US Navy Helicopters Sink Six Iranian Attack Boats in Strait of Hormuz Engagement
U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters sank six Iranian small attack boats in the Strait of Hormuz on the morning...
United Airlines CEO Admits He Pitched a United-American Airlines Merger to U.S. Government Officials
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby personally pitched a merger with American Airlines to senior U.S. government officials — including President Donald Trump — during a...
Airbus Teases Historic A220 Announcement — AirAsia X Reportedly Closing In on 150-Jet Megadeal
Airbus is preparing to announce what it’s calling a “historic” deal for the A220 programme on Wednesday, May 6, at its Mirabel, Quebec assembly facility....
KC-135 Squawks 7700 Over Persian Gulf and Vanishes From Tracking — Emergency Declared Near Qatar
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker squawked 7700 — the universal in-flight distress code — over the Persian Gulf near Qatar on Tuesday, May 5,...
Cessna 172 Engine Overhaul Cost What to Budget
What a Cessna 172 Engine Overhaul Actually Costs Cessna 172 engine overhauls have gotten complicated with all the conflicting numbers flying around. Ask three mechanics...
T-7A Red Hawk Clears Milestone C — Air Force Awards 19 Million Contract for First 14 Jets
The U.S. Air Force formally cleared the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk for low-rate initial production on April 23, awarding a $219 million contract covering the...
United Airlines Jet Clips Light Pole and Truck on Approach to Newark — FAA Launches Investigation
A United Airlines Boeing 767-400ER clipped a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while descending toward Newark Liberty International Airport on...
Spirit Airlines Is Dead — Government Bailout Collapses and All Flights Cancelled Immediately
Spirit Airlines is gone. At 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, May 2, 2026, the Dania Beach-based ultra-low-cost carrier ceased all operations after the U.S....
Embraer Praetor 600E Earns Triple Certification From FAA, EASA, and Brazil’s ANAC Simultaneously
Embraer Executive Jets earned simultaneous type certification for the Praetor 600E from the FAA, EASA, and Brazil’s ANAC on April 30 — the first time...
easyJet and Rolls-Royce Achieve World First — Pearl 15 Engine Runs at Full Take-Off Power on 100 Percent Hydrogen
A modified Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 turbofan engine reached full take-off power on 100 percent gaseous hydrogen during ground testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in...
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