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An Alaska Airlines 737 wearing a special livery descends on LAX, as seen from the H Overlook Editorials

Important #SpotLAX2026 Info For You!

Today marks the “unofficial start of Summer” here in the US. That means we’re just a few months away from #SpotLAX2026! As a reminder, this year’s event will be held September 18th-20th.  We have a few announcements to share with you today: First, bookings for our room block at the H Hotel Los Angeles are […]

A Southwest Airlines 737 prepares to depart LAX as a Condor A330 lands. Editorials

#SpotLAX2025: Everything You Need To Know!

Here is everything you need to know about #SpotLAX2025. From a schedule of events to spotting locations and transportation info, it’s all here.

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Here’s the latest news on #SpotLAX2025!

Attention planespotters! We are just over two months away from #SpotLAX2025 and we have some details for you.

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Exciting #SpotLAX2024 Updates!

With #SpotLAX2024 fast approaching, we have updates on the hotel room block, the 2nd annual Opening Night Rooftop Party, and more!

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A Newcomer’s Perspective on SpotLAX2023

Mark Lawrence shares his experiences as a first time attendee at SpotLAX2023.


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The NTSB on scene at the site of the UPS A300 crash

UPS Airbus A300 Crashes On Approach To Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Int’l

UPDATE- 8/16/13 5:45pm The NTSB on Friday afternoon held their third press conference into the crash of UPS 1354, starting with a bit of good news. Despite considerable cosmetic damage, the flight data and cockpit voice recorde...
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Airline News

“The Why” Behind Accidental Door Slide Deployments

An Emergency Slide Inflated into the Cabin of a United Airlines 737. What Went Wrong? Plus: Evacuation Etiquette, and Everything You Need to Know About Doors.
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Aviation News
Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 liftoff

Photo Gallery: Space Shuttle Endeavour Leaves Earth One Last Time

Space Shuttle Endeavour made its 25th and final launch on Monday, blasting into orbit carrying six astronauts and two major additions to the International Space Station.
by Suresh Atapattu
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Unstable Approach: Asiana 214’s Last Five Miles

What is a stable approach and how "unstable" did Asiana Flight 214 become before impacting the ground?
by John Steffen and Phil Derner Jr.
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Aviation News

Anatomy of a Story: Why the ‘Airliner Hacking’ Claim is Bull

A recent claim in a Wired article has people fearing that control of their airliners can be taken over by a hacker. We explain why this is utterly ridiculous.
by John Steffen and Phil Derner Jr.
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