Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

RELATED Boeing says China to more than double commercial airplane fleet by 2043 Boeing, which considers China one of its largest growth markets, could face substantial repercussions from this development.

Stability 319

Stability Airplanes Cargo Approach 319

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These airplanes were cast-offs from Air Canada which were densified. Air Canada’s investor deck says it has 41 airplanes in the Rouge fleet today, but this Air Canada page says there are 18 A319s, 15 A321s, and 5 A320s. But if those routes are going to work, they’ll need to be transferred to another airplane.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 246

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Often in trip reports , Ill talk about turndown service in first and business class. Sometimes readers will have questions about this, like how it works, how to know when its offered, and how to go about asking for it. Its a good question, so let me share my experience Why do some airlines offer turndown service?

Airplanes 110

Airplanes Airline Airlines Approach 110

Cranky Flier

APRIL 1, 2025

Allegiant has always focused on cheap airplanes. Low capital costs means it can sit airplanes and not have to worry about hustling to make revenue to pay for pricey assets. Spirit has new, expensive airplanes which it has to pay for. In 2023, Spirit had operated its airplanes an average of 11.1 It has a plan.

Airplanes 211

Airplanes Airline Airlines 211

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our members perform high quality and flight critical work for the airplanes we build and deserve a return on their labor investment that provides for the quality-of-life worthy of that labor,” Jon Holden, President of IAM District 751 and Brandon Bryant, President of IAM District W24, said in a joint statement.

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Airplanes Jet Airline Airlines 307

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 25, 2025

For many years, Delta Air Lines pilots have had aircraft trading cards, which theyve been able to offer to passengers who request them.

Airplanes 110

Airplanes Pilot Flight Deck Airline 110

Aerotime

JANUARY 10, 2025

The FAA said: The FAA is issuing this AD to address any heat damage to the outer cylinder of the landing gear, which could result in the inability of a principal structural element to sustain limit load, gear collapse resulting in loss of control of the airplane, and potential for off-runway excursion.

Runway 307

Runway Airplanes 307

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

Weight-Shift-Control 308

Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 308

Aerotime

JANUARY 31, 2025

This airplane brings the efficiency and versatility we need to meet growing market demands, replace our aging widebody fleet, and deliver a world-class experience to our passengers.

Airline 283

Airline Airlines Airplanes Tail 283

Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The company delivered just 13 commercial aircraft to customers during the month an amount less than 25% of the total amount of new airplanes delivered in the same month in 2023. To #TeamBoeing in Washington, we applaud your efforts in thoughtfully restarting production and working to deliver quality airplanes for our customers.

Jet 265

Jet Approach Airplanes Airline 265

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane. This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches.

Cockpit 283

Cockpit Weather Flight Plan Airplanes 283

Aerotime

APRIL 1, 2025

The airplane was invented here in the US but we are watching a slow-motion crash as the Wests lead in aviation is squandered for no good reason. Let's beat 'em. Neither Boeing nor Airbus has launched a new jet in 20 years. We must invent and build the next generation of jets here in the US, added Scholl.

Jet 306

Jet Airplanes Airline Airlines 306

Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Whittaker said: “The thing that I was most struck by was we’re four weeks post-strike and they’re still not producing airplanes, because they’re focused on their workforce, the training, making sure they have the supply chain sorted out.”

Jet 287

Jet Airplanes Airline Airlines 287

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

BOC Aviations latest investment in the 737-8 demonstrates the confidence lessors have in this airplane to meet continued air travel demand and improve fuel efficiency, said Brad McMullen, Boeing senior vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing.

Airplanes 264

Airplanes Lift Jet Airline 264

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

However, unwilling to confine the aircraft to the scrapper, LSSG vowed to continue its good work in restoring the airplane to a high static-only condition. While the passenger cabin retains much of its 1950s bygone-era charm, some more modern conveniences have been added to give the airplane an updated feel.

Rudder 273

Rudder Airplanes Tail Hangar 273

Aerotime

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The new airplanes will join an already sizeable fleet of the type in service with TUI Group airlines and are scheduled to be delivered to the group between 2025 and 2026. BOC Aviation has announced it has signed a lease agreement with European travel group TUI for the supply of 14 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Airplanes 299

Airplanes Airline Airlines 299

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

The airplanes will join ATPs current fleet of 614 light training aircraft that are already used to train new pilots, which already includes 133 factory-fresh aircraft delivered to the organization since 2023. The deliveries will continue through to 2027, with around 40 new airplanes on average arriving each year with the provider.

Pilot 260

Pilot Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit 260

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

Emergency responders met the airplane upon landing and transported injured people to a nearby clinic. During these fluctuations, meal service was taking place in the cabin, leading to some passenger injuries. The flight crew decided to turn back and returned to LOS Airport, where the aircraft landed safely.

Final Approach 261

Final Approach Approach Airplanes Airline 261

Simple Flying

APRIL 18, 2025

Airbus and Boeing remain the world's two primary passenger jet airplane makers. Meanwhile, Brazil's Embraer continues to be the world's third commercial airplane maker. The last decade has seen Canada's Bombardier exit the commercial passenger jet maker and China's COMAC enter it. A decade ago, in 2015, Boeing was doing well.

Airplanes 113

Airplanes Jet 113

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

The airplane served in World War 2 as an administrative aircraft, stationed at bases in Washington, Colorado, and California. The Berlin Express name and accompanying markings come from the airplanes appearance in the 1970 satirical war film ‘ Catch-22 ,’ based on the Joseph Heller novel of the same name.

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Airline Airlines Airplanes 255

Cranky Flier

MARCH 6, 2025

Truenoord decided that it wanted more money from Silver to keep the three airplanes it had flying with the airline. Silver balked and parked the airplanes. Silver also had not come to an agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), so it had to send those airplanes back as well. Lessors want their planes back.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 147

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The airplane can fly easily to the full [breadth] of the US and get us well into Latin America,” Cooper added. HMBSoFL Photography / Shutterstock The A220 would provide Bahamasair with opportunities to do things that we’re not doing presently.

Airplanes 290

Airplanes Airline Airlines Jet 290

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

The airplane wasnt uncontrollable at this point, and was flying fairly stable at altitude, so the decision was made to continue on their route, burn more fuel, and divert to LAX. That nut was never intended to support the loads generated by the airplane, and so grew weaker and weaker as the flight went on.

Horizontal Stabilizer 284

Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airline Airlines 284

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

We congratulate Safran for this key achievement, which is paving the way for electrification of aviation, for small airplanes and beyond. EASA is fully committed to support the development and certification of propulsion technologies aimed at decarbonizing aviation.

Airplanes 280

Airplanes 280

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Six further 787s will join the fleet in the first quarter of 2025, bringing the total fleet to 90 airplanes, while looking further ahead, another 41 new aircraft are scheduled for delivery to the carrier from 2026. The carrier also operates a fleet of nine 777-200F freighters as part of its cargo division, EVA Air Cargo.

Cargo 284

Cargo Airplanes Airline Airlines 284

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For an airline like SWC, the big benefit would have been the ability to have pilots fly the airplanes with fewer hours. These airplanes fly mostly on Essential Air Service routes subsidized by the government, and they are the first things to get squeezed in a pilot shortage. So… then what’s the point?

Pilot 239

Pilot Airplanes Flight Deck Airline 239

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

” A full investigation is now underway as to how the woman involved evaded all of the security measures at JFK Airport and boarded the Delta Air Lines flight to Paris without a valid boarding card.

Airplanes 317

Airplanes Airline Airlines 317

Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The strategy has helped the Norwegian carrier balance the seasonal cycle and provide robust year-round income, as well as keeping its airplanes and crews in the air for 12 months of the year. Norse According to ch-aviation, Norse’s current fleet of seven Boeing 787-9s has an average age of 6.5

Threshold 293

Threshold Airplanes Airline Airlines 293

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The US Coast Guard announced on X that it dispatched an HC-130 Hercules airplane to look for the Cessna Caravans last known location. The US Coast Guard and the Nome Volunteer Fire Department are both participating in the search, though efforts are limited to air searches due to poor weather conditions and low visibility.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Runway Airplanes 259

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the company's most important subdivision, and it generates the most revenue for the company.

Stability 126

Stability Airplanes 126

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The airline currently operates a fleet of 26 airplanes comprising 26 Boeing 737s – 23 737 MAX 8s and three 737-8-200s (the low-cost high-density model). Taking an overview of FY24, Akasa Air’s performance included a tripling of capacity year-over-year, with revenues per Available Seat Kilometers (ASKs) increasing by 10%. Crore ($28.3

Airplanes 283

Airplanes Airline Airlines 283

Aerotime

DECEMBER 5, 2024

As the A320neo passes to the rear of the A319, its right (starboard) wingtip impacts with the tail section of the second airplane, causing both aircraft to jolt. Conditions at the airport appear to be wet with heavy rain and overcast skies over the airfield. The A320neo slows as a result, while the A319 remains on its stand.

Tail 301

Tail Air Traffic Control Airplanes Airline 301

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

After the pilots realized the aircraft was rolling backwards, they immediately set the parking brake bringing the airplane to a halt. Although the incident did not result in any damage to the aircraft or its passengers, one cabin crew member suffered a minor bruise as a result of the failure.

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Cabin Crew Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 293

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

I have always loved airplanes. I think living under the flight path of DFW and growing up there didn’t help much, but I just always loved airplanes. He’d been flying flight simulators throughout his teen years, but this first flight in a real airplane set the hook for life. Imagine that. Professional pilot.

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Airplanes Pilot Rudder Approach 116

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The new airplanes will join an already sizable fleet of the type in service with TUI Group airlines and are scheduled to be delivered to the group between 2025 and 2026. All aircraft will be equipped with CFM LEAP-1B engines and are expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027.

Airplanes 228

Airplanes Airline Airlines 228

Flight Training Central

MARCH 3, 2025

A wing will always stall at the same angle of attack; however, weight, and bank angle, power setting and load factor may change the speed or the pitch attitude at which the airplane stalls. Also, the weight in the airplane must be properly distributed and balanced. The test standards divide stalls into power off and power on.

Rudder 96

Rudder Aileron Airplanes Accelerated Stall 96