by Jim Campbell | Feb 18, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Four-Year-Old A320neos Become the Youngest Aircraft to Be Scrapped for Parts Two former Spirit Airlines jets have become the latest victims of bankruptcy cost-cuts, being scrapped for parts at just three and four years old. The Airbus A320neos now carry the...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 18, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Slackline Community Map Aids Flight Planning Vertical Aviation International (VAI) is highlighting SlackMap, a publicly available, community-maintained map used by the slacklining community to voluntarily document known slackline locations. This comes after the fatal...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Airline Becomes Largest Operator of the GEnx Engine With 300-Unit Order United Airlines is doubling down on the GEnx engine, announcing that it has selected GE Aerospace to power its incoming fleet of 140 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The 300-engine order gives...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Flight School In Oahu Expanding Fleet With Tecnam Barbers Point Flight School, a training organization based in Oahu, Hawaii, is expanding its fleet with Tecnam. Already operating two Tecnam P2010 aircraft, the school is expanding its fleet with two P-Mentors...
by Jim Campbell | Feb 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
The B777 Was Nose-Wheel-Up Before Pilots Aborted the Takeoff in Sao Paulo Brazilian aviation authorities are investigating an unusually high-speed rejected takeoff involving a LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300 at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. The...