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August 17, 2026

American Airlines Adds Six Transatlantic Routes for Summer 2026

American Airlines Adds Six Transatlantic Routes for Summer 2026

Wiley Stickney

August 17, 2026

Hurricane Lala Disrupts Hawaiian Airlines Flights With More Than 140 Cancellations Across Hawaii

Hurricane Lala Disrupts Hawaiian Airlines Flights With More Than 140 Cancellations Across Hawaii

Wiley Stickney

August 17, 2026

Air Canada and Air Transat Add Five New Transatlantic Routes for Winter 2026–27

Air Canada and Air Transat Add Five New Transatlantic Routes for Winter 2026–27

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Air Traffic Controller Salaries in 2026: How Much Can Controllers Earn?

Air Traffic Controller Salaries in 2026: How Much Can Controllers Earn?

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

What Makes a Fighter Pilot a Flying Ace? The Meaning Behind Aviation’s Elite Honor

What Makes a Fighter Pilot a Flying Ace? The Meaning Behind Aviation’s Elite Honor

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Hanwha’s $1.2 Billion Austal USA Bid Could Reshape U.S. Navy Shipbuilding

Hanwha’s $1.2 Billion Austal USA Bid Could Reshape U.S. Navy Shipbuilding

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Russia's Be-12 Chayka: How a 1960s Soviet Flying Boat Returned to Black Sea Combat Missions

Russia’s Be-12 Chayka: How a 1960s Soviet Flying Boat Returned to Black Sea Combat Missions

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

How Delta Air Lines Abandoned Northwest’s Narita Hub After the 2008 Merger

How Delta Air Lines Abandoned Northwest’s Narita Hub After the 2008 Merger

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Air Canada’s New 9-Hour A321XLR Flights to Lyon Come With a Surprising Catch

Air Canada’s New 9-Hour A321XLR Flights to Lyon Come With a Surprising Catch

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

US Flight Attendant Pay Divide Widens as Legacy Airlines Raise the Wage Bar

US Flight Attendant Pay Divide Widens as Legacy Airlines Raise the Wage Bar

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

How a Former Iberia Boeing 757 Is Testing the Technology Behind Europe’s Sixth-Generation Fighter

How a Former Iberia Boeing 757 Is Testing the Technology Behind Europe’s Sixth-Generation Fighter

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Airbus A350 Production Surge: Why Airlines Can’t Take New Widebody Jets Fast Enough

Airbus A350 Production Surge: Why Airlines Can’t Take New Widebody Jets Fast Enough

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

5 Surprising Facts About Takeoffs From the World’s Highest Airports

5 Surprising Facts About Takeoffs From the World’s Highest Airports

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Antonov An-178: The Ukrainian Military Transport That Was Set to Challenge the Embraer C-390

Antonov An-178: The Ukrainian Military Transport That Was Set to Challenge the Embraer C-390

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Why Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian Often Chooses Economy Over Premium Cabins

Why Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian Often Chooses Economy Over Premium Cabins

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Why American Airlines Flew a Surprising 190-Mile Heathrow–Brussels Route

Why American Airlines Flew a Surprising 190-Mile Heathrow–Brussels Route

Wiley Stickney

August 15, 2026

Why Does the F-16 Fighter Jet Have a Reclined Cockpit Seat? The 30-Degree Design Explained

Why Does the F-16 Fighter Jet Have a Reclined Cockpit Seat? The 30-Degree Design Explained

Wiley Stickney

Premium Economy Lounge Access: Airlines That Actually Include It in 2026

August 17, 2026

Guide

Premium Economy Lounge Access: Airlines That Actually Include It in 2026

Wiley Stickney

Premium economy is supposed to occupy the space between economy and business class, but the experience can vary dramatically once passengers leave the aircraft. A wider seat, additional legroom, better meals, priority boarding, and extra baggage are increasingly common, yet airport lounge access remains one of the clearest dividing lines between a true premium experience … Read more

Emirates Doubles Airbus A380 Flights to Bali as Long-Haul Demand Surges

August 17, 2026

Guide

Emirates Doubles Airbus A380 Flights to Bali as Long-Haul Demand Surges

Wiley Stickney

6 Pacific Air Bases the US Is Building to Keep Andersen AFB in the Fight

August 17, 2026

Military

6 Pacific Air Bases the US Is Building to Keep Andersen AFB in the Fight

Wiley Stickney

MiG-29 Fulcrum: The 1970s-Era Fighter Jet Feature Fifth-Generation Fighters Lack

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

MiG-29 Fulcrum: The 1970s-Era Fighter Jet Feature Fifth-Generation Fighters Lack

Wiley Stickney

5 Ways 6th-Generation Fighters Could Leave the F-22 and F-35 Behind

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

5 Ways 6th-Generation Fighters Could Leave the F-22 and F-35 Behind

Wiley Stickney

Military Pilot vs Commercial Pilot Salary in 2026: Who Earns More?

August 17, 2026

Guide

Military Pilot vs Commercial Pilot Salary in 2026: Who Earns More?

Wiley Stickney

B-36 Peacemaker: Why Four Jet Engines Couldn’t Save America’s Giant Bomber

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

B-36 Peacemaker: Why Four Jet Engines Couldn’t Save America’s Giant Bomber

Wiley Stickney

Boeing 787 vs Airbus A330neo: How Much Each Widebody Really Costs

August 17, 2026

Aircraft

Boeing 787 vs Airbus A330neo: How Much Each Widebody Really Costs

Wiley Stickney

How Much Do Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Cost in 2026? Prices, Discounts, and Market Value

August 17, 2026

Aircraft

How Much Do Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft Cost in 2026? Prices, Discounts, and Market Value

Wiley Stickney

Why Fighter Jet Afterburners Produce Glowing Shock Diamonds

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

Why Fighter Jet Afterburners Produce Glowing Shock Diamonds

Wiley Stickney

American Airlines’ 9 Airbus A321XLR Routes Revealed: Where the 155-Seat Jet Is Flying

August 17, 2026

Guide

American Airlines’ 9 Airbus A321XLR Routes Revealed: Where the 155-Seat Jet Is Flying

Wiley Stickney

7 First Class Suites So Private They Feel Like Private Jets

August 17, 2026

Guide

7 First Class Suites So Private They Feel Like Private Jets

Wiley Stickney

How Much Does It Cost to Fly a Private Jet From New York to California?

August 17, 2026

GuideJets

How Much Does It Cost to Fly a Private Jet From New York to California?

Wiley Stickney

Why the USAF Almost Never Launches the B-1B, B-2, and B-52 Together From One Base

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

Why the USAF Almost Never Launches the B-1B, B-2, and B-52 Together From One Base

Wiley Stickney

Want to Fly in a Real Fighter Jet? The Best Civilian Fighter Jet Experiences Around the World

August 17, 2026

Guide

Want to Fly in a Real Fighter Jet? The Best Civilian Fighter Jet Experiences Around the World

Wiley Stickney

The A-10 Warthog Flies Its Final Sortie From Davis-Monthan After 50 Years of Pilot Training

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

The A-10 Warthog Flies Its Final Sortie From Davis-Monthan After 50 Years of Pilot Training

Wiley Stickney

American vs. European Pilot Salaries in 2026: How Big Is the Pay Gap?

August 17, 2026

Guide

American vs. European Pilot Salaries in 2026: How Big Is the Pay Gap?

Wiley Stickney

7 Aging Bomber Aircraft Still Flying Combat Missions Long After Their Retirement Was Planned

August 17, 2026

AircraftMilitary

7 Aging Bomber Aircraft Still Flying Combat Missions Long After Their Retirement Was Planned

Wiley Stickney

4 Aircraft Leasing Companies That Control a Huge Share of the World’s Widebody Fleet

August 17, 2026

Guide

4 Aircraft Leasing Companies That Control a Huge Share of the World’s Widebody Fleet

Wiley Stickney

Aircraft Retirements 2026: The Aging Jets Disappearing and Their Modern Replacements

August 17, 2026

Aircraft

Aircraft Retirements 2026: The Aging Jets Disappearing and Their Modern Replacements

Wiley Stickney

How Much Do Boeing 787 Dreamliner Pilots Make in 2026? Salary, Pay Rates, and Career Earnings

August 17, 2026

Guide

How Much Do Boeing 787 Dreamliner Pilots Make in 2026? Salary, Pay Rates, and Career Earnings

Wiley Stickney

LATAM A320 Aborts Takeoff in São Paulo Fog as American and Delta Jets Cross Runway

August 17, 2026

News

LATAM A320 Aborts Takeoff in São Paulo Fog as American and Delta Jets Cross Runway

Wiley Stickney

Bomb Threat Investigation Leaves Southwest Airlines Passengers Stranded on Houston Hobby Airport Tarmac for Hours

August 17, 2026

News

Bomb Threat Investigation Leaves Southwest Airlines Passengers Stranded on Houston Hobby Airport Tarmac for Hours

Wiley Stickney

British Airways A321neo Avoids Disaster After Baggage Container Catches Fire at Milan Airport

August 17, 2026

News

British Airways A321neo Avoids Disaster After Baggage Container Catches Fire at Milan Airport

Wiley Stickney

Air France’s Final 37 Airbus A318 Routes Revealed Ahead of November Retirement

August 17, 2026

News

Air France’s Final 37 Airbus A318 Routes Revealed Ahead of November Retirement

Wiley Stickney

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