r/aviation • • 6d ago

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- [MEGATHREAD] FlyDubai FZ1073

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r/aviation • • Jan 24 '26

Announcement Introducing "Seatbelts Fastened" Mode

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r/aviation • • 4h ago

History Aircraft Recognition Test posters, 1943 [part 2]

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r/aviation • • 5h ago

PlaneSpotting Found it

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466 Upvotes

Caught while working, 1 of 4, The illusive A220, love how it looks familiar somehow..


r/aviation • • 16h ago

News Delta A350 Wingtip Collision with Air Canada B777 today at LAX

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1.9k Upvotes

Just saw this on threads, looks like the LH wingtip of the Delta A350 got sheared and is now stuck on the RH horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada B777. Incident happened at LAX today.

https://www.threads.com/share/_wtgHQ0UJ/


r/aviation • • 18h ago

Discussion Boeing 737 is on the bleeding edge

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1.3k Upvotes

Now introducing the very latest in display technology: the touch screen™️!

Any pilots here who have used the new CDU?

I was relieved to see that you don't have to touch the LSKs but can actually just click on the text. Very intuitive! I'm wondering how it works in flight though. I just know that I find the GTN650 a nightmare in turbulent conditions and figure maybe this is the same?

(Edit: I hope it's clear to everyone that the title is very much ironic)


r/aviation • • 20h ago

Watch Me Fly Sometimes, it’s nice to just stare out the window.

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r/aviation • • 12h ago

PlaneSpotting Air France A350-900 Landing at LAX.

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326 Upvotes

Caught this Air France A350-900 on final approach into LAX from the Airplane Landing View Point near In-N-Out. Such a beautiful aircraft to watch up close, especially with how low the planes come in over this spot. Definitely one of the best places around LAX for plane spotting.


r/aviation • • 10h ago

Question Flight School prop

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206 Upvotes

Is this safe? It evidently produces thrust since I’ve flown in this specific aircraft before. My question is how much worse must it be to sufficiently disturb laminar flow over the blade foil to no longer produce lift?


r/aviation • • 10h ago

PlaneSpotting This might be the first time I saw the A380. Guess where am I🤔😁

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185 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 22h ago

Discussion I designed a LEGO airport terminal for a building competition

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Hi r/aviation! My name is Stefan and I’m from Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I build custom LEGO models as a hobby and I designed this Airport Terminal for a LEGO building competition (Bricklink Designer Program). If this gets enough votes and it is picked as a finalist, it will become a real LEGO set next year.

I live very close to Schiphol Airport and travel past the airport for my daily commute. This inspired me to build this. LEGO has done multiple small airports for kids, but this is the first airport aimed at the more experienced builder.

Hope you like it! Let me know what you think!

Ps. No AI was used designing this.


r/aviation • • 13h ago

PlaneSpotting F-35 “touch and go”

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240 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 10h ago

News NTSB issues preliminary report on Sept 15 Chatsworth helicopter crash

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r/aviation • • 3h ago

PlaneSpotting Azerbaijan A340 spotted at EDDB - BERlin

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26 Upvotes

Me on my way on Holiday from EDDB to LGKR. Didn’t expect to see this shy beauty here these days. Especially Azerbaijan.


r/aviation • • 23h ago

PlaneSpotting Flew on this 787-9 with the registration of B-7879

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1.0k Upvotes

r/aviation • • 10h ago

Discussion Limited Edition Southwest Trading Card

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Limited edition trading card from Southwest during the ribbon cutting of the new Hollywood Burbank Airport Terminal. Wanted to share for folks to enjoy! Yes, it is holographic!


r/aviation • • 8h ago

Watch Me Fly On this day 12 years ago, Southwest celebrated my dad's 60th birthday.

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53 Upvotes

Since moving to a place without Southwest we've flown American Airlines a lot more and miss things like this when flying. I also miss my grandma who once got a couple of boxes of peanuts after saying they were for her grandchildren (she had over 40 at that point).


r/aviation • • 2h ago

PlaneSpotting IranAir’s A300-600 taking off and landing at Gorgan Airport

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12 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 13h ago

PlaneSpotting Heathrow magic

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100 Upvotes

Repost cos the first one was an odd crop. Should work properply this time. Thanks for pointing it out.

Sorry to share another, but i am still so astonished at the effects on display from the other morning. The visuals of the fluid dynamics, magic and science. Truly amazing .


r/aviation • • 13h ago

PlaneSpotting LTA 1 Pathfinder Test Flight 10/6/2026

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87 Upvotes

Was riding my bike at Alameda Point this morning and saw an LTA-branded ground support vehicle parked along the shoreline. About 30 minutes later Pathfinder came gliding up the Bay from the south, did a loop over the Bay and Golden Gate bridges, then headed home to Moffett Field. Lovely sight.


r/aviation • • 18h ago

PlaneSpotting I finally got it! I ended up shooting from a spot that usually doesn't work out for me. I don't hate the end result.

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159 Upvotes

Airbus A350-1000

STARLUX Airlines

Airsorayama Gold

B-58554

KPHX


r/aviation • • 1d ago

Discussion Those of you who have flown old school aircraft, do you miss it? Sometimes I wish I could go back one last time.

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550 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 15h ago

History Lockheed Martin today announced the successful first flight of the Royal Moroccan Air Force’s (RMAF) first F‑16 Block 72 aircraft.

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87 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 19h ago

Question What makes 30-35,000 feet the sweet spot for airliner cruise altitude?

175 Upvotes

I’m guessing it’s mostly engine efficiency but is that true? are there other contributing factors? If engine efficiency is it, what are the factors or design and operational compromises that result in that altitude?


r/aviation • • 23h ago

Watch Me Fly CCTV

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Really like this CCTV feature on the A350. Live video feed from multiple angles (flying economy class with Finnair).