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JSX Elevates Flying Experience with Starlink and Rapid Growth

It’s been a year of constant growth and development for JSX. After moving its corporate headquarters from California to Dallas…

One Week Later: Reflecting on the Human Toll

Thanks to the nature of my day job, I’ve covered quite a few commercial aviation accidents during the past decade. It’s easy to get caught up in the fast-paced news…

Why Delta’s Austin ‘Hub’ Makes Sense

Once dubbed as the Texas boomtown, Austin has lost some of its momentum in recent years, driven primarily by softening in the tech sector. But that hasn’t stopped Delta, which…

Frontier ‘Stands Ready to Engage’ With Spirit

Frontier’s leaders say they are ready to move forward with the company’s latest bid to buy Spirit. Last week, the carrier detailed another proposal to purchase Spirit, which filed for…

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AirlineGeeks Year in Review: 2024

This year was a dynamic and tumultuous one for the global aviation industry. As air travel continued to creep toward – or in some cases exceeded – pre-pandemic levels, the…

AirlineGeeks Year in Review: 2023

Undoubtedly, 2023 was another historic year for the aviation industry. On a global scale, airlines continued to blossom again following turbulent COVID-19 times. With vaccine availability increasing around the world,…

Why JSX Thinks It Is the Right Fit for Small Community Air…

So-called semi-private carrier JSX is looking at the next evolution of its business strategy. Following a commitment for over 300 hybrid-electric aircraft from three different manufacturers, the Dallas-based carrier is…

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TSA Staff Can’t Take Federal Buyouts

Workers at the Transportation Security Administration are not allowed to participate in early buyouts offered to the federal workforce. According to a Bloomberg report, agency leadership told employees they were exempt two days after the…

FAA Drops Flight Arrival Rate at Reagan National

The Federal Aviation Administration is further reducing flight arrivals at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. In an email sent to AirlineGeeks on Thursday, the FAA stated it is slowing traffic into…

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Update: Bering Air Crash Site Located

A Bering Air Cessna Caravan disappeared from radar on Thursday in western Alaska. The aircraft was carrying 10 people, of which three have been located so far. “On February 6,…

South Korea Orders Nationwide Bird Detection Systems

In the aftermath of the devastating Jeju Air accident on December 29, 2024, which claimed 179 lives, South Korean officials have unveiled a plan to bolster aviation safety nationwide. The Ministry…

Rubio Makes Visit to Major MRO Provider

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio toured Salvadoran aircraft maintenance company Aeroman this week in a bid to increase cooperation between Central American countries and the U.S. amid growing Chinese…

Elon Musk, DOGE Take Aim at FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration may be the next target for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In an X post on Wednesday, newly appointed Department of Transportation Secretary Sean…

Emirates Wants to Grow in the U.S.

Emirates President Sir Tim Clark says the airline would like to grow its presence in the U.S. But Boeing delivery delays have created some roadblocks. During an interview with Sky…

All 67 D.C. Crash Victims Recovered

All 67 victims have now been recovered after Wednesday’s midair aircraft collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and PSA Airlines CRJ-700 jet over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.…