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Yesterday I wrote about how it looked like the Andaz Mayakoba would be closing for much of 2025. There’s now an update, as this has been confirmed. Andaz Mayakoba closing as of March 3, 2025 The 214-key Andaz Mayakoba opened back in 2016, and has been a popular property with World of Hyatt members. However, for most of 2025, the property will be closing — between March 3 and December 1, 2025, the Andaz Mayakoba won’t be welcoming any guests. The resort is expected to undergo a refresh, though details about what will be changing haven’t yet been announced. Hyatt…

Air Serbia plans to build its new headquarters, a hotel and another business facility within the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport complex over the coming years. According to the “Beobuild” portal, the project will be executed in phases, with all three buildings to cover an area 24.215 square metres next to the Aeronautical Museum, which is due to reopen to the public in 2026. The first phase of the project will see the construction of Air Serbia’s four-storey 7.985 square metre HQ building. The ground floor will feature an entrance hall with an exhibition area, training rooms, meeting rooms, and a…

A couple of visitors to Pauanui airfield today that havent been blogged here before were the Vans RV7A ZK-RVW.    This was originally registered as ZK-REX5 in July 2009, and reregistered as RVW in October 2024 by its Auckland owner.And the Robinson R44 II ZK-HPR7 which was originally imported from Australia for Wanaka Helicopters back in 2013 and since 2022 has been owned by the Gisborne leasing company, NR Aviation, and leased out to various operators. 

Air Wisconsin and American Airlines are set to part ways this spring, ending an on-again, off-again regional partnership that began in its most recent form in March 2023.According to a press release issued by Air Wisconsin last week, the capacity purchase agreement will conclude by the end of April, with the airline ceasing CRJ-200 operations for American on 3 April.While the announcement comes as a surprise to some, Air Wisconsin describes the move as a “strategic shift” toward new opportunities, including federally subsidized Essential Air Service (EAS) routes and charter operations.A Swearingen Metroliner, DeHavilland Dash 7, and a BAe 146…

In a city with no shortage of fancy places to stay, the Andaz Singapore fits right in to a skyline full of luxury hotels, but with a dash of flair only an Andaz hotel could bring.  Highlighted by a 26th floor infinity pool overlooking Marina Bay, four excellent in-house restaurant options, and clean, comfy rooms, I would highly recommend the Andaz for your next trip to Singapore. That’s especially so if you have World of Hyatt points (or Chase Ultimate Rewards points you can transfer to Hyatt), which can be used to secure a room at the Andaz without paying a…

The internal launch, the first ever by a Turkish aircraft, demonstrated the ANKA III’s ‘ability to perform stealth strikes by maintaining a low Radar Cross Section (RCS) until the strike moment.’ Turkey’s ANKA III UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) released a TOLUN guided bomb from its internal weapons bays in a first-of-its-kind test, announced the manufacturer TUSAS (Türk Havacılık Uzay Sanayii) on Jan. 13, 2025. The TOLUN guided munition has been developed by Aselsan, another indigenous industry. As per TUSAS (also known as Turkish Aerospace Industries or TAI), ANKA III released the munition from an altitude of 20,000 feet and…

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The Supercopa de España, also known as the Spanish Super Cup, is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2020 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Copa del Rey and La Liga.   The tournament is  held at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia . This year the contenders will be Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic BIlbao and Real Mallorca.  Photo: Javier Rodriguez For this trip Real Mallorca has used a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Air Europa with special decals. The airliner is seen on departure at Palma de Mallorca  Airport. Javier Rodriguez is reporting from Spain. Like this:Like Loading… Related…

NEWS FLASHLOT Polish Airlines has cancelled plans to grow frequencies on flights between Warsaw and Ljubljana next summer season. The carrier, which initially scheduled ten to eleven weekly flights next summer, has now mostly reversed those increases back to the same level as during the 2024 summer season. It will maintain eight to nine weekly flights depending on the month. Year-on-year it will have growth of one weekly rotation in April and September, while the remainder of the summer sees the same frequencies as last year.

‘Kick the tires and light the fires’ only works in the movies. The rest of us should tailor inspections to the aircraft’s needs.  To continue reading this article or issue you must be a paid subscriber. Sign in Subscribe Subscribe to Aviation Safety Start a subscription to Aviation Safety for just $74 and access all of our online content – over 2,000 articles – free of charge. Subscribe today and save 19%. It’s like getting 2 months FREE! Already Subscribed? Click Here to Sign In | Forgot your password? | Activate Web Access The post Expanding Your Preflights appeared first…