Airline Economics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Japanese airline All Nippon Airways has introduced its first AeroSHARK equipped aircraft with its 777 cargo freighter. The first modified aircraft began scheduled cargo operations on September 2, 2024. The surface film technology, inspired by the structure of sharkskin, reduces drag and enhances fuel efficiency.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Following the lead of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss International Air Lines, EVA Air and All Nippon Airways have become the first Asian carriers to adopt a high-tech aircraft coating that reduces drag by emulating the skin of a shark. All Nippon began operating its first AeroShark-coated Boeing 777 freighter on August 31.

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WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. Interested in Becoming a Pilot?

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The fuselage of L-1049G was paired with a new, sleeker, low-drag wing which not only was 16 percent thinner than the previous wing design, but it also stretched to a majestic 150 feet. Operational Glory The Starliner entered commercial service with Trans World Airlines (TWA) on a flight from New York to London and Frankfurt in June, 1957.

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Aviation Bussiness News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has welcomed its first Boeing 777F equipped with Lufthansa Technik’s drag-reducing and fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface film technology. It makes ANA the first individual airline to operate both passenger and freighter variants of the Boeing 777 with the film.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 26, 2024

New air freight and air cargo aircraft concepts are being driven by the need to find cheaper ways to move goods and a desire to use more eco-friendly ways to transport products from A to B in a world where e-commerce is booming. AeroTime takes a look at some of the companies looking to disrupt the market with their innovations.

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Flightworx

MARCH 27, 2024

With global warming at the forefront of the international agenda, airports and airlines must think of innovative ways to cut back on their carbon footprints. Operational Improvements : Airlines now use very sophisticated software to plan more efficient routes and flight profiles.

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Aviation Bussiness News

AUGUST 23, 2024

EVA Air has become the first Asian airline to modify its aircraft with Lufthansa Technik’s drag-reducing and fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface film technology. EVA Air’s first freighter has already undergone this comprehensive modification at the airline’s home base at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. Wing flaps: Located on the trailing edges of the wings, the flaps are movable surfaces that help overcome drag. This long, metal tube connects all the main components of an airplane.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. You might be surprised to learn that tiny four-seater Cessna 172s and 140-passenger Boeing 707 airliners both use simple cables for moving the ailerons and elevators!

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Ask the Pilot

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

After slogging it out at the regionals and a cargo carrier for nine years, I was hired by a major carrier in the spring of 2000 at age 35. Those who kept their jobs were hit with massive pay and benefit cuts and elimination of pensions as the airlines went through a cycle of chapter 11 bankruptcies. That was sixth-year pay.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Glider towing endorsement Flight Experience Required: Low Banner Tow Pilot Banner tow pilots fly low and slow over gatherings of people dragging messages (usually advertisements). Ferry Pilot Job Requirements License Required: Commercial up to Airline Transport Pilot Ratings Required: Category and class appropriate to equipment being used.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

But when in October 2024, SWISS became the first to fly a Boeing 777-300ER covered with the new film it was sharks, and specifically their skin, that the airline industry had to thank. This was followed in May 2024, when SWISS announced that it was the first airline to equip an entire fleet of Boeing 777-300ER with the shark skin technology.

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AeroSavvy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

So, why does cargo transported between North America and Asia make a pit stop in Anchorage? A pair of UPS 747s depart Anchorage This feature first appeared at FlightRadar24 , July, 2023 Anchorage Airport Stats Ted Stevens – Anchorage International is one of our planet’s most important cargo hubs.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In the C-53 Spirit of Douglas, the crew was riding in style with the recently renovated cabin that evokes the luxury of early airliners. The crew of Western Airlines had a starkly different transatlantic journey. There was another father-son duo on the tour, Tim and Job Savage of Western Airlines. Air Force C-130.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 18, 2025

Hughes also gained experience with the fledgling airlines when he assumed an alias and flew for American Airways (now American Airlines) until his true identity was discovered. He produced and directed what was then the most expensive film of the day, the World War I aviation epic Hell’s Angels.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Developed to compete against the Anglo-French airliner Concorde, which flew some two months later, the Tu-144 was built to both cut travel times across the vast width of the Soviet Union and surpass its Western rivals. On this day in aviation history, December 31, 1968, the Tupolev Tu-144 made its first flight.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Antonov’s most successful glider design during WWII was the Antonov A-7 combat glider, which could carry 8 fully equipped troops or 910 kg (2,000 lb) worth of cargo, being towed into the air by Tupolev TB-3s, Tupolev SBs, and Ilyushin DB-3 bombers.

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Aviation Bussiness News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

ROIC is the strongest for airlines in Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, where it did exceed the cost of capital. Cargo volumes are expected to reach 72.5 Willie Walsh, IATA director general, said: Were expecting airlines to deliver a global profit of $36.6 That makes airlines a strategically important industry.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 22, 2025

2024 was a record year for United Airlines United has revealed the details of its 2024 financials, and it was a blockbuster year for the carrier, as the company had both record revenue revenue and income. Speaking of Kirby, during todays earnings call, he once again made the point that United is the best airline in the history of aviation.

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