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This list answers 16 questions about what’s happening in the sky.

Swiss Air Force F-5E Tiger Aircraft Crashes In Central Switzerland. Pilot Successfully Ejects. Swiss Air Force F-5E Tiger Aircraft Crashes In Central Switzerland. Pilot Successfully Ejects. File photo of J-3089 arriving at the 2016 Royal International Air Tattoo, RAF Fairford, UK. (Image credit: Adrian Pingstone) Impressive photographs showing the pilot ejecting from the Swiss Air Force F-5 before the crash have been published on social media. A Northrop F-5E Tiger II jet of the Swiss Air Force crashed around 09.00AM LT on May 26, 2021, near Melchsee-Frutt, in central Switzerland. The pilot s...

The Fokker 100: An Important Niche Regional Jet 3 minute read It is now over 33 years since the first deliveries of the Fokker 100 were made. Despite the age of the aircraft, it remains an important regional jet – just in an increasingly niche way. In normal scheduled operations, it has just 1% of commercial RJ flights this year. KLM cityhopper was a hugely important operator of the Fokker 100. Photo: Adrian Pingstone via Wikimedia. The continuing use of the Fokker 100, which normally has roughly 100 seats, is seemingly aided by being strong and sturdy while being relatively low-cost. This ...

Greek-Derived Concept of Apophenia Explains Human Weakness for Conspiracy Theories February 20, 2021 a The Qanon conspiracy theory contributed to the storming of the US Capitol Building by demonstrators on January 6, 2021. Credit: Tyler Merbler (CC BY 2.0)  Conspiracy theories, such as the huge underground phenomenon known as “QAnon,” which posits that an anonymous US intelligence official has enormous quantities of data which will expose many figures worldwide as belonging to a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping, cannibalistic pedophiles, use human nature to further their aims, accordin...

Why American Airlines & US Airways Merged Advertisement: American Airlines and US Airways merged in 2013, leading to the retirement of the US Airways brand. The merger brought together two of the oldest airlines in the US. And it created the world’s largest airline at the time. This article looks back at the two airlines before they merged, the details of the merger, and its challenges. American Airlines and US Airways merged in 2013. Photo: Getty Images American Airlines American Airlines is one of the oldest airlines in the US. It came together in 1930 from the collaboration from many sma...