Ural Airlines Abandons Plan to Fly Airbus A320 Out of Field
Russian media reports indicate that Ural Airlines has abandoned plans to fly the Airbus A320 that flew flight 1383 from a Siberian wheat field. The crew of the ill-fated jetliner…
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Flying The Rare Lufthansa Airbus A340-600
My Epic Two Year Journey To Fly On The Dying Breed of Airbus A340-600 Widebodies October 2021 – Initial Plans: In October of 2021, Covid seemed to be in its…
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Former Boeing Manager Continues Whistleblowing After 737 Max 9 Door Incident
Former Boeing Mgr Ed Pierson continues to call out Boeing leadership following a recent incident with an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 where a door-sized section of the plane came…
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Supersonic Comeback? Meet NASA’s X-59 Quesst
NASA and Skunk Works Unveils Experimental Vehicle That Turns Sonic Booms Into Sonic Thumps Are we on the verge of a commercial supersonic comeback? America’s space agency is determined to…
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The Crash Pad Life: Not Everything About Flying Is Glamorous
Living in a Crash Pad is a Love / Hate Relationship Everybody needs a place to crash, even pilots. It’s a terrible pun, but the crash pad lifestyle has removed…
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A New CEO is Taking Over JetBlue
A new CEO is taking over JetBlue and she will be the first woman in the country to lead a major U.S. airline. Company President & COO Joanna Geraghty is…
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Kalitta Charters II Will Retire Their Last 727s in 2024
Kalitta Charters II has announced they will retire their last 2 operational Boeing 727-200(f)s in 2024. Planes N726CK (MSN 21951) and N729CK (MSN 22982) are currently still flying out of…
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Airline Fires Crew, Bans YouTuber Over Critical Flight Review
Qatar Airways is under fire after allegedly firing crew members involved in a video shot by popular YouTube aviation vlogger and airline critic Josh Cahill. Cahill, a Czech-Australian based in…
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Burbank Airport Overhaul: Getting a Hollywood-Style Makeover
Back in 1930, the airport was state of the art. The runways were plenty long for the aircraft of the day and the airport was a perfect location for the…
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Planes of Paradise: 11 Extinct Airlines of Hawaii
In light of last week’s surprise announcement by Alaska Airlines that it has acquired Hawaiian Airlines, we decided to take a look back at some of the Hawaiian airlines of…
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Ten Open Questions About The Alaska/Hawaiian Merger
Earlier today, Alaska Airlines announced that they will be acquiring Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9B purchase. Each airline will retain their branding. It is being sold by the two companies…
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Alaska Airlines Acquires Hawaiian, Will Retain Individual Identities
Alaska Airlines announced today that it has acquired Hawaiian Airlines. The combined airline will maintain Alaska Airlines’ and Hawaiian Airlines’ individual brands, supported by a single loyalty offering to tie…
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