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Historical Airlines

Hughes Airwest: The Top Banana In The West

Throughout aviation history, two primary purposes are well established established: travel and warfighting. Sometimes, there has been a significant crossover between the two. In the case of air travel, dozens…

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Military

We Interview A Flight Attendant Who Flew With The Mexican Air Force

At Avgeekery, we love meeting people who hold unique roles in aviation. We’ve interviewed aviation photographers, pilots, authors, and even people who are restoring unique aircraft like an American Airlines…

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Commercial News

Why Did Eastern Airlines Fail?

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History

One Good Thing From 2020: Alaska Airlines Bans Emotional Support Animals

Most people will say that 2020 was a dumpster fire. The pandemic has caused untold misery with millions infected and over a million dead around the world. The aviation industry…

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History

Training Video Shows You How To Fly a B-26 Marauder

Once called ‘the widow maker’, the B-26 Marauder was a notoriously challenging aircraft to fly. The aircraft was especially challenging during approaches and landings due to its undersized wing. The…

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History

SAS Ends The 4 Engine Era With A340 Flight To Desert

SAS (aka Scandinavian Air Systems) has operated 4 engine aircraft ever since they first operated the Shorts S.25 Sandringham Mk VI back in 1948. Four engine service continued in one…

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History

Fake Video Of Man ‘Cooking’ Steak In Regional Jet Bathroom Riles Up The Internet

Many sites are sharing a video of a man cooking a steak in a bathroom of a regional jet on what appears to be a Delta Connection flight. Occasionally someone…

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Commercial

Great Plains Airlines Served Arby’s and Krispy Kreme Donuts And Failed Miserably

“We have the meats!” didn’t really work for an airline. Great Plains Airlines tried to break the mold of a regional carrier. The short-lived airline from the early 2000s tried…

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History

A DC-9-20 Hot Rod Is Returning To Service For The Coolest Reason Ever

It’s been a pitiful year for many reasons. COVID-19 laid a painful blow on the airline industry. As avgeeks, we’ve seen the mass retirement of the MD-80, MD-90, most Boeing…

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History

The Perfect Avgeek Christmas Gifts For Toddlers

Are you a parent or grandparent looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your little avgeek? We’re here to help make your holiday shopping a bit easier this year. It’s…

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Five Videos Of Epic Birdstrikes and The Pilots Who Saved The Day

If you’ve flown planes long enough, you’re bound to strike a bird. With many airports located near migratory routes, water and farmland, the risk is real. Tools are out there…

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Vintage

The Forgotten Hero of the Forgotten War – Captain E. Royce Williams, USN (Ret)

Outgunned, outclassed… but not outfought. By RADM Doniphan Shelton, Ph.D (ret) with John Mollison It was an incredible moment – an aerial engagement on 18 November, 1952, pitting one F9F-5…

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Avgeekery

Hughes Airwest: The Top Banana In The West

We Interview A Flight Attendant Who Flew With The Mexican Air Force

Why Did Eastern Airlines Fail?

One Good Thing From 2020: Alaska Airlines Bans Emotional Support Animals

Training Video Shows You How To Fly a B-26 Marauder

SAS Ends The 4 Engine Era With A340 Flight To Desert

Fake Video Of Man ‘Cooking’ Steak In Regional Jet Bathroom Riles Up The Internet

Great Plains Airlines Served Arby’s and Krispy Kreme Donuts And Failed Miserably

A DC-9-20 Hot Rod Is Returning To Service For The Coolest Reason Ever

The Perfect Avgeek Christmas Gifts For Toddlers

Five Videos Of Epic Birdstrikes and The Pilots Who Saved The Day

The Forgotten Hero of the Forgotten War – Captain E. Royce Williams, USN (Ret)

Harris/Walz Boeing 737 Makes Debut As Presidential Race Heats Up

Dude Perfect Guys Drop Darts, Basketballs from C-17

LTV A-7 Corsair II: The US Navy’s A-7 in Vietnam