by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Combined Fleet of 195 Aircraft to Service Over 650 Routes Across Almost 175 Cities Allegiant and Sun Country Airlines have inked a definitive merger agreement, bringing Sun Country under the Allegiant umbrella in an estimated $1.5 billion cash-and-stock transaction....
by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Carrier Shifts Up Timeline for its Entire E175, 737, and 787 Fleets Alaska Airlines is moving up the fleet-wide rollout of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi after early performance on its Embraer E175s met, and apparently exceeded, expectations. The airline will now begin...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Earlier Move Was Over National Security The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a previously proposed plan to impose restrictions on Chinese drones to address national security concerns. The Commerce Department said in September it planned to issue rules that could...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Aircraft Helps U.S. Marshals A Virginia State Police Kodiak Crew helped the U.S. Marshals Service capture a sex offender suspect wanted in Michigan. The Kodiak aircraft, based in Lynchburg, Va., conducted aerial surveillance over Page County to assist officials in...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Aircraft Helps U.S. Marshals A Virginia State Police Kodiak Crew helped the U.S. Marshals Service capture a sex offender suspect wanted in Michigan. The Kodiak aircraft, based in Lynchburg, Va., conducted aerial surveillance over Page County to assist officials in...
by Jim Campbell | Jan 12, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
New York Wing Shuttles Between Christchurch–McMurdo, Other Research Stations The 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard is using four LC-130 Skibirds – ski-equipped versions of the venerable Lockheed Martin cargo aircraft – to bring...
