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China’s Rare Earth Clamp Down Rings Through Avionics Supply Chains and Aircraft Valuations
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China’s Rare Earth Clamp Down Rings Through Avionics Supply Chains and Aircraft Valuations

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) From the mine to the magnet, the value chain of avionics hardware passes through one of the lesser‑appreciated links: rare earth elements. […] The post China’s Rare Earth Clamp Down Rings Through Avionics Supply Chains and Aircraft Valuations appeared first on Avionics International.

Aviation Today Dec 04, 2025
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Faster Brains in the Cockpit: How Ever Sharper Chips Are Turning Avionics Into Asset Enhancers
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Faster Brains in the Cockpit: How Ever Sharper Chips Are Turning Avionics Into Asset Enhancers

Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) Avionics used to be the realm of reliable but incremental upgrades — new radar here, a better flight management system there. Today, […] The post Faster Brains in the Cockpit: How Ever Sharper Chips Are Turning Avionics Into Asset Enhancers appeared first on Avionics International.

Aviation Today Dec 04, 2025
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Pratt & Whitney Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion For F135 Sustainment
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Pratt & Whitney Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion For F135 Sustainment

RTX‘s Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.6 billion U.S. Navy contract for sustainment of F135 engines for the tri-service and international F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin, the […] The post Pratt & Whitney Awarded More Than $1.6 Billion For F135 Sustainment appeared first on Avionics International.

Aviation Today Dec 04, 2025
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five
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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five

By Charles Albritton, EAA 545463 This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I never had assembling a Bearhawk Five in 12 days on my bucket list. I especially didn’t imagine doing it in the Amazon jungle at the age of 74, but there I was. The adventure began […] The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Brazil Bearhawk Five first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 04, 2025
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EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa
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EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa

This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Connor are joined by Dick Hanusa, EAA Lifetime 295217, a retired U.S. Army helicopter pilot who flew the UH-1 Huey and OH-6 Loach during the Vietnam War. The Green Dot, sponsored by Crewchief Systems, is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. […] The post EAA’s The Green Dot — Army Helicopter Pilot Dick Hanusa first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 04, 2025
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An Oshkosh Regular
🛩️ General Aviation

An Oshkosh Regular

By Scott Christiansen, EAA Lifetime 43627 After learning to fly in an Alon Ercoupe, my first tail dragger checkout was in a Piper Super Cub. My flying career started after graduating from the aeronautical curriculum at Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado. I was soon flying a 180-hp Super Cub six hours a day, six […] The post An Oshkosh Regular first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 04, 2025
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Solo Milestone: Ray Aviation Scholar TJ Hess
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Solo Milestone: Ray Aviation Scholar TJ Hess

By Jeff Hess, EAA 1505814, EAA Chapter 586 Congratulations to TJ Hess, EAA 1366493, for his first private pilot solo on November 11! It was a great day for him to undertake this amazing milestone in his aviation career. The weather was perfect… no wind, cool temperatures, and not a cloud in sight. The morning […] The post Solo Milestone: Ray Aviation Scholar TJ Hess first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 04, 2025
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Top Winter Sun Destinations From the UK | OAG
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Top Winter Sun Destinations From the UK | OAG

There can be no guarantee that Santa will deliver your wishlist on December 25th, but for UK residents there is one thing that's a given in late December: cold weather! Not surprising, then, that winter sun breaks are popular. Which are the top warm destinations for end of year getaways? We've analyzed the airline schedules data to see where Brits love to go on their Christmas holidays.

The OAG Blog Dec 02, 2025
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Cleveland’s Wild Airport Terminal Plan
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Cleveland’s Wild Airport Terminal Plan

After writing up Pittsburgh’s new terminal, I decided it would be fun to look at other former hubs to see just how they’ve been handled. None is stranger than Cleveland’s plan called CLEvolution. Many of you discussed this in the comments of that Pittsburgh post, but I couldn’t quite appreciate what was going on until...

The Cranky Flier Dec 02, 2025
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Guest blog: Serving the community through partner volunteering
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Guest blog: Serving the community through partner volunteering

Colleagues from both CGI and NATS rolled up their sleeves to support FoodCycle, a national charity tackling food waste, food poverty, and loneliness. Together, they delivered two evenings of community engagement that went far beyond simply cooking. The post Guest blog: Serving the community through partner volunteering appeared first on NATS Blog.

NATS Blog Dec 02, 2025
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Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots
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Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia For the past number of years, four Langley pilots have flown formation flights over lower mainland cenotaphs as their contribution to area Remembrance Day services. While snow, wind, and rain heavily influenced some Remembrance Days services across Eastern Canada, that was not the case in the lower mainland of […] The post Remembrance Day — Langley, British Columbia, Pilots first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 01, 2025
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Steen Skybolt C-GDJM
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Steen Skybolt C-GDJM

By Mike Davenport, Langley, British Columbia The Skybolt, designed by Lamar Steen in the 1970s in order to meet the needs of larger pilots than was the case with Pitts of the day, is not only roomier but larger overall. The airplane could even be called an early “composite” as the construction included a welded […] The post Steen Skybolt C-GDJM first appeared on Hangar Flying.

EAA Hangar Flying Dec 01, 2025
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Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights
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Southwest Stakes Its Claim in San Diego With New Flights

If you live in San Diego, you are a happy camper right now. Alaska and Southwest both continue to aggressively add new flights as they look to get a leg up as the most important airline in the market. The opening of the new Terminal 1 has been an absolute boon for the constrained airport,...

The Cranky Flier Dec 01, 2025
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Music in the Air: The Spectacular Rise of Nashville
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Music in the Air: The Spectacular Rise of Nashville

Nashville is a city best known for its music. Airlines know it for something else: Spectacular growth. Of America’s 75 busiest airports, none are growing faster than the Tennessee capital's international gateway. In this week’s feature story we examine the factors driving its recent success.

Airline Weekly Dec 01, 2025
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Hamilton's Second Domestic Jet Service Starts
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Hamilton's Second Domestic Jet Service Starts

 Jetstar began a new domestic service this morning, the 1st of December 2025, with a daily service commencing between Christchurch and Hamilton. The first flight was operated in Airbus 320 VH-VFT which operated the northbound service from Christchurch to Hamilton, JQ272, before operating the return service, JQ273. The new Jetstar flights leave Christchurch at 8.10am to arrive into

3rd Level New Zealand Nov 30, 2025
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Sunair Resumes Scheduled Services
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Sunair Resumes Scheduled Services

Sunair's regular air services resumed this morning, the 1st of December 2025, with Piper Aztec ZK-FVP flying as SUNAIR 11P from Gisborne to Napier and then the return from Napier to Wairoa and on to Gisborne. It then reversed these flights in the afternoon.Sunair was grounded on the 10th of July 2025 by the CAA due to maintenance and safety concerns. The final flights before the grounding were

3rd Level New Zealand Nov 30, 2025
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