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Chaos at Schiphol as snow leads to cascading operational failures
Snow and resulting operational failures in Amsterdam led to more than 3,000 canceled flights this week at Schiphol. Many aircraft trying to depart experienced delays in deicing and departure, leading to more than a few unwanted airfield tours, before an eventual cancellation. We break down what happened and how the situation looks now.
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How does deicing work?
Deicing and problems associated with the availability of deicing equipment and fluid played a major role in the problems at Amsterdam this week, but how does deicing actually work? Here’s our helpful explainer on aircraft de- and anti-icing.
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Coulson begins 767 Fireliner development
This week on AvTalk, we discuss the meltdown in Amsterdam, how commercial aviation was affected by the US military’s actions in Venezuela, and a host of new regulatory updates to start 2026. But our favorite story this week is Coulson’s announcement that they’re developing a Very Large Air Tanker based on the 767.
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Behind the scenes at one of the most remote airports in the world
We’re taking you behind the scenes at St Helena Airport in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Before the airport opened about a decade ago the only way to get to the island was by ship. The airport, though, is not without its own challenges.
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Inside Airlink’s brand new E2 and maintenance hangar
With a bonus video this week, we have a tour of Airlink’s brand new Embraer E195-E2 and maintenance hangar as the airline prepares to introduce the E2 into revenue service soon.
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Our brand new dual-band receiver
If you live in the United States, you can now apply to host our new dual-band receiver. This single receiver unit allows us to track aircraft broadcasting ADS-B on 1090 MHz and general aviation flights using UAT 978 MHz. With more than 200,000 general aviation aircraft in the US, our new dual-band receiver will be a big boost to flight tracking coverage. And if you host a receiver, your complimentary subscription gets you access to our top tier features!
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Alaska Airlines’ first 787 in Global Livery
Alaska Airlines’ first 787 to wear the airline’s Global Livery has entered revenue service. The livery featuring the Northern Lights will be painted across the 787 fleet only.
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AVIATION PHOTO OF THE WEEK
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Qatar Airways’ F1 livery 777 climbing away from New York.
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American Airlines is betting passengers won’t mind longer flight times
American is rebanking its hub in DFW with longer block times to improve its operations.
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Step-by-step instructions to build and set-up and ADS-B receiver
If you’ve been considering sharing flight data with Flightradar24, but have concerns it might be difficult, this video has step-by-step instructions for building and setting up a raspberry pi ADS-B receiver. And remember, sharing ADS-B data with us gets you a top tier Flightradar24 subscription!
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