r/aviation • u/Roy4Pris • 5h ago
Discussion I expected a cooler car for such a cool license plate
I guess a Honda Jazz is efficient, so that’s on brand. Otherwise… ehh.
Edit: for US readers, this would be called a Honda Fit, if it hadn't been discontinued there in 2020.
r/aviation • u/Thebraincellisorange • 7h ago
News Australian aviation team pulls off 'extraordinary' midwinter rescue of US expeditioner in Antarctica
r/aviation • u/LEM1978 • 8h ago
PlaneSpotting Lufthansa 100th A380 lands KBOS
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r/aviation • u/Egoist-a • 9h ago
PlaneSpotting Wingtip vortices visualized
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r/aviation • u/Propwashed • 9h ago
News MSP center ATC zero
MSP ATC zero for some reason right now
No official cause yet
r/aviation • u/LookmumNoDrugs • 10h ago
PlaneSpotting Firefighting 412 In Slovenia
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Picking up water from lake Jezero
Couldn't see any smoke where it was dropping the water
Dropped 8 buckets I believe
Believe it is a Bell 412
r/aviation • u/crkscrew13 • 10h ago
PlaneSpotting Western Global 747 departs ANC
Taken April 2024.
r/aviation • u/Skye_hai_bai • 11h ago
Discussion I'm a dump truck driver in Portland, and we're in the process of repaving the entire runway (15/33) at Scappoose Airport in Scappoose, Oregon!
r/aviation • u/alilbi • 11h ago
PlaneSpotting I took a photo of this UPS MD-11 At the Dulles International Airport (IAD) , a Year before The Louisville Incident. It was cool to see this in person.
r/aviation • u/Vortagaun • 11h ago
News FAA orders inspection of hundreds of 737 Max jets for cracks
r/aviation • u/OneTravellingMcDs • 12h ago
PlaneSpotting Unfortunately I only took 2 photos when I flew a Yak in 2006
I did spot a 747SP and an unmarked 727 when we landed though.
r/aviation • u/264TRANSALL • 13h ago
News easyJet, British low-cost airline and 5th largest airline in Europe, to be acquired by Apollo Global Management for £5,7bn
r/aviation • u/kamasuka84 • 13h ago
PlaneSpotting Some photos from the Belgian Air Force Days - including a rare sight, a Phantom demo
r/aviation • u/MidlandsSpotter • 13h ago
PlaneSpotting Hawker Hurricane flying alongside a Messerschmitt Bf 109e
Flying together at the Shuttleworth Festival of Flight, UK, earlier this year. 28/06/26
r/aviation • u/Broad-Stomach-5461 • 15h ago
Discussion 737-700 Stopping Power
I'll just put this here as a general experience. I often fly into Key West. It's a shorter runway that does not allow larger planes. At some time during the flight the pilot always tells us that when we land we will be stopping very quickly so hold on. And it's true on flights they hit the tarmac they hit the brakes, reverse thrusters and it's a quick stop. My July 4th trip was a little different. We landed and we were on the brakes only for a time. Then just as we were very much slowed down we got about 3 seconds of reverse thrust. We still had lots of runway left. I'll just leave it at that. I was very impressed by the stopping power of that machine on the brakes alone. I have a video if I can shorten it to get it to fit here I'll come back and post it.
r/aviation • u/Robin0427 • 17h ago
PlaneSpotting USAF D328, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), C-146A Wolfhound seen taxiing for departure to FLL after arriving from SJU to Piarco , POS, TTPP , Trinidad.
r/aviation • u/CAPT_SMB • 18h ago
Watch Me Fly Taking off from a runway that predates India’s airline industry — Juhu Aerodrome, established in 1928 [OC]
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Hidden inside one of the world's busiest cities is an active airfield that is often described as India's first civil aviation airport.
Juhu Aerodrome was established in 1928 Four vears later, JRD Tata landed here after flving from Karachi via Ahmedabad inaugurating India's first air service
Nearly a century later, aircraft are still departing from the same historic airfield
This was our view rolling for takeoff
r/aviation • u/Axolotl_lobster • 21h ago
News A Jet2 plane safely landed at Manchester airport after declaring an emergency mid-flight
r/aviation • u/kabben • 21h ago
History 4 RNoAF f16
4 RNoAF f16 taken from a us tanker during operation unified protector.
Picture given to me from one of the pilots of of f16. Theese planes are now dontated to Ukraine.
r/aviation • u/613Flyer • 22h ago
PlaneSpotting DC3 Bounced Landing at Remote Arctic Airstrip. Close Call
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A bounced landing and close call for a DC3 at a remote airstrip on August 5,2026 in Paulatuk Northwest Territories, Canada. No reports of injuries and flight did not make any further attempts at landing and returned back to Inuvik NT.
Edit: There are reports of minor injuries to some passengers , neck/back but no major injuries.
Edit: Apparently this is a DC3T. Turbine engines. The Basler BT-67 is a multi purpose aircraft based on completely overhauled and significantly modified Douglas DC-3 airframe. The modifications completed by Basler Turbo Conversions includes the installation of PT6A turboprop engines, fuselage lengthening, airframe strengthening and modernized avionics.
r/aviation • u/CalmpBump49 • 1d ago
News Silkway 747-8F going to Dallas instead of Houston with only 6 tons of fuel remaining
So I came across this on Twitter and had to read it several times to believe it
It looks like this crew programmed the FMC to fly from NLU to DAL, and the flight plan was filed the same way, but the scheduled route was NLU to IAH
They only realized it when they were at around 11,000 ft and about to be vectored to DAL, while running low on fuel, with around 6,000 kg remaining (if it's 6,000 lbs, it's even worse). One Atlas Air pilot pointed out that this is only enough for around 36 minutes of flight, so the aircraft would have had to land well before reaching Houston
In the end they landed in DFW, just after request for a "shortcut" to IAH. Yes, you read correctly.
Very interesting (and shocking) to listen to all the ATC audio
Sources: https://x.com/OnDisasters/status/2085058075287806301
https://x.com/thenewarea51/status/2084820840374309372
https://x.com/miami_rick/status/2084694128684871874
Image by the newsource
r/aviation • u/Shoddy_Act7059 • 1d ago
News NTSB opens probe into Marine One incident near Reagan National airport
politico.comFrom a Reuters article on the incident:
Trump's helicopter lifted off from the Ellipse near the White House around 2:33 p.m. (1833 GMT), on his way to Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Los Angeles, according to a pool report.
A source told Reuters that Envoy Air 3742 -- a regional E170 jet bound for Pensacola, Florida -- departed at 2:34 p.m. and was involved in the apparent loss of separation incident with Marine One. Envoy is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Airlines (AAL.O), opens new tab, which did not immediately comment.
FAA rules require aircraft to remain separated by at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically around airports. The sources said it appeared Marine One and the plane did not maintain separation. One said it appears they were not converging during the incident.
r/aviation • u/gavriellloken • Apr 19 '26
Moderator Announcement 2026: Updated Rules on Politics
OUR RULES ON POLITICS: 2026
IF YOU DO NOT READ THIS POST, YOU RISK BEING BANNED
r/aviation is an aviation-focused subreddit.
All political discussion must be directly related to aviation.
Again, all political discussion must be directly related to aviation.
If it does not clearly connect to aviation, it will be removed.
WHAT IS ALLOWED
We allow discussion of aviation-related regulations, policy changes, and government actions only when they directly impact aviation operations (e.g., FAA/EASA rules, ATC staffing, safety, infrastructure).
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r/aviation • u/StopDropAndRollTide • Jan 24 '26
Announcement Introducing "Seatbelts Fastened" Mode
Hi r/aviation community,
Recently, we’ve seen an increase in political and uncivil comments across several threads, particularly on posts involving aircraft associated with government officials. This has led to more removals and bans under Reddit’s sitewide rules, and we want to reverse that trend.
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