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PM Modi Inaugurates Leh Airport Terminal
PM Modi to open Rs 640-crore Leh Airport terminal today with Ladakh-inspired design.
Financialexpress · 1m
India and Czech Republic Plan Aircraft Manufacturing
India and Czech Republic team up to build regional aircraft for UDAN scheme.
The Economic Times · 1m
Jet blast trend risks serious injury
Tourists risk serious injury by standing under plane engines at airports.
Dailymail · 1m

Ex-OpenAI Safety Employee Warns of Culture Risks
Former OpenAI safety expert says fast-paced AI development culture risks serious failures.
Financialexpress · 1m
AI Safety Layers Needed
Ex-OpenAI engineer urges AI industry to mimic nuclear and aviation safety layers to prevent uncontrollable AI risks.
The Straits Times · 1m
AI Safety Concerns
Ex-OpenAI engineer warns AI firms lack caution.
Dw · 1m

Why I Flew to LAX to Look at Airplanes
Author flies to LAX for airplane spotting event with strangers.
PCMAG · 1m

FlyDubai cockpit incident reveals security gaps
A FlyDubai pilot allegedly stabbed captain on Sept 30, 2026 flight, showing cockpit security works against outside threats but not insider risks.
The Conversation · 1m

Luxury Turboprops Challenge Private Jets
New luxury turboprops rival private jets in comfort and flexibility.
Robb Report · 1m

Capital A CEO denies AirAsia needs government bailout
AirAsia co-founder Tony Fernandes calls Reuters report 'irresponsible' after denying government bailout claims
Malay Mail · 1m

FAA turns to AI for air traffic control
Aviation regulators are deploying artificial intelligence to manage America's increasingly crowded skies.
NPR · 1m
India's airport operators to test airline ownership plans
Government evaluates airport operators' airline stakes proposal for balanced aviation growth
The Economic Times · 1m
Centre signs 22 state MoUs for UDAN next phase
India's aviation ministry launches UDAN's next phase with 22 state MoUs to boost regional air links
The Economic Times · 1m

UK air traffic control fails again in two weeks
A second major technical glitch at Britain's air traffic control system in as many weeks has grounded flights and sparked calls for leadership change.
BBC News · 2m

Laser strikes on planes drop for third year straight
The FAA reports a 24 percent decline in reported incidents, but thousands of pilots are still being targeted.
Engadget · 1m

O'Hare hits rock bottom in airport rankings
Chicago's largest airport tied for last place in customer satisfaction, while Midway also struggles.
Chicago Sun-Times · 2m

Malaysia weighs AirAsia rescue as losses mount
Government asks rival airlines if they can take over routes as the low-cost carrier struggles with soaring fuel costs and massive debt.
Malay Mail · 1m

Open source flight planning can save real fuel
A hands-on test shows how Scikit-decide, OpenAP, NOAA winds, and OpenTop can search smarter flight paths.
Marksblogg · 3m
Boeing's 777X cabin, seven years late
Inside the mock-up of Boeing's biggest twinjet: wider seats, an arched business class, and windows that fix a decades-old mistake.
Business Insider · 2m

A small plane vanishes over Chocó
Five people boarded a short hop from Condoto to Bogotá, then the aircraft stopped talking to anyone.
Malay Mail · 1m · 7 views

A congressman, a small plane, and Lake Wausau
Rep. Tom Tiffany walked away from a plane that came down in a Wisconsin lake at night, with minor injuries and the cause still open.
ABC News · 1m
Amazon cuts ties with 21 Air after Miami crash
Five people on the ground died when a Prime Air 767 overshot a Miami runway. Now Amazon has pulled its business.
Business Insider · 1m

Two men restrained on a Qatar Airways flight to Doha
Crew and passengers spent hours holding down two men on a Melbourne to Doha flight after an onboard attack.
New York Post · 1m

Naked passenger arrested after American Airlines flight lands in Miami
A quiet Friday night flight from Baltimore turned into a police meeting at Gate D2.
Fox News · 1m

Willis Lease grew fast, profit halved
An engine lessor posted 20% operating growth and a 51% drop in net income in the same quarter, and both numbers are honest.
Yahoo Finance · 1m

His plane went down, so he swam
A Wisconsin congressman and his pilot climbed out of a sinking plane into a cold lake and waited 15 minutes for a boat.
BBC News · 1m

Five FDS crash victims go home to their families
DNA analysis confirmed the five killed in the Sarawak Flying Doctor Service crash, and Malaysia's machinery moved to bring each one home.
Malay Mail · 1m

A congressman's plane went into Lake Wausau
A Wisconsin governor candidate ended a campaign night swimming out of a sinking plane.
ABC News · 1m

A helicopter crash grounds Sarawak's flying doctors
Five medical staff died when a service helicopter went down in Long Lellang, and now whole villages are waiting for care that no longer comes.
Malay Mail · 1m

A Miami cargo crash puts Amazon's air contractor under scrutiny
A jet flying freight for Amazon went down near Miami, and the questions now point at the company that was actually operating it.
NPR · 1m

Electric Air Taxis Start Flying Over North Texas
Texas just opened a three-year test of electric air taxis, starting with empty cabins over Fort Worth.
Dallas Express · 1m

UK skies shut down over one bad flight plan
A military flight plan is blamed for grounding 2,000 planes, a day after the aviation minister called the system well prepared.
Dailymail · 3m

Washington Tries to Ground Iran's Airlines
New U.S. sanctions hit 27 Iranian carriers and the foreign firms keeping them flying, from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur.
TIME · 2m · 5 views

Bankruptcy court becomes an AI data land grab
Spirit Airlines is auctioning 100 million emails to Google, and the vendors, pilots, and workers tangled up in that data never agreed to it.
Ars Technica · 3m · 6 views

What Caused the Fatal Amazon Cargo Plane Crash in Miami
Flight data reveals unheeded speed warnings, late touchdown, and cockpit communication failures in the crash that killed five.
NPR · 1m · 5 views

What Went Wrong in the Miami Cargo Plane Crash
Flight data shows an Amazon cargo jet tried to abort an unsteady landing in Miami before a fatal collision killed five airport workers.
NPR · 2m

The Engineer Who Accidentally Flew a Mach 2 Jet
When a routine ground test went wrong, an RAF engineer with zero jet experience accidentally launched himself into the sky.
Wikipedia · 2m