Frontier Airlines today announced that it is working with Hopper Technology Solutions (HTS) to introduce the Cancel for Any Reason product. Passengers can cancel up to 24 hours before departure and receive a refund for their ticket.
Beyond-visual-range missiles and stealth coatings were supposed to make the dogfight obsolete, yet high off-boresight weapons still win if the engagement collapses inside visual range. Six fighter jets currently in production or front-line service are built, in whole or in part, around winning that merge. The question is which design philosophy actually holds up once […]
British Transport Police (BTP) has become the first UK police force to routinely operate drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) as part of day-to-day policing, using BT’s Drone SIM technology and EE mobile connectivity. The new capability is being used to provide a faster way of responding to incidents across Britain’s rail network, allowing […]
The United States Air Force is not quietly retiring its T-38 Talon trainer (based on the Northrop F-5) fleet ahead of schedule. As of the time of writing (September 2026), the United States Air Force has not yet even begun phasing the aircraft out and doesn’t plan to retire the first batch of Talons until […]
Delta Air Lines is one of the US “Big 3” airlines and has built a large international network over the years. The airline flies to more than 100 destinations across 65 countries on six continents. However, its international network has been changing. Delta has been dropping some thinner routes and reducing its presence on certain […]
Improving safety at one of Washington’s busiest airports is the goal of two senators, who have introduced a bill to reduce the number of aircraft arriving and departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The senators, from Virginia, introduced the DCA Air Safety Act, which aims to cap hourly arrivals at the airport and […]
In both the military and commercial sectors, pilots are paid based on years of service and rank. In the military, rank and years of service are determining factors, although the aviation bonus provides some variation depending on the community. In the commercial sector, pay is mostly influenced by seniority and rank (namely first officer and […]
New York travelers will have to wait a little longer for one of New York John F. Kennedy International Airport’s biggest transformations. The highly anticipated New Terminal One (NTO) is now expected to open in the first quarter of 2027, after previously targeting an opening sometime in 2026. The $9.5 billion project is replacing JFK’s […]
Dublin-based aircraft maintenance provider Altitude Engineering has signed a long-term agreement with Xiamen Air to provide scheduled line maintenance support for the airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner operations at London Heathrow Airport. The agreement begins with Xiamen Air’s scheduled flight operations in September 2026 and will see Altitude provide routine line maintenance checks and defect rectification […]
United Airlines is preparing to introduce the Airbus A321XLR into its fleet, with domestic service scheduled to begin in September and international operations from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Amsterdam (AMS) and Dublin (DUB) starting December 1, 2026. The aircraft will allow United to serve thinner long-haul markets with a single-aisle jet, but its […]