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Finnair Reports Strong June 2026 Traffic Growth
Finnair recorded a solid month of traffic growth in June 2026, with its flagship metrics pointing to fuller cabins and stronger...
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Southwest Begins First International Flights From Las Vegas
Southwest Airlines is stepping firmly onto the international stage, rolling out eight new cross-border routes this summer — and...
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SAS Adds Oslo-Miami World Cup Charter Flight
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has added a special direct charter flight between Oslo and Miami to carry Norwegian football fans t...
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EU Approves Free Cabin Bag Rules For Passengers
The European Parliament has approved a sweeping overhaul of air passenger rights that guarantees travellers a free piece of cab...
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Copa Airlines First To Charge For Starlink WiFi
Copa Airlines has become the first carrier in Latin America to offer Starlink in-flight connectivity — and, more notably, the f...
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K2 Airways 737 Freighter Missing Off Karachi Coast
A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 freighter went missing over the Arabian Sea late on Tuesday night, triggering a large-scale air and...
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Kenya Airways 787 Turns Back To Nairobi Mid-Flight
A Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for New York was forced to turn back to Nairobi late on Sunday after the crew detected a problem with the aircraft's flight controls, the airline said....
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Philippine Airlines Eyes First Boeing Order Since 2007
Philippine Airlines is reportedly preparing to place its first order for Boeing aircraft since 2007, a move that would mark a s...
Safety
Delta 737 Diverts To Fresno After Engine Warning
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 bound for Los Angeles diverted to Fresno on Monday afternoon after its crew received a warning ind...
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Norwegian Carries 2.8 Million Passengers In June
The Norwegian Group carried 2.8 million passengers in June 2026, a record monthly figure for the Scandinavian airline group as ...
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India Certifies Embraer E195-E2 For Airline Use
India's aviation regulator has opened the door to a new generation of regional jets. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ...
Industry
Saudia Cargo Doubles Its 777 Freighter Fleet To Eight
Saudia Cargo is doubling down on widebody freighter capacity. The cargo arm of Saudi Arabia's Saudia Group has signed an agreem...
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Qantas Perth-London Sits At Edge Of 787 Range
Qantas' non-stop Perth–London route is one of the longest passenger flights in the world, and it sits close to the practical li...
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TUI To End All Antwerp Airport Flights In 2027
TUI fly will withdraw all flights from Antwerp Airport in spring 2027, ending 12 years of service and leaving the airport witho...
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Embraer Posts Best Q2 Deliveries In 16 Years
Embraer delivered 65 aircraft in the second quarter of 2026, its strongest April–June total in 16 years, led by a surge in exec...
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ATP Certificate — The Final Step to Airline Pilot
What is the FAA ATP certificate? Requirements, the 1,500-hour rule, R-ATP shortcuts, the ATP-CTP course, and how to earn your a...
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FAA Moves To Preempt State Crew Rest Break Laws
The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to stop individual states from imposing their own meal and rest break rules on ai...
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United Loses Bid To Toss Windowless Window Seat Suit
United Airlines must face a lawsuit brought by passengers who paid extra for window seats only to discover that their seats had...
Safety
Ryanair 737 Declares Fuel Emergency, Diverts To Brest
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800 was forced to declare a low-fuel emergency and divert to an alternate airport on the evening of July 6...
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Emirates Builds Backup For Longest A380 Route 2026
Emirates has quietly engineered a backup plan for the longest route in its network, ensuring that its flagship service to Auckl...
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Alaska Airlines Stabbing Suspect Pleads Guilty 2026
A man who attacked a fellow passenger with a homemade shank aboard an Alaska Airlines flight has pleaded guilty to a federal fe...
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United Freezes 2026 Premier Status, Rewires Miles
United Airlines has left its 2026 Premier status thresholds unchanged, holding the requirements at the same level as 2025 — a r...
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Cirrus Launches TRAC10 Trainer With Rotax Power
Cirrus Aircraft has unveiled the TRAC10, a purpose-built training aircraft aimed squarely at professional, collegiate, and care...
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Philippine Airlines Boosts Vancouver, Toronto, NY Flights
Philippine Airlines is adding frequencies to Vancouver, Toronto and New York in late 2026, with Airbus A350s carrying the growth.
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Riyadh Air Adds First India Route To Mumbai
Riyadh Air will start daily Riyadh–Mumbai flights on August 4, its first destination in India, flown by the Boeing 787-9.
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NetJets Jet Reports Near Miss With Silver Object Over NY
Pilots of a NetJets business jet reported a near miss with a "large silver object" while climbing out of the New York area over...
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Qatar Airways Suspends 13 Destinations For Winter 2026
Qatar Airways has confirmed that 13 destinations served from its Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH) hub will remain suspend...
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Luxair Launches Helsinki–Luxembourg E195-E2 Route 2026
Luxair has opened a new direct link between Helsinki and Luxembourg, with the first flight departing on 2 July 2026. The route ...
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Mavi Gök Upgrades Cologne–Antalya To Boeing 777-300ER
Mavi Gök Airlines has upgraded its daily service between Cologne/Bonn and Antalya to the Boeing 777-300ER, deploying one of the...
Safety
KLM E195-E2 Grounded In Gothenburg After Bird Strike
A KLM Cityhopper Embraer E195-E2 (PH-NXL) diverted to Gothenburg after a suspected bird strike shortly after departing Linkopin...
Airlines
Kodiak 100 Seaplane Hard-Lands In NYC's East River
A Daher Kodiak 100 floatplane made a hard landing on New York's East River on July 5, snapping a wing strut. All eight aboard w...
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Air Arabia Launches Sharjah–London Gatwick Route
Air Arabia has launched non-stop flights between its Sharjah hub and London Gatwick, marking the low-cost carrier's entry into ...
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easyJet Agrees To £5.2B Castlelake Takeover
easyJet has agreed in principle to a takeover by US private investment firm Castlelake, valuing the British low-cost carrier at...
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United's Only Passenger Gets An Entire Boeing 737
A United Airlines passenger got a taste of what it feels like to charter a private jet over the Fourth of July weekend — except...
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Delta A319 Struck By Firework Landing At Chicago Midway
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 was struck by a firework as it descended toward Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) on the...
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SalamAir Launches First Muscat–Medan Route
SalamAir, Oman's low-cost carrier, has opened its first-ever direct link to Indonesia, launching flights between Muscat and Med...
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Ethiopian Launches Addis Ababa–Lyon A350 Route
Ethiopian Airlines has added another European city to its network, launching scheduled passenger flights between its Addis Abab...
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Flydubai Launches Daily Dubai–Bangkok Route
Flydubai has added Thailand's capital to its route map, launching daily nonstop service between Dubai and Bangkok's Don Mueang ...
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Why American Eagle E175s Have A Table Instead Of Seat 21F
Sharp-eyed passengers on some American Eagle regional jets have noticed something odd near the back of the cabin: a spot where ...
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TAP Air Portugal Launches Lisbon-Athens A320neo Route
TAP Air Portugal has returned to the Greek capital, launching a new nonstop service between Lisbon and Athens on July 2, 2026. ...
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Saudia Denies Link To 5 Boeing 777s Reported In Iran
Saudia has publicly distanced itself from a set of five Boeing 777-200 aircraft that have reportedly surfaced in Iran, denying ...
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Air Canada Eyes SAS Chief As Next CEO
Air Canada's search for its next chief executive appears to be narrowing to a familiar name in European aviation. According to ...
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Delta Offers $12M For Spirit's Atlanta Gates
Delta Air Lines has emerged as the winning bidder for two coveted gates at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (AT...
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Best Pilot Bags: Flight Bags, Backpacks & Carry-Ons
The best pilot bags for 2026 — flight bags, leather carry-ons, EFB backpacks and budget picks for aircrew, with real prices. Fi...
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American Flight Delayed 7.5 Hours, Diverted To Wrong City
American Airlines flight AA836 from Charlotte to Chicago left almost 7.5 hours late, then diverted to Minneapolis, leaving pass...
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Bald Eagle Flies Delta In Economy For America's 250th
A bald eagle named Independence flew to Philadelphia on a Delta flight, strapped into two economy seats, to take part in Americ...
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United Polaris Studio Debuts First Cloud-Based Widebody IFE
United's newest Boeing 787-9s are the first widebody jets to move the inflight-entertainment media server into the cloud, pairi...
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CFM56 vs LEAP: The Engines Under Most Narrow-Body Wings
Most of the flights taken every day around the world are on narrow-body jets, the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 families that shut...
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Rolls-Royce Trent Family: One Name, Many Wide-Body Engines
If you have flown on a modern wide-body, there is a good chance a Rolls-Royce Trent was hanging under the wing. The Trent is no...
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The GE9X: Inside the Largest Jet Engine Ever Built
Walk up to a Boeing 777X on the ramp and one detail dominates the view before you even notice the folding wingtips: the engines...
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United Grounds Premium 787-9 In London After TCAS Fault
United Airlines’ newest Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner — the flagship of the carrier’s premium long-haul push — has been grounded agai...
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Frontier Airlines Abruptly Ends Spokane Flights With No Notice
Frontier Airlines has quietly pulled out of Spokane International Airport (GEG), and passengers and airport workers alike say t...
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Air Canada's 440-Seat Boeing 777 Now Flies 8 Routes
Air Canada has quietly reshaped the densest aircraft in its fleet. Seven of the carrier's nineteen Boeing 777-300ERs now fly in...
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Norwegian 737 Diverts To Hamburg After Pressure Loss
A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 was forced to make an emergency descent and divert to Hamburg on Wednesday, July 2, 2026...
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Southwest Draws Backlash Over Post Mocking Standing Fliers
Southwest Airlines has found itself at the center of an online debate after a lighthearted social media post poking fun at one ...
Routes
Oman Air Opens Five Nonstop Destinations In A Week
Oman Air has opened five new routes in a single week, adding Singapore, Sochi, Tashkent, Salalah-Dubai and Muscat-Abu Dhabi ser...
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Air Canada Cuts 8 US Routes For Summer 2026
Air Canada is dropping around eight US routes for summer 2026, suspending JFK service from Montreal and Toronto and Salt Lake C...
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Wizz Air Adds 15 Budapest Routes And 19 Aircraft
Wizz Air is adding 15 new routes and 19 aircraft at its Budapest hub, lifting summer capacity by around 30% as the ultra-low-co...
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Frontier Airlines Slashes 34 International Routes In 2026
Frontier Airlines has sharply pared back its international map, dropping roughly three dozen airport pairs as the ultra-low-cos...
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SAS Boss Van Der Werff Frontrunner For Air Canada
Anko van der Werff, the chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS, has emerged as the frontrunner to become Air Canada's next...
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Airbus Completes First A350F Freighter Assembly
Airbus has completed the assembly of its first A350F freighter, a milestone that moves the manufacturer's newest cargo aircraft...
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Emirates A380 Tops Singapore On Premium Economy
Emirates has built one of the largest premium economy cabins in the sky, and the scale of it comes down to a structural advanta...
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Elixir Aircraft Raises €45M, Plans Equinox Trainer
French light-aircraft manufacturer Elixir Aircraft has raised €45 million in fresh funding, a round the company says will let i...
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Air New Zealand Returns Final 787-9 From Storage
Air New Zealand has cleared one of the biggest hurdles in its multi-year recovery from a global engine shortage. The carrier's ...
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Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft: How It Works and Where It Stands
How hydrogen aircraft work — fuel cells vs combustion, why liquid hydrogen needs -253C tanks, and where Airbus ZEROe, ZeroAvia ...
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Honeywell Aerospace Spins Off, Trades On Nasdaq As HONA
Honeywell Aerospace is now flying solo. The company completed its spin-off from parent Honeywell on June 29, 2026, distributing...
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Lufthansa A380 Returns To Denver For 2026 Summer
Lufthansa's Airbus A380 is back in the Rocky Mountains. The German flag carrier's 509-seat superjumbo touched down at Denver In...
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Alaska Airlines Welcomes Its 100th Boeing 737 MAX
Alaska Airlines has welcomed its 100th Boeing 737 MAX, marking a milestone in a fleet transition that has steadily reshaped the...
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Embraer Takes Full Control Of EZ Air Interior
Embraer has taken full ownership of EZ Air Interior, buying out the remaining 50% stake previously held by France's Safran and ...
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Delta Now Flies Boeing 717s From Just 2 Hubs
Delta has narrowed its Boeing 717 operation to Atlanta and Salt Lake City after ending the type's flying at Minneapolis-St. Pau...
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United Restores Natchez Service After 31 Years
United Express launched daily CRJ200 flights between Natchez, Mississippi and Houston on July 1, restoring commercial air servi...
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American Launches 10 New Longest Routes From Chicago
American Airlines is building ten of its longest-ever routes at Chicago O'Hare, led by a 6,200-mile Tokyo Narita nonstop return...
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Flexjet Named Formula 1's Official Private Jet Partner
Flexjet has been named the official private aviation partner of Formula 1, sealing a multi-year global agreement that ties the ...
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United Passenger's 911 Call Forces Indianapolis Return
An unruly passenger who called 911 from his seat as his flight climbed out of Indianapolis forced the aircraft to turn back and...
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Delta Pilots Slam Airline Over 'Unacceptable' Delays
Delta Air Lines' own pilots have taken the unusual step of publicly criticising the airline over a summer of delays and cancell...
Industry
Avolon To Buy 11 Airbus A321neo Ordered By Frontier
Aircraft leasing giant Avolon has agreed to buy 11 Airbus A321neo jets that were on order from Frontier Airlines, according to ...
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Thai Airways Resumes Bangkok-Amsterdam A350 After 28 Years
Thai Airways International has returned to Amsterdam, launching its first nonstop service between Bangkok and the Dutch capital...
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Gulfstream G800 Sets Fastest, Farthest Business Jet Record
Gulfstream Aerospace says its ultra-long-range G800 has completed the fastest and farthest flight ever flown by a business jet,...
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Boeing 737 MAX 10 Enters Assembly On New Everett Line July 6
Boeing's 737 MAX 10 — the largest and longest member of the re-engined 737 MAX family — is edging closer to FAA certification j...
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Pilot Mom Stories: Women Pilots Who Are Also Moms
How women pilots balance airline careers and motherhood: the stats, pregnancy and maternity rules, scheduling, and real surviva...
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Air Canada Opens Nonstop Montreal-Berlin A321XLR Service
Air Canada is set to launch a new nonstop service between Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and Berlin Brandenburg Airport...
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American To Debut First Retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER
American Airlines is preparing to return its first premium-retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER to revenue service, marking a key miles...
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Air India May Restore Flights As Gulf Airspace Reopens
Air India could begin reversing some of the deep international schedule cuts it announced last month, chief executive Campbell ...
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American Airlines Delay Makes 3 Lawmakers Miss House Votes
American Airlines is facing a public rebuke from Capitol Hill after a lengthy delay left three members of Congress unable to re...
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Riyadh Air Opens Booking for Malaga, KL, Dhaka Routes
Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's ambitious new flag carrier, has opened reservations for three more destinations as it steadily fills...
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American Airlines Returns to Tokyo From Chicago in 2027
American Airlines is heading back to Tokyo from Chicago. On 1 July 2026 the carrier confirmed it will launch daily service betw...
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STARLUX to Lease 8 Airbus A321neo Jets From BOC
Taiwan's STARLUX Airlines is set to grow its single-aisle fleet further after signing a lease agreement with BOC Aviation for e...
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Airbus A320 Successor Now Unlikely Before 2031
Airbus's long-awaited successor to the A320 family now looks unlikely to be launched before 2031, as the timeline for the manuf...
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ANA Debuts Red Pokemon Jet on Boeing 787-8
ANA (All Nippon Airways) is teaming up with The Pokémon Company for a striking new special-livery aircraft, unveiling plans for...
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LOT Airbus A320 Squawks False Hijack Code Near Tel Aviv
A LOT Polish Airlines flight bound for Tel Aviv triggered a rare multinational fighter-jet response on 30 June 2026 after its t...
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FAA Proposes Rule To Allow Supersonic Flights Over US
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a new rule that would lift the longstanding ban on civil supersonic flight ove...
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Qatar Airways Cuts Airbus A380 Winter Flights By 54%
Qatar Airways is dramatically scaling back its Airbus A380 operations for the upcoming winter schedule, cutting superjumbo flig...
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Hawaiian Airlines Reveals oneworld 'Aloha' A330 Livery
Hawaiian Airlines has officially unveiled its first oneworld alliance livery, adorning an Airbus A330 widebody with a design th...
Industry
Air Peace Takes Delivery Of First Embraer E175
Air Peace, Nigeria's largest carrier, has taken delivery of its first Embraer E175 aircraft, marking a significant step in the ...
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Boeing 757: Why Pilots Love the Long & Lean
The Boeing 757 is the overpowered narrow-body pilots adore — its specs, climb performance, variants, freighter life, and why hu...
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Avelo Launches 5 Routes At Dallas' Third Airport
Avelo Airlines has announced it will become the first commercial carrier to operate from McKinney National Airport, marking a s...
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Boeing IT Outage Disrupts Production On Final Day Of Q2
Boeing experienced a significant IT outage on Monday, June 30 — the final day of the second quarter — that disrupted production...
Airlines
JetBlue A321 Strikes Drone On JFK Approach
A JetBlue Airbus A321 struck a drone while on final approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, in one of the...
Airlines
United 737 Shuts Down Engine, Returns to Miami
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 shut down one of its two engines in flight and returned to Miami International Airport shortly...
Routes
Southwest Adds 23 New Nonstop Routes for Late 2026
Southwest Airlines has unveiled plans to launch 23 new nonstop routes in late 2026, marking one of the carrier's most aggressiv...
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Ryanair €55 Check-In Fee Ruled Illegal in Austria
Austria's Supreme Court has ruled that Ryanair's €55 airport check-in fee is illegal under Austrian consumer protection law, ma...
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Jazeera Airways Launches Kuwait-London Luton Flights
Jazeera Airways has confirmed plans to launch direct flights between Kuwait and London Luton Airport, marking a significant str...
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S7 Airlines Boeing 737 Overruns Runway at Mirny
An S7 Airlines Boeing 737-800 overran the runway while landing at Mirny Airport in Siberia, marking the latest in a series of h...
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Riyadh Air Adds Kuala Lumpur, Malaga & Madrid Flights
Riyadh Air has announced the addition of three new destinations to its growing network, with flights to Kuala Lumpur, Malaga, a...
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Commercial Pilot License (CPL) — Career Pathway Explained
What is a CPL? Learn FAA and EASA commercial pilot license requirements, hours, costs, and the path from PPL to airline first o...
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Avianca Adds Bogota-Valencia Flights After Venezuela Quake
Avianca has launched a temporary flight service between Bogotá and Valencia, Venezuela, deploying Airbus A320 aircraft to provi...
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Vietnam Airlines A350 Flies Quake Relief to Venezuela
Vietnam Airlines deployed one of its Airbus A350 widebody aircraft on a special humanitarian relief flight to Venezuela followi...
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JetBlue A321 Reports Drone Strike on JFK Approach
A JetBlue Airbus A321 crew reported striking a drone while on approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, pro...
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Breeze Airways Launches 19 New Routes This Week
Breeze Airways is dramatically expanding its footprint this week with the launch of 19 new routes, marking one of the most aggr...
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Qatar Airways Leases Three Airbus A350-1000s From BOC
Qatar Airways has secured three Airbus A350-1000 widebody aircraft on operating lease from BOC Aviation, the Singapore-based le...
Industry
SAS Orders Up To 40 Airbus A330 Widebodies
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has placed a major widebody order with Airbus, signing a deal for up to 40 Airbus A330 widebodies —...
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American, Delta, United To Pay TSA Crew Bypass Fees
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines will collectively pay millions of dollars annually to the Transportatio...
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Delta Plans First Austin-Paris Transatlantic Route
Delta Air Lines is planning its first transatlantic route from Austin, with a proposed nonstop service to Paris targeted for su...
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IAG Invests in MAKO 'Shark Skin' Drag-Reduction Film
International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of British Airways, has made a strategic investment in MAKO, an Australi...
Industry
Russian Airlines Ground 19% of Fleet as Sanctions Bite
Russian airlines are facing mounting operational challenges as international sanctions continue to strain their ability to main...
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EIB Commits Record €3 Billion Loan to Airbus
The European Investment Bank has committed a record €3 billion loan to Airbus, marking a significant boost to the aerospace man...
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Qantas Adds 45,000 Seats to Tokyo and New Zealand
Qantas has announced a significant capacity expansion on its Asia-Pacific routes, adding 45,000 seats across services to Tokyo ...
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Air India Pilot Suspended Over Pakistan Airspace Breach
An Air India pilot has been suspended following an incident in which an Airbus A321 briefly entered Pakistani airspace during a...
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Vietjet Seeks Approval To Launch Australian Domestic Airline
Vietjet, Vietnam's leading low-cost carrier, is reportedly seeking regulatory approval to establish a new domestic airline oper...
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Philippine Airlines Restarts Manila-Dubai Flights From October
Philippine Airlines is resuming nonstop service between Manila and Dubai beginning in October, marking a significant expansion ...
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Lufthansa 747s Make 2 Overweight Landings In 24 Hours
Two Lufthansa Boeing 747-8s bound for the United States made overweight landings within 24 hours of each other on June 26 and 2...
Industry
China Southern Orders 7 Boeing 777 Freighters
China Southern Airlines has placed an order for seven Boeing 777 freighters, marking a significant milestone in the carrier's c...
Routes
EVA Air Launches Nonstop Washington-Taipei 787 Route
EVA Air has launched a nonstop service between Washington Dulles International Airport and Taipei Taoyuan International Airport...
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Air India May Restore International Routes as Tensions Ease
Air India is evaluating the restoration of international routes as geopolitical tensions in key markets show signs of easing, a...
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Delta Adds 9 New Austin Routes in 2026 Expansion
Delta Air Lines is expanding its presence in Austin with nine new routes launching in 2026, marking a significant growth initia...
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Southwest Denies Boarding Over Guitar, Then Calls Police
Southwest Airlines denied boarding to a passenger over a musical instrument dispute on a Boeing 737 flight, an incident that es...
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St. Louis Loses 7 Southwest Routes in Q3 2026
Southwest Airlines will drop seven routes from St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) in the third quarter of 2026, trim...
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COMAC C909 Marks 10 Years With 70% China Share
The COMAC C909 regional jet has reached a significant operational milestone, marking a decade of service while cementing its po...
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Turkish Airlines To Debut In-House Business Class Suite
Turkish Airlines is set to launch its own proprietary business class suite product, marking a significant step in the carrier's...
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American Airlines Eyes Naples Return After 25 Years
American Airlines is reportedly planning to return to Naples, Florida, after roughly a 25-year absence from the regional market...
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Delta Eyes LAX-Philadelphia and Dulles Routes by 2028
Delta Air Lines is planning to launch two new transcontinental routes from Los Angeles International Airport by 2028, targeting...
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FAA Probes Miami Runway Close Call With American A319
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into a runway incursion involving an American Airlines Airbus...
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British Airways A380 Diverts to Birmingham
A British Airways Airbus A380-800 operating a transatlantic service from San Francisco to London Heathrow diverted to Birmingha...
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United Splits Premium Plus Into 3 Fare Tiers
United Airlines has restructured its Premium Plus offering by splitting what was previously a single cabin product into three d...
Safety
Pilatus PC-6 Crashes Near Nancy, 11 Killed
A Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter carrying skydivers crashed near Nancy, France, resulting in 11 fatalities. The accident represents ...
Routes
Volotea Launches Venice-Corfu Summer Route
Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea is expanding its summer network with the launch of a new seasonal route connecting Venice, Ita...
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Ryanair Scraps Family Seating Fees After UK CMA Probe
Ryanair has announced a significant policy reversal following a probe by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), agreei...
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Delta Sued Over Turbulence That Injured 25 On Flight DL56
Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit following a severe turbulence event on flight DL56 that injured 25 passengers and crew memb...
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United 737 MAX 9 Came Within 100 Feet Of Drone Near Newark
A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating into Newark Liberty International Airport came within 100 feet of an unmanned aeri...
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Air New Zealand A321 Aborts Wellington Landing in Wind Shear
An Air New Zealand Airbus A321neo was forced to abort its landing approach into Wellington Airport after encountering severe wi...
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United Debuts 2 New 6-Hour 737 MAX Routes From Maine
United Airlines has launched two new transcontinental routes utilizing the Boeing 737 MAX 8, each spanning approximately six ho...
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Best Pilot Sunglasses
The best pilot sunglasses for every budget — classic aviators to sport frames — plus why the FAA warns against polarized lenses...
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Turkish Airlines Targets New Lima, Peru Route
Turkish Airlines is making a significant push into South America with plans to launch service to Lima, Peru, marking a strategi...
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Norse Atlantic Launches London Gatwick-Phuket Route
Norse Atlantic Airways has unveiled a new long-haul leisure route connecting London Gatwick with Phuket, Thailand. The three-ti...
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Fire At Delta's Monroe Refinery Injures Four
A fire broke out at Delta Air Lines' Monroe Energy refinery in Pennsylvania on June 25, 2026, resulting in injuries to four wor...
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Etihad Launches Abu Dhabi-Dhaka Boeing 777 Route
Etihad Airways has launched scheduled service between Abu Dhabi and Dhaka, marking a significant expansion of the UAE carrier's...
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easyJet Rejects Castlelake's Fourth £4.9B Takeover Bid
easyJet has rejected Castlelake's fourth takeover bid valued at £4.9 billion, continuing a prolonged acquisition saga that has ...
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Deer Jet Launches First Comac Business Jet
Deer Jet has officially launched commercial charter operations with the Comac C909 business jet on June 22, 2026 at a ceremony ...
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Airbus Targets 2030 Launch For A320 Successor
Airbus is targeting 2030 as the launch date for a successor to the A320 family, signaling the aircraft manufacturer's confidenc...
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Air Canada Deploys Airbus A321XLR On 3 US Routes
Air Canada has begun deploying its newly acquired Airbus A321XLR aircraft on three US routes, marking a significant milestone i...
Safety
Light Plane Crashes Into Beijing's CITIC Tower
A Sunward SA60L Aurora light aircraft crashed into Beijing's CITIC Tower on June 26, 2026, marking a rare but significant incid...
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HondaJet Overruns Runway At Osaka's Yao Airport
A Honda HA-420 HondaJet has overrun a runway at Yao Airport near Osaka, Japan, in a breaking incident that has drawn attention ...
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United Launches 3 New International Routes For Winter 2026
United Airlines is broadening its international map for the 2026-27 winter season with three new seasonal nonstop routes, each ...
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Delta A330 Returns To Boston After Cabin Smoke
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 returned to Boston Logan International Airport on an unscheduled basis after the flight crew ...
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United Adds Sandbags to Balance Near-Empty ERJ145
United Airlines recently faced an unusual weight-and-balance challenge on a near-empty Embraer ERJ145 regional jet, prompting t...
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United Launches Longest 787-8 Route, Chicago to Tokyo
United Airlines has announced a significant expansion of its Japanese network with the launch of a new long-haul route from Chi...
Industry
China Eastern Orders 25 Airbus A330neo Jets for $9.4B
China Eastern Airlines has ordered 25 Airbus A330-900neo widebody jets in a deal valued at $9.4 billion, marking a significant ...
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Airbus and Safran Take Full Control of Aubert & Duval
Airbus and Safran have agreed to take full control of Aubert & Duval by buying out Tikehau Capital's remaining stake — a bi...
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What Is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and How Does It Work?
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) explained: how it's made, the HEFA and e-SAF pathways, lifecycle CO2 savings, blend limits, and...
Industry
Azul Conecta Adds Cessna 408 SkyCourier to Fleet
Azul Conecta, the regional feeder subsidiary of Brazil's largest carrier Azul, is moving forward with fleet modernization by ad...
Safety
United 777 Dumps Fuel, Diverts to Tokyo After Dispute
A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 diverted to Tokyo after a passenger dispute escalated during flight, resulting in the dump of ...
Airlines
JetBlue A320 Returns To Service After Lightning Strike
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 has returned to service following a lightning strike incident during takeoff. The aircraft was co...
Airlines
Ryanair Tweaks Family Seating Policy In 2026
Ryanair has announced adjustments to its family seating policy effective in 2026, marking a significant shift in how the Irish ...
Routes
Delta Launches New Austin-San Jose Flights, Cuts 2 Routes
Delta Air Lines is simultaneously expanding and contracting its Austin network, launching new daily nonstop service to San Jose...
Safety
Air Canada Dash 8 Diverts To Boston, Pilot Seizure
An Air Canada Express De Havilland Dash 8-400 diverted to Boston Logan International Airport after the captain experienced a me...
Routes
Frontier Exits 6 Cities, Cuts 20+ Routes
Frontier Airlines has announced a significant restructuring of its route network, exiting six cities and suspending more than 2...
Airlines
United Cuts 23,500 US Summer Flights
United Airlines is reducing its domestic summer flight schedule by 23,500 flights, representing a capacity cut of nearly 5 perc...
Airlines
Pilot Dad Life — Balancing Family & Reserve
How airline pilot dads balance reserve schedules, days off, and time away with family life—plus practical strategies for stayin...
Routes
Virgin Australia Launches Toy Boarding Passes For Kids
Virgin Australia has introduced a creative marketing initiative aimed at younger passengers by launching toy boarding passes fo...
Airlines
Qatar-Bound 777F Wing Nearly Hits Ground In Texas Low Pass
On Wednesday 24 June 2026, a converted Boeing 777-200 freighter destined for Qatar Airways Cargo stunned onlookers when it drop...
Airlines
Ryanair Reluctantly Drops Family Seating Fee
Ryanair has announced it will scrap its controversial family seating policy, ending the practice of charging families additiona...
Airlines
Spirit Collapse Sparks US Airline Competition Hearing
US lawmakers are intensifying scrutiny of the airline industry following Spirit Airlines' recent collapse, with a congressional...
Aircraft
American Strips Screens From 23 Airbus A319s
American Airlines is retrofitting 23 Airbus A319s as part of a broader cabin modernization program that strips seatback in-flig...
Airlines
Iberia Flies First Free Starlink Wi-Fi Flight
Iberia has operated its first commercial flight equipped with free Starlink satellite internet connectivity, marking a signific...
Airlines
Emirates A380s Face Urgent EASA Wing Inspections
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive targeting Airbus A380 operator...
Airlines
Hong Kong Airlines Unveils Panda-Themed A320 Cabin
Hong Kong Airlines has unveiled a special panda-themed cabin interior on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft, marking a distinctive...
Aircraft
Thai Airways Takes First GE-Powered Boeing 787-9
Thai Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner powered by General Electric engines, marking a significant...
Airlines
flynas Adds Rome, Munich And Budapest From Riyadh In 2026
Low-cost carrier flynas is expanding its European footprint in summer 2026, adding three new destinations from its Riyadh hub: ...
Aircraft
Boeing Sends First 777-9 On 11-Hour North Pole Test
Boeing is sending its first production Boeing 777-9 on an 11-hour test flight toward the North Pole, marking a significant mile...
Industry
Akasa Air Takes First Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 Delivery
Akasa Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200, a milestone that strengthens the fleet of one of India's younge...
Airlines
LATAM A320 Returns To Puerto Montt After Bird Strike
A LATAM Airlines Airbus A320 made a precautionary return to Puerto Montt, Chile, following a suspected bird strike that struck ...
Airlines
Scoot Resumes Singapore-Jeddah Flights In 2026
Scoot, Singapore Airlines' budget subsidiary, is resuming its Singapore-Jeddah service in 2026, marking a significant expansion...
Industry
American Adds Premium Seats To A319 And A320 Fleet
American Airlines is expanding its premium cabin retrofit program to its narrow-body Airbus A319 and A320 fleet, marking a sign...
Routes
WestJet Ends 20 US Routes In 2026 Network Cut
WestJet is making a significant strategic withdrawal from its United States network in 2026, ending service to 20 routes as the...
Routes
Breeze Airways Adds 38 New Florida Routes For 2026
Breeze Airways is making a significant push into Florida's aviation market, announcing 38 new routes for 2026 that will dramati...
Airlines
S7 Airlines Bars First Officers From Landings Until October
S7 Airlines, one of Russia's largest carriers, has implemented an operational restriction barring first officers from conductin...
Aircraft
WestJet Unveils Toronto Blue Jays Boeing 737 MAX Livery
WestJet has unveiled a special Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft featuring a co-branded livery celebrating the Toronto Blue Jays, marki...
Airlines
American Airlines Adds More First Class To A319, A320 Jets
American Airlines is expanding premium seating across its narrowbody fleet through a comprehensive retrofit program targeting i...
Aircraft
Boeing 747 — Inside the Queen of the Skies
Inside the Boeing 747, the Queen of the Skies: its origins, the famous hump, every variant from Classic to 747-8, and what the ...
Safety
EASA Orders Emergency Inspections of 16 Airbus A380s
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive ordering inspections of 16 Air...
Routes
Southwest Launches First Starlink Wi-Fi Flight 2026
Southwest Airlines is set to make history in 2026 by launching its first inflight Wi-Fi service powered by Starlink, marking a ...
Airlines
American Airlines Adds First-Class Seats to Retrofitted A319s and A320s
American Airlines is modernizing its narrowbody fleet by retrofitting Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft with first-class seating, e...
Airlines
Mehr Air Avro RJ100 Veers Off Runway at Tehran Mehrabad
A Mehr Air Avro RJ100 regional jet veered off the runway during landing at Tehran Mehrabad International Airport, marking anoth...
Airlines
Singapore Airlines 737 MAX Suffers 2nd Tire Blowout In 8 Days
Singapore Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating flight SQ114 between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur experienced its second double-ti...
Aircraft
Vietnam Airlines Gets $2.9B US Backing For 50 Boeing 737 MAX
Vietnam Airlines has secured $2.9 billion in preliminary financing backing from the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) to support t...
Airlines
Korean Air, Delta Expand Baggage Transfer To Seattle, LA
Korean Air and Delta Air Lines have expanded their seamless baggage transfer partnership to include Los Angeles and Seattle, al...
Routes
Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines Launch Joint Fares 2026
Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines have launched a joint business partnership in 2026, marking a significant milestone in...
Airlines
Instrument Rating (IR) — Why Every Pilot Needs One
What an instrument rating is, the FAA 61.65 requirements, hours, cost, and why it makes you a safer, more capable pilot. A clea...
Safety
easyJet A320neo Diverts to Keflavik, Pilot Incapacitated
An easyJet Airbus A320neo diverted to Keflavik International Airport in Iceland after one of the aircraft's pilots became incap...
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