The Boeing 777X is one of the most high-profile aircraft development programs of the past decade. The aircraft’s design is incredibly innovative, featuring folding wingtips, a wider cabin, larger windows, and a quieter, more refined long-haul experience. One of the aircraft’s most fascinating features is something that most passengers may never even notice. There is […]

The Boeing 757 has long held a unique place in United Airlines’fleet, serving as a versatile workhorse capable of flying both transcontinental routes and shorter international hops. Known for its powerful engines, long range, and narrowbody efficiency, the 757 became a staple for United starting in the 1980s. It fitted neatly between smaller domestic aircraft […]

Even though Airbus ended production of the A380 several years ago, the world’s largest passenger aircraft remains an important part of global long-haul flying. A relatively small group of airlines continues to rely on the superjumbo for routes where high passenger demand, premium cabin space, and slot constraints still make the aircraft economically valuable. As […]

Unlike its predecessor, the DC-10, the McDonnell Douglas MD-11 was designed to be flown by a two-person crew, removing the requirement for a flight engineer. Several innovative technologies that automated the aircraft’s monitoring and management allowed for the removal of the flight engineer.

The latest restructuring plan solidified by US-based ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines is a survival blueprint, not a growth story. On March 13, 2026, the airline said it expects to shrink to just 76 to 80 aircraft by the third quarter, down from 214 when it entered its latest Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, all while cutting […]

Canada originally procured its fleet of McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets in 1982, and the jets were dubbed the CF-18 when they entered service with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). The aging fighter jets are near the end of their usable service lives, and a successor is direly needed to defend the skies of Canada. […]

This year, American low-cost carrier Breeze Airways will turn five years old, with the then-startup airline having operated its first flight back in May of 2021. Since then, its fleet has grown to include 54 Airbus A220-300s (2.5 years old on average) and eight Embraer E190s (18.6 years old on average), with another 44 units […]

Estimating which air force bases have the most fighter jets present is difficult for a range of reasons. One factor is that units, especially in the United States, are rotated and deployed around the world. This means that numbers are constantly fluctuating. Another factor is that there just isn’t a good open-source dataset available for […]

Qatar Airways and Emirates are in a premium flying arms race, with each currently undertaking multi-billion-dollar fleet-wide retrofits and upgrades. As each of these industry leaders is aiming to outdo the other, the landscape of business class flying is poised on the precipice of a watershed moment. The Qatar Airways Qsuite is the gold standard, […]