Aerotime

JULY 7, 2024

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) released data on consumer submissions regarding air travel for the entire calendar year 2023. The volume of submissions, including complaints, inquiries, and opinions, reached record levels, surpassed only by 2020. In 2023, the DOT received 96,853 consumer submissions, up from 86,240 in 2022. 67,661 were related to US carriers, 24,991 to foreign air carriers, and 3,162 to travel companies.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2024

If you’ve flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, you may have noticed that your cell phone suddenly loses its signal when you board the plane. No, it’s not something you’re doing, and it’s not your imagination… it’s a real thing. The Boeing 787 often blocks cell phone signals In general, cell phone data around airports often isn’t great. However, there’s an additional issue that’s specific to the Boeing 787, which I know leaves many people confused.

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Jet 125

Aerotime

JULY 7, 2024

The Italian Ministry of Defense has initiated the process for acquiring 24 new Eurofighter Typhoons. The ministry’s request, submitted on July 4, 2024, seeks governmental approval for this acquisition and the renewal of technical and logistic support for the entire fleet. The document, which lacks detailed specifics, indicates that the request will be reviewed by the Commission for Foreign Affairs and Defense and the Commission for Balance, with a decision expected by August 13.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Airplane travel requires a long list of banned items to guarantee a safe flight. These include aerosols, lithium batteries, e-cigarettes , and fireworks. But there may be an unsuspecting item on the list: coconut.

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Aerotime

JULY 7, 2024

Air New Zealand has received a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) shipment in Wellington, marking its first delivery to the capital city. This 500,000-litre shipment, produced by EcoCeres in China from 100% used cooking oil and supplied by Exxon Mobil, represents a step toward the airline’s goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. “For a small island nation, alternatives are crucial to maintain connectivity and support our trade and tourism sectors,” said Kiri Hannifin, Air New

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to the deadly 737 MAX 8 crashes that happened in 2018 and 2019. The news comes six months after the high-profile Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 door blowout incident occured, which brought the safety of the aircraft type into question again.

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Airlines Airline 119

One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2024

Hello from the Maldives (well, briefly… I’m just in transit, and am not actually entering the country). I just flew all-business class carrier Beond Airlines on the rather long flight from Milan to the Maldives via Dubai. The airline currently has a single Airbus A319 that operates routes to & from the Maldives, with destinations including Dubai, Milan, Riyadh, and Zurich, with more to come.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Boeing is pleading guilty to criminal fraud charges related to two Boeing 737 MAX crashes. Unfortunately this doesn’t do anything to actually hold the people at the company who are responsible for these problems accountable… Boeing accepts 737 MAX plea deal The biggest story in the aviation industry for the past five or so years has been what a mess Boeing is as a company.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Hundreds of transatlantic flights run each day, transporting millions of passengers annually. A hundred years ago, flying for hours over water was considered almost impossible, let alone crossing the Atlantic. Simple Flying compiled a list of firsts in transatlantic flights.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 7, 2024

PRESS RELEASE July 9, 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), and on July 13 SEA will continue its birthday celebration at The Museum of Flight with a short film screening and a panel discussion about the history and legacy of the Northwest’s busiest airport. Time will be reserved for questions from the audience during the event.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

It was reported around the end of last year that Turkish Airlines would be operating up to 23 daily US flights in 2024. After the pandemic, the carrier doubled its operations in the US. Some of the top destinations of the carrier include JFK, IAD, ORD, among others. But which are the airlines longest US-bound routes? Lets find out.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2024

No, it’s not a slow news day, I’m just genuinely curious where other aviation geeks stand on this, because I think I had an epiphany… I love window seats near the wing I almost always select window seats when flying , for a variety of reasons. Chief among them is that I’ll never cease to be amazed by the miracle of flight, and I spend a large portion of flights just looking out the window, especially during takeoff and landing.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

A series of severe storms that tracked across the Midwest and Southeast on Friday and Saturday created a nightmare for thousands of travelers. Thunderstorms prompted ground stops at airports in Atlanta, Houston, and Charlotte, causing hundreds of flights to be delayed or diverted.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 7, 2024

Crews are equally often asked to fly as a passenger for work. Otherwise known as 'deadheading,' it is a common practice at most air carriers.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

In my recent Simple Flying article on certain NASA programs and how they influenced military aircraft design, I made a reference to the real-world Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation and how it had "no connection to the apocryphal Aurora spy plane." Well, little did I suspect that that offhand remark would inspire an idea with our Editors, so now here I am writing an article about that "apocryphal Aurora spy plane.

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Altitudes Magazine

JULY 7, 2024

AMAC Aerospace Turkey is proud to announce that it has successfully obtained approval for the state-of-the-art Dassault Falcon 6X, marking a significant milestone in the company's expansion and service capabilities.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

With the Farnborough International Airshow just around the corner, Simple Flying had a chance to speak with Gareth Rogers, the Chief Executive Officer at Farnborough Intl Ltd. In a candid chat, Rogers spoke about the deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars that have been finalized at the show over the years and its relevance today, given that it is sold out completely.

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Ask Captain Lim

JULY 7, 2024

Two-pilot crew in the Boeing 787 cockpit Image: 123RF Why do airlines have multiple pilots on a flight? The first airline, an ancestor of British Airways formed in 1916, used former military planes and had only one pilot and could carry only two passengers. The FAA today requires two pilots for aircraft that exceed 12,500 pounds. This two-pilot rule also applies to flights under 8 hours.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Passengers onboard a Sunday British Airways flight from Stuttgart to London Heathrow were unexpectedly diverted to London Gatwick after the Airbus A320 transporting them was struck by lightning. While it is common for an aircraft to be struck by lightning once or twice a year, the crew always takes the utmost precaution when it happens and looks to land the aircraft quickly for the safety of passengers and crew.

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

Last weekend, I fulfilled the role of an “antique squared.” This is when an antique is found to be flying an antique. Slipping the surlies of my home airport, I ventured out with my mighty 1946 Cessna 140 to a local EAA meeting in another town. A lot was going on there, including the ubiquitous Young Eagle flights, charcoal-grilled processed meat eating, and the usual group of builders/pilots pondering the latest group aircraft project.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

In 1988, Raytheon subsidiary Beech Aircraft Corporation began the development of the Beechcraft King Air 300LW , (Light Weight), a lighter variant of the Beechcraft King Air 300. The primary driver for the design concept was regulatory and market factors in Europe.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 7, 2024

How Do You like Them Apples? The City on a Hill. The Athens of America. Beantown. Call it what you will, the burg originally settled in 1630 that was home to Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and a fictitious Will Hunting is undeniably one of America’s great historical cities. For my family, Boston represents a place of multiple lost opportunities. The Bear missed out on a school trip there due to Covid.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

The Piper PA-47 PiperJet was a single-engined concept aircraft that was intended to be developed as a very light jet. The project was launched by American aircraft manufacturer Piper Aircraft in October 2006. The firm saw a gap in the private aviation market for a small jet and decided to develop the single-engine PiperJet. Unfortunately, the project was canceled in 2011 amidst single-engine concerns and other economic difficulties.

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Jet 111

AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

Last week, during a transition to our new content management system, we noticed some glitches in the commenting section and stopped allowing comments, temporarily, we assumed. Since then, the only emails we’ve received about the change have been in favor of leaving comments out permanently. We actually noticed a turn in the degree of venom in some comments (right after the debate) just before we shut them off and it alarmed us a bit.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Cebu Pacific Air, a Philippines-based low-cost carrier, has signed a preliminary agreement to order up to 152 Airbus A320neo family aircraft, including the A320neo and A321neo. The airline disclosed the news in a Philippine Stock Exchange filing on July 2nd, 2024. Its yet another big win for Airbus as the planemakers' backlog grows larger.

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

More than 70 percent of respondents said they wouldn’t fly on airliner with only one occupied front seat. The post Last Week’s Poll Results: Thumbs Down For Single Pilot Airliners appeared first on AVweb.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

For the Right Honorable John Healey, MP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough and the new UK Secretary of Defence the first 100 days will require being a quick study. Especially as Labour has plans to recommit funding the UK Defence.

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

The sound of freedom will be shattering eardrums across North America for the next few months but Norway gets a different kind of act from its air force. The Royal Norwegian Air Force’s display team the Yellow Sparrows performed in the strong and gusty wind at Sola Airshow 2024. The six SAAB Safari MFI-17 aircraft are based at Bardufoss Air Force Base.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Since the First World War, many popular civilian aircraft designs have been remodeled and repurposed to assist military efforts. This trend of repurposing civilian airplanes as military planes continues today as two Boeing 747-8s are being repurposed to become Air Force One jets. However, the changes made to these jets are primarily found inside the aircraft, like many other repurposed military aircraft.

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All Plane

JULY 7, 2024

Advanced Air Mobility Two eVTOL developers got fresh capital: EVE raised an additional $94 million (mostly from existing investors). Archer got an extra $55 million from carmarker and partner Stellantis. A new eVTOL startup, Munich-based ERC System , this one, like Switzerland’s Dufour, is focusing on the emergency services segment, with a special design to answer to the needs of this sector.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

The Learjet brand, once synonymous with luxury and innovation, has seen its fortunes rise and fall over the decades, leading to the recent delivery of its final aircraft. Let's take a deep dive into the origins of the famed private jet manufacturer.

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Jet 105

Northstar VFR

JULY 7, 2024

By Josh Page, CFI Being a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) is an excellent way to build flight time and grow as a professional aviator. When you teach something, you really get to know and understand the subject on a much deeper level. What I thought I knew about flying when I first passed my CFI checkride is so much less than what I understand today after being a CFI for almost two years.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Ground pauses at airports at any destination often result in headaches for both passengers and airlines. While the order places aircraft at a standstill that could last for hours, it is most often implemented for safety reasons. Perhaps the most unpleasant time a ground stop could happen is during busy travel periods during the summer or end-of-year holiday season.

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The Aviationist

JULY 7, 2024

The story of a daring and oft forgotten nighttime air raid on the Nazi capital, carried out by the Soviet Navy using near obsolescent torpedo planes, early in the war on the Eastern Front. The [.] The post In August 1941 an Allied Power Bombed Berlin, but it Might not be Who You Think appeared first on The Aviationist.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

Naval historians all agree that some significant battles of World War II (WWII) could not have been fought without the support of aircraft operating from Navy aircraft carriers. During WWII, the ability to keep shipping lanes open was crucial to not only supplying food to the people of Great Britain but also ensuring that forward-based troops received enough supplies, vehicles, and ammunition.

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Aerotime

JULY 7, 2024

MDA Space has been awarded a $1 billion contract from the Canadian Space Agency for the next phases of the Canadarm3 program. This includes funding for the final design and construction of the robotics system, which will be utilized on the Gateway space station as part of NASA’s Artemis program. “This contract highlights Canada’s commitment to the next chapter of lunar exploration,” commented François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry.

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Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2024

The Lockheed Model 12 Electra is a twin-engine transport aircraft capable of seating up to eight people, including crew. Designed as a multipurpose aircraft in the late 1930s, the aircraft primarily served small airlines, companies, and private individuals.

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Airlines Airline 104