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October 10, 2026

4 McDonnell Douglas Military Aircraft the Pentagon Plans to Fly Into the 2040s and Beyond

4 McDonnell Douglas Military Aircraft the Pentagon Plans to Fly Into the 2040s and Beyond

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Where Are the World's Largest Military Transport Aircraft in 2026? Bases, Fleets, and Live Tracking

Where Are the World’s Largest Military Transport Aircraft in 2026? Bases, Fleets, and Live Tracking

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

USS William D. Porter: The Unluckiest Destroyer of World War II and Its Incredible Series of Disasters

USS William D. Porter: The Unluckiest Destroyer of World War II and Its Incredible Series of Disasters

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

American Airlines Is Eliminating First Class on Its Largest Aircraft: 5 Reasons Behind the Major Cabin Shake-Up

American Airlines Is Eliminating First Class on Its Largest Aircraft: 5 Reasons Behind the Major Cabin Shake-Up

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Why Allegiant Air Still Flies to So Many Secondary Airports: The Strategy Behind Its Low-Cost Network

Why Allegiant Air Still Flies to So Many Secondary Airports: The Strategy Behind Its Low-Cost Network

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

The F-117 Nighthawk Is Flying Again: Why America's Retired Stealth Jet Will Stay in the Sky Until 2034

The F-117 Nighthawk Is Flying Again: Why America’s Retired Stealth Jet Will Stay in the Sky Until 2034

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Why Do Most Modern Airplane Fuel Tanks Use Nitrogen Gas? The Science Behind Aviation Safety

Why Modern Aircraft Use Nitrogen Gas to Prevent Fuel Tank Explosions

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Frontier Airlines Passengers Rush Exit Door After Nearly an Hour Without Air Conditioning in Atlanta

Frontier Airlines Passengers Rush Exit Door After Nearly an Hour Without Air Conditioning in Atlanta

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Southwest Boeing 737 Reports Landing Gear Fire Before Las Vegas Takeoff, Delaying Chicago Flight by Four Hours

Southwest Boeing 737 Reports Landing Gear Fire Before Las Vegas Takeoff, Delaying Chicago Flight by Four Hours

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Southwest Airlines System Outage Forces Manual Passenger Processing, Delaying More Than 1,500 Flights

Southwest Airlines System Outage Forces Manual Passenger Processing, Delaying More Than 1,500 Flights

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

United Airlines Boeing 777 Returns to San Francisco After Right Engine Suffers Severe Vibrations

United Airlines Boeing 777 Returns to San Francisco After Right Engine Suffers Severe Vibrations

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

EasyJet Cuts Another 700,000 Seats From Winter Schedule as Rising Fuel Costs Pressure Airlines

EasyJet Cuts Another 700,000 Seats From Winter Schedule as Rising Fuel Costs Pressure Airlines

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

LATAM Brazil Begins Delivery Process for 74 Embraer E195-E2 Jets as Expansion Accelerates

LATAM Brazil Begins Delivery Process for 74 Embraer E195-E2 Jets as Expansion Accelerates

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

Southwest Airlines Considers Boeing 787 Dreamliners: 4 US Cities That Could Launch Long-Haul Flights

Southwest Airlines Considers Boeing 787 Dreamliners: 4 US Cities That Could Launch Long-Haul Flights

Wiley Stickney

October 10, 2026

28-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Her Seat After Volaris Flight Lands in Chiapas, Mexico

28-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Her Seat After Volaris Flight Lands in Chiapas, Mexico

Wiley Stickney

October 8, 2026

Alaska Airlines’ 11 Emptiest Routes From Seattle Revealed: One Filled Just 37% of Seats

Alaska Airlines’ 11 Emptiest Routes From Seattle Revealed: One Filled Just 37% of Seats

Wiley Stickney

October 8, 2026

Porter Airlines’ Montreal Metropolitan Airport: How YHU Is Avoiding the $30 Billion Mirabel Mistake

Porter Airlines’ Montreal Metropolitan Airport: How YHU Is Avoiding the $30 Billion Mirabel Mistake

Wiley Stickney

The Highest Paid US Flight Attendants: Ranks and Average 2026 Salaries Revealed

October 12, 2026

Guide

The Highest Paid US Flight Attendants: Ranks and Average 2026 Salaries Revealed

Wiley Stickney

The hierarchy of pay among American flight attendants is not built on a rigid, pilot-style ladder of five distinct ranks. Instead, compensation at the major carriers is driven almost entirely by two forces: the position a flight attendant holds on a given trip and the number of years they have served with the airline. Seniority, … Read more

Five Legendary Airliners That Shaped Delta Air Lines' Century-Long History

October 12, 2026

Aircraft

Five Legendary Airliners That Shaped Delta Air Lines’ Century-Long History

Wiley Stickney

Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Narrowly Avoids Tail Strike at LAX as Pilots Execute Dramatic Go-Around

October 12, 2026

News

Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Narrowly Avoids Tail Strike at LAX as Pilots Execute Dramatic Go-Around

Wiley Stickney

B-1B Lancer Modernization: Why the US Air Force Is Doubling Modification Spending to Bridge the Gap to the B-21 Raider

October 12, 2026

Military

B-1B Lancer Modernization: Why the US Air Force Is Doubling Modification Spending to Bridge the Gap to the B-21 Raider

Wiley Stickney

Air Canada’s 2026 Route Cuts: The Full List of 14 Cancelled Flights Across Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver

October 12, 2026

Guide

Air Canada’s 2026 Route Cuts: The Full List of 14 Cancelled Flights Across Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver

Wiley Stickney

Beyond the Globemaster: Inside the Next-Generation Airlifter Set to Replace the C-17

October 12, 2026

AircraftMilitary

Beyond the Globemaster: Inside the Next-Generation Airlifter Set to Replace the C-17

Wiley Stickney

What Drives the Price of a Civilian Sikorsky S-61 Sea King?

October 12, 2026

AircraftHelicopter

What Drives the Price of a Civilian Sikorsky S-61 Sea King?

Wiley Stickney

How Japan Airlines' A350-1000 Premium Economy Is Stealing Business Class Passengers

October 12, 2026

Guide

How Japan Airlines’ A350-1000 Premium Economy Is Stealing Business Class Passengers

Wiley Stickney

Boeing’s 787-9 Dominance: 35 Dreamliners Delivered In H1 2026 Versus Airbus’ 20 A350-900s

October 12, 2026

Guide

Boeing’s 787-9 Dominance: 35 Dreamliners Delivered In H1 2026 Versus Airbus’ 20 A350-900s

Wiley Stickney

Northrop Grumman's Co-Bot Revolution: How Robots Cut F-35 Assembly From Hours To Minutes

October 12, 2026

Military

Northrop Grumman’s Co-Bot Revolution: How Robots Cut F-35 Assembly From Hours To Minutes

Wiley Stickney

South Korea’s 120 KF-21 Boramae Fighters: The Ambitious Plan to Retire F-4 Phantoms and F-5 Tigers by 2032

October 12, 2026

Military

South Korea’s 120 KF-21 Boramae Fighters: The Ambitious Plan to Retire F-4 Phantoms and F-5 Tigers by 2032

Wiley Stickney

British Airways' Heathrow Slot Shuffle: Why a Prime New York-JFK Morning Departure Went to a Five-Week Orlando Stint

October 12, 2026

Guide

British Airways’ Heathrow Slot Shuffle: Why a Prime New York-JFK Morning Departure Went to a Five-Week Orlando Stint

Wiley Stickney

Delta Gate Agent Wrongly Denies Breast Pump as Carry-On for Passenger Traveling Without Infant, Sparking Viral Backlash

October 12, 2026

News

Delta Gate Agent Wrongly Denies Breast Pump as Carry-On for Passenger Traveling Without Infant, Sparking Viral Backlash

Wiley Stickney

Hawaiian Airlines to Cut 13 Non-Union Oahu Jobs in Latest Post-Merger Layoff Round

October 12, 2026

News

Hawaiian Airlines to Cut 13 Non-Union Oahu Jobs in Latest Post-Merger Layoff Round

Wiley Stickney

IndiGo A321neo Diverts After Power Bank Fire Erupts in Overhead Bin Mid-Flight

October 12, 2026

News

IndiGo A321neo Diverts After Power Bank Fire Erupts in Overhead Bin Mid-Flight

Wiley Stickney

TSA Chair Ban Sparks Union Campaign: “Members Are Mad” as Officers Fight to Sit Again at Checkpoints

October 12, 2026

News

TSA Chair Ban Sparks Union Campaign: “Members Are Mad” as Officers Fight to Sit Again at Checkpoints

Wiley Stickney

Alaska Airlines to Retire Boeing 737-700 Fleet by 2027, Adding Seats and Cargo Space Across Its Network

October 12, 2026

News

Alaska Airlines to Retire Boeing 737-700 Fleet by 2027, Adding Seats and Cargo Space Across Its Network

Wiley Stickney

Boeing Engineers Ratify Four-Year Pay Deal, Averting Strike and Preserving 777X Certification Timeline

October 12, 2026

News

Boeing Engineers Ratify Four-Year Pay Deal, Averting Strike and Preserving 777X Certification Timeline

Wiley Stickney

WestJet Captain Blasts Seattle-Tacoma Airport After Boeing 737 Burns 800 Pounds of Fuel Just to Reach Runway

October 12, 2026

News

WestJet Captain Blasts Seattle-Tacoma Airport After Boeing 737 Burns 800 Pounds of Fuel Just to Reach Runway

Wiley Stickney

WestJet Adds 9 Nonstop International Routes From 6 Canadian Cities This Winter

October 12, 2026

News

WestJet Adds 9 Nonstop International Routes From 6 Canadian Cities This Winter

Wiley Stickney

Etihad Airways Unveils 24 New Routes in Sweeping Global Expansion

October 12, 2026

News

Etihad Airways Unveils 24 New Routes in Sweeping Global Expansion

Wiley Stickney

Delta Air Lines Cancels 7 Routes From Minneapolis–St. Paul: See All Affected Flights in 2026

October 10, 2026

Guide

Delta Air Lines Cancels 7 Routes From Minneapolis–St. Paul: See All Affected Flights in 2026

Wiley Stickney

United Airlines Ends Flights to 6 Destinations in 2026: Full List

October 10, 2026

Guide

United Airlines Ends Flights to 6 Destinations in 2026: Full List of Dropped Routes and What Happened

Wiley Stickney

Air France Has the World's Best First Class in 2026: Inside the New La Première Suites

October 10, 2026

Guide

Air France Has the World’s Best First Class in 2026: Inside the New La Première Suites

Wiley Stickney

United Airlines Relax Row: How Much Will Economy Beds Cost on Long-Haul Flights?

October 10, 2026

Guide

United Airlines Relax Row: How Much Will Economy Beds Cost on Long-Haul Flights?

Wiley Stickney

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