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Military

U.S. Air Force Certifies First Two T-7A Red Hawk Instructor Pilots — Fifth-Generation Fighter Training Era Begins

Jason Michael · 4 min read

General Aviation

USMC Retires AV-8B Harrier II After Five Decades of Service — Iconic Jump Jet Sunset at Cherry Point

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Uncategorized

Piper Archer Propeller Problems Pilots Report

Jason Michael · 9 min read

Luxury

Wheels Up Achieves Record 74 Zero-Cancellation Days in 2026 — Turnaround Strategy Delivers Operational Milestone

Jason Michael · 3 min read

General Aviation

Textron Rolls Out 500th Citation CJ4 — Half-Century Production Milestone as Gen3 Enters Service

Jason Michael · 4 min read

Airports

Southwest Airlines Exits Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles — Major Hub Retreat Marks End of Five-Year Experiment

Jason Michael · 4 min read

General Aviation

Minnesota Pilot Darrin Smedsmo Released by Red Lake Nation — Aircraft Returned After Standoff

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Airports

Frontier Flight 3345 Diverts to Miami After Passenger Attempts to Open Cabin Door in Flight

Jason Michael · 4 min read

Aviation Safety

U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle Shot Down Over Iran — One Crew Rescued, One Missing in Major Combat Incident

Jason Michael · 3 min read

General Aviation

Honda Flies Full-Scale Hybrid eVTOL Demonstrator in U.S. — Dark Horse Enters Advanced Air Mobility Race

Jason Michael · 4 min read

General Aviation

SyberJet Unveils SJ36 Light Jet — Claims Record-Breaking Mach 0.88 and 3,000nm Range

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Airbus

Qantas Project Sunrise A350-1000ULR Completes First Flight — 22-Hour Nonstop London Route Advances

Jason Michael · 4 min read