One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Believe it or not, this was my first flight on a jet with the new United Next interiors. United is currently investing heavily to become more premium, and this includes introducing new cabins (including seat back TVs) throughout the entire narrow body, mainline fleet. Ive gotta say, I found this to be a pleasant way to fly!

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Jet Airlines Airline 99

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 24, 2024

The miles & points world has all kinds of different enthusiasts — some people are only interested in miles & points in order to save money on travel, while others are interested in miles & points because they love airplanes. The 787 is the only wide body jet to have four cockpit windows, rather than six.

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Airplanes Cockpit Jet Tail 120

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 9, 2024

Historically, American has frequently flown wide bodies on some frequencies between Miami (MIA) and Los Angeles (LAX). Last week, Simple Flying reported how as of September 4, 2024, American no longer shows any wide body jets flying between the two airports for the fall and winter.

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All Plane

AUGUST 4, 2024

Sustainable Aviation News Electric Aviation Electric aircraft startup Vaeridion signed an agreement with GKN Aerospace to work on the aerostructures for its future electric airplane. KLM is getting close to getting its first ever Airbus narrow body aircraft.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Cargo Airplanes Airline 52

Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

P&W’s PW1000G-series geared turbofans are having issues with parts fabricated from powdered metal between late 2015 and mid-2021, which were contaminated by impurities that have caused cracking in some high-pressure turbine and compressor discs, affecting Airbus A320neos and A220s, as well as in Embraer E-Jet E2s.

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