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A Family Emergency Handled By Airline Professionals
This Team of Southwest Airlines Pros Flew a Grieving Mother From PHX to LAX With Abundant Compassion- and Plenty of Support These days we often hear about negative experiences (or…
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Apollo 8 Astronaut Bill Anders Killed in Plane Crash
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders has been killed in a tragic plane crash. Anders captured one of the most iconic photographs in history when he flew around the moon on…
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Trans-Texas Airways: Route of the Starliners
Everyone knows that Texas is big – 268,596 square miles according to the Texas Almanac – bigger than all of the New England and the Mid-Atlantic states put together. So,…
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National Championship Air Races Moves to Roswell, NM
The National Championship Air Races is moving to Roswell, NM. For decades, the annual adrenaline-pumping air races was held in Reno, NV. The days of the Reno Air Races have…
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WWII Triple-Ace Col Bud Anderson Has Passed Away
WWII triple-ace fighter pilot legend Col Bud Anderson (ret.) has passed away. He was 102 years young. “On 17 May 2024 at 5:29pm, Anderson passed away in his home peacefully…
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Check Out the F-16 Demo Team’s FALCON 50 Heritage Jet
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the legendary and lethal F-16 Fighting Falcon. Pilots call it the Viper, and the USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team just unveiled the coolest plane…
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This Solar Flare is Why You May Have Lost Signal Flying Today
A massive solar flare that erupted from the sun is why some of you experienced a sudden lost signal while flying today. The flare affected aviators, ham radio operators and…
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FAA Order May Delay First Artemis, Starship Moon Landings
A new FAA order for an environmental review of SpaceX’s Starship ops at Kennedy Space Center in Florida may delay the first Artemis, SpaceX moon landings. Right now, NASA has…
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