by Jim Campbell | Mar 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
A Kansas Forest Service Grumman Air Tanker A Kansas Forest Service air tanker was called in to assist firefighters Thursday in Russell County, Kans., after a wildfire near Wilson Lake reignited. The Air Tanker 95, a Grumman S-2 Tracker, conducted aerial retardant and...
by Jim Campbell | Mar 17, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Law Enforcement Fleet Order For Airbus H135 Helicopter Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) has placed a follow-up order for three H135 helicopters as part of its ongoing fleet modernization program.These aircraft will be deployed to the Hokkaido, Shimane, and...
by Jim Campbell | Mar 16, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
CEOs: Tired Of Air Travel Becoming A ‘Political Football’ In an open letter to Congress published in The Washington Post Sunday, 10 major aviation CEOs representing the largest U.S. passenger and cargo carriers said that paying federal aviation workers...
by Jim Campbell | Mar 16, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Low-Cost Carrier to Further Cut Fleet to 80, Down from 214 Last August Spirit is finally preparing to come out of the bankruptcy gutter for the second time and continue running business as usual… if it has any planes left by then. The low-cost carrier intends...
by Jim Campbell | Mar 16, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Low-Cost Carrier to Further Cut Fleet to 80, Down from 214 Last August Spirit is finally preparing to come out of the bankruptcy gutter for the second time and continue running business as usual… if it has any planes left by then. The low-cost carrier intends...
by Jim Campbell | Mar 16, 2026 | Aviation, News, Transportation
Class Action Accused the Australian Carrier of Flight Contract Breaches Qantas is writing a fairly large check to close the book on one of its most controversial pandemic-era chapters, settling a class action tied to flight credits issued during COVID-19...