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Airports

Jet Fuel Surges 50 Percent Since Iran Strikes — Airlines Hiking Bag Fees and Cutting Routes as Summer Travel Season Begins

Jason Michael · 4 min read

Military

Poland Takes Delivery of First F-35 Lightning II Jets at Łask Airbase — NATO’s Eastern Flank Gets Fifth-Gen Teeth

Jason Michael · 3 min read

General Aviation

Royal International Air Tattoo 2026 Cancelled Over RAF Fairford Access Dispute — First Cancellation in Decades for Premier Airshow

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Airports

Alaska Airlines Completes Historic First Nonstop Flight from Seattle to London Heathrow

Jason Michael · 3 min read

General Aviation

First RAF E-7 Wedgetail Arrives at Lossiemouth — UK Restores Airborne Early Warning After 5-Year Gap

Jason Michael · 4 min read

General Aviation

Riyadh Air Launches First Commercial Flight July 1 — New Saudi Carrier Debuts on London Route

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Military

Russia Completes First Flight of Twin-Seat Su-57D Stealth Fighter

Jason Michael · 4 min read

Airbus

Italy Ditches Boeing KC-46 for €1.4B Airbus A330 MRTT Tanker Deal — Reshapes NATO Air Mobility

Jason Michael · 3 min read

Uncategorized

Piper Cherokee Gear Up Landing Damage What It Costs

Jason Michael · 7 min read

Aviation Safety

NTSB — More Than Half of GA Pilots Killed in Crashes Tested Positive for Drugs

Jason Michael · 4 min read

Airbus

Delta A330 Engine Explosion Forces Emergency Landing in Paris on Transatlantic Flight

Jason Michael · 4 min read

General Aviation

Two EA-18G Growlers Collide Mid-Air at Idaho Air Show — All Four Crew Eject Safely

Jason Michael · 4 min read