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Spirit tells JetBlue it’s not interested
Spirit Airlines has told JetBlue that it’s not interested in the airline’s unsolicited takeover offer, even though it’s quite a bit more money than what Frontier is offering. We dig in to why Spirit rejected JetBlue’s offer and what might be next in the ongoing ultra-low cost saga on this week’s AvTalk.
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Russian airlines re-register nearly 400 jets through April
From the beginning of March through the end of April major Russian airlines re-registered nearly 400 jets from the Bermudan and Irish registries onto the Russian registry. See which aircraft have been re-registered and how you can continue following the effectively stolen aircraft.
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Qantas orders the A350 for Project Sunrise
Qantas placed orders for 12 specially modified Airbus A350-1000s this week to serve as its Project Sunrise fleet. The airline will launch non-stop flights from Sydney to London and New York by the end of 2025. The fleet will also enable Qantas to launch additional non-stop flights from Australia to ‘any other city.’
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Qantas also ordered a compliment of A220 and A321XLR aircraft this week. We break down the order and offer our take on Qantas’ A350 layout on AvTalk this week.
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THE REFERENCE SECTION—MILITARY AIRCRAFT
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Which military aircraft are visible near Ukraine and what are their roles?
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INFLIGHT WITH GABRIEL LEIGH
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Watch out for zebra on the runway
Gabriel Leigh ventures out from Nairobi on a Safarilink Cessna 208. It’s cramped, it's noisy, and there’s no inflight service. But it’s awesome. This is also the first time he’s filmed a motorbike clearing zebra off a runway.
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Alaska Airlines unveils new Star Wars livery
Alaska Airlines chose May 4th to unveil its new Star Wars livery. The latest in a stream of special Star Wars liveries across multiple airlines, this one promotes Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland.
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Journey to the Future
Emirates will paint a total of 10 A380s in special “Journey to the Future” livery featured the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The first to wear the special paint is A6-EVK.
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Top Gun: Maverick
JetSuiteX has a new special livery promoting the release of Top Gun: Maverick.
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AVIATION PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
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A Cargolux 747-8F touching down in Anchorage.
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The sun rises as the Aurora fades out the window of a Delta A220 over Alaska.
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A British Airways A350 landing in Las Vegas.
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Reunited after 23 years
23 years after a woman handed her an envelope with $100 on a flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis, former Yugoslavian refugee Ayda Zugay finally tracked her down.
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