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United Flight Cuts: A 5% Pullback With Bigger Implications, Especially at ORD

Dave Hartland - March 21, 2026

United flight cuts begin as jet fuel prices spike. FAA restrictions at Chicago O’Hare are making the busy summer schedule even tighter.United Airlines is...

Chuck Norris Has Flown West at 86: Remembering the Air Force Veteran, Troop Champion, and Aviation Tough Guy

March 20, 2026

FAA Helicopter Aircraft Separation Rule Reshapes Operations in Class B and C Airspace

March 19, 2026

Enough Is Enough: Government Shutdown Airport Closures Are Now a Real Threat

March 18, 2026

Southern Airways Flight 49: Hijacked, Shot At, and Forced to Take Off Without Tires

March 14, 2026

Why Did Eastern Airlines Fail?

Commercial Aviation History Avgeekery - January 17, 2026

Eastern's Demise Was Painful to Watch, No Matter Who You WereIt was the airline that was destroyed by infighting and a soft economy. The...

Remembering Ozark Air Lines: The Midwest Puddle Jumper That Grew to be “Up There With the Biggest”

Commercial Aviation History David H. Stringer - January 17, 2026

Ozark Air Lines almost didn’t make it off the drawing board.Back in the 1940s, the company – formed by four Missouri businessmen who...

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

Airline News Avgeekery - January 15, 2026

Real birdstrikes, split-second decisions, and calm under pressure.If you've flown planes long enough, you're bound to strike a bird. With many airports located...

Air Midwest Flight 5481: Thirty-Seven Seconds That Changed Regional Aviation

Commercial Aviation History Dave Hartland - January 8, 2026

Air Midwest Flight 5481 lasted just 37 seconds. This is what investigators uncovered and how the crash changed aviation safety.On the crisp but calm...

Early Long-Range Jet Airliners: How the 707, DC-8, VC10, and Il-62 Changed Global Travel

Commercial Aviation History Robert Waldvogel - January 5, 2026

From the Boeing 707 to the Ilyushin Il-62, early long-range jet airliners transformed how the world traveled across oceans.During the late 1950s, as the...

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