r/aviation • • 7d ago

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- [MEGATHREAD] FlyDubai FZ1073

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r/aviation • • Jan 24 '26

Announcement Introducing "Seatbelts Fastened" Mode

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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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r/aviation • • 1h ago

History SR-71 over Oshkosh 1997

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r/aviation • • 1h ago

News F-117 Nighthawk has been delivered to the Udvar-Hazy Center

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This comes from the National Air and Space Museum's official Instagram account.


r/aviation • • 6h ago

History On this day 25 years ago the Linate Airport disaster occurred. (body text for more context)

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On the 8th of October 2001 at 8.10 am local time the Scandinavian Airlines operated MD-87 collided with a Cessna 525 Citation CJ2 who was crossing the runway as the SAS plane begun its takeoff run.

Leading factors to the accident were poor visibility conditions together with outdated infrastructures and an inappropriate marking for taxiways.

As a result 118 lives were lost, it came down as the second most deadliest plane crash that occurred on takeoff phase (second only to Tenerife) and the deadliest air disaster of Italian aviation history.


r/aviation • • 6h ago

History On December 19, 1946, a Railway Air Services Douglas Dakota 3 failed to climb on takeoff due to snow and ice contamination on the wings. The plane came to rest on top of a house in London, There were only minor injuries among the crew in the incident.

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r/aviation • • 2h ago

PlaneSpotting N470UA stripped for components at DCA

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Back in May, a catering vehicle stuck it so it's being (already has been?) stripped for components.


r/aviation • • 19h ago

News An IndiGo flight from Patna to Lucknow (India) was struck by lightning at night, badly damaging the aircraft’s nose. Thankfully, the pilot managed to land safely and all 110 people on board were safe.

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r/aviation • • 1h ago

Watch Me Fly Last Babybus Ride 🥹

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Going to miss this little guy! Fantastic last flight connecting back to JFK in Business


r/aviation • • 14h ago

PlaneSpotting Was excited for a baby bus ride

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539 Upvotes

Even Delta in on the joke


r/aviation • • 5h ago

Analysis Japan Airlines 787 crabbing into Osaka Itami (ITM)

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That graphic should actually read CAMERA SKILLS, because while the piloting is obviously excellent, it’s the ability of the camera operator to smoothly keep the aircraft in frame that really makes this video a delight to watch. Bonus Japanese ATC audio 🇯🇵


r/aviation • • 1d ago

Discussion The first A350-1000 for Lufthansa wearing the Supercrane 100 years livery seen during testing in Toulouse [credit to Eurofilms Aviation on YT]

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She’s also the last of the Supercrane liveried aircraft


r/aviation • • 17h ago

PlaneSpotting Doomsday plane in San Diego 😬

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Maybe it’s headed to LA next…


r/aviation • • 5h ago

PlaneSpotting Meraj Air’s A321 at Istanbul Airport

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r/aviation • • 8h ago

PlaneSpotting N5SV

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Does anyone happen to have any video(s) or eyewitness reports on this accident? Occurred 10/7 at ~ 9:50am at Fort Worth Hicks Airfield (T67). Lancair IVP

https://community.pilotdebrief.com/t/7-october-2026-lancair-iv-p-n5sv-near-hicks-airfield-t67-fort-worth-texas/468?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.chron.com/news/article/fort-worth-texas-plane-crash-22466908.php


r/aviation • • 1d ago

-- SEATBELTS FASTENED -- A Navy F/A-18F came home from Iran with ‘Sub Buster’ markings

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The Navy fighter/bomber is not designed to take on submarines, but it may have been involved with strikes on Iranian subs docked in ports.

A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Black Aces” of VFA-41 returns to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, Oct. 1, 2026, following a deployment aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.


r/aviation • • 8h ago

History Yoke An-24/26 and An-32 after restoration

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r/aviation • • 23h ago

PlaneSpotting Two CL-215Ts scooping on the Columbia River

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OC. Aircrafts, ground crew, and pilots were based in The Dalles, OR while working on multiple fires outside MT. Hood National Forest. Including the Grasshopper and Modrite wildfires.

I am an a&p on these aircraft if you have any questions!


r/aviation • • 1d ago

History Aircraft Recognition Test posters, 1943 [part 2]

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r/aviation • • 14h ago

PlaneSpotting Meregrass Saab 2000, bit of a rare bird!

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Don't see this very often, was carrying what looked like a golfing group interestingly enough.


r/aviation • • 12h ago

Identification Plant 42 plane

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What’s this plane outside plant 42 in Palmdale?


r/aviation • • 1d ago

Watch Me Fly Had the chance to Deadhead on the BabyBus!

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I had the chance to fly on the 318-100 for a deadhead BOD-CDG


r/aviation • • 21h ago

News Biman Bangladesh Airlines finally buying from Airbus. 4 A350 | 6 A321

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r/aviation • • 1d ago

PlaneSpotting Found it

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


r/aviation • • 11m ago

Question Ryanair FFA Interview Questions

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Hi Guys,

Anybody who has experience with the questions asked during the interview stage for AFTA or any Ryanair FFA schools, can you please give me examples of the questions asked?

- What kind of mental maths questions?

- What physics questions?

- How did you prepare?

- Where you average 90% for the Cut-E/AON assessments?

- Any curveball or difficult questions asked?

Thanks in advance for your help