Author: Travis Schlepp

Travis has been covering local and national news for more than a decade with bylines at some of the most prominent news organizations in the country. He’s covered a range of topics including travel, transit and sports, in addition to daily breaking news coverage. Travis is a Golden Mike nominated reporter, a two-time Southern California Emmy Award recipient and a second-place Spot News Coverage Award winner by the Associated Press as a member of the KEYT News Channel 3 team in Santa Barbara. Travis’ previous stories can be found on KTLA.com, The Hill, Yahoo News, MSN, and local news sites including KTVQ in Billings, Montana, and KEYT News Channel 3 in Santa Barbara. Previously, Travis served as the managing editor and operations lead at Dodgers Nation and LA Sports Report.

The death of Spirit Airlines continues to be mourned by former employees and aviation enthusiasts. On Friday, staff and crew members at Orlando International Airport watched and bade farewell to the newly defunct airline as the last of Spirit’s banana yellow jets stationed in Orlando took off for the final time. The last Airbus 320Neo at Orlando International Airport (MCO) departed for the Phoenix Goodyear Airport, where the majority of Spirit’s aircraft fleet will be parked as the company awaits the results of its liquidation proceedings. According to a social media post from the airport, former Spirit employees were invited…

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