The Strait That Air Power Can’t Open

The Strait That Air Power Can’t Open

Related: Dozens of Warthogs Gear Up for Iran Four weeks into the air campaign against Iran, the United States has struck more than 10,000 targets. Roughly 80 percent of Tehran’s integrated air defence network lies in ruins. Its navy has been functionally...
IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss

IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss

IndiGo Poaches the World’s Top Airline Boss QUICK FACTS Airline: IndiGo (India’s Domestic Giant) | New CEO: Willie Walsh | Previous Role: IATA Director General | Career Arc: Aer Lingus → British Airways → IAG | Announcement: March 31, 2026 | Market Share:...
Embry-Riddle Opens a $16 Million Flight Campus

Embry-Riddle Opens a $16 Million Flight Campus

Quick Facts: SAFE Complex Facility Name SAFE Complex (Strategic Academic Flight Education) Opening Date March 13, 2026 Investment $16 million Location Prescott Regional Airport, Arizona Training Building 20,000 sq ft Ramp Space 263,000 sq ft of aircraft parking/ops...
Sonex Aircraft Closes Its Doors Overnight

Sonex Aircraft Closes Its Doors Overnight

Quick Facts: Sonex Closure Closure Date Late March 2026, effective immediately Aircraft Affected ~700 Sonex, Waiex, and Onex aircraft worldwide Location Oshkosh, Wisconsin Owner Mark Schaible (purchased 2022) Founded John Monnett (1990s), Oshkosh, WI Reason...
Navy’s $10 Billion Trainer Race Begins

Navy’s $10 Billion Trainer Race Begins

Quick Facts Program: Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) Replacing: Boeing T-45C Goshawk (in service since 1991) Aircraft needed: 216 new jet trainers EMD cost cap: ~$1.8 billion Contract award: March 2027 Competitors: Boeing T-7B, Lockheed/KAI TF-50N, Leonardo...
America’s Last Triple Ace Comes Home

America’s Last Triple Ace Comes Home

Quick Facts Who: Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson (1922–2024) Record: 16¼ aerial victories — triple ace, 357th Fighter Group Aircraft: P-51 Mustang “Old Crow” Missions: 116 combat missions, never hit by enemy fire Ceremony: March 30, 2026,...
F-35 Down: Pilot Ejects Over Nevada Desert

F-35 Down: Pilot Ejects Over Nevada Desert

Quick Facts What: F-35A Lightning II crash with successful pilot ejection When: March 31, 2026, around noon local time Where: Nevada Test and Training Range, ~25 miles NE of Indian Springs Unit: 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base Pilot status: Safe, minor injuries An...