Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
French electric and hybrid aircraft startup AURA AERO announced that on December 3, 2024, it had successfully performed the first flight of its fully electric INTEGRAL E aircraft. The maiden flight took place at Toulouse-Francazal Airport, France, where AURA AERO is based. The INTEGRAL E is a two-seater light aircraft designed for training, acrobatics and recreational flight.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
In mid-2023, British Airways’ CEO announced that the airline planned to update the interiors of its Airbus A380s. The airline has slowly been revealing details about what we can expect. With British Airways having recently unveiled its new first class suite , I wanted to take an updated look at what we can expect from the A380s. British Airways A380s getting new first & business class At the start of the pandemic, British Airways grounded its Airbus A380 fleet, as several airlines did.
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Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Two LATAM Airlines aircraft have sustained damage after being involved in a ground collision at Sao Paulo’s Congonhas Airport (CGH) in Brazil. The wingtip of one of the carrier’s A320neos was damaged in the incident while the other aircraft, an Airbus A319, saw impact damage to its tail cone structure. The collision reportedly occurred when the wingtip of the Airbus A320neo struck the tail of the A319 as the aircraft taxied past.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
As I covered in a separate post, American Airlines and Citi have announced an expansion of their partnership. Citi will become the exclusive issuer of AAdvantage co-branded credit cards in the United States, meaning that American is dumping Barclays. As I mentioned, though, this development goes beyond just American’s co-branded credit cards, and I wanted to talk about that in a bit more detail in this post.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
If you are flying Air New Zealand on Christmas Eve, the airline has prepared something special so you don’t miss out on festivities. The Kiwi airline announced that passengers flying to New Zealand on December 24, 2024, will experience a “magical” experience on board. Air New Zealand’s latest campaign called, “Let the Magic Find You This Christmas” gives passengers a preview of what they can expect when they board their Air NZ flight on Christmas Eve.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
JetBlue will not resume New York JFK to London Gatwick flights next year, halving its presence at the UK's second-busiest airport. This route began in September 2021 and was the carrier's second transatlantic route after JFK-London Heathrow.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
LEVEL, the budget long-haul brand owned by International Airlines Group (IAG), has secured its own air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will commence flights as a separate legal entity using its own two-letter flight prefix code in 2025. The carrier has also announced fleet expansion plans, with a seventh Airbus A330-200 due to be added to its fleet “within weeks”.
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Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Malaysia Airlines made a historic return to Kolkata, India, with the launch of a direct service after 18 years. The five weekly scheduled flights began on December 2, 2024. Outbound flight MH184 departs Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) at 21:35 local time, arriving at Kolkatas Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) 23:00 local time after a flight time of three hours and 45 minutes.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
In late 2022, SWISS formally announced that it would add Airbus A350s to its fleet. Theres now an interesting update while the airline was initially only officially supposed to receive at least five of these jets, that has now doubled, to 10 jets. Lets go over all the details of what we can expect. SWISS adding at least 10 Airbus A350s to fleet SWISS long haul fleet currently consists of Boeing 777-300ERs, Airbus A330-300s, and Airbus A340-300s.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Gulfstream announced on December 2, 2024, that the first Gulfstream G800 aircraft with a fully outfitted cabin has started flight tests. This stage of the G800 flight test program will allow Gulfstream to validate the cabin design and evaluate the performance of a fully outfitted aircraft. The first flight of the fully outfitted G800 took place on November 27, 2024, and lasted for one hour and 41 minutes, during which time the aircraft reached an altitude of 46,000 feet (14,021 meters) and a top
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The carrier's CEO Bogi Nils Bogason spoke about the future of its Boeing 757 fleet.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
TAP Air Portugal has unveiled a range of new transatlantic routes for the northern summer season of 2025. The new flights will see Lisbon connected with new non-stop flights to Los Angeles while Porto will benefit from direct services to Boston. The airline will also serve San Francisco on a weekly basis from the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores archipelago.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Portuguese Flag carrier TAP Air Portugal has added three new seasonal routes to the United States: Boston to Porto, Los Angeles to Lisbon, and San Francisco to Terceira in the Azores. Next summer, the Star Alliance carrier will serve eight US airports across eleven routes, a record for the airline.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Emirates announced that it will deploy its retrofitted B777 aircraft on its flights from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) from January 3, 2025. This will make Vienna the fourth city in the airlines European network to receive its enhanced, four-class Boeing 777 aircraft. We're deploying our retrofitted Boeing 777 on flights to Vienna starting from 3 January, making it the fourth city in our European network to receive the new aircraft.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
On Thursday, December 5th, Surf Air, a Los Angeles , California-based charter flight and scheduled flight provider, revealed it had received the first four aircraft from a large fleet order with Textron Aviation. Surf Air has taken delivery of four Cessna Grand Caravan EX, a popular single-engine turboprop aircraft, from Textron Aviation. These four Cessna Grand Caravans are the first deliveries from a large fleet order that Surf Air placed with Textron Aviation, which has an option for up to 15
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand are back together again. The two carriers have officially re-established its trans-Tasman codeshare relationship after a break of six years. Starting December 5, 2024, travelers can directly book Virgin Australia flights operated by Air New Zealand with a VA flight number into Auckland Airport (AKL), Wellington Airport (WLG) and Christchurch Airport (CGC) for travel from December 9, 2024 onwards.
Vintage Aviation News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Deep in the heart of Texas sits the city of College Station. While the city is known for being the home of Texas A&M University and the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, it is also the home of the Museum of the American G.I. , which has just acquired a Douglas C-53 Skytrooper for permanent display at its facility. The aircraft now in College Station was originally built at Douglas Aircraft’s Santa Monica, California plant as construction number 11672 and delivered to the US Army Air For
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Following the ceasefire agreed between Israel and the Hezbollah militant organization in Lebanon in late November 2024, airlines are cautiously resuming international flights to the country’s primary air gateway at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY). According to reports in local media including The New Arab, several international airlines from Arabic countries have already resumed flights while others, including Western carriers, are taking a more cautious approach, and are holdi
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Oneworld Alliance carrier American Airlines has confirmed that Citi will take over the entire AAdvantage loyalty program credit card portfolio in 2026, ending months of speculation. The airline has long offered cards issued by both Citi and Barclays, which it inherited in its merger with US Airways.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Korean Air is expecting to complete its long-awaited purchase of local South Korean rival Asiana Airlines “within days” says the carrier. The company hopes to receive final anti-trust approval from US regulators during the second week of December 2024, following which the purchase will be finalized, creating one of the largest airline groups within Asia.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The United States Department of Transportation is making a push for airlines to pay passengers in the event of delays.
Aerotime
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The Lufthansa Group, consisting of Lufthansa Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Brussels Airlines, has unveiled new destinations to be included in its schedule for the summer of 2025. Lufthansa Group Airlines will be offering more sunny destinations in summer 2025. Now also Lamezia Terme, Figari, Dubrovnik and Funchal in the flight schedule [link] pic.twitter.com/wnIfttDfC8 — Lufthansa News (@lufthansaNews) December 4, 2024 For Lufthansa, the new schedules are: Frankfurt A
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The carrier has been slashing unprofitable routes all through this year.
AV Web
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Robert DeLaurentis, well-known pilot, author and entrepreneur in aviation circles, was involved in a crash-landing Monday night at Felts Field Airport (SFF) in Spokane, Washington. DeLaurentis, speaking to local news station KREM2 , explained that he was flying from his home airport on Whidbey Island when his engines lost power just 100 feet above the ground, about a quarter mile from the runway.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Qantas has unveiled special Christmas liveries on two of its aircraft - a Boeing 737 and a QantasLink Q400 Dash-8 - as well as new inflight and lounge menus. The Dash-8 has been called "Dasher-8", while the 737 will fly as "Roo-dolph," and any passengers lucky enough to be flying on one of these aircraft this month will earn double points.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Air Canada’s route network to Asia keeps becoming more impressive, and the airline has just announced its latest destination. Air Canada adds Manila flights in April 2025 As of April 2, 2025, Air Canada will launch a new 4x weekly, year-round flight between Vancouver (YVR) and Manila (MNL). The route will operate with the following schedule: AC17 Vancouver to Manila departing 1:55AM arriving 6:20AM (+1 day) AC18 Manila to Vancouver departing 9:25AM arriving 6:20AM Air Canada will fly from Vancou
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The head of Boeing Defense's fighter jet division will step down after two years in the role. Steve Nordlund will be replaced by Dan Gillian, vice president and general manager of Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers, amid a challenging time for the company.
Vintage Aviation News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
PRESS RELEASE EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (December 5, 2024) — Advance tickets are now on sale for the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention, which will be held July 21-27, 2025. The 72nd edition of “The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration” hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association takes place at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Norse Atlantic Airways has added additional flights between Miami and Berlin next year. The low-cost, long-haul carrier currently operates two flights per week between Berlin Brandenberg Airport (BER) and Miami International Airport (MIA), and the additional third weekly flight will operate from March 5th, 2025, through April 25th, 2025.
Inspire
DECEMBER 5, 2024
By Gary Brossett, EAA Lifetime 375866 On October 26, Hudson Williams, EAA 1618429, joined the ranks of EAA Chapter 677 youths that have flown Young Eagles, introducing six area young people to aviation, all of which were first-time flyers. When asked why he wanted to fly Young Eagles, Hudson said “I see it as the […] The post Sharing His Passion!
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
If you thought your shenanigans at US airports went unnoticed, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was keeping a close watch on all activities. Nothing seemed to have escaped the hawk-eyed officials at the agency, including passengers' covert attempts to pet the TSA dogs, as evident by its tongue-in-cheek social media post summarizing the year.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
I’m a pretty pro-union guy, which is to say that I respect the right for labor groups to collectively bargain, and also think they provide an important counterbalance to corporate greed. However, I also think unions are often far from perfect, and I try to be objective. Along those lines, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents American’s roughly 28,000 flight attendants, is making a ridiculous argument against the company’s goal to certify its newest jet, as r
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Passengers traveling through Terminal B of LaGuardia Airport in New York City will now be greeted with a friendly companion called Terminal Bee. The digital creature will appear on screens throughout the terminal, offering general guidance and useful tips, just in time for the busy travel season.
Airline Geeks
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The 50,000-square-foot center near Salt Lake City International Airport is the airline’s first “significant” pilot training facility outside Atlanta.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
Icelandair made history on December 3 when it welcomed its first Airbus A321LR , registered TF-IAA. It is due to enter service on December 10. While the EIS can vary with new types, it will probably happen as planned.
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 5, 2024
American Airlines and Citi have just announced an expansion of their partnership, and it’s coming at Barclays’ expense. American expands Citi partnership, dumps Barclays Loyalty programs (and in particular, credit cards) are big businesses for airlines. For the “big three” US carriers, a large chunk of their profits come from their lucrative credit card deals.
Simple Flying
DECEMBER 5, 2024
The United States Army has ordered three additional Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks to recapitalize the US Army’s heavy-lift helicopter fleet. The US Army wants 465 CH-47 Chinook Block IIs , but Boeing is under contract for only nine, with these three costing USD 135 million.
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