Holly Riddle, Author at Avgeekery.com

How Spirit Airlines Almost Became A Delta Subsidiary via Comair

Spirit Airlines Was Almost Swallowed By Comair Back In the ’90s. Now one of the most popular ultra-low cost carriers for domestic (and some international) travel, Spirit Airlines was once…

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The Rise and Fall of Reno Air and the Amazing Hybrid American Transition Fleet

When you think of now-defunct domestic airlines throughout the years, you probably remember the big ones — Eastern, Pan Am and etc. In reality, there have been many small airlines that…

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Commercial News

Iceland Is The New Cool Place To Go Thanks To Ultra Low Cost Airlines

Iceland blew up on the travel radar last year, becoming the new “it” place to travel, whether you’re looking for a great spot to climb some icebergs, or if you’d…

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Is There a Market for a Civilian C-130?

The unmistakable Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules has been a staple of western military forces as a cargo aircraft. A modern civilian version of the “J” model was first shown last…

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Military

India Buys the Last Unsold Boeing C-17

When you wanted more but settle for one. India showed interest in purchasing additional C-17 aircraft to compliment their 10 strong fleet of Globemaster IIIs. Unfortunately, Boeing stopped producing the aircraft…

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Commercial News

Hipsters and Cubs Fans Rejoice! Low-Cost Carrier Norwegian Announces New Routes

The Skytrax World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline, Norwegian is celebrating its third year of long-haul flights from London Gatwick, at the same time that it takes its spot as the…

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Commercial News

Five Ways To Tell the Boeing 737 MAX Apart From Older 737s

With Boeing completing its first 737 MAX delivery in May, and major airlines like Southwest and Norwegian (no comment) are receiving their aircraft soon, the hype is building for the…

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Commercial News

The 10 Worst Special Airline Liveries of All Time

Airlines love to unveil special liveries to promote everything from tourism to cartoon characters. Unfortunately, some of these um…unique designs are a little hard on the eyes. Check out these…

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Commercial News

Delta Makes Moves To Differentiate Their Product From Global Competitors

New products attempt to make Delta more competitive on the world’s stage. It seems like every airline is rolling out some kind of new business-class offering, from Qatar with their Qsuites,…

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General Aviation

Cirrus Delivers On The Most Affordable Private Jet Ever

The Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet was on display at the Paris Air Show, but any avgeek knows, this is not just any airplane. At a cost of $2 million, it…

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Commercial News

The A380plus Will Probably Fail: Here’s Why

The Airbus A380 is easily known as the largest passenger aircraft in existence, entering commercial service in 2007. A big deal when it first came on the market, and even…

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Boeing vs. Airbus: One Clear Winner at the Paris Air Show

Commercial aviation enthusiasts have been presented with a one-on-one battle for years — Boeing vs. Airbus. No matter which you prefer, whether it be for design, interior or even in-flight…

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Holly Riddle

How Spirit Airlines Almost Became A Delta Subsidiary via Comair

The Rise and Fall of Reno Air and the Amazing Hybrid American Transition Fleet

Iceland Is The New Cool Place To Go Thanks To Ultra Low Cost Airlines

Is There a Market for a Civilian C-130?

India Buys the Last Unsold Boeing C-17

Hipsters and Cubs Fans Rejoice! Low-Cost Carrier Norwegian Announces New Routes

Five Ways To Tell the Boeing 737 MAX Apart From Older 737s

The 10 Worst Special Airline Liveries of All Time

Delta Makes Moves To Differentiate Their Product From Global Competitors

Cirrus Delivers On The Most Affordable Private Jet Ever

The A380plus Will Probably Fail: Here’s Why

Boeing vs. Airbus: One Clear Winner at the Paris Air Show

Your Flying Island – Trans Caribbean Airways

WestJet Passengers Can Receive Cut of $12.5M in Baggage Fee Settlement

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