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Great Plains Airlines Served Arby’s and Krispy Kreme Donuts And Failed Miserably

“We have the meats!” didn’t really work for an airline. Great Plains Airlines tried to break the mold of a regional carrier. The short-lived airline from the early 2000s tried…

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FAA Humor: Five Creatively Named Arrivals and Approaches

Most all large airports have 3 dimensional routes that aircraft follow to get into position to land. The first part is the Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) and the final leg…

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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…

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This Is What Chicago O’Hare Was Like 40 Years Ago

Call this video a window into the past. It is amazing to think that in just 40 years, every single type of plane featured in this video is now retired.…

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The Sad State Of The Airline Industry In The Wake Of COVID-19

This is the article I didn’t want to write. About a month ago, I sat down at my computer to lament the fact that Delta’s MD-88 fleet was rumored to…

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American Trans Air Lived The American Dream Until They Didn’t

Ancient Airlines: A look at unique and quirky airlines throughout aviation history American Trans Air, also known as ATA, was highly successful in its heyday, taking passengers to destinations all…

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Air Florida Couldn’t Overcome Crash, Hijackings and Deregulation

Ancient Airlines: A look at unique and quirky airlines throughout aviation history Air Florida was a short-lived, Miami-based budget carrier that had big ambitions but fell short due to a…

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Hooters Air Was Real, And It Wasn’t A Bad Airline

Ancient Airlines: A look at unique and quirky airlines throughout aviation history It may sound like a bad joke, but yes, Hooters Air was definitely a real airline and, yes,…

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The Tragedy of Aeroflot 593

How a Child in the Cockpit of an Aeroflot Flight Just a Few Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union Brought Down an A310 Following the dissolution of the…

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The Time American Fokker F-100s Were Deployed To Crush A Competitor

American flew the jet with just 56 first-class seats to destroy Legend Airlines It might not seem that long ago, but back in the late 1990s, the airline industry was…

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Boeing Actually Tried Rocket Assisted Takeoffs On the 727

It sounds almost too amazing to be true, but Boeing actually tested rockets on the Boeing 727. Their plan wasn’t as crazy as it sounds and it proved to be…

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AirTran U: How College Students Used To Fly For Nearly Free

Boasting the Best of Budget AirTran was founded in the early 1990s as a low-budget airline. It would go on to absorb ValuJet Airlines and then was acquired by Southwest…

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Great Plains Airlines Served Arby’s and Krispy Kreme Donuts And Failed Miserably

FAA Humor: Five Creatively Named Arrivals and Approaches

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

This Is What Chicago O’Hare Was Like 40 Years Ago

The Sad State Of The Airline Industry In The Wake Of COVID-19

American Trans Air Lived The American Dream Until They Didn’t

Air Florida Couldn’t Overcome Crash, Hijackings and Deregulation

Hooters Air Was Real, And It Wasn’t A Bad Airline

The Tragedy of Aeroflot 593

The Time American Fokker F-100s Were Deployed To Crush A Competitor

Boeing Actually Tried Rocket Assisted Takeoffs On the 727

AirTran U: How College Students Used To Fly For Nearly Free

Flying in the Polaris MiG-29 for a Look at Their Astronaut Jet Training

Meet the First Woman to Become a Commercial Pilot

Sun N Fun is Gearing up for Their 50th Anniversary Air Show

National Airlines – The Airline of the Stars

A United Plane’s Tire Fell on Some Cars While Taking off from SFO