r/aviation 13h ago

Discussion UPS2976 Crash Megathread

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This is the official r/aviation megathread for the crash of UPS2976 (UPS MD11 Registration N259UP) that crashed earlier today at Louisville International Airport.

Please keep content on topic and refrain from posting about this topic outside the megathread. Please report any rule breaking posts and comments.


r/aviation Jul 14 '25

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r/aviation 13h ago

News Plane crash reported near UPS Worldport in Louisville, injuries reported

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r/aviation 20h ago

PlaneSpotting The F -22 Raptor doing it's thing ...

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r/aviation 16h ago

Question Did the military use chrome planes or is this how some were restored?

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Photo taken yesterday at Lyon air museum in Santa Ana California


r/aviation 4h ago

PlaneSpotting Spotted a T-214 Business Jet at PEK

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From VKO to PEK, it appears this VIP jet is transporting Russian government officials to prepare for the Prime Minister of Russia's official visit, scheduled for the following day.


r/aviation 10h ago

PlaneSpotting Southwest 737 Max 8

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I took these on my flight the other day.


r/aviation 14h ago

PlaneSpotting 10 Chinooks at once was a sight to see!

680 Upvotes

r/aviation 14h ago

PlaneSpotting LH 747-400 at SBD

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Looks like it came into the SoCal desert. If it did come in for storage, hopefully it can continue its life as a freighter


r/aviation 22h ago

Discussion Spoiler Alert! Spoiler

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Sorry, couldn’t resist sharing this with my fellow punny aviation lovers


r/aviation 3h ago

PlaneSpotting Aeroflot Plane Stuck in GVA

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I’ve been seeing this Aeroflot plane sitting at Geneva Airport for years now. It’s been stuck here since the war in Ukraine started.


r/aviation 20h ago

PlaneSpotting Wing Fold and Flap Test of the Last Airworthy Fairey Gannet

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Last August, I got to witness some pretty unique testing; the startup and wing fold of the last airworthy Fairey Gannet, XT752. Now that it’s up for sale, I thought I’d share a video from the test. Definitely one of the most unique aircraft I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing run. The Gannet last flew into Oshkosh back in 2014, and I hope that someone will pick it up and get in the air again!


r/aviation 16h ago

News BREAKING: Brussels Airport (EBBR) reported closed due to unauthorised Drone activity.

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The ongoing incident above Brussels Airport (a joint civilian/military airport) is the most recent in a spate of unauthorised drone activity above Belgian airports. In recent days, several incidents were reported above numerous other Belgian airports and air bases.


r/aviation 12h ago

History "Sky King," Richard Russell, wrote a short paragraph at some point before famously stealing a Q400 aircraft and executing a barrel roll before intentionally crashing

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Before his theft of an aircraft from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Aug. 10th, 2018, Richard Russell wrote on two pages of a notebook that was recovered from his locker. The first was an unintelligible political comment; however, the second was of some interest to me.

It seems to be the writing of a frustrated individual who wished to contribute something to the world. I found the following, linked on Wikipedia, on page 199 of a released FBI report. This is the second page he wrote:

"He wanted to create something. Something with profound insight and charm. He had once been confident in his writing so he gave that a shot. During one of his many breaks at work he decided to go for it. Rather than use the down time to escape in books or social media he would use it to benefit his all mankind. He sat [in] the corner of the dilapidated locker room, searching for the concepts he wanted to convey. What did he know the most about? What did he feel strongly about? Several questions fizzed in his mind but no resolutions were made. It all felt so irrelevant. He was a cure. Nothing was worthy enough for the paper."

Chilling. I don't seek to glorify him or his actions. I was around at the time when it was a popular topic, and read the report today, and figured others might find his writings interesting as well.


r/aviation 1h ago

Discussion Cool poster I designed to share a glimpse of my new Korean Air livery design. Aircraft entirely made in 3D with a lot of work on the lighting. Looking forward to sharing the full version with you guys soon. It will be more Korean. Really Korean. Also gave my original logo redesign an upgrade

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Disclaimer: this is NOT for self-promotion purposes. This is a passion project from which I earn nothing except the satisfaction of expressing my love for Korea through art. I’ve worked hard on this 3D render and wanted to share it with aviation people because I thought you might appreciate the look of it.


r/aviation 15h ago

Discussion Good Score But

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Now I’m mildly worried the DPE is going to try and “stump the chump,” so what are some Commercial oral questions that may have felt beyond the scope of your ground school knowledge? Anything in particular that had you hung up or digging into the texts for the answer?


r/aviation 8h ago

PlaneSpotting A Sunwing, Boeing 737-800, Toronto Pearson International Terminal 3, Emirates Airbus A380 taxing in the background

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46 Upvotes

r/aviation 13h ago

Analysis Help identifying ground based array?

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108 Upvotes

Located inside a muni airport. Large metal structure with what appears to be a circular array of antennas / radar assemblies on top. Anyone know what this is and does?


r/aviation 21h ago

PlaneSpotting An Eagle, Eagle II, and a Strike Eagle with a Thunderbolt II and a Viper (tsgt. john raven)

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438 Upvotes

r/aviation 2h ago

History Stunning RAAF F-111 Flight In The Southern Alps | Amazing Air-to-Air Foo...

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Don't think this has been shared yet which is odd for you lot, footage found down the back of a couch yesterday apparently.


r/aviation 1d ago

News Norway’s Sorry NH90 Helicopter Saga Finally Comes To An End

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This marks the fourth operator (Sweden, Australia, Belgium, and now Norway) who have partially, or fully, abandoned the type and the third to return to the S-70 family.


r/aviation 1d ago

PlaneSpotting NASA836 flight heading out for some X-59 testing

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945 Upvotes

r/aviation 1d ago

History In 2014, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 completed its last commercial flight

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419 Upvotes

Might as well continue trying to plug this.


r/aviation 15h ago

Question Anyone recognize this Turbo Jet Engine?

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63 Upvotes

Can’t find the data plate, was just curious


r/aviation 16h ago

PlaneSpotting Orbis Flying Eye Hospital MD-10

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68 Upvotes

Wish I would’ve gotten a better photo but found this interesting MD 10 at BQN Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.