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Air France-KLM generates over $75B per year for French and Dutch economies 

Aerotime

A new study commissioned by the Air France-KLM Group has revealed the eye-watering sums of money that the company feeds into the French and Dutch economies. In Air France-KLM’s 20 anniversary year the company felt it was a good time to “quantify and analyze the socio-economic benefits generated by its activity in France and the Netherlands” through an impact study.

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First Look: The first Airbus A350-1000 for Ethiopian Airlines

World Airline News

The first Airbus A350-1000 for Ethiopian Airlines. Airbus A350-1041 F-WWXL (msn 691) “Ethiopia – Land of Origins” will become ET-BAW on delivery. Copyright Photo: Eurospot.

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Joby and Archer disclose additional details of commercial eVTOL roll out plans 

Aerotime

Two leading eVTOL developers, Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation, have announced significant milestones in their path to commercial roll out. On June 20, 2024, Joby Aviation confirmed it received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to roll out the software platform that will allow it to manage several key commercial and operational functions.

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Taylor Swift's Private Jet Escapes Damage As Just Stop Oil Protestors Vandalize Planes In London

Simple Flying

On Thursday, June 20, two climate activists were arrested for trespassing and vandalism at London Stansted Airport (STN). These activists, who were a part of the climate activist group, Just Stop Oil, allegedly cut through a wire fence at the airport early Thursday. The climate activists then used a fire extinguisher to cover several private jets in a coat of orange spray paint.

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GE Aerospace adopts cutting-edge inspection device used to expose art forgeries

Aerotime

The US firm GE Aerospace will adopt a new cutting-edge X-ray inspection device to improve the way the company analyses metal parts, after entering an agreement with Bruker, a leading provider of analytical tools for material characterization. Bruker has developed a non-destructive open beam X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) inspection device that is capable of detecting microstructural variations in metal parts.

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Wow: Delta Unveils Missoni Amenity Kits

One Mile at a Time

Delta Air Lines has just announced a collaboration with Missoni, which might just be the most premium collaboration we’ve ever seen from a US airline… Delta partners with Missoni on amenity kits, lounges Delta and Italian luxury fashion house Missoni are partnering on both amenity kits and lounges, which is a pretty cool collaboration. The first part of this collaboration includes new amenity kits for Delta One, which is the name of Delta’s premium business class experience.

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IATA WSOC2024: Embracing innovation & tech for safe and efficient operations

Aerotime

Under the theme, ‘Embracing Innovation and Technology for Safe and Efficient Operations’, the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference has developed four exciting tracks to consider the practical applications of innovation and technology. The four tracks covering Safety, Cabin Operations, Flight Operations, and Crisis Management will follow an opening plenary of VIP opening addresses and executive panels.

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IHG One Rewards Summer 2024 Promotion (Targeted)

One Mile at a Time

IHG One Rewards’ last global promotion ended on May 31, 2024. It appears that the hotel program doesn’t plan to have a global promotion for the summer, but rather has a few targeted offers that some members are eligible for. I wanted to recap the details of this, as the targeted offers are available for stays as of today. IHG One Rewards has targeted offers IHG One Rewards doesn’t have a global promotion for the summer of 2024, but rather has targeted promotions.

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FAA Greenlights Joby Aviation's In-House Software For Future Air Taxi Operations

Simple Flying

Joby Aviation has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use a suite of in-house-developed software tools, known as ElevateOS, to support its planned air taxi operations. The software suite includes pilot tools, operations and schedule management software, and an intelligent matching engine, which is similar to what existing ride-sharing apps use to match users with a driver.

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New Finnair Schengen Lounge Helsinki With Platinum Corner

One Mile at a Time

Finnair will shortly be opening a new Schengen lounge at Helsinki Airport (HEL), and it will even have a dedicated area for oneworld Emerald members. This sounds like a huge improvement over the current setup… Details of the new Finnair Lounge Helsinki Airport On July 9, 2024, Finnair will be opening its new lounge at Helsinki Airport. This lounge will be located in the Schengen area, which is primarily for short haul flights within the Schengen zone.

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Unique: Just 1 Destination Will See All Of Emirates Passenger Aircraft Types

Simple Flying

It wont be long until Emirates receives its first Airbus A350-900, which is still expected to enter service on September 15. When the initial aircraft is operational, Emirates passenger fleet will comprise the A350-900, A380, 777-200LR, and 777-300ER. While not the subject of this article, it also has the 777-200F and a VIP-configured A319.

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Buy IHG One Rewards Points With 100% Bonus (0.5 Cents Per Point)

One Mile at a Time

Strategically buying points can be a good value , especially for luxury hotel stays. IHG One Rewards has just launched its latest sale on purchased points. This is in line with the best offers we see from the program, so if you’re interested in acquiring IHG points, this offer is for you. Sale on purchased IHG One Rewards points Through Saturday, June 29, 2024, IHG One Rewards is offering a bonus on purchased points.

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What Are Delta Air Lines' Longest Routes With The Airbus A350?

Simple Flying

SkyTeam carrier Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines and remains an integral part of the United States 'Big Three. From its various hubs across the US, the airline deploys its state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 on a number of long-haul routes, to which Simple Flying decided to analyze which were its longest. But first, a bit of history.

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EAA’s The Green Dot — Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame

Inspire

This time on The Green Dot, host Chris is joined by Rose Dorcey, John Dorcey, and Dan Silvers of the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame to discuss the organization’s project to digitize and preserve the impressive photography collection of Leo J. Kohn, who was a pivotal figure in Wisconsin aviation history and played a key role in the formation of EAA in 1953.

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What Happened To Afriqiyah Airways?

Simple Flying

One of the big developments in global aviation over the past few decades has been the emergence of large carriers based at super-connector airports. Airlines like Emirates in Dubai, Qatar Airways in Doha or Turkish Airlines in Istanbul have built highly successful business models by providing flights that connect east and west through their geographically advantageous hubs.

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American Latest to Halt Pilot Hiring

Airline Geeks

The Fort Worth-based carrier said in a Thursday memo that it would pause pilot new hire classes through the end of this year.

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New York LaGuardia Airport's Marine Air Terminal: 5 Things You Need To Know

Simple Flying

Situated in East Elmhurst, Queens, within New York City, LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is a bustling hub primarily serving domestic flights with limited international destinations. By passenger volume, it ranks as the third-busiest airport in the New York metropolitan area and the 19th-busiest in the United States. LaGuardia Airport has four terminals, each serving specific airlines and destinations.

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B-29 Doc History Restored Tour is Coming to Stillwater, OK

Vintage Aviation News

PRESS RELEASE The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will land in Stillwater, OK, June 20-23, 2024. B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS, during World War II, will be available for ground and cockpit tours, as well as B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides during the tour stop in Stillwater. B-29 Doc Flight Experience tickets are on sale now at www.b29doc.com/rides.

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Revealed: Southwest Airlines 10 Busiest Airports By Flights

Simple Flying

This article was researched and written on June 20. Based on examining Southwest's entire network using Cirum data, it plans an average of 4,289 daily roundtrip flights in the coming week ( June 20-26 ). A staggering 4,168 daily services (97%) will be domestic. It is the third-largest US domestic operator by flights and the number six in the country's short-haul international market.

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EASA Updates Aviation-Centric Artificial Intelligence ‘Roadmap 2.0’

AV Web

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has been working with industry stakeholders to study the issue of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacts aviation. Last year, the agency released its Roadmap 2.0 to bring the study up to date and outline the pathway for further progress. EASA recently released its annual update to Roadmap 2.0. In announcing the new plan last year, EASA wrote: “The purpose of this AI Roadmap 2.0 is not only to communicate on the Agency vision for the deployment of AI i

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How Does The E-3 Sentry AWACS Enhance USAF Command And Control?

Simple Flying

One good Air Battle Manager (ABM) article deserves another. A month after doing a write-up on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), which mainly deals with enemy ground vehicles (and low & slow flying enemy aircraft to some extent), now it's time to cover JSTARS's ABM comrade-in-arms, the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) platform, which deals more with the aerial threats.

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B-52 and C-17 Highlight U.S. Air Force Materiel Command Aircraft for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024

Vintage Aviation News

PRESS RELEASE The massive B-52 bomber and C-17 Globemaster highlight the confirmed aircraft representing the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) during the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh annual showcase of Air Force commands. The 71st edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s fly-in convention is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

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TAP Air Portugal Offering 25% Off Stopover Side Quests

Simple Flying

The flag carrier of Portugal is highlighting its stopover program with a promotion to encourage travelers to visit multiple parts of the country on the same trip. TAP Air Portugal passengers can now benefit from a 25% discount (excluding airport taxes) on any domestic flight for a 2nd stopover in Portugal during their layover period.

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Choice Privileges Devalues Award Redemptions

One Mile at a Time

A couple of weeks ago, Choice Privileges devalued award redemptions for stays at Preferred Hotels properties. These are properties that Choice doesn’t actually manage, but rather the hotel group just had a points redemption partnership, so that members have access to more aspirational properties. At the time, I was happy to see that Choice at least didn’t devalue redemptions at its own properties.

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How Did Beechcraft Escape Bankruptcy In The Early 2010s?

Simple Flying

Civil and military aviation manufacturer Beechcraft was founded almost a full century ago and has produced some of the most reliable and beloved aircraft to grace our skies. Now a division of Textron Aviation, which also controls legendary planemaker Cessna, Beechcraft is known for developing iconic aircraft like the Beechcraft Bonanza, Baron and King Air, all of which remain in production several decades after their introduction.

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What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Oklahoma Carbon Cub EX-3

Inspire

In a recent piece for EAA Sport Aviation, EAA member Dave Embry takes us through the build, particularly the painting process, of his stunning Carbon Cub. The post What Our Members Are Building/Restoring — Oklahoma Carbon Cub EX-3 first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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What Are The Regulations Surrounding Aircraft Cabin Temperatures In the US?

Simple Flying

The regulation of aircraft cabin temperatures in the United States has become an increasingly pertinent issue due to rising passenger complaints and several high-profile incidents of extreme cabin temperatures. Although there is no specific federal regulation dictating exact temperature ranges, the issue has garnered attention from several aviation and labor groups pushing for more formalized standards.

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Wyndham Rewards Sells “Ultimate Hotel Pass,” With Major Catch

One Mile at a Time

Over the years, we’ve seen some travel brands (both airlines and hotels) sell travel passes, whereby you can pay a fixed amount upfront, and then travel a certain amount (or even an unlimited amount) during a promotion period. Wyndham Rewards has just launched its version of this. It sounds too good to be true, and in some ways, it is… Wyndham Rewards selling 30 hotel nights for $499 Wyndham Rewards is introducing the Ultimate Hotel Pass , whereby Wyndham Rewards members can unlock 30 nights of

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JPATS: The Airline You Never Want To Fly On

Simple Flying

The US federal government transports thousands of prisoners by air each month. A few decades ago, this was done using regular commercial flights. You may have even been on a flight where a prisoner in shackles and an orange jumpsuit appeared, always accompanied by two US Marshals, and was typically the last to board and the first to disembark.

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GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets

Aviation News

EVENDALE, Ohio, June 20 (Reuters) – GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the.

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What WW2 Planes Had 4 Engines?

Simple Flying

Well, the short, ultra-abbreviated answer to that question is "Mostly heavy bombers AKA strategic bombers." But eh, what fun would it be reading a military aviation article consisting of a measly 15 letters? In the world of intra-service rivalries (not to be confused with interservice rivalries), fighter pilots tend to get more glory, but bomber pilots always have the comebacker, "Fighter pukes make movies.

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Court approves Icon Aircraft sale

AOPA

A last-minute flurry of bids from a German sewing machine maker and Linden Blue, co-owner and vice chairman of General Atomics—the makers of Predator drones—culminated June 18 with a bankruptcy judge signing off on the sale of Icon Aircraft for a fraction of what it might once have been worth.

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Gulfstream Vs Dassault: Which Private Jets Give You The Most Cabin Space?

Simple Flying

Both Dassault Aviation and Gulfstream Aerospace have manufactured ultra-long-range private jets for many years, which continue to be popular with private owners and operators alike. Here we compare similar aircraft of the same size but with subtle differences. Let's take a look at the Gulfstream G650 and the Falcon 8X and see which has the most cabin space.

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Cirrus Service Advisory Cites GAMI G100UL As ‘Unapproved’ For SR Series

AV Web

In a blow to the General Aviation Modifications, Inc.’s (GAMI’s) G100UL unleaded aviation fuel program, Cirrus Aircraft posted Service Advisory SA24-14 Tuesday (June 18). The advisory informs operators of Cirrus SR-Series aircraft (SR20, SR22, and SR22T) that the manufacturer “does not approve the use of GAMI G100LL fuel in Cirrus SR Series airplanes.

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Air France-KLM CEO Voices Frustration Over Jetbridge Shortage At Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Simple Flying

Air France-KLM CEO has expressed his concerns about the shortage of jetways at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and some other infrastructure shortcomings and how they are costing the airline money. This comes ahead of the Paris Olympics, as the city prepares for an influx of tourists and athletes from across the globe to participate in the event.

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Air France Resumes Africa Route After Three Decade Hiatus

Airline Geeks

Air France is expanding its long-haul network with a new three-times weekly route to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania starting Nov. 18, 2024.

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The 4 Cheapest Ways To Access An Airport Lounge Before Your Next Flight

Simple Flying

An airport lounge is a modern day idyll. It is where you relax, get some work done, entertain yourself, or be engaged in a whole host of things offered by airport lounges. The PS LAX at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Air Frances La Premiere fall in the ranks of the fanciest airport lounges in the world. Airport lounges have their own etiquette - ranging from avoiding unnecessary talking on the phone to indulging in free drinks to a certain limit.

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