by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
DOT Secretary Claims Govt Tried to Bail Out the Budget Carrier, But It Was Too Late The sudden (yet widely foreshadowed) shutdown of Spirit Airlines has quickly turned into a political standoff, with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy heavily placing blame on the...
by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
MileagePlus Members Can Now Redeem Their Miles in a Rideshare App United Airlines and Lyft have come out with a one-of-a-kind partnership that allows customers to spend airline miles on day-to-day transportation. This marks the first US airline loyalty program to...
by Jim Campbell | May 4, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Cecilia Stratford, 83, Wins Award For 50 Years Of Safe Flying A Thousand Oaks, Calif., pilot who took her first flight more than 50 years ago has received one of aviation’s highest honors for a lifetime of safe flying and mentoring the next generation of pilots....
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
This Could Be Just the Beginning of Cuts to its Airbus A321XLR Order… American Airlines has made a relatively small shift in one of its outstanding aircraft orders… but it’s one that says a lot about its future fleet strategy. The carrier trimmed...
by Jim Campbell | May 3, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Defense And Aviation Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul Services Agreement AMETEK, Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire First Aviation Services, a leading provider of highly engineered, mission-critical defense and aviation...
