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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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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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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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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Aerotime

JULY 26, 2024

The UK has a rich and deep history in engineering, invention, and innovation, and in the 18 th century it was the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution which dragged the world into the new age of industrialization. Our powerful and quiet VX4 aircraft will elevate everyday journeys, for everyone – with zero operating emissions.

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Lift Aviation Technology Cargo Jet 284

Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

AA AAdds Five American Airlines announced five new long-haul, international routes to debut next summer from four of its hubs with all five new routes to operate daily. Since the incident, the airline inspected its entire fleet of A350 aircraft — 48 in all — and discovered 15 had faulty parts that created a potential danger.

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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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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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