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Commercial News

Multiple Jet Bridges Are An Interesting Boarding Idea That’s Never Taken Off

Airlines love efficiency to save both time and money. Back in the ’80s American Airlines famously removed one olive per salad to save $40,000 of dollars a year. American and…

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Commercial News

Could the Celera 500L “Bullet Plane” Really Revolutionize How We Fly?

Stealthy aircraft startup Celera stepped into the light with their new ‘bullet plane’. For the past few years, we’ve heard rumors of a super efficient aircraft that had an unusual…

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Meet the Man Who Captured the Fascinating History of the BAe 146

Brian Wiklem might be the ultimate avgeek. He’s also a good friend of Avgeekery. Over the past decade, Brian has entertained us with a series of exclusive documentaries on the…

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The LaGuardia Expressway Visual Approach Keeps Flying Fun

There’s something truly mystical about disconnecting the automation and holding thousands of pounds of heavy metal and thrust in the palm of your hand. For every pilot, the chance to…

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Whoa! Check Out This Giant Eastern L-1011 RC Plane

If you’ve been a reader of Avgeekery for a little while, you’ll know that we have a soft spot for amazing remote controlled aircraft. We first highlighted the giant Virgin…

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Commercial News

How Many Passenger 747s Will Still Fly After Corona Virus?

The Queen Of The Skies Is rapidly disappearing from the skies When you think of international travel, most passengers still conjure up memories of the iconic jumbo jet. The 747,…

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This Is Your Last Week To Fly On A MD-80 or MD-90 Mad Dog

Odds Are You’ll Never Fly On An MD-80 or MD-90 Again…But there is still time! The end always comes sooner than you think. Just a couple of months ago and…

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Commercial News

TACA 110: The Boeing 737 Miracle On The New Orleans Levee

Back in 1988, a Boeing 737-300 glided to a safe landing on a New Orleans Levee Although ‘the miracle on the levee’ doesn’t stick the same as ‘Sully’s Miracle on…

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Ancient Airlines

Ancient Airlines: Morris Air, The Airline That Made Southwest Nervous

Morris Air was ‘the’ low-cost breakout airline of the 1990s. In an era that featured way more startup airlines than successes, Morris Air was one of the few on track…

X-37B Space Shuttle Launches on an Extended Research Mission

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Rare Video Of The Only Time Three MD-80s Flew In Formation

November 13th, 1991 was a somber date in the city of Chicago. Midway Airlines, Chicago’s ‘hometown airline’, shut down after Northwest Airlines reneged on a buyout offer of the bankrupt…