The Pentagon released its fifth batch of declassified UFO files following President Trump's executive order, comprising 41 documents dating from 1950 to 2026. The materials include videos of mysterious aerial phenomena and an FBI interview detailing a military pilot's 2002 account of a silent triangular craft over Afghanistan, along with witness reports of a 1963 incident in Rio de Janeiro involving a metal sphere.
Contrails cause 1-2% of global warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere. Contrails.org, a non-profit research organization, develops systems to detect and avoid contrails using weather data and satellite imagery, enabling the aviation industry to reduce its climate impact at minimal cost.
A Boeing 787 flying from Newark to Rome requires about $68K in jet fuel, but adjusting flight paths for wind conditions could save thousands. Scikit-decide, an open-source reinforcement learning framework combined with fuel consumption models from Delft University and NOAA wind data, offers an alternative to commercial solutions like Jeppesen for optimizing flight paths and airline operations.
Amazon paused operations with cargo carrier 21 Air after a Boeing 767 freighter crashed at Miami International Airport on September 6, killing five people. The NTSB investigation found preliminary evidence that pilots raised speed concerns and that speed brakes and thrust reversers were not deployed before the aircraft overran the runway by roughly 1,300 feet.
Amazon suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's Boeing 767 planes overshot a Miami runway on September 6, killing five workers in a van and injuring five others. The NTSB is investigating the incident, which involved excessive speed during landing.
A flight simulator lets users experience commercial air travel as a passenger with realistic terrain, weather, and sun positioning. The latest version adds leg animations for bathroom breaks on longer flights.
Amazon suspended its use of cargo carrier 21 Air following a fatal crash of a 21 Air Boeing 767 at Miami International Airport on September 6 that killed five ground workers. The aircraft overran a runway while landing from San Juan, and preliminary data indicated the pilots did not deploy speed brakes or thrust reversers despite warnings about excessive speed. Amazon said it will redirect affected shipments to other carriers while supporting the ongoing NTSB investigation.
A female passenger on American Airlines Flight 1779 from Baltimore to Miami undressed and engaged in indecent acts in view of other passengers on September 11, 2025. Flight attendants reported the disturbance to the cockpit, and law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival in Miami, taking the passenger into custody.
Africa's commercial airline fleet is projected to more than double from 755 to 1,625 aircraft by 2045, driven by a young, increasingly urban population, growing middle class, and improving infrastructure. Passenger traffic is expected to grow nearly 6% annually, one of the fastest rates globally, according to Boeing's 2026 Commercial Market Outlook.
An Amazon cargo plane operated by 21 Air crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five ground workers after pilots ignored warning signals and landed at excessive speed. The accident has raised concerns about 21 Air's safety practices and Amazon's reliance on multiple smaller carriers rather than operating its own fleet, though Amazon maintains its carrier model follows industry standards and FAA certification requirements.
The photic sneeze reflex, or ACHOO syndrome, is an inherited autosomal dominant condition causing sneezing in response to bright light or eye injections, affecting 18–35% of the global population. While generally harmless, it poses significant risks during activities requiring precision, such as piloting aircraft or driving, particularly when sudden sneezing fits occur. The exact mechanism remains poorly understood, though it involves trigeminal nerve signaling triggered by light intensity changes rather than specific wavelengths.
On September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic jihadist hijackers commandeered four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the World Trade Center towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington DC, and a field in Pennsylvania, killing 2,977 people in the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. The attacks were captured live on television as they unfolded throughout the morning, shocking the nation and prompting immediate military mobilization and the shutdown of all US airspace.
The Aviation Herald and its author Simon Hradecky were sued by Go2Sky airline in Austria for a defamation claim over an initially incorrect incident report. The article was corrected within 24 hours from engine trouble to stabilizer trim trouble based on updated sources, and a court revocation statement was issued.
A news digest covering various startups and tech developments, including FlyApp's private jet auction platform, Meteoric's cloud-dispersal drones for solar farms, HydroSight's AI seabed mapping, and Apple's expected foldable iPhone launch. The piece also notes Columbia House's closure after 71 years and rising streaming service costs.
The FAA prohibits babywearing carriers on planes during takeoff and landing, requiring parents to hold infants instead. The rule, based on a 1995 study that tested car seats but not babywearing carriers or lap-holding, may be overly restrictive; modern carriers could plausibly be safer than unsecured lap-holding, but the FAA has not re-evaluated this since then.
An Amazon cargo plane crashed in Miami on Sunday after landing too fast, with one pilot repeatedly warning of excessive speed while the other pilot did not respond adequately, resulting in the aircraft overshooting the runway by 1,300 feet and striking a van that killed five people. Flight data and cockpit recordings indicate the pilots had opportunities to abort the landing or slow the aircraft but failed to do so, and experts question their coordination and adherence to safety procedures.
The widow of a pilot killed in Sunday's Boeing 767 crash at Miami International Airport filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon, 21 Air, and Atlas Air, alleging pilot error, inadequate training, and unsafe aircraft conditions caused the disaster that killed five people. The complaint accuses the pilots of landing far beyond the safe zone at excessive speed and failing to execute a go-around, while citing the flight operator's poor crew supervision and the aircraft owner's failure to maintain critical braking systems.
The widow of a man killed in an Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami International Airport has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon Inc., Amazon Air Cargo, and related companies, alleging pilot error, inadequate training, and use of an aging aircraft contributed to the preventable tragedy that claimed her husband's life.
The US Transportation Security Administration is allowing TSA PreCheck members without plane tickets to pass through airport security and visit gates to say goodbye to travelers, reviving a practice banned after 9/11. The free "Gateside by TSA PreCheck" program requires advance online approval and is initially available at 13 major airports, with plans to expand nationwide.
An Amazon Air cargo jet crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five people in a van. Black box data reveals the pilots touched down with two landing gears before the third, then briefly attempted to take off again at 140 mph before deciding against it, raising questions about what happened in the cockpit.