The final frontier, the non-stop 18-hour flight, is about to be broken, with the help of the Airbus A350. The aircraft’s success lies in its ability to operate at the absolute edge of its performance envelope, turning 19,000-kilometer journeys into routine scheduled services. This guide explores the intricate balance between aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and structural engineering […]

For decades, the United States Air Force has operated one of the most powerful, yet surprisingly small, strategic bomber fleets on the planet — and that is about to change dramatically. The stealth bomber force is expected to grow from 19 Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bombers to as many as 145 Northrop Grumman B-21 Raiders, […]

Late last year we covered how Alaska Airlines had secured take-off and landing slots at Heathrow, allowing it to launch long haul services from its base in Seattle. The move into long haul operations is part of the airline’s merger with Hawaiian Airlines, which already operated a fleet of long haul Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Alaska […]

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Military aviation history is filled with aircraft built in the hundreds or even thousands, but some of the most advanced and strategically important aircraft were produced in surprisingly small numbers. The Northrop B-2 Spirit, for example, saw just 21 aircraft built, while the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever flown, totaled only […]

4K displays and fly-by-wire logic manage nearly every aspect of the flight envelope in today’s cockpits, but those starting out or on their way to becoming pilots always end up flying aircraft often much older than themselves. It may seem counterintuitive, but preserving this link to the mechanical past is the industry’s primary defense against […]

Back in February, American Express kicked off a year of events to celebrate 25 years of the British Airways American Express cards with an Avios bonus. It hasn’t gone to plan. You may have forgotten that you registered – I know I did – but if you did sign up, you probably haven’t had the […]