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The Points Guy • Edward Russell

Alaska to add seven nonstop routes from Anchorage and Portland for Spring–Summer 2026

Alaska Airlines will introduce seven new nonstop routes from Anchorage and Portland starting as early as March 2026, with most services launching in mid‑June. Anchorage will gain Boise, Boston and Spokane; Portland will add Bellingham, Everett/Paine Field, Pasco (WA) and Jackson Hole.

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2025-12-18T08:13:13.275283-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Howard Hardee

Air Transat pushes A321XLR deliveries to 2027 amid Pratt & Whitney GTF groundings

By FlightGlobal: Montreal-based Air Transat has pushed back its first Airbus A321XLR deliveries to 2027, as the leisure carrier continues to navigate Pratt & Whitney GTF engine groundings affecting its existing narrowbody fleet.

2025-12-18T14:05:35.289783-08:00
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Aviation Today • John Persinos

Narrowbody Avionics: How A321neo and 737 MAX Systems Are Driving a Value Supercycle

By Aviation Today: Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The center of gravity in commercial aviation has swung decisively toward the single aisle segment, and nowhere is this more evident than […].

2025-12-18T14:05:09.991789-08:00
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Associated Press • Associated Press

Business jet crashes while landing at Statesville Regional Airport, erupts in large fire

By Associated Press: Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, and their two children are among the seven people killed in a plane crash in North Carolina.

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2025-12-18T08:54:33.537334-08:00