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Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) held a full-scale disaster drill on Wednesday at 6:00 PM EST to fulfill its Part 139 obligation to the Federal Aviation Administration despite the fact that it no longer hosts commercial air service. That is because the abrupt demise of Spirit Airlines has left the small field without a scheduled […]
There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated. Exercise normal precautions in Iceland. Advisory Summary Iceland is generally a safe destination for travelers. Iceland regularly experiences quickly changing weather, dangerous natural features, active volcanoes, and earthquakes. Review our information on weather and natural disasters in Iceland. Petty crime […]
When Russia began its unprovoked assault on Ukraine in 2022, the world was shocked. The 30-member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization immediately began to consider the wider threat to European security. In the four years since the ‘special military operation,’ as Russian President Vladimir Putin described the invasion, two more nations have joined […]
ACMI charter specialist euroAtlantic Airways has announced the appointment of Pauls Calitis as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective 18 May, marking a significant step in the airline’s next phase of growth under its majority owner Njord Partners. Calitis will succeed Stewart Higginson, who has led the business since early 2024 and will transition to the role of Non-Executive Chairman […]
MRO provider Bird Aviation has signed a three-year heavy maintenance agreement with KM Malta Airlines. Under the agreement, Bird Aviation will support the national airline of Malta’s fleet with a range of base maintenance activities, including C-checks and other scheduled works, carried out at its facilities in Larnaca, Cyprus. The deal builds on an existing cooperation […]
The United Kingdom’s fighter jet fleet modernization program is said to be aiming for a long-term goal of 138 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. That number includes the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, but as of this year, only 48 examples of the F-35B jump jet variant have been procured. That said, […]
Have you ever wondered why airplane headrests have flaps of cloth attached to the headrest? ‘Antimacassar’ is the name of the small protective piece of fabric attached to a headrest. The name is descriptively literal: macassar oil was a popular hair oil for men in the 19th and 20th Century but had a habit of […]
Updated to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of government personnel on March 2 and the change to Level 3: Reconsider Travel due to safety risks, and to add the “other” risk indicator. Advisory summary was updated to reflect changes to U.S. embassy operations. Reconsider Travel to Jordan due […]
Any pilot will tell you that aviation runs on its own language. The words and phrases transmitted over radio frequencies around the world every day are not informal shorthand or inherited habits. They are an engineered communication system, designed over decades to be understood clearly by any pilot or controller, regardless of native language, regardless […]