Aerotime

APRIL 17, 2025

Over two dozen students are taking legal action against United Airlines and its Arizona-based flight school, United Aviate Academy, for consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices. The lawsuit alleges that United Airlines made grand promises to lure unsuspecting students onto a woefully under resourced pilot training program.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 174

Aerotime

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Indian low-cost-carrier Akasa Air has grounded hundreds of pilots after the number of Boeing 737 MAX deliveries slowed in 2024. According to the publication The Hindu , around 400 individuals out of 850 pilots are currently grounded, with only 60% currently needed to fly its fleet of 26 aircraft.

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Pilot Approach Jet Airline 284

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Finnair has been forced to cancel around 300 flights in the face of a pre-Christmas pilots’ strike which is set to affect approximately 33,000 customers. RELATED Finnair celebrates 100th anniversary of first flight The post Finnair cancels nearly 300 flights after pilots announce pre-Christmas strike appeared first on AeroTime.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 274

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Ethiopian Airlines and the electrical vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Archer Aviation have signed an agreement that could see the carrier launch air taxi travel in the future. Our partnership with Archer Aviation marks an important step in bringing cutting-edge eVTOL technology to Ethiopia.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 258

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

A panicked Hong Kong Airlines flight crew raced to extinguish a fire using bottles of water after a blaze reportedly broke out in an overhead bin during a flight. Video posted on social media on March 20, 2025, showed crew members and passengers scrambling to douse the blaze as the pilot initiated an emergency landing.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 284

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

After reducing its top management members pay over a pilot drinking incident, the JAL Group announced changes to its board and executive members. Three other executives from the airlines flight operations and safety management divisions have also been given disciplinary actions. The pilot was subsequently jailed.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 235

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 rolled backward and away from its parking stand at Delhi Airport in India after its crew reportedly failed to set the parking brakes correctly. After the pilots realized the aircraft was rolling backwards, they immediately set the parking brake bringing the airplane to a halt.

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Cabin Crew Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 293

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

It is understood that Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways have cancelled flights to and from Mogadishu, Somalia, following a warning from the US of a potential imminent attack at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ). Both Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways have canceled flights to and from Mogadishu since the embassy alert was issued.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 313

Aerotime

JANUARY 27, 2025

Under the agreement, F Air will provide flight training for Vietjet pilot trainees at the airlines Aviation Academys (VJAA) Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) program in the Czech Republic. Currently, VJAA trains and supplies over 200 pilots annually, including initial training and type-rating programs.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 251

Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced plans to cut 200 jobs in an effort to reduce costs after filing for bankruptcy protection. The decision comes after the airline confirmed that it had entered a prearranged Chapter 11 process in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 293

Aerotime

APRIL 4, 2025

Few people in the airline industry can match the entrepreneurial record of Carlos Muoz. In just under a decade, Muoz launched two of Europes most successful airlines. It was there while working on a consulting engagement, that Muoz was given his first glimpse into the airline industry.

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Airline Airlines Pilot Tail 281

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

PLAY Airlines, the Icelandic low-cost operator has announced that it has received the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) for its new Malta-based subsidiary company, to be known as PLAY Europe. I look forward to seeing the airline grow and thrive in the months and years ahead, Pace added.

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Cabin Crew Airline Airlines Pilot 249

Aerotime

MARCH 24, 2025

A United Airlines flight bound for Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) was forced to divert to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) when one of its pilots realized that he had forgotten his passport at home. Flight UA198 departed Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 13:47 local time on March 22, 2025.

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Pilot Jet Airline Airlines 297

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

A new agreement between electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developer Archer Aviation and a Japan Airlines startup includes plans for the purchase of up to 100 Midnight aircraft. Archer’s Midnight is a piloted, four-passenger aircraft designed to perform rapid back-to-back flights with minimal charge time between flights.

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Airline Airlines Approach Pilot 274

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 25, 2025

Japan Airlines senior management is facing some serious punishment over recent incidents involving drinking pilots. Furthermore, Akasaka will have his role of overseeing safety measures at the airline revoked. This isnt the first time that Japan Airlines executives have had their pay docked over pilots drinking inappropriately.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 119

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Leaders of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) gathered to discuss the future of aviation in the region in Brunei Darussalam on November 12-13 2024, for the 68th Assembly of Presidents. Royal Brunei Airlines with international media, including AeroTime. of 2019 levels.

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Airline Airlines Weather Cargo 284

Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

Spanish carriers Iberia and Iberia Express have been named the most punctual airlines in Europe in 2024, taking the two highest rankings in an industrywide survey published for the year. Iberia has been among the most punctual airlines in Europe and in the top 10 worldwide for the last nine years.

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Airline Airlines Air Traffic Control Cabin Crew 284

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Southwest Airlines may be considering the acquisition of another US carrier. Shortly after a board meeting, Click, who is also a representative of the flight attendants union, posted an online poll on his Facebook page asking followers to name the airline that Southwest Airlines is looking at.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 243

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 bound for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) had to return to Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) after an engine fire incident. Huge thanks to the pilots & cabin crew for keeping us safe. Flight MH 705 departed Manila at approximately 17:22 local time on March 15, 2025.

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Cabin Crew Airline Airlines Pilot 240

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggests that a Flexjet pilot was unsure about the identity of runways before a Southwest flight was forced to make a critical go-around to avoid a collision. The cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from both aircraft were overwritten. The NTSBs investigation is ongoing.

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Runway Pilot Approach Clearance 175

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Still, in recent years, pilot salaries at major airlines like American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have also become a topic of great interest. Here's a detailed breakdown of pilot earnings at these carriers based on information from various sources.

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Pilot Cockpit Airline Airlines 126

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Asia Pacific Airlines has been ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to pay over $2 million in wages, damages, and legal fees after it was determined that the airline fired a pilot for repeatedly raising safety concerns over engine maintenance practices.

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Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 126

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

In command of XB-1 wasTristan Geppetto Brandenburg, an experienced test pilot and former naval aviator and United States Naval Test Pilot School graduate. Boom Supersonic aims to bring back supersonic air travel through the development of a clean-sheet supersonic airliner, which it calls Overture.

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Pilot Jet Airline Airlines 329

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the past couple of weeks, weve seen two catastrophic accidents involving US-based airlines. If you look on social media, its clear that some people think that airlines are hiring pilots with little to no experience, simply because of the color of their skin or their gender. But thats also not whats going on at airlines.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airline Airlines 104

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

The automatic pilot (autopilot) has to be one of aviations finest technological inventions. Largely gone are the days when pilots had to manually control their aircraft from engine start-up to shut down by keeping their hands rigidly fixed on the controls at all times.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 311

Simple Flying

APRIL 7, 2025

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 112

Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) has released its report on a United Airlines flight that ended in a damaged fuselage due to pilot inputs. The Boeing 767 was landing in Houston from Newark when the nose gear of the plane touched down with such force that it caused significant damage.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 122

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

Aviation is not short of contentious issues, but none seem to fire up passions quite like that of the implementation of single pilot commercial operations. The first is Extended Minimum-Crew Operations (eMCOs), the other Single-Pilot Operations (SiPOs). On the other hand, SiPOs are end-to-end single-pilot operations.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Cargo 332

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

With a tip of the hat to Stephen Covey, just what are some of the habits and characteristics that define the highly effective pilot? For the record, the one-size-fits-all, larger-than-life image that the movies and TV paint of pilots is not always accurate. As the saying goes, “A good pilot is always learning.”

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

A pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations plus a masters degree in Blockchain. Airlines like Korean Air have implemented S.PM+ and S.HM

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Weather Approach Pilot Aviation Technology 293

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

There has been endless speculation online about the pilots involved in the accident, and it hasnt been without motive. Captain: Mesaba Airlines, a progenitor company of Endeavor Air, hired the captain in October 2007. He has served both as an active duty Captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities.

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Pilot Runway Airline Airlines 139

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In recent years, the idea of single-pilot operations on large commercial airliners has become an increasingly hot topic.

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Pilot Cockpit Airline Airlines 116

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

After that, he joined Lion Air and Batik Air, where he worked as a pilot and in various supervisory positions that included: Safety Manager, then Safety Director for Batik Air; Safety Director for Lion Air, and ultimately interim CEO of Lion Air from 2022 until his most recent appointment.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 283

Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

If you dream of becoming a pilot, you might be wondering if its a hard career to enter. So, is it hard to be a pilot? Key Takeaways To become a pilot, you must invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. Pilots face many challenges, but the rewards and incentives make them worthwhile.

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Pilot Checkride Cabin Crew Airplanes 98

AV Web

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

More than 97 percent of Allegiant Airlines’ 1,300 pilots have authorized their union to hold a strike vote even though the airline has offered them a 70 percent pay hike over the next five years. Teamsters Local 2118 said the increase isn’t enough to bring Allegiant pilots to the levels they need.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 105

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

ATP Flight School, the largest provider of commercial pilot flight training services in the United States, has announced it will expand its training aircraft fleet with the addition of 61 new aircraft throughout 2025. ATPs website states that the company helps its trainees attain 13,100 pilot ratings annually.

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Pilot Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit 268

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A Linkedin post shared by members of the airlines communications team shows the aircraft, already with its tail showing the carriers distinctive national flag emblem, taking shape at the Airbus final assembly line (FAL). SWISS will receive ten A350-900s between the summer of 2025 and 2031, in order to renew and expand its long-haul fleet.

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Tail Pilot Airline Airlines 303