The daily aviation brief, curated for the cockpit.

$700,000 Turbine Cub!?! Cubcrafters ULT Cub

CubCrafters unveiled a new turbine-powered UL Cub aircraft priced at $690,000 base ($740,000 as equipped) that features a French Turbo Tech engine with regenerative exhaust technology. The aircraft produces…

“What The HELL Is GOING On?!” | The Insane Story Of South African 295

South African Airways Flight 295, a Boeing 747 combi aircraft carrying 159 people, departed Taipei on November 27, 1987, bound for Johannesburg with a fuel stop planned for Mauritius. After achieving normal cruise…

Dassault Falcon 10X Bizjet Makes First Test Flight - Business Jet Traveler

Dassault Falcon 10X Bizjet Makes First Test Flight Business Jet Traveler [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

Vietnam’s business jet market records fastest growth in Asia-Pacific - Vietnam Economic Times

Vietnam’s business jet market records fastest growth in Asia-Pacific Vietnam Economic Times [truncated: Google News RSS provides only a snippet, not full article

Dayton and Columbus Airshows 2026

An amateur airshow photographer documented visits to the 2026 Dayton and Columbus airshows, with the Dayton event disrupted by bad weather that prevented the Blue Angels and Acemakers from performing. The Columbus show…

Unexpected visitors

Darren Pleasance has been flying StrawBoss2 out of Bend on the weekends

What just flew overhead?

I don’t know much about aviation but just saw this fly overhead and im curious what it might have been / what type of planes these are. Looked like a military escort or something?? [link]

Norwegian Air, changes logo after losing bet to British Airways

Veracruz Mexico international airport

How to Identify a Plane

A resident living near a small international airport has regularly observed a large private plane arriving weekly during summer months and departing for weekends. The resident seeks information about methods for…

BA A380

Popular Band Killed in Bahamas Plane Crash While Traveling to Perform

Five members of the Bahamian band Da Pond were among the ten people killed when a Cessna 402 crashed in the Bahamas on July 10, 2026. The band members were traveling to perform at the time of the accident.

The chosen one

Caproni Ca.33 in an airport (OC)

Noctilucent clouds over the Atlantic

I went to my first Airshow today in Bremerton, WA, is it common for them not to fly planes due to issues?

They didn't fly the F-86 today for a reason I am unsure of, is it common for this to happen? I still had a great time watching some WWII era planes [link]

View over the Atlantic this morning

Someone's been naughty or very sick on a Wizzair Flight that's out bound from Eindhoven

Can Industrial Engineering become a pilot?

I wanted to become a pilot ever since I was a kid, unfortunately we don't have enough money. I'm planning to enroll in our state Uni (free tuition) and the only course there is industrial, accountancy, entrep, computer…

Jobs after college.

A prospective pilot inquired about job opportunities after college graduation with a Commercial Pilot License and 250 flight hours, noting that most entry-level aviation positions require 400-500 hours of experience.…

Flaps Cessna 172

Does the cessna172 have single slotted flaps or are they also Fowler type flaps? In the POH it does not mention Fowler type. Thank you! [link]

Any tips for ground exam study?

A pilot student studying for the private pilot ground exam using Gleim Online Ground School expressed concerns about their study method of creating PowerPoint presentations for each lesson, noting that the approach…

Can someone (CFI) verify me for student cert...

An IACRA applicant sought CFI verification of their information to obtain a student pilot license. The post received community support, leading the applicant to express enthusiasm about pursuing aviation activities.