The Aviation Files

Episode 53: Walk in Snack Bar on United Flights, Russian and Chinese Jets, and much more

August 4, 2026·11 min
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Send us Fan Mail Today we've got a jam-packed lineup: United Airlines is rolling out a brand new premium cabin that has passengers buzzing, Russia's homegrown MC-21 jet just flew for the first time in true production form, British Airways is quietly pulling its A380 off one of its most iconic routes, China's COMAC has flown a special high-altitude version of the C919, and we say goodbye to an aviation legend who spent eighty years wrenching on airplanes for American Airlines.

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