Avgeekery, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/avgeekery/ Aviation News and History From An Informed Perspective Mon, 26 Feb 2024 07:12:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://avgeekery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-avgeekerylarge1-32x32.jpg Avgeekery, Author at Avgeekery.com https://avgeekery.com/author/avgeekery/ 32 32 104229628 Canadian Discount Airline To Shut Down https://avgeekery.com/canadian-discount-airline-to-shut-down/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 02:35:55 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34233 Canadian discount airline Lynx Air is calling it a day. The upstart discount airline promised to bring low fares to Canadian travelers. Just two years after commencing operations, the airline…

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]]> 34233 A-10 Pilot’s Tragedy Sparks Scholarship For Future Fighter Pilots https://avgeekery.com/a-10-pilots-tragedy-sparks-scholarship-for-future-fighter-pilots/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 01:42:43 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34034 The passion for flying in some families runs deep. For one pilot and father named Jared Black, his love for flying was not only a cherished career but a bond…

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]]> 34034 Super Bowl: Added Flights To Vegas, Some With Taylor Swift Flight Numbers https://avgeekery.com/super-bowl-added-flights-to-vegas-some-with-taylor-swift-flight-numbers/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:50:23 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34078 The Super Bowl match up is set. The Kansas City Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11th at 3:30pm PT.…

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]]> 34078 Finish What You Start: Appreciating The Man That Launched My Flying Career https://avgeekery.com/the-man-that-launched-my-flying-career/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 02:22:01 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=34070 Grateful for the many mentors in aviation. “Would you like to see our jet?” I asked.  “I suppose so,” Mr. Lovell answered quietly with a smile, and we walked slowly…

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]]> 34070 Japan Airlines Accident Highlights Importance Of Flight Attendants And Passenger Discipline https://avgeekery.com/flight-attendants-deserve-credit/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:39:18 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33678 The accident that took place in Haneda, Japan between a Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 and a Japanese Coast Guard Dash-8 was tragic. Five coast guard crew members lost their lives…

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]]> 33678 Japan Airlines A350 Collides With Dash-8 on Runway https://avgeekery.com/japan-airlines-a350-collides-with-dash-8-on-runway/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:33:23 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33653 A Japan Airlines A350-900 collided with a Japanese Coast Guard Dash-8 on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. Footage shows a large fireball from the collision on the runway.…

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]]> 33653 Five Big Aerospace Industry Unknowns As We Fly Into 2024 https://avgeekery.com/five-unknowns-as-we-head-into-2024/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:09:10 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33624 As the world gets ready to ring in the new year, the aerospace and airline industry is facing five major unknowns in this upcoming year.Let’s take a look at five…

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]]> 33624 FAA Approves AerSale Mixed Reality Headset Allowing 737 Pilots To ‘See’ Through Clouds https://avgeekery.com/aersale-skylens-head-wearable-display/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 19:18:55 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33615 Headset said to utilize synthetic vision to improve visibility in low visibility situations The FAA recently approved an STC authorizing the use of the AerAware headset device called the SKYLENS…

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]]> 33615 Rough 777 Landing, Eerily Similar To Last Month’s Hard Landing, Caught On Tape https://avgeekery.com/rough-777-landing-eerily-similar-to-last-months-hard-landing-caught-on-tape/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:43:33 +0000 https://avgeekery.com/?p=33610 On November 16th, an Air Canada Boeing 777 was caught on tape flailing in the flare. The landing made international news. Then today, BigJetTV, an aviation enthusiast website caught another…

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