Sonic Boom Explained: Why You Hear It After the Jet Has Passed
Share this story You look up, the jet is already past, and only then does the sky crack: two sharp bangs, a fraction of a second apart. The F/A-18 Hornet above you did not “break” anything at that moment. It had been flying faster than sound for some time....
KLM Starlink Wi-Fi: Free Internet on Long-Haul Flights From 2027
Share this story KLM celebrated its 107th birthday with a present for its long-haul passengers. On 8 October 2026, the Dutch airline announced free, high-speed Wi-Fi powered by Starlink on its intercontinental flights, in every cabin, starting in mid-2027. The catch...
Biman Bangladesh Orders Airbus A350s and A321neos After Boeing Deal
Share this story Since 2016, every jet in Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ fleet has been a Boeing. On 7 October 2026, that changed. Bangladesh’s flag carrier signed a firm order with Airbus for ten aircraft: four A350-900 widebodies and six A321neo...
Polished Metal: When Airliners Flew Without Paint
Share this story Walk up the stairs to an American Airlines 747 in the 1970s and you could see your reflection in the fuselage. The airline did not paint its jets. It polished them, and the silver airliner with the red, white and blue stripe became one of the most...
Morgan Freeman, Pilot: From Air Force Radar Tech to His Own Jet
Share this story A post doing the rounds on Instagram tells a neat story: Morgan Freeman wanted to be a fighter pilot, gave it up for acting, and then, at 84, finally bought himself a jet. The first part is close to the truth. The last part is off by seven years, and...
NASA X-57 Maxwell: The All-Electric X-Plane That Never Flew
Share this story On paper, the X-57 Maxwell was one of the most exciting aircraft NASA had drawn in decades: a small, all-electric airplane with fourteen propellers strung along a skinny wing, promising to cruise five times more efficiently than the twin it was based...
Tecnam P2008JC NG Trainer Launches in the US for Flight Schools
Share this story If you take your first flying lesson in America a couple of years from now, there is a growing chance it will be in an Italian two-seater with a carbon-fibre fuselage. Tecnam announced on 5 October 2026 that it is bringing its P2008JC NG trainer to...
The 100 ml Rule: From the 2006 Liquid Bomb Plot to CT Scanners
Share this story In the small hours of 10 August 2006, British police arrested around two dozen people. By the time most of the country woke up, hand baggage had effectively been abolished. Passengers at Heathrow were told to carry their documents in a clear plastic...
Power Bank Flight Rules: ICAO’s Two-Bank Limit and mAh vs Wh
Share this story The gate agent turns the power bank over in her hand, looking for a number. The passenger already knows the one printed on the case in the largest type: 20,000 mAh. It is the number the shop advertised, the number on the box, the number in the Amazon...
British Airways BA295: 777 Drops 27,000 Feet Over Irish Sea
Share this story About half an hour after leaving Heathrow on Monday, 5 October 2026, British Airways flight BA295 to Chicago was cruising at around 36,000 feet over the Irish Sea when the oxygen masks dropped. Minutes later the Boeing 777 was at 9,000 feet, squawking...
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