Chris Sloan

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Chris Sloan is a curious human with far too many passions and advocations: a long-time aviation journalist, television producer, philanthropist, entrepreneur, photographer, businessman, drone operator, wanderluster, storyteller, and dad. On the side, he runs the webseum of commercial aviation, TheAirchive.net.

The Boeing 737 MAX Makes First Flight

SEATTLE — Boeing has successfully conducted today the maiden flight of its 737 MAX in Seattle, taking the program a

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Inside Spirit Airlines’ Very Unconventional Renovated Corporate Headquarters and OCC

MIAMI — Airline corporate headquarters have often been highly visible, sprawling, and sometimes extravagant monuments to their occupier’s status and public perception.

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US1939: US Airways Flies Into History

MIAMI— Early in the morning of Saturday, October 17th at 05:51 EDT, the curtain finally came down for US Airways

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AirwaysNews High Flyer Interview: Henry Harteveldt on the Significance of AA/US Integration Day & Cutover

MIAMI— Henry Harteveldt is one of the travel industry’s most well-known and respected analysts and advisors. After nearly 12 years

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Airbus Inaugurates First U.S. Final Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama

MIAMI— With a massive press presence and top level delegations from Airbus, the ambassadors of France, United Kingdom and Germany

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Inside the World’s Largest Airline Owned Maintenance & Engineering Base: American Airlines Tulsa

MIAMI— It may not come as much of a surprise that the world’s largest airline operates the world’s largest commercial

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Raising The Roof: Boeing Reveals Progress on New 777X Composite Wing Center

MIAMI — The commencement of the first assembly of Boeing’s next generation of its eponymous 777X is set to begin

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A Boeing 747 Factory Tour & Program Update

MIAMI — During Boeing’s Media Days,  Airways had the opportunity to take a tour of the Boeing 747 Factory. The

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787 Program Update: Delivery and Dispatch Reliability Finally Catching Up with Demand

SEATTLE— While the Boeing 787-8 has been a market changer in the industry, its building and assembly process have been

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Minding the Gap: Boeing Readies the Transition into the 777X Program with an Enhanced 777-300ER

MIAMI— As Boeing celebrates 20 years since the 777 entered service, the Boeing 777 program has been one of the

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