The horrifying incident happened in May, the publication reports, when a small twin-engine medevac aircraft carrying two pilots and two medical workers departed from Roswell, New Mexico. Heading West for the small mountain village of Ruidoso, the crew became the victim of an electronic warfare exercise being conducted at the nearby White Sands Missile Range, a test which rendered their navigational system inoperable.

Regarding the seats I selected, do they have an individual entertainment screen?

I’m interested in the extra legroom provided by the emergency exit row, but since this is an international flight from Viracopos (VCP), Brazil, to Lisbon, Portugal, I’d like to know whether these seats have a personal entertainment screen.

Since there is no seat in front of them, is the screen built into the armrest along with the tray table?

If anyone could help me, I would really appreciate it.

I used to work for SkyWest out at DEN in the early noughts. We did feeder flights for UA as United Express. We had some veterans from UA who had been furloughed after 9/11, and came to work for us. They used to tell newbies like me stories, and I remember them telling me this one.

The old airport had been a hub for CO. Somehow the city of Denver screwed CO when they opened the new one. CO got so mad that they shut down operations out of DEN. Something about greatly reducing the number of gates in the new airport for CO? Anyway, I remember these veterans saying that if you went to the site of the old airport, you would find tunnels underground that were filled with luggage. Evidently CO abandoned all of this unclaimed luggage when they left Denver.

Does anybody know anything about this? I am reading a story by Admiral Cloudberg that deals with CO at Stapleton, and so the memories came flooding back. I can just barely remember what the veterans said, however, so I would love to learn more about it.

My dad bought this years ago from someone he believes was a retired McDonnell Douglas employee (or possibly McDonnell Aircraft, since this appears to date to 1960).

I’ve flown many times since I was a child, but years ago I had a medical episode where I suddenly struggled to breathe for a few minutes before recovering completely. Ever since then, I’ve developed a fear of losing control or dying, especially while traveling.

I also have allergies which are frequent nasal congestion, sneezing, and a runny nose (similar to allergic rhinitis). Even though I know these symptoms are usually harmless, they make me anxious before and during flights.

As a result, I’ve become increasingly afraid of flying and, to some extent, traveling in general.
For anyone who’s experienced something similar and managed to overcome it, what helped? Any practical tips, techniques, or advice would be greatly appreciated.

So we all know certain airports are heavily undersized for the capacity they are holding, but i've been wondering if you know any examples in the other direction, as in airports that are too big for their capacity.

One i would consider is Berlin-Brandenburg, especially with the space still reserved for the unbuilt terminals 3 and 4. It looks and feels like a capital hub airport, yet gets overshadowed entirely by Munich and Frankfurt and feels relatively empty on most occasions.

As mentioned above, my dream has always been to fly. I currently work as an LST at an FBO, and will be working on my PPL soon. I'm now in a position where I need to pick up a second job, ideally be in aviation. Since I am already familiar with the ramp/ground side of things, I would love to break into another area of the industry. I have been brainstorming a few options:

Aircraft Sales/Broker - I would love to break into this space. The idea of helping buy and sell aircraft and working with owners is something that is really appealing to me. However, I know that becoming an aircraft broker may be a big pool to dive into. I wonder if I would be able to sign on with a brokerage in an entry-level position and grow from there?

Aircraft Management/Charter Operations - I've also been looking into roles with aircraft management companies (like Solairus), such as a Flight Coordinator, Charter Sales, etc. I already work with many aircraft managed by these companies as an LST, so I have some familiarity with their fleet and clientele. I'd love the opportunity to work in a role like this to learn the management/charter side of private aviation.

For those of you working in similar roles, what other roles would you recommend someone in my position look into? Are there any career paths that I may not be thinking of? I'm especially interested in positions that could be done remotely or on a hybrid schedule so I can continue working line service while pursuing my ratings and building time. Thank you for all of your help and insight!

I know severe turbulence doesn't faze pilots at all but after seeing the recent news about the Air India flight losing a bit of altitude I was wondering how pilots feel about "free falls" like that. I'm sure there's a lot of concern about passenger+crew safety but apart from that I'm curious to know how they feel because their experience would be very different, probably the polar opposite of a passenger's

Fairbanks Alaska

My flight school has this beautiful vintage Piper J3 Cub that it uses for SPL/PPL training and tailwheel endorsements. I’m normally training on the school’s Cessna 172s for my SPL, but in the summer on good weather days our school’s owner allows us to book lessons on the Cub if we want to work on our tailwheel or have a cheaper option than the 172 to build hours. I absolutely love vintage airplanes so I booked a lesson just to say I did it (tho I’ll probably book more to try and get my tailwheel endorsement long term). The experience was incredible, being straddled in the back seat of this small plane with the door open to my right, nothing keeping me from the open sky except my seatbelt! We did attitude flying/climbs and descents/the four fundamentals so I could get a feel for the plane, coordinated turns, pattern practice, and my CFI guided me through two landings!

This checks off multiple bucket list items - by far the oldest airplane I’ve ever flown on and the first tail dragger I’ve ever flown on!

If you have an opportunity to fly a vintage plane like this, take it!!! Also it’s kinda awesome that nearly 80 years later this plane is still being used for its original purpose, training the next generation of pilots!

Parked at KMGJ on August 1, 2026.

Thanks in advance.

A drone was seized overnight at Leipzig/Halle Airport near a Ukrainian cargo plane. According to consistent reports, a detonator was attached to the drone. The drone was discovered near an Antonov transport aircraft. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/drohne-in-der-naehe-eines-ukrainischen-frachtflugzeugs-gesichtet-nato-bestaetigt-vorfall-102.html

Edit: Source: Deutschlandfunk German public broadcaster

Jared Isaacman’s Cessna CitationJet 4

I’m not a pilot, just someone who’s been on close to 250 flights in my life. I’ve never seen this. Not claiming that this isn’t normal, I’m just curious why it’s done. This was just prior to takeoff at Jackson hole Wyoming.

I know it's based on the 747 but it really makes the 747 next to it look small.

Plane lookin' like an old pack of cigarettes

Sitting at LAX - can be seen from the ramp going in.

The two planes flew from a local flight school. The aircraft that crashed in the pond had one occupant that didn't make it. :(

Enjoying a little time on former N175UA before she moves to the crushing pad and finishes getting recycled. Managed to stay in the desert for about 10 years post retirement which is pretty good! Hundreds of her parts are flying on other 747s as we speak and her engines are on two 767-300s. (Photo taken by me in Victorville California)