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Airborne-Flight Training 11.21.24: Spirit Bankruptcy, Delta Sued, Lufthansa ATO

Also: Qantas And CAE, Colorado Trains Mech's, Flight test Museum, CommuteAir Pilots

Spirit Airlines has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This follows a series of mounting losses, with the recent failed JetBlue merger deal being the cherry on top. The low-cost carrier has had two major deals fall through in the last couple of years. In 2022, Spirit and Frontier announced a plan to merge. However, only two months after the reveal, JetBlue sweetened the deal with a $3.8 billion offer. A Jewish flight attendant, Roey Segev, recently filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines over claims of religious discrimination. Segev has reported several i

Airborne-Flight Training 11.21.24: Spirit Bankruptcy, Delta Sued, Lufthansa ATO

Also: Qantas And CAE, Colorado Trains Mech's, Flight test Museum, CommuteAir Pilots

Spirit Airlines has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This follows a series of mounting losses, with the recent failed JetBlue merger deal being the cherry on top. The low-cost carrier has had two major deals fall through in the last couple of years. In 2022, Spirit and Frontier announced a plan to merge. However, only two months after the reveal, JetBlue sweetened the deal with a $3.8 billion offer. A Jewish flight attendant, Roey Segev, recently filed a lawsuit against Delta Airlines over claims of religious discrimination. Segev has reported se

Airborne 11.20.24: Starship 6!, Boom XB-1 Flies Again, Spirit Bankrupt

Also: Apache Rendezvous, Qantas A380 Tool FoulUp, SWA Shooting, USCG Rescue

With President-Elect Donald Trump in attendance to see his new buddy Elon Musk, do his thing; Starship 6 launched on time Tuesday afternoon with a spectacular, but not 100% successful result. The much-anticipated attempt to catch the booster in the massive Mechazilla chopsticks was called off shortly after inflight separation for reasons yet unexplained, but it was brought in for a controlled landing in the ocean near where it launched from... with no ill result to anyone. Boom’s supersonic XB-1 took its eighth flight test on November 16. It was able to reach a new m

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.29.24)

Aero Linx: International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) IBAC promotes the growth of business aviation, benefiting all sectors of its industry and in all regions of the world. As a non-profit, international trade association, IBAC proudly represents the interests of business aviation -- for the industry, by the industry -- through its official observer status at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), worldwide advocacy, and globally recognized, voluntary safety standards programmes: the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO™), and the International Standard for Business Aviation Handlers (IS-BAH™).

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (11.29.24): Estimated (EST)

Estimated (EST) When used in NOTAMs “EST” is a contraction that is used by the issuing authority only when the condition is expected to return to service prior to the expiration time. Using “EST” lets the user know that this NOTAM has the possibility of returning to service earlier than the expiration time. Any NOTAM which includes an “EST” will be auto-expired at the designated expiration time.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (11.29.24)

“We have clearance Clarence.” “Roger, Roger. What’s our vector, Victor?” “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious – and don’t call me Shirley.” “There’s been a little problem in the cockpit.” “The cockpit, what is it?” “It’s the little room in the front of the plane where the pilots sit.” “How soon can we land?” “I can’t tell.” “You can tell me, I’m a doctor.” Source: Some of the many lines that made 'Airplane' famous, the product of writing-directing-producing team member Jim Abrahams, who recently passed away at age 80. <