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Did Bad Grammar Doom the 737 MAX?

As of this writing, the 737 MAX remains grounded with projected return dates now stretching into the first quarter of 2020. Boeing has not as of yet submitted the software…

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“Hey Captain, How Fast Are We Flying?” It’s a Complicated Answer

One of the most common questions we get asked by passengers is how fast we’re going. Usually it is asked about takeoff or landing as it is easy to find…

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Commercial News

American Airlines Fuels Rumors of Capacity Constraint as 737s Are Tagged for the Boneyard

American Airlines is overhauling its fleet but doesn’t want to add too much capacity. The Fort Worth based airline has plans to retire 45 Boeing 737s over the next two…

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Commercial News

Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 Removed from Cliff at Trabzon Airport in Turkey

The Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800, which skidded off the the left-hand side of the runway on January 13th 2017 at Trabzon Airport on Saturday night and came to a stop on a…

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Commercial News

He Flew One Of The Last Southwest 737-300 Classics To The Boneyard And The New 737-8MAX In The Same Weekend

In aviation and in life, we love to commemorate firsts and lasts. This past weekend, Southwest Airlines retired their fleet of Boeing 737-300s and two days later inaugurated service with…

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How Do Pilots Check the Weather Before Flying?

An old aviation aphorism states that there are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots. Going flying without first checking the weather would be sort of like…

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Lufthansa Ace Makes Challenging Madeira Airport Approach Look Easy

Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport is on the island of Madeira, which is located west of Morocco and southwest of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean. Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago…

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Commercial News

Don’t Be A Moron And Stand Behind A Jet Like This Guy

Want skinned knees and a broken camera? Guaranteed…with a chance of a bruised noggin too! We’ve profiled Skiathos Airport in Greece before. Many people call it the St. Maarten of Europe.…

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Commercial News

WestJet’s Frozen-Themed Jet Almost Ended Up In The Drink–What Could Have Happened?

Dangerously low in marginal weather, a Frozen-themed WestJet 737-800 was seconds away from disaster. Fortunately, they broke the error chain. Let’s talk about what could have happened. On March 7,…

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Commercial News

Pilots Showboat On Repositioning Flight

“We have to have fun sometimes,” says the pilot to Air Traffic Control. This video footage, taken with a Panasonic HDC-SD90 camera, and published on January 3rd of 2014, shows…

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Southwest Airlines Retires Lone Star One, One Of Its First Unique Liveried Planes

Lone Star One, a 737-300 that was one of Southwest Airlines first uniquely liveried planes, has been retired. Southwest Airlines announced this week that one of its special 737s would…

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Alaska Airlines to Aquire Virgin America in $2.6B Deal

Transaction will create the 5th largest airline in the United States. While you were sleeping, the United States commercial airlines business grew a fifth major carrier. In a deal announced…