Air France KLM slashes capacity outlook as fuel costs surge past one billion dollars
Air France KLM cuts its 2026 capacity outlook as quarterly fuel costs surge past $1.1 billion amid Middle East energy market disruption.
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The five oldest airports in California still operating in twenty twenty-six
California's five oldest airports still operating in 2026 span from 1923 to 1930, each with deep roots in American aviation history.
TowerEve Air Mobility pushes toward type certification as the eVTOL shakeout separates builders from dreamers
Eve Air Mobility leads the eVTOL shakeout with Embraer backing, while MOSAIC and drone detect-and-avoid rules reshape aviation.
VectorTelluride Regional Airport and the highest commercial runway in North America
Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) sits at 9,070 feet on a mesa in Colorado's San Juan Mountains - here's what pilots need to know.
RampTemporary Flight Restrictions and the invisible walls hiding on your cross-country route
Learn how to check for TFRs, plan around them, and handle in-flight restrictions on your cross-country flights.
PatternThe nineteen forty-nine Cleveland Air Races disaster and the crash that ended the golden age of air racing
The 1949 Cleveland Air Races disaster killed a pilot, a mother, and her infant son, ending America's golden age of air racing forever.
TaildraggerRight-hand traffic patterns and the habit that could embarrass you on frequency
Right-hand traffic patterns trip up experienced pilots because habit overrides briefing - here's how to break the cycle.
TowerFAR ninety-one dot two eleven and the oxygen rules that change everything above twelve thousand five hundred feet
FAR 91.211 requires crew oxygen above 12,500 feet after 30 minutes, above 14,000 feet immediately, and passenger oxygen above 15,000 feet.
PatternDouglas Bader and the legless ace who fought the Battle of Britain on tin legs
Douglas Bader lost both legs in a 1931 crash, then became one of the RAF's greatest fighter aces in World War II.
TaildraggerThe Boeing seven eighty-seven Dreamliner and the seven-month grounding that couldn't stop it from dominating widebody sales in twenty twenty-five
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner overcame a seven-month grounding in 2024 to become the best-selling widebody aircraft of 2025.
TowerThe headwind that ate your fuel reserves and the divert decision you have to make right now
Learn when to divert during a cross-country flight when headwinds exceed forecasts and erode your fuel margins.
PatternWisk Aero and the autonomous air taxi that doesn't want a pilot at all
Wisk Aero is the only eVTOL company pursuing full autonomous certification, backed by Boeing's billions and decades of uncrewed flight data.
VectorThe Focke-Wulf Fw one ninety pulled from a Russian forest and restored to flight after sixty years in the dirt
How a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 crashed in a Russian forest in 1943 was recovered six decades later and restored to flying condition.
TaildraggerAlaska Airlines launches its first nonstop Seattle to Rome flight and bets big on going global
Alaska Airlines launched its first nonstop Seattle-to-Rome flight on April 28, 2026, marking a major step in its transformation into a global carrier.
TowerOperation Frequent Wind and the helicopter evacuation of Saigon on April twenty-ninth, nineteen seventy-five
Operation Frequent Wind on April 29, 1975 was the largest helicopter evacuation in history, airlifting over 7,000 people from Saigon in 18 hours.
TaildraggerShort field landings and the touchdown point precision that separates a pass from a pink slip
Master short field landings for your private pilot checkride by nailing the five-link chain: aim point, speed, glidepath, flare, and follow-through.
PatternQantas Project Sunrise and the nonstop flights that change what an airline can do
Qantas Project Sunrise will launch nonstop Sydney-to-London flights exceeding 19 hours using specially configured Airbus A350-1000s.
TowerThe Phantom Fortress and the B-seventeen that landed itself with nobody on board
A crewless B-17 Flying Fortress landed itself in a Belgian field in 1944 after all nine crew members bailed out.
TaildraggerPilot reports and the weather picture no forecast can give you until someone actually flies through it
PIREPs are the only real-time in-flight weather observations in your briefing - here's how to read, use, and file them.
PatternAirbus profits drop fifty-two percent as Boeing finds its footing in twenty twenty-six
Airbus profits dropped 52% in Q1 2026 while Boeing shows signs of recovery, reshaping the aerospace duopoly.
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