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JetBlue Ups Offer For Spirit

JetBlue has submitted a new proposal to the board of directors of Spirit Airlines to acquire all of Spirit’s outstanding common stock. The offer is the latest in a series JetBlue has made for the ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC), which Spirit has so far rejected citing a low probability of obtaining antitrust clearance. JetBlue’s “improved” offer […]

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AVweb Classifieds Now Open To Individual Listers

SPONSORED CONTENT — AVweb’s classified section has already revealed what we think might be the mother of all “finds.” David Fletcher of Fredericksburg, Texas, bought 1978 Grumman Cougar N754GA from a widow in Tiffin, Ohio, two years ago. The always-hangared airplane last flew in 2006 and had 576 hours total time when Fletcher acquired it. […]

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Special Olympics Airlift Flies 800 To 2022 Games

Over 800 Special Olympics athletes and coaches traveled to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games on Saturday via an airlift organized by Textron Aviation. During the event, aircraft flew participants from locations across the country to Florida’s Orlando Executive Airport (KORL) for the games. The flights were donated by owners and operators of Cessna Citation, […]

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Lilium eVTOL Completes Main Wing Transition

Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Lilium announced last week that its Phoenix 2 technology demonstrator has achieved main wing transition during flight testing. According to the company, the eVTOL jet remained stable and behaved as predicted during the shift from hover to wing-borne flight. The company says its flight test campaign, which […]

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Russia To Start Making Bootleg Boeing, Airbus Parts

As Russia’s world narrows with sweeping sanctions, it’s about to take the inevitable step of making about 100 state-of-the-art Airbus and Boeing airliners virtually worthless. The state aviation authority Rosaviatsia has issued production certificates to five Russian companies to start making bootleg parts for the aircraft and more are expected to be approved shortly according […]

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American Parks 100 Regional Jets, Others Cut Schedules

American Airlines has parked about 100 regional jets because it can’t get enough pilots to fly them. CEO Robert Isom told an investor conference regional carriers are hardest hit by the pilot shortage. “There is a supply and demand imbalance right now, and it really is within the regional carrier ranks,” the Dallas Morning News […]

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Sleepy Pilot Fired

An ITA Airways captain was fired after the airline says he fell asleep at the sidestick and almost triggered a military response. Controllers were unable to raise the crew of the A330 as it flew over France near the end of the flight from New York to Rome. Before scrambling fighters, authorities got hold of the […]

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Fuel Valve Out Of Position In Miami Bridge Crash

The fuel tank selector valve was between Both and Right on the Cessna 172 that collided with two vehicles in an emergency landing on a bridge in Miami on May 14. The crash killed the pilot and injured two passengers and five people in one of the vehicles. That was the only obvious anomaly with […]

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Craig Field To Get U.S.’s First Remote Tower ATC Center

The Selma Economic Development Authority has announced plans to set up a Remote Tower Air Traffic Control Center at Craig Field (SEM) in Selma, Alabama. The project will be led by Valdosta, Georgia-based air traffic control academy Advanced ATC Inc. and conducted in partnership with Spain’s Indra Corp., which will provide staffing, software and logistics […]

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