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☆ Spirit Airlines shares extend rebound after it appeals ruling blocking JetBlue merger
  + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Spirit and JetBlue planes at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. "Our merger agreement with Spirit remains in effect and we still have obligations under the agreement. This is a standard procedure, required under the merger agreement," JetBlue General Counsel Brandon Nelson said in a note to staff Friday. The stock had dropped more than 60% after the ruling but has rebounded slightly following the appeal and after Spirit raised raised its financial forecast for the fourth quarter of 2023. JetBlue shares rose about 1% on Monday and have climbed more than 3% since its merger with Sprit was blocked.
Persons: Brandon Nelson, William Young, Young, Spirit, Sprit Organizations: JetBlue, Hollywood International, Spirit Airlines, Spirit, U.S, CNBC PRO Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale , Florida
☆ After 35 years in flight, the US military says it's done buying one of its most unique and controversial aircraft
  + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Since its first flight in 1989, the V-22 Osprey has provided a unique capability to the US military. One of them is the V-22 Osprey, a unique and controversial aircraft that has carried conventional troops and special operators around the world for two decades. US Navy/Vernon PughIn the three decades since its first flight, the V-22 Osprey has brought a distinct capability to the US military's aviation fleet, despite its troubled development. Conventional and special-ops missionsUS Air Force special tactics operators fast rope from a CV-22B during an exercise in the UK in April 2021. In August 2022, Air Force Special Operations Command grounded its CV-22s over issues with its clutch, which had caused several "safety incidents."
☆ Caught in 'the green beam': How US Air Force gunship crews let a target know they have it in their sights
  + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The US Air Force's AC-130 gunship has a reputation for delivering firepower to the battlefield. The green beamAn AC-130J crew identifies a target with green light during an exercise in Florida in May. Ridge ShanWhile discussing the performance of Air Force special-operations crews during the Kabul evacuation, Slife referred to a targeting technology that Air Commandos use and affectionally call "the green beam." AC-130 crews use the green beam — which Slife called a "giant green laser pointer" — both to point things out to friendly forces and to deter adversaries by letting them know that they're in the gunship's sights. Hitting something is not as simple as seeing it, since gravity, elevation, speed, and atmospheric conditions affect the trajectory of the AC-130's artillery and cannon fire, but having those aids is still invaluable for gunship crews.
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