you should expect that kids will sometimes scream on flights. While we haven’t done much travel yet with our younger son,…

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are go for launch, with the agency targeting April 1, 2026, at 18:24 local time for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The current launch window also includes launch opportunities on April 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. If the mission launches this week, the Artemis II crew will become the first humans in more than 50 years, since Apollo 17 in December 1972, to travel beyond low Earth orbit, loop around the Moon, and see its far side. Here is a closer look at the mission by the numbers, from the size of the…

The Y-9FQ ‘High New 15’ made its debut at the Sep. 3, 2025, Victory Day parade in Beijing, and has now been intercepted for the first time by Japan. A Chinese People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) Y-9FQ maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft was intercepted for the first time on Mar. 28, 2026 by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) over the East China Sea. As identified by Chinese military aviation observers, the aircraft made its maiden public appearance during the Sep. 3, 2025, Victory Day parade in Beijing. Reporting the incident on Mar. 30 on X, the…

If you frequently visit American Airlines’ Admirals Club lounges, you’ll notice a subtle change to the branding… Admirals Club entrances will get Citi branding American has announced that starting in April 2026, the airline will expand its partnership with Citi across the Admirals Club network throughout the United States. With this, we’ll begin seeing Citi branding at the entrance of Admirals Club lounges. Essentially, we’ll see the Citi logo next to the Admirals Club logo, and above the oneworld branding. This will initially be introduced at clubs in Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), and Miami (MIA), with more…

Having kids changes everything in life, and that includes travel. I thought I was an expert on navigating airlines and hotels before we had kids, and then suddenly I felt like a complete newbie. The concept of just rolling up to the airport 45 minutes before departure with a carry-on and relaxing (or typing furiously) for most of the flight is no longer a thing. In this post, I’d like to talk a bit about how my perspective on hotels has changed over the years, especially as our older son, Miles, is a few months short of being four years…

ANA Holdings has joined a Japanese consortium selected to develop satellite and aircraft-based technology for tracking carbon dioxide emissions from space. The project, funded through the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Space Strategy Fund, is led by satellite company Axelspace and includes sensor manufacturer Meisei Electric and quantum computing firm JIJ.  Together, the four companies plan to develop compact, affordable sensors that can pinpoint where CO2 is being released and absorbed, broken down by source, time, and location. ANA Holdings said it will leverage its commercial flight network to test the new sensors in real-world conditions before they go to…

For the second time, President Trump says that the U.S. agreed to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia as relations between the two countries keep improving. For the second time since late last year, reports of U.S. acquiescence for the sale of F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has appeared, this time from President Donald Trump himself. The statement was in Trump’s address at the Future Investment Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, on Mar. 28, 2026.  “For the very first time, we agreed to sell Saudi Arabia perhaps the most capable fighter jet ever built,…

I don’t mean to be a skeptic, but the evidence presented doesn’t really seem to justify the narrative… though I’d love to be proven wrong, and I welcome other takes. Air Côte d’Ivoire tells a story of aircraft sabotage Air Côte d’Ivoire is the national airline of the Ivory Coast. The airline recently took delivery of two Airbus A330-900neos, which fascinate me to no end, given that they feature first class. Currently, the airline flies these planes primarily between Abidjan (ABJ) and Paris (CDG). Unsurprisingly, the financial performance of these routes has left a lot to be desired up until…

Air Algérie has ordered 10 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with deliveries set to begin in summer 2026 as the Algerian flag carrier continues its fleet renewal.  The airline said five of the jets will arrive in 2026 starting in July, with the other five due in 2027.  The order gives Air Algérie a newer-generation narrowbody as it begins replacing and supplementing a short- and medium-haul fleet centered on older Boeing 737NGs. Its current narrowbody fleet includes Boeing 737-800s, -700s and -600s, along with a small number of older Airbus A320-family aircraft. Some of those jets are now well into their second decade…

The U.S. Navy has released the final Request for Proposals for the Undergraduate Jet Training System which will replace the T-45 Goshawk, confirming an accelerated schedule with a focus on costs. The U.S. Navy has released on Mar. 26, 2026, the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program, which will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk trainer fielded in 1991. The new aircraft will be used for the intermediate and advanced training of naval aviators of both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The RFP The Request For Proposals, whose initial draft was released…