Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

Air France announced on April 16, 2025, that it will be launching a new destination in Thailand during the 2025/26 winter season. Starting on November 27, 2025, the French flag carrier will fly nonstop three times per week between its hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Phuket International Airport (HKT). The new service, which is awaiting approval from the Thai government, will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft fitted with 472 seats.

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Airline Airlines 285

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Frontier Airlines has just launched a potentially lucrative promotion that can get just about anyone elite status with the airline. Theres not even a need to have elite status with a competing airline, but instead, you just have to be a member of the Southwest Rapid Rewards program. Frontier is obviously doing everything in its power to find more potential customers!

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Airline Airlines 109

Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

A modified hairdryer packed inside a checked suitcase triggered a security alert at Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), prompting the evacuation of the airport. The airport was closed for two and half hours due to the incident, which occurred on April 13, 2025. Security scanners were triggered when the object was detected inside a checked suitcase, and was later revealed to be a hairdryer that had been patched up and held together with tape.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 16, 2025

As most of our readers will know, Avro Lancaster B.VII NX611 Just Jane is under restoration to airworthy condition with the Lincoln Aviation Heritage Center at former RAF East Kirkby in Lincolnshire, England. The group has made magnificent progress, even during the pandemic, and we thought that our readers might like to see a recent (edited) restoration update, reproduced here with permission.

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Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

China Southern Airlines has cancelled the sale of 10 B787-8 aircraft and two accompanying GEnx-1B70/P2 engines which the carrier had recently put up for auction. In November 2024, the Chinese carrier, which is one of Chinas Big three government-owned international airlines, announced its intention to dispose of its entire B787-8 fleet. Subsequently, in the first quarter of 2025, the airline listed the aircraft on the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange in order to start taking bids for th

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Airline Airlines 215

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

While the concept of an aircraft suffering a bird strike is nothing new, heres a strange variation of that, as reported by The Aviation Herald. United 737 has major engine issues after Denver takeoff This incident happened on Sunday, April 13, 2025, and involves United Airlines flight UA2325, scheduled to fly from Denver (DEN) to Edmonton (YEG). The 1,019-mile flight was operated by a 27-year-old Boeing 737-800 with the registration code N27213, with 153 passengers and six crew members.

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Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

A new report published by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed the huge impact that the aviation industry has on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy. According to the report published on April 16, 2025, aviation contributed an 18.25% share of GDP (gross domestic product) for the region in 2023 and supported 992,000 jobs.

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Airline Airlines 218

Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has partnered with Philippine Airlines (PAL) to host the 2025 Asia Pacific Aviation Safety Seminar (APASS 2025) in Manila. The two-day event will be held on September 10-11, 2025 at the Hilton Manila. The biannual event was last held in 2018 in Seoul, and the upcoming seminar will be the first since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

American Airlines has revealed the latest perk that will be made available to its frequent flyers and loyalty members, with those who are signed up to the carrier's AAdvantage scheme set to be able to access free inflight WiFi. This comes as a result of the legacy airline's partnership with telecommunications giant AT&T, which, much like American Airlines, is a company based in the state of Texas.

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Airline Airlines 97

Aerotime

APRIL 16, 2025

The Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 have been awarded type certification by the Mongolia Civil Aviation Authority (MCAA) opening a new frontier of opportunity for the planemaker. Announcing the news on April 15, 2025, Embraer described the certification as a milestone that will allow the company to further access Mongolias growing aviation market. The certification of the Embraer E190-E2 and E195-E2 follows approval by the FAA (US), EASA (Europe), ANAC (Brazil), CAAS (Singapore) and CAAC (China).

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Jet 210

Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

It took a while, but Air Sierra Leone has confirmed flights to London. It is a new airline with the IATA code YD. After an initial Freetown to London Gatwick round-trip service in April, a regular operation using a Boeing 737 MAX 8 from Ascend Airways will begin in June. Due to Air Sierra Leone's UK ban, its operating permit is conditional on using a UK operator.

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Airline Airlines 106

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

I think most people would like to believe that their hotel room wont be entered without permission, especially when the do not disturb sign is on. However, heres a good reminder of what can go wrong La Quinta Resort & Club guests report in-room theft The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is going on right now, and for those who are into music festivals, its one of the most popular ones in the world.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Airbus and Boeing are involved in one of the most contentious business rivalries in the world. The two aerospace giants have become the world's primary source for commercial aircraft, offering a variety of products ranging from smaller, short-haul jets to some of the largest aircraft in the world. Their scale and advanced technology means that airlines can only pick between two suppliers for mainline commercial jets.

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Airline Airlines Jet 96

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Nowadays premium cards are more popular than ever before. Two of the most popular of these cards are The Platinum Card from American Express and Chase Sapphire Reserve Card , and I know a lot of people struggle to decide which card is a better fit. In this post, I want to take a closer look at that question what are the pros and cons of both cards, and can it make sense to have both of them?

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Airline Airlines 76

Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia have launched a new initiative called Dine on Us, aimed at rewarding their frequent flyer members with complimentary dining. Starting June 12, Qatar Airways Privilege Club and Virgin Australia's Velocity Frequent Flyer members flying to and from Australia through Doha will receive a $20 dining voucher, which can be used at over 50 restaurants and cafs at Doha's Hamad International Airport (DOH).

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

American Airlines has announced plans to modify its boarding process. These changes follow the Forth Worth-based carrier recently starting to actually enforce boarding priority , thanks to some simple new technology. How American is updating its boarding priority American is modifying its boarding priority as of May 1, 2025, in a move that the airline describes as being focused on making the boarding process simpler and more straightforward.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

For obvious reasons, British Airways has more US/Canada flights than any other European carrier. When North American operators are included, it ranks fourth, behind United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines. BA plans up to 55 daily departures to the US/Canada from London Heathrow and London Gatwick this summer. Despite the apparent slowdown in demand , this frequency was last seen in September 2019, when it still flew the Boeing 747-400.

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Airline Airlines 101

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 16, 2025

Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson has taken a swipe at what he perceives as the inefficiencies and costs associated with regional airports and the organisations behind them. In an interview with Spanish business paper El Economista , Wilson discussed how the airline plans to remove more aircraft from small airfields from next winter and he also demanded a response from the Spanish government to his request to encourage traffic to underused airports. “Regional airports are 70% underutilised,

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Kew West International Airport (EYW) has long been the location of extensive construction, with many different renovation projects continually underway. One of the largest and most important leisure travel gateways in South Florida, Key West has long been an important facility for connecting passengers from around the United States to the greater Florida Keys region.

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Airline Airlines 98

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Ive written extensively about the Bilt Mastercard ( review ), which is an innovative and rewarding credit card. The greatest selling point of the card is that you can earn points for paying your rent with no fee, as long as you make at least five transactions per billing cycle. Bilt has just introduced a cool new feature, which makes it more rewarding to pay your rent using another credit card.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines will introduce additional changes as it rolls out an updated boarding process next month. While the legacy carrier previously announced that boarding would begin earlier, it now plans to upgrade the experience for premium passengers.

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Airline Airlines 97

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Heres something that Ive known about for years, but it occurred to me that Ive never actually written about it, and theres no time like the present. File this under random aviation geek facts, so if that doesnt interest you, by all means skip this post. There are two graves under SAVs most active runway Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is a generally charming airport, though it has one unique characteristic that you wont find at any other major commercial airport.

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Runway 84

Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Harrison Ford is often considered to be one of the best American actors of all time. He has starred in several popular film series throughout his career, including portraying Han Solo in Star Wars and Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones franchise. He also starred in several other popular movies, including Patriot Games, Blade Runner, Clear and Present Danger, Witness, and The Fugitive, among many others.

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Jet 88

Flyertalk

APRIL 16, 2025

The airline is now offering all Southwest A-Tier elite members the opportunity to match to Frontier Miles Elite Gold with a $40 fee. Offer Available to Any Level Rapid Rewards Elite Member Frontier says the deal is open to any tier of Rapid Rewards Elite member. For the $40 fee, the Frontier Miles Elite Gold status is valid through the remainder of 2025 and comes with all of the benefits immediately.

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Airline Airlines 86

Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

The owner and president of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, has a unique strategy for his team's travel. Players and staff need to move quickly and dependably to meet the team's regular-season and pre-season schedules, all while carrying heavy equipment. A Boeing 777 set up for just this kind of charter serves as the foundation of the Cowboys' aviation strategy.

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Jet 79

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Hilton has announced the newest location for its luxury Waldorf Astoria brand, though well have to be patient 175-key Waldorf Astoria Turks & Caicos being developed Hilton has signed a branding and management agreement for the Waldorf Astoria Turks & Caicos Dellis Cay, which is expected to open in 2028 (though like all hotel projects announced this far in advance, I wouldnt count on the timeline).

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Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Spirit Airlines is an airline that is laughed at by many and yet attracts a lot of passengers. The internet is full of memes about delays, lack of legroom, and passengers having to bring their own snacks, as even still water costs extra. On social media, the image of Spirit reflects a flying school bus, the last option for desperate travelers. Despite this reputation, the airline still attracts crowds of loyal passengers, who not only fly on it regularly but do it with a smile and pride.

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Airline Airlines 64

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 16, 2025

Marriott has just launched a targeted gift card sale, which Im sure many Marriott Bonvoy members may be interested in Marriott selling gift cards at a discount Marriott has just launched a 15% off sale for the purchase of gift cards. This promotion is targeted at those who have a US-issued Marriott Bonvoy credit card, and its also likely targeted beyond that.

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AV Web

APRIL 16, 2025

The two-place Aura Aero Integral E all-electric airplane has completed its first inverted flight, said to be a major step on the road to certification. The Integral E is one of three aircraft in the Integral line, together with the already European-certified Integral R taildragger and the Integral S nosewheel version. Both of the latter are gasoline-engine powered.

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Airplanes 66

All Plane

APRIL 16, 2025

If you have been to whichever aviation conference recently the words innovation and digitalization have surely popped up at some point in the program. These are often applied to processes which involve the air side of the experience, whether airline booking paths or flight operations. However, the Aviation-Event 2025 CLJ conference , which took place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on March 21, 2025, provided an excellent opportunity to discuss innovation in one particular aspect of the air travel exper

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AV Web

APRIL 16, 2025

With international alliances suffering the stress of strained economic relations, the U.S. Navy is, nevertheless, bullish on the joint U.S.-Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone program. The drone model is linked to the loyal wingman concept of using unmanned aircraft alongside manned combat aircraft in a variety of roles. To date, the MQ-28 has largely been associated with U.S.

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 16, 2025

Like many pilots, I trained in Cessna 150s and 152s , swapping types based on availability and discovering slight disorientation along the way. I recall feeling like one of the 152s was easier to fly than the others, and the confusion of having to look at the A-pillar to find the flap setting on one of the 150s. Seems a quaint idea now that I get to fly a lot of very different airplanes, but it meant something at the time.

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World Airline News

APRIL 16, 2025

Q1 pre-tax margin up 4.9 points year-over-year, ahead of Wall Street consensus; up 3.6 points on an adjusted basis 1 Q1 pre-tax margin expected to lead the industry as United continues to attract more brand-loyal customers, improve the customer experience and demonstrate the resiliency of the business Year-to-date 2 repurchased $451 million of shares United expects resilient earnings in Q2 and full-year 2025 3 despite uncertain macroeconomic environment and is removing 4 points of scheduled dome

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Airline Airlines Cargo Weather 52

Flight Training Central

APRIL 16, 2025

Just about every airplane includes performance datain the Pilot’s Operating Handbook to calculatethe runway length required for takeoff and landing under various conditions. The FARs require you to determine these distances as part of your preflight responsibilities, but fortunately the charts published for today’s modern airplanes make this task a breeze.

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Airplanes Runway Pilot 52

World Airline News

APRIL 16, 2025

Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321-271N WL N208HA (msn 8123) (Moana 2) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 964316. ONTARIO, Calif., April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The number of passengers who chose Ontario International Airport (ONT) rose for the 49 th straight month in March as the airport welcomed nearly 560,000 travelers. The Southern California gateway’s passenger count totaled 559,619 last month, up 0.5% from March 2024.

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Cargo Airline Airlines Jet 52

Simple Flying

APRIL 16, 2025

Global Airlines has opened bookings for its inaugural flights from two cities in the United Kingdom to New York, the United States. Depending on the class and route, prices range from $373 to $4,647.

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Airline Airlines 119

AV Web

APRIL 16, 2025

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is legendary for the volunteer-centric culture of its annual AirVenture extravaganza in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, set for July 21-27 this year. But even a full-on effort by volunteers cannot do it all, so EAA is hanging out the Help Wanted sign. The association is looking for more than 750 temporary workers for positions involving retail sales, security, event support, auto parking, camper registration even bartending.

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