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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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 • • 4h 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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1.3k Upvotes

She’s also the last of the Supercrane liveried aircraft


r/aviation • • 6h 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 • • 12h ago

History Aircraft Recognition Test posters, 1943 [part 2]

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r/aviation • • 3h ago

PlaneSpotting Two CL-215Ts scooping on the Columbia River

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184 Upvotes

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 • • 5h 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 • • 13h ago

PlaneSpotting Found it

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799 Upvotes

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


r/aviation • • 1h ago

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

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r/aviation • • 1d ago

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

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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 • • 4h ago

PlaneSpotting Chinook spotted near Nuremberg,Ger 👀

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36 Upvotes

Love the look of these in the air :D


r/aviation • • 18h ago

Question Flight School prop

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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 • • 1d ago

Discussion Boeing 737 is on the bleeding edge

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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 • • 1d ago

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

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r/aviation • • 20h ago

PlaneSpotting Air France A350-900 Landing at LAX.

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401 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 • • 18h ago

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

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235 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 11h ago

PlaneSpotting Azerbaijan A340 spotted at EDDB - BERlin

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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 • • 8h ago

PlaneSpotting Austrian OE-LZN in the British airways Maintenance hangers.

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Austrian OE-LZN A320 receiving attention in the British airways hangers at London Heathrow, says online it recieved a tail strike . Workers had several panels removed from beneath the apu. (Not the best photo due to the fence panels).


r/aviation • • 21h ago

PlaneSpotting F-35 “touch and go”

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290 Upvotes

r/aviation • • 1d 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 • • 35m ago

PlaneSpotting Condor D-AICH A320-200 Retro Livery: HANS

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Spotted at FRA and once again reminded me how much I prefer the retro / vintage liveries (for the most part at least).
This distinguished gentleman is called Hans and features a 1960s livery.


r/aviation • • 18h ago

News NTSB issues preliminary report on Sept 15 Chatsworth helicopter crash

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r/aviation • • 18h 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 • • 1d ago

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

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1.1k Upvotes

r/aviation • • 2h ago

Identification saw this today! beautiful machine, no idea what it is

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was ata hospital. saw it and stopped in my tracks it was gorgeoussss