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Inside the Regionals: A Look Inside Mesa Airlines’ Headquarters and Training Center
The tail of a Mesa Airlines CRJ-900 operating for American Eagle. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | Tom Pallini) Regional airlines are the backbone of the current hub-and-spoke system employed by the world’s major airlines. For many pilots, their first foray into the … Continue reading
Sun Country remodels plane interiors, eliminating first class and adding slimmer seats
Sun Country Airlines is remodeling the interior of all its airplanes, a capacity-boosting step and a highly-visible change in the airline’s broader revolution. First class will disappear, seats will become slimmer in profile and updated power outlets will be added. … Continue reading
Combat Is the Mother of Invention
When a french Morane-Saulnier Model L slipped behind them, the Germans in the Albatros reconnaissance airplane likely sensed no threat. They were flying over northern France on April Fool’s Day, 1915, but the outmoded Model L carried only a pilot … Continue reading
Turkey strengthens defence ties with Italy as tensions with EU increases – "Business as usual" (5)
Introduction An investigation by Ahval reveals how increasing trade between European companies and Turkey affects political relations between European Union states and the mainly-Muslim nation. A close examination reveals that while EU leaders express concern about the Turkish government’s human … Continue reading
The S-3 Viking Could Do It All (And Hunt Russian Submarines): So What Happened?
The Navy is unlikely to return to the Viking, despite its demonstrated flexibility. This is out of a defensible preference for operating fewer different types of aircraft to maximize efficiency in training, maintenance and spare parts. However, the Viking’s retirements … Continue reading
Kids, adults share moments of ‘aha!’
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RSF navigator inducted into Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame
One of the proudest accomplishments of Ursini’s aviation career was being involved in the testing of YF-12, the prototype for the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance vehicle—the aircraft is still the world’s fastest airplane, flying 500 miles per hour faster than anything … Continue reading