by Jim Campbell | Apr 18, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Lenders Losing Faith in the Budget Carrier’s Emergence as Fuel Costs Spike Spirit Airlines may be closer to the worst-case scenario than we thought, with creditors reportedly weighing liquidation as the airline struggles to emerge from its latest bankruptcy...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 18, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Company Cites Rising Fuel Costs, Changing Strategic Plans Lufthansa has suddenly shut down and is permanently discontinuing its regional airline, CityLine. All CityLine flights from April 18 on are now “permanently removed from the flight program,” while...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 18, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Also Additional Manufacturing And Engineering Facility Expanding Pilatus has marked the official start of construction on a new state-of-the-art facility at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, Colo. The new building will house a premium customer...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Alliance Will Get AI-powered Online Ground-School Platform For Student Pilots Piper Aircraft has announced at Sun ’n Fun 2026 a new strategic affiliation with AviatorPro, a ground-school platform designed to elevate safety, mastery, and career readiness for...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Pilot With 44 Years Of Flying Experience Credits Decades of Training For Safe Landing A retired American Airlines captain with 44 years of flying experience safely glided a 1946 amphibious plane onto a central Phoenix roadway Sunday afternoon after losing engine...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Modular Glass Cockpit To Enhance Situational Awareness And Reduce Pilot Workload Kyle Williams, director of business development For Nighthawk Flight Systems, presented the company’s Guardian cockpit system at the Aero-News Innovation Preview at SUN ’n FUN...
