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Spirit and Frontier Are Talking Again…and the Timing Is Hard to Ignore
With fresh cash, new leadership, and familiar talks resurfacing, Spirit and Frontier may be circling each other once again.If this is starting to feel familiar, you’re not imagining it.According to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, Spirit Airlines and Frontier...
WATCH: WestJet’s 2025 Christmas Miracle Proves the Magic Is Still Alive
WestJet’s 2025 Christmas Miracle continues the airline’s beloved holiday tradition by focusing on comfort, connection, and community support for families staying at Ronald McDonald House locations across Canada.Every December, there is one aviation video we can reliably count on...
December 17th: Celebrate Firsts, Lasts, and Bests From a Red Letter Day in Aviation History
December 17th. A day to remember and celebrate in aviation history.First flights. Last flights. Without December 17th, we might not even have a place like Avgeekery to read about aviation and aerospace technology.The first of many notable...
Northwest Flight 1482 and Flight 299: A Collision in the Fog That Never Should Have Happened
Dense fog had settled over Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on the afternoon of 3 December 1990. The visibility was dropping by the minute, and the airport surface had become a maze of blurred centerlines, indistinct taxiway edges, and...
Movie Star Aircraft: The Top Gun P-51 Mustang in Top Gun: Maverick
The Top Gun P-51 is a movie star all its own.In this storyThe Top Gun P-51 is a movie star all its own.Back Before...
The Supermarine Spitfire: Engineers kept improving Britain’s best fighter
Nothing Says Battle of Britain like the Supermarine SpitfireHighlights of our Supermarine Spitfire story:Nothing Says Battle of Britain like the Supermarine SpitfireThose Wonderful Wings...
The Bearcat: The Last and the Best of Grumman’s Propeller Driven Cats
Developed to Operate from Escort Carrier Decks, the F8F Bearcat Barely Missed the Action in World War IIOn 23 June 1943, a meeting took...