Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Boom Supersonics XB-1 demonstrator became the first manned civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier since the end of the Concorde era. The aircraft took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), California, at 8.22am local time on January 28, 2025, and headed towards a reserved airspace section over the Mojave Desert which had been previously approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the purpose of this test.

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Pilot Jet Airline Airlines 329

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

A fire broke out on an Air Busan A321-200 operating flight BX391 bound for Hong Kong at Gimhae International Airport in Busan-Gimhae International Airport in South Korea. The fire started before departure at around 22:26. Officials say all passengers and crew evacuated safely, though four persons were reportedly injured during the evacuation and were sent to a local hospital.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

An Air Busan Airbus A321 burst into flames at Busan Gimhae International Airport (PUS) after the aircrafts tail caught fire before takeoff, according to Yonhap News. According to reports the Air Busan flight BX391, was preparing to depart for Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) on January 28, 2024, just before 22:30, local time, when a fire developed at the rear of the plane.

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Tail 314

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

United Airlines has just reached a pretty impressive milestone, as the Chicago-based carrier became the first in the world to have a mainline fleet of 1,000 aircraft. United is the largest airline in the world by several metrics United just reached a noteworthy milestone. With the latest Boeing 737 MAX 9 that the airline took delivery of, the carrier became the first in the world to have a mainline fleet of 1,000 jets.

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Airline Airlines Wide-Body Aircraft Jet 123

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

London City Airport (LCY) has applied to the UKs Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for permission to allow Airbus A320neo aircraft to operate from the capitals smallest aviation hub. The CEO of London City, Alison FitzGerald , believes the move would help broaden the airports leisure destinations with fewer flight movements and see carriers such as easyJet and Wizz Air flying to/from LCY.

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Approach Runway Pilot Airline 284

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

Londons most restricted airport may soon see service from larger jets , and it could have significant implications London City Airport hopes for A320neo service approval London has six airports Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), Luton (LTN), Stansted (STN), City (LCY), and Southend (SEN). London City Airport is unique, as its by far the closest airport to central London.

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Approach Runway Jet 100

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Spanish airline Volotea has announced it is to shut down its base in Athens, Greece at the end of the summer of 2025. The move will end six years of based operations for the carrier at Athens International Airport (ATH) although the budget airline will continue flying into and out of the airport through services offered from other cities on the current Volotea network.

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Airline Airlines 274

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Israeli agency Shin Bet has ordered the suspension of commercial flights from Israel to Paphos, Cyprus, due to unspecified security concerns. On January 26, 2025, domestic airlines El AL, Arkia and Israir received a directive from Shin Bet prohibiting landings in Paphos, as confirmed by local media outlet inn.co. Flights already scheduled for Paphos will now be redirected to Larnaca. “The decision to concentrate flights to and from Cyprus at the Larnaca airport is based on various security

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Airline Airlines 273

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

Link: Apply now for the American Express Green Card In this post, I want to take an in-depth look at the American Express Green Card , which is underrated and often overlooked. In my opinion, this is a great card for anyone looking to earn travel rewards with a card that has great bonus categories and a fair annual fee. The information and associated card details on this page for the American Express Green Card has been collected independently by OMAAT and has not been reviewed or provided by th

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Airline Airlines 113

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Cathay Pacific and Alaska Airlines are the latest carriers to reward its respective employees with salary bonuses. Alaska Airlines announced that it is paying out $327 million in the companys annual Performance Based Pay (PBP), the largest payout in the programs 22-year history. The carrier said the payout equates to six weeks of additional pay for each employee.

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Airline Airlines 293

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

Africa has seen significant growth in traffic over the last few years, with enhanced connectivity from different parts of the world and within the continent itself. However, Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) remains the only African airport with regularly scheduled nonstop passenger flights to and from the world's six inhabited continents.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Malaysia Airlines is celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year with a specially curated menu on board its flights and in the carriers lounges. Until January 31, 2025, Malaysia Airlines business class passengers will be provided with a festive menu of Steamed Red Snapper with Red Dates and Ginger, whereas economy class passengers will be offered servings of Salted Egg Popcorn Chicken, which are available on flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BK

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Airline Airlines 283

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 28, 2025

The FG-1D Corsair (Bu. No. 92013) that arrived at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in October 2024 is currently under restoration but will be available to be viewed in the restoration hangar at two public events in February 2025 before its official public unveiling planned for March. Vintage Aviation News covered the arrival of this Corsair and its history in an article HERE.

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Flight Deck Hangar Weather Pilot 111

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) in Brazil has approved finance for Embraer to export 16 E175 aircraft to the US regional carrier Republic Airways. On January 27, 2024, BNDES confirmed the finance is valued at R$2.1 billion ($413 million) with deliveries expected to take place throughout 2025. Republic Airways operates more than 200 Embraer E170s and E175 aircraft under major US-airline partner brands of American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express.

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Airline Airlines 274

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

In March 2024, Korean Air placed an order for up to 33 Airbus A350s, including six A350-900s and 27 A350-1000s. Well under a year later, the first of these aircraft has joined the fleet, and has entered international commercial service. Korean Airs first Airbus A350s are now flying At the end of December 2024, Korean Air took delivery of its first two Airbus A350-900s.

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Jet Approach Airline Airlines 96

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has started re-introducing its previously grounded fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft back into active service. The fleet had been grounded for several months toward the end of 2024 following maintenance issues and the lack of engineering support for the types CFM LEAP-1B engines. According to the airline, the development marks a significant milestone in the airlines fleet restoration and operational enhancement efforts.

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Approach Airline Airlines 300

AV Web

JANUARY 28, 2025

Boom Supersonics XB-1 has broken the sound barrier, the first civil-designed aircraft to do so since Concorde. The 12 th test flight of the XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California at 11: 21 am EST, climbed to 34,000 feet, and recorded true airspeed exceeding Mach1.0 just 10 minutes after leaving the ground. Test pilot Tristan Giappetto Brandenburg was at the controls.

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True Airspeed Pilot Airline Airlines 98

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

India and China have agreed to restart direct passenger flights between the two countries, nearly five years after cutting off this connection. The announcement was made during a visit by Indias Foreign Secretary, Shri Vikram Misri, to Beijing for talks with Chinas Vice Foreign Minister, Sun Weidong, on January 27, 2025, as both nations mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relation.

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Stability 283

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Ryanair Holdings Group has 610 aircraft: 410 737-800s, 173 737 MAX 8-200s, 26 A320ceos, and a single 737-700. It also has Learjet 45s to ferry spare parts, maintenance crews, senior management, etc. But they don't carry regular passengers, so they are not counted here. At 26.1 years, the 737-700 is over two and a half times the Group's average fleet age and 5.5 years older than the second-oldest aircraft, an ex-Silk Air A320, now registered 9H-LOW.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Etihad Airways has announced a significant expansion of its Italian network with the addition of a third daily flight to Milan- Malpensa Airport (MXP) from its home base of Abu Dhabi-Zayed International Airport (AUH). Commencing on November 1, 2025, the increase in the frequency of flights between the two cities will see the carrier offer up to 12,600 seats per week between Abu Dhabi and Milan, representing a year-on-year capacity increase of almost 115%.

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Airline Airlines 271

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

If youre booking a domestic flight within Japan and want to get as good of a deal as possible on a premium cabin ticket, heres the trick to doing so Japanese airlines have unique domestic products Both All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) operate a dedicated fleet of domestic aircraft, which are in a high density configuration. This makes sense, since the planes all fly very short distances, and a lot of people need to be moved.

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Jet Approach Airline Airlines 95

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Airbus announced on January 27, 2025, that it is pausing the development of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Developed under the umbrella of Airbus Helicopters, the CityAirbus NextGen was the European manufacturers flagship project in the field of advanced air mobility. The CityAirbus NextGen is an all-electric eVTOL aircraft, which, once fully developed, is expected to be able to carry four people (three passengers and a pilot) over distances of 80

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Pilot Aviation Technology 270

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

Sometimes you hear of flights getting delayed due to misbehaving passengers, but in this case a flight was delayed because of a misbehaving crew Flight delayed after two crew members get into fight This incident happened on January 17, 2025, and involves Sky Angkor Airlines flight ZA679, which was scheduled to fly from Bangkok (BKK) to Phnom Penh (PNH).

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Airline Airlines Pilot 91

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

Porter Airlines has announced it will expand its footprint in the Greater New York area with the launch of a new year-round service to LaGuardia Airport (LGA). Commencing on May 1, 2025, the Canadian carrier will operate up to three daily roundtrip flights from Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to the New York airport located to the east of Manhattan Island.

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Airline Airlines Jet 254

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

It looks like Cathay Pacific is going on another aircraft shopping spree, as the oneworld carrier plans for its long term future. Cathay Pacific considers Airbus A350, Boeing 787 Danny Lee at Bloomberg reports on how Cathay Pacific has submitted a request for proposal (RFP) with Airbus and Boeing, as it looks to place a multi-billion dollar aircraft order.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

For the past four years or so, the continuous pilot shortage has been one of the aviation industry’s enduring problems. Although some thought it was a temporary issue, the development in the pilot shortage forecasts over the past few years has shown that the gap is still getting wider. While fully solving the problem might take years, pilot training academies and partnerships with airlines can help guarantee the industrys long-term viability.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 232

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) has issued a brief statement that it will investigate the incident involving a United Airlines Boeing 787-8, which was forced to return to Lagos, Nigeria, following sudden aircraft movement.

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Airline Airlines 132

Airline Geeks

JANUARY 28, 2025

In 2025, United says it expects to take delivery of 71 narrowbody and 10 widebody aircraft, down from previous plans of 100 new jets this year.

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Jet 119

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

Boom Supersonic reached a new milestone in its work toward building the worlds fastest commercial airliner on Tuesday. The next-generation manufacturer's demonstrator aircraft for the highly anticipated Overture completed its first supersonic flight breaking the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert in Southern California.

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Airline Airlines 131

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

American Airlines AAdvantage program has just rolled out some status buy up offers, for those who are short of requalifying for status. As a reminder, with American AAdvantages Loyalty Points system , the carrier doesnt use the calendar year for status qualification, but rather status is earned between the beginning of March and the end of February of the following year (and status is then valid through the end of March).

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Airline Airlines Threshold 113

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

Cathay Pacific has tapped both Airbus and Boeing, requesting their proposals for the airlines next order, with the airline potentially eyeing Airbus A350 or Boeing 787 family aircraft, as well as additional Boeing 777Xs.

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Airline Airlines 124

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 28, 2025

On Saturday, February 1, 2025, the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, invites aviation enthusiasts to its special “ Hangar Talk ” event featuring a flying demonstration of the rare de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. The event kicks off with a “Hangar Talk” at 10:30 AM, where attendees can delve into the history and significance of the de Havilland Mosquito.

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Hangar 111

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

Star Alliance carrier United Airlines has extended its lead as the world's largest airline in terms of fleet size with the historic delivery of its 1,000th aircraft. The Boeing 737 aircraft was delivered this week, making the carrier the first airline worldwide to operate more than one thousand planes.

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Airline Airlines 122

Aviation News

JANUARY 28, 2025

Fourth Quarter 2024 Finalized the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) agreement and resumed production across the 737, 767 and 777/777X programs Financials.

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General Aviation 104

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on January 23 dropped a new Policy Paper called, Want Combat Airpower? Then Fix the Air Force Pilot Crisis . The report linked the human resources issues of the United States Air Force (USAF) to the current USAF fleet of fighter jets and the impending threat of losing many USAF Reserve and USAF Air National Guard units.

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Pilot Jet 120

AV Web

JANUARY 28, 2025

The War Zone (TWZ) website is reporting that the U.S. Air Force has dramatically plussed-up the budgets of contracts with engine manufacturers that are working on next-gen fighter engines. Both General Electric and Pratt & Whitney now have $3.5 billion budgets to work on their Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) programs. The information was released today as part of the Pentagons daily contracting notice, according to TWZ.

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Ceiling 103

Simple Flying

JANUARY 28, 2025

JetBlue is currently talking with several airlines about potential partnerships in the United States following the dismantling of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) with American Airlines , an extensive codeshare agreement focused on flights in Boston and New York.

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