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As we all know, American has become a distant third among the “big three” US carriers when it comes to both profitability and passenger experience. The issue is that American has essentially squandered the past decade plus trying to become less premium, focusing on a strategy of “the schedule is the product.” Suffice it to say that executives at the airline have realized that this strategy doesn’t work (as have employees, customers, and investors). In recent times, we’ve seen American try to become more premium once again, realizing that’s the only way to compete with Delta and United. Several weeks…
To be clear, that question in the title doesn’t at all reflect my beliefs, but that is a ridiculous explanation that is being thrown around. Here in the United States, we’ve just seen Spirit Airlines cease operations, and of course there’s a political blame game going on. But the simple reality is that Spirit failed to turn a profit for seven years, and lit many billions of dollars on fire. There’s one question that often comes up — why do ultra low cost carriers in the United States struggle so much, while some foreign ultra low cost carriers are extremely…
The U.S. Air Force’s VC-25B Bridge aircraft has completed modification and flight testing, and is now being painted ahead of its introduction in service this summer. The U.S. Air Force has announced on May 1, 2026, that the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, Boeing 747 gifted by the government of Qatar, has completed the modification and flight testing required to fly as an interim Air Force One (the callsign used when the U.S. President is on board). The aircraft is now being painted in the new red, white and blue livery ahead of the introduction in service this summer. The aircraft was recently spotted…
Spirit Airlines announced on the night of May 1-2, 2026 that it has ceased all operations, with immediate effect. This is one of the largest airline bankruptcies in the United States in years. The last commercial flight operated by the US ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) turned out to be NK1833, which departed Detroit (DTW) at 22.31 and landed at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) a few minutes past midnight, all times local. In the morning of May 2, 2026, and not long after this last flight had landed, Spirit Airlines posted an online notice confirming it is winding down all its operations. …
We’ve just learned that Spirit Airlines has ceased operations effective immediately. The airline had been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy twice in the past two years, it hadn’t turned a profit in seven years, and it had the worst margins in the US airline industry. As you’d expect with something like this, there’s a lot of finger pointing going in, and people are trying to use this situation to score political points. You have some people blaming Trump for Spirit’s shutdown, and you have other people blaming Biden. Who is actually right here? Well, both and neither, so let me explain……
From 1995 until now, Tikaboo Peak – 26 miles from Groom Lake – offered the closest and best public vantage point with a complete view of Area 51. A notification by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) indicates that the closure of approximately 22,987 acres of formerly accessible land took effect from Mar. 25, 2026, although the several mile hike to the 7,915 feet peak is known to have still been undertaken by members of the public as recently as Apr. 17. Presently, the closure is listed as temporary, remaining in effect “for a minimum of one year or…
The end is officially here for Spirit Airlines, as the company is permanently discontinuing all flights, after being in business for 34 years. This is a sad development, but unfortunately it had to happen. Spirit Airlines runs out of cash, permanently shuts down Spirit has officially ceased operations as of 3AM Eastern Time on Saturday, May 2, 2026. The airline states it has “started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately,” and it it was “proud of the impact of the ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve guests for many years to…
While it’s not over until it’s over, all signs point toward Spirit Airlines ceasing operations in the coming hours, after what can only be described as a wild ride… Spirit Airlines runs out of cash, likely to shut down imminently The Wall Street Journal reports that Spirit is preparing to stop flying, as the carrier has run out of cash, and has failed to reach a deal on a planned $500 million government bailout. For context, Spirit is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in two years. In recent weeks, we’ve known that the airline was on the…
The GJ-21 is considered a naval derivative of the GJ-11 Collaborative Combat Aircraft, as demonstrated by features such as launch bar and arrestor hook, meant to fly off the Type 076 Sichuan LHD. A new unofficial picture of China’s GJ-21 naval Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) emerged on Apr. 30, 2026, showing the aircraft with its landing gear extended. It is unclear when and where the photo was captured. It was previously assessed that the unmanned aircraft, a naval variant of the GJ-11, is meant to fly off the Type 076 Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) amphibious assault ship. A November…
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