by Jim Campbell | Apr 28, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
The Aerial Firefighting Icon Spent Years In French Civil Protection Service AzurPoly has announced the Grumman S-2FT Tracker, an aerial firefighting icon, is heading to Microsoft Flight Simulator. A hobbyist project targeting the S-2F3AT Turbo Tracker for Microsoft...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 28, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Cargo Carrier Looks to Bump Capacity Despite Ongoing Concerns With the Model Just as many were preparing (or praying) to write its obituary, FedEx revealed that the aging McDonnell Douglas MD-11 could be returning to service as early as May. This comes nearly half a...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 27, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
French Private Charter Operator Buys 3 Cessna Citations For Shared Ownership Plan Textron Aviation recently entered into an agreement with SD Aviation for two Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 business jets and a Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 business jet with options for three...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 27, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
435,000 New Aviation Jobs Will Be Needed In North America Boeing projects that North America will require about 435,000 new aviation professionals and nearly $970 billion in aviation services through 2044 as the region’s fleet and traffic expand. Substantial...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 27, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Rep Says Lawmakers Have a ‘Collective Responsibility’ to Permanently Ground the Jet The McDonnell Douglas MD-11’s already-shrinking career may actually be nearing an end, with lawmakers calling for the jet to be permanently grounded following last...
by Jim Campbell | Apr 27, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Airline Operations Falter After Five Days of Striking and Intense Union Pressure Long-running labor tensions at Lufthansa are starting to spill into operations, after nearly a week of strikes triggered thousands of cancellations. While walkouts have been put on pause...
