Fifty Years On, No Crewed Jet Has Beaten the SR-71 Blackbird's 1976 Speed Record
The SR-71 Blackbird set a crewed jet speed record of 2,193 mph in 1976. Here's how it flew, why it was retired...
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EASA tells airlines to avoid Gulf airspace again as US-Iran conflict reignites
EASA has reinstated a tougher warning telling airlines to avoid Gulf airspace amid renewed US-Iran fighting. H...
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EgyptAir Named World's Most Improved Airline for 2026, Climbs to 46th Globally
EgyptAir wins World's Most Improved Airline at the 2026 Skytrax awards, rising to 46th globally and second in...
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How to Watch the Hurricane Hunters Fly Into Storms From Your Phone
The Air Force Hurricane Hunters fly WC-130Js straight into storms under TEAL call signs — and you can follow e...
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Why Your London–Los Angeles Flight Curves Over Greenland Instead Of Flying Straight
Why London–LA flights curve over Greenland: great circles, jet streams, North Atlantic Tracks and overflight f...
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When the SR-71 Blackbird Played Bait: Inside the F-15's 'Eagle Bait' Missions Over Nevada
How SR-71 Blackbirds served as 'Eagle Bait' targets for F-15s over Nevada — and why the spy plane was so hard...
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The Secret Rooms Above Your Head: Where Flight Crew Sleep on Long-Haul Flights
Hidden above the cabin on the Boeing 777-300ER are bunks where flight crew legally sleep for hours on long-hau...
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Heathrow's Expansion Plan Just Hit a Climate Wall
The UK's Climate Change Committee says Heathrow expansion is incompatible with net zero — and demand managemen...
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Air Traffic Controller Pay Hits Record Highs in 2026 — and It Explains Your Flight Delays
US air traffic controllers can earn up to $228,000 in 2026 as a staffing crisis forces overtime. What the pay...
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Who Flies the B-21 Raider — and What They'll Actually Be Paid
B-21 Raider pilots get no special pay. We break down US Air Force pilot salaries, retention bonuses by communi...
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From a Trident Trapped in a UN Buffer Zone to Planes Dumped in a Pacific Lagoon: Five Aircraft Graveyards With Wild Backstories
Five unusual aircraft graveyards worldwide: a Trident in Cyprus's UN zone, BA 747s at Dunsfold, Soviet relics...
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Cabotage: The Old Law Deciding Which Airlines You Can Fly Within the US
Cabotage law bans foreign airlines from US domestic routes. How a 1920s rule shapes today's fares, delays and...
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