Happy Valentine's Day! 
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Two Navy pilots rescued by fishing boat after jet crashes into San Diego Bay

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Two pilots were rescued after a military fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Bay on Wednesday morning, as dramatic video showed the plane falling at a high speed into the water. (www.nbcnews.com) More...

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Passenger Sues American After Back-to-Back Emergency Landings

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The lawsuit alleges the carrier failed to assure that a Boeing 737-800 was safe and failed to properly repair and test its cabin pressurization system. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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PhD students play major role at Purdue-led AI aviation center

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Researchers’ goals are to develop smart air corridor, AI tools for autonomous aerial vehicles (www.purdue.edu) More...

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WestJet’s $3B Leap Contract Drives Canada LHT Engine MRO Facility

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Calgary, Alberta-based WestJet extended its maintenance relationship with Lufthansa Technik on Feb. 13 by signing a $3 billion, 15-year contract for CFM Leap 1B maintenance. As part of the deal, WestJet’s largest nonaircraft purchasing contract, Lufthansa Technik will build an engine shop and test cell at Calgary International Airport, “right behind” WestJet’s campus, according to WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech. (aviationweek.com) More...

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Delta Delays 737 MAX Debut

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The carrier isn’t planning to take delivery of the aircraft until 2026. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Which Airlines Offer Starlink Wi-Fi Internet?

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Starlink has no doubt revolutionized the broadband market, bringing massively improved internet speeds to the far reaches of the planet. The marine and aviation markets have also benefited greatly, with equally high speeds and lower latency. The airlines that have already deployed Starlink have seen a massive uplift in speeds compared to other satellite providers, with many download benchmarks averaging 150 Mbps. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

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Trump, American CEO Talk ATC in Oval Office Meeting

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Robert Isom met with the president two weeks after January’s midair collision. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Air Canada Delays Boeing 767 Reentry

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The carrier initially planned to reintroduce the jet this month. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Spirit-Frontier Saga Continues

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Spirit has rejected yet another merger offer from Frontier as the carrier plans to go forward with restructuring. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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GOL 737 MAX 8 Hits Service Truck While Departing Rio de Janeiro

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A GOL Boeing 737 MAX 8 departing Rio de Janeiro in Brazil struck a service vehicle on the runway, causing significant damage to the aircraft’s fuselage. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

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Spirit Airlines Proceeds With Standalone Recapitalization; Rejects Most Recent Proposal from Frontier

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On Feb. 4, 2025, Frontier submitted the New Proposal to Spirit. Under the terms of the New Proposal, which was subject to various conditions, Spirit's stakeholders would receive $400 million principal amount of second-lien debt issued by Frontier and 19.0% of Frontier's common equity following the proposed combination. The New Proposal would not require the Company to complete its previously announced $350 million equity rights offering, and required a waiver of the Bankruptcy… (www.prnewswire.com) More...

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CBP Guide Clarifies General Aviation Reentry Steps

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For those who plan to fly outside the U.S. border, the National Business Aviation Association posted this week that there has been an uptick in reports of aircraft operators failing to comply with reentry requirements of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP has issued the General Aviation Lifecycle Processing Guide, a new fact sheet to help improve compliance with the reentry process. https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/25_0206_cbp-ga-lifecycle-fact-sheet.pdf (www.avweb.com) More...

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DHL drops SmartLynx Airlines as cargo partner in Europe

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DHL Express is reshuffling its air cargo vendors in Europe again. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

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Qatar 777-300ER cockpit stunning Maldives landing in Crosswind & Rain

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Qatar 777-300ER cockpit stunning Maldives landing in Crosswind & Rain (www.youtube.com) More...

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Virgin Atlantic A330-900 Upper Class Review [JFK to LHR]

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Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus A330-900 has great business class suites, far better than previous iterations of the airline’s Upper Class (upgradedpoints.com) More...

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Paranoid Montana Man Draws Prison Time For Pointing Laser At Aircraft

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Nice to see enforcement at work - and thanks to the pilot! (cowboystatedaily.com) More...

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New CFO announced as part of Southwest Airlines’ transformational plan

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Southwest Airlines Co. announced Tuesday that Tom Doxey has been named executive vice president & chief financial officer effective March 10, bringing extensive experience in aviation finance, operations, and strategic transformation. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) More...

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All Reagan National Runways Reopen After Crash

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Runways 15/33 and 4/22 at Reagan National Airport in Washington have reopened nearly two weeks after January’s deadly midair collision, an FAA spokesperson said in a statement to AirlineGeeks. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Dallas Love Field Loses an Airline

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Alaska Airlines confirms it will leave the airport in May. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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NOTAMs: Notices to AIRMEN Are Back

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Trump Administration Renames NOTAMs Back To Original Name, Notices to Airmen. (avgeekery.com) More...

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Ground crash as Scottsdale AZ KSDL

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A Lear 35A apparently went off course while on the ground at Scottsdale Airport (KSDL) AZ... (metro.co.uk) More...

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FAA Adopts ‘Gulf of America,’ Reverses NOTAM Naming

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The agency is complying with recent executive orders. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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First Officer Who Died on Flight 5342 Named Honorary Captain

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First Officer Sam Lilley posthumously received the title of captain, PSA Airlines said Sunday. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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D.C. Area Set for Fourth Commercial Airport

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The new facility could open as early as this year. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Emirates 777 cockpit flight from Amsterdam to Dubai

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Emirates 777 cockpit flight from Amsterdam to Dubai (www.youtube.com) More...

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5 Different Types Of Private Jets Built By Airbus Corporate Jets

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Airbus corporate jets and helicopters offer a unique and seamless experience connecting global travel. (simpleflying.com) More...

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Ground collision at Seattle Airport Sparks Aviation Safety Concerns

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A taxiing Japan Airlines Boeing 787 collided with the tail of a stationary Delta Airlines Boeing 737. (travelradar.aero) More...

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Boeing warns of 400 job cuts in Space Launch System program

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Boeing warns of 400 job cuts in Space Launch System program due to NASA changes (english.aaj.tv) More...

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How Allegiant’s Florida Resort Became a Drain on Its Profits

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In December 2023, Allegiant Air officially opened a resort in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. The resort, which spans 22 acres, has 20 restaurants and bars, and 785 rooms, was once called “transformational” for Allegiant by the carrier’s former CEO and founder Maury Gallagher. The ultra-low-cost carrier decided to open the hotel — called the Sunseeker Resort — after seeing success with third-party hotel bookings. But just over a year later, Allegiant is looking to offload its southwest Florida resort… (skift.com) More...

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Air India Cabin Crews Arrested at Zurich Airport, Switzerland

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Five Air India (AI) cabin crew members were arrested at Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland for not carrying a valid Crew Member Certificate (CMC), a document required for visa-free entry of flight crew. (aviationa2z.com) More...

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Tracking system was off in US Army helicopter that collided with passenger jet: Senator

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In a tragic incident near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter was involved in a collision with an American Airlines regional jet last week, resulting in a devastating loss of life. This marks the deadliest aviation disaster in over two decades in the U.S., with a confirmed 67 fatalities following the crash on January 29. Following the collision, Senator Ted Cruz, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, revealed crucial details regarding the… (www.msn.com) More...

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Alaska plane crash: New details emerge about missing Bering Air jet's last known moments

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The jet missing in Alaska rapidly lost altitude and speed before its signal vanished, according to the Coast Guard. Lt. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble of the U.S. Coast Guard added that at least one of the searchers flying over frigid seas and combing through miles of frozen tundra had discovered “some sort of item of interest” on Friday afternoon, but he did not elaborate. “What that is and what that might shake out to be and what the status of the people ... I cannot speculate at this time,”… (www.msn.com) More...

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In the cockpit of the Zambia Airways Q-400 across Zambia

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In the cockpit of the Zambia Airways Q-400 across Zambia (www.youtube.com) More...

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Trump blames D.C. plane crash on ‘obsolete’ air traffic control system

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President Donald Trump on Thursday blamed last week’s deadly collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter on what he called an “obsolete” computer system used by U.S. air traffic controllers, and he vowed to replace it. (globalnews.ca) More...

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Woman suing Alaska Airlines, claims airline negligent in sexual assault

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A woman is suing Alaska Airlines after a man allegedly sexually assaulted her during a flight. (mynorthwest.com) More...

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Update: Bering Air Crash Site Located

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So far, three individuals were found deceased at the crash site, Coast Guard officials said. The aircraft was found 34 miles southeast of Nome. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Airlines Back Trump ATC Plan

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Trump has tasked Elon Musk’s DOGE team to take action at the FAA. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Will the U.S. Finally Modernize Its Air Traffic System?

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The President of the United States has stated he plans to discuss legislation with congressional leaders to create a new U.S. air traffic control system after the fatal crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (www.airwaysmag.com) More...

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TSA Staff Can’t Take Federal Buyouts

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Agency leadership told employees they were exempt. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Two dead after plane crashes into vehicles on busy road in Sao Paulo

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Two people have died after a plane crashed into vehicles on a busy road in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. (news.sky.com) More...

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Flight with 10 souls disappears in Alaska

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Bering Air Flight 445, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, disappeared on Thursday afternoon while it was flying over the Bering Sea on a route from Unalakleet to Nome, a city some 530 miles northwest of Anchorage. Search is underway at the time of this post. (bnonews.com) More...

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Traffic control & DOGE

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what are everybody’s thoughts about Musk’s people diving into air traffic control how they are? (www.flightglobal.com) More...

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Boeing Yahtzee: seeing all of their airliners, 707 through 787, in motion, in 24 hours

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I took a weekend trip to Oklahoma City and Dallas - Ft Worth to scratch an avgeek itch I've had for a couple of years - documenting a member of each of Boeing's jet airliners in a single day. (blog.jettip.net) More...

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Sun Country expects to double cargo revenue with Amazon fleet additions

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Amazon is sending more freighters to Sun Country to operate on its behalf. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

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Unruly Passenger Smashes Plexiglass Window On Frontier Airlines Flight

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A Frontier Airlines passenger had to be restrained after becoming combative mid-flight from Denver to Houston. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

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FAA Drops Flight Arrival Rate at Reagan National

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The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly reducing rates to help ease the strain on air traffic controllers at the airport. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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JetBlue Axes Key Northeast Route

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The airline plans to end this route in April, citing rising costs. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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Elon Musk, DOGE Take Aim at FAA

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he spoke with Musk. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

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JAL strikes parked Delta 737 in Seattle

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A taxiing JAL 787 struck a parked Delta 737 at KSEA. The Japan Air Lines flight had arrived from Tokyo Narita a few minutes earlier. No injuries reported. (komonews.com) More...

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