Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A flight instructor and stunt pilot has been tragically killed while performing an aerobatic flight at the 2024 Las Cruces Air and Space Expo in New Mexico. The pilot, identified as Charles Thomas ‘Chuck’ Coleman, was the sole passenger on the two-seat Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 aircraft when it went down around 14:30 local time. Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick flight instructor, Charles Thomas 'Chuck' Coleman, has died after crashing during a stunt show at Las Cruces airport in New Mexi

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Boeing Company on Wednesday reported a whopping loss of over $6 billion in the third quarter as its CEO looks to reset.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The world’s leading electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developers have been reacting to news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a revolutionary new aircraft category in a major step for the evolution of air taxis. At 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas on October 22, 2024, the FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker announced the introduction of the ‘powered-lift’ category, thus paving the way for the qualifications and training that instructors and pilots must hold in order t

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Link: Apply now for the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card Alaska Airlines and Bank of America have a couple of co-branded credit cards, which have the potential to be pretty lucrative. We’ve just seen an improved welcome offer rolled out on the personal version of the card, the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card , making it the ideal time to apply.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Ultra-low-cost rivals Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines are understood to have re-entered merger talks, though an initial agreement was dashed by JetBlue back in 2022. According to the Wall Street Journal , speaking with people familiar with the developments, Frontier Airlines is mulling over a new bid for Spirit Airlines. In an article published on October 22, 2024, the Wall Street Journal said that Spirit and Frontier had held early talks over a merger, but an agreement was far from cer

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A rare and exciting opportunity for aviation enthusiasts and photographers alike will take place at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on November 2, 2024. The Aerodrome will be hosting a special night photo event, allowing attendees to capture stunning images of vintage aircraft in a unique setting. Night engine-run photo shoots have become increasingly popular among aviation photographers, offering dramatic, clean, and visually striking images of historic planes in action.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Birmingham Airport (BHX) in the United Kingdom (UK) has been evacuated and flights suspended amid a police incident involving a “suspicious vehicle”. According to Birmingham Airport, officers from West Midlands Police are currently dealing with an incident and passengers are being advised not to attend the airport. In a statement on October 23, 2024, West Midlands Police said that evacuation was a “precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff”.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Natilus, a Californian startup developing a family of blended-wing-body (BWB) freighter aircraft, announced on October 23, 2024, that it has plans to enter the passenger aircraft market and compete with Boeing and Airbus. AeroTime spoke with Natilus founder and CEO, Aleksey Matyushev, who confirmed that the company is working on a 200-seater aircraft able to cover Transcontinental US routes as well as some Transatlantic ones, such as New York to London.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

TARMAC Aerosave has acquired three Airbus A380s that will be recycled for parts to support the global A380 fleet.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

American Airlines will lease 14 Bombardier CRJ900s to its regional subsidiary PSA Airlines for operations under the American Eagle brand. On October 22, 2024, PSA Airlines announced that 14 CRJ900s (NextGen) are being purchased by American Airlines and will be integrated into the regional fleet in phases. The first Bombardier CRJ900 is expected to arrive this month, once the aircraft has been converted into a 76-seat, dual-class configuration and processed through PSA’s maintenance program.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The primary international airport serving the nation's capital will receive additional funds for its new terminal project. Virginia's two US Senators, Mark R. Warner, and Tim Kaine announced today that $35,000,000 in federal funding had been awarded for the expansion of Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

AirAsia has introduced a new initiative to cut carbon emissions at airports with new ground equipment technology at its main hub at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). At a launch event at KUL Airport, AirAsia and Smart Airport Systems (SAS) demonstrated the use of Combo Units, an advanced piece of airport ground equipment. It offers dual functionality as a Ground Power Unit (GPU) and an Air Condition Unit (ACU), thus providing for the electrical and air-cooling needs of an aircraft wh

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Instead of earning frequent flier miles through flying, members of airline loyalty programs can purchase them. The majority of airlines in the United States allow loyalty members to buy additional miles in order to boost their balance, albeit with certain conditions.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In October 2022, Air Côte d’Ivoire placed a fascinating wide body aircraft order, and the airline even plans to introduce a first class product. I wanted to take an updated look at this, as the first jet is expected to be delivered in the near future. Air Côte d’Ivoire adding Airbus A330-900neo to fleet Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has placed a firm order for two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The now-flying B-21 Raider has recently been assigned its three air force bases, but where does its predecessor's (B-2), predecessor's (B-1) predecessor (aka the B-52H) live? The B-52 fleet is found in just two United States Air Force bases in North Dakota and Louisiana and are expected to fly for around 100 years (although they can operate out of many more bases).

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, which is an exciting development for the airline. I wanted to go over all the details, as we haven’t known much about what to expect onboard these jets until now. Ethiopian Airlines has four A350-1000s on order Ethiopian Airlines has a total of four Airbus A350-1000s on order.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The airlines' previous merger agreement collapsed when JetBlue swooped in with a higher offer to Spirit Airlines' shareholders.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Delta is expected to provide credit support for Wheels Up's new financing, the firm shared in a press release on Tuesday.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In a tragic incident, a man lost his beloved pet dog on a transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco. Booked on first class, the passenger and his dogs were asked to move to economy citing safety reasons. However, the dog owner claims that this shift from one cabin to another close to takeoff resulted in the death of the dog.

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Flyertalk

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The fine – 25 times bigger than any previous penalty for violating disability rules – were announced by the Transportation Department on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Investigation Driven by High Number of Complaints The action was driven by industry data and formal complaints submitted to the Transportation Department. According to administrators, American was among the worst performing carriers “in terms of both the total number of wheelchairs and scooters mishandling claims and the rate of mis

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On Monday, October 21st, Textron Aviation revealed that one of its newest business jet variants, the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3, had conducted its maiden flight. The flight occurred in early October, but was not revealed until this week. This announcement came ahead of the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (BACE) in Las Vegas , Nevada, one of the largest business aviation conferences in the world.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nuuk is slated to open a new airport next month and airlines are flocking to add new routes from Greenland's capital city.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

According to OAG data, the US has an average of 186 daily departures to Asia between November 2024 and August 2025 (excluding the Middle East). Of course, it varies massively by season, with the aviation winter having a typical 178 daily take-offs against 195 daily for the summer. While flights remain down significantly compared to before the pandemic, obviously mainly because of China, things are slowly improving.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Greenland is getting hot, and I’m not just talking about global warming! Scandinavian Airlines plans Copenhagen to Nuuk route Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it will launch a new route between Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) and Nuuk, Greenland (GOH). The seasonal route will commence on June 27, 2025, with 3x weekly services. The flight will operate with the following schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays: SK1294 Copenhagen to Nuuk departing 9:00AM arriving 11:05AM SK1293 Nuuk to Copenhage

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The flag carrier of Japan has revamped its credit card offering in the United States with a card that serves as either an entry-level or premium card.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Federal Flight Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup says a pilot medical Bill of Rights is under development, a shorter time lag for pilots to regain their privileges after a medication change is on the way and sometime in the future there will be a “period of non-enforcement” to allow those with undeclared history or challenges with mental health to get the help they need without fear of sanctions.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) is the largest airport serving the great state of Hawaii.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Both All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have long issued co-branded credit cards, which are almost noteworthy for how uncompetitive their value proposition is. We’ve just seen Japan Airlines launch a pair of new cards in the United States , and there’s not much to get excited about, with one exception, as flagged by Doctor of Credit. Details of the JAL USA Cards (Basic & Premium) The JAL USA Credit Card has both a Basic Rewards and Premium Rewards version, issued by First Nati

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Airline Airlines 99

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Out of the six airlines, SkyWest and Republic are the largest regional carriers in terms of their fleet size.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Air France is planning to open a new outstation lounge in the United States, but not necessarily at the airport you’d expect. Air France plans another United States lounge Zach Griff reports on how Air France is planning on opening a 6,129-square-foot lounge at Newark Airport (EWR), in Terminal B. This is per a proposal that has been submitted by the airline, which is expected to be approved at the upcoming Port Authority meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In an exciting announcement for Singapore Airlines and Air India customers, the two full-service carriers have today announced a significant expansion to their codeshare network. The codeshare agreement has been extended by 51 new destinations, adding 11 Indian cities and 40 international destinations to their network.

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Thrust Flight

OCTOBER 23, 2024

You don’t know what you don’t know, right? Most pilots have a list of things they wish they’d known before they started flight school, such as how long it would take or how much it would cost. There are tons of questions swirling around your mind before you take your first flight lesson. Here’s a […] The post 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Flight School appeared first on Thrust Flight.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Boeing has released its Q3 results, which showed that the company continued to bleed cash. Addressing the results, its chief executive said that Boeing has to change its culture and that it would launch a new commercial aircraft program when the time is right.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On a sunny day in 1934, the shores of Lake Garda in northern Italy were witness to a flight of speed and precision that would go down in history. If you had been standing there, you might have noticed a red dot in the distance growing larger, accompanied by a sound like a thunderstorm rolling in. That flash of red was the Macchi M.C. 72 , a seaplane that would soon break the world speed record for any aircraft, piloted by an Italian aviator named Francesco Agello.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its preliminary report about an incident involving an American Airlines Airbus A319 and a Beechcraft King Air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

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Flight Training Central

OCTOBER 23, 2024

All airports with ATC control towers in the U.S. (and many non-towered airports) use a standard set of pavement markings and elevated signs to call out important parts of an airport runway. In this video, we’ll explore the location and meaning of each in a simulated 3D airport environment so that you’ll be well prepared when operating at a large airport.

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Runway 98

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A Delta Air Lines plane bound for Italy was canceled last night after a fire broke out in one of the engines. No passengers, staff, or ground crew were harmed in the incident, which resulted in a brief halt to flights at the Massachusetts airport.

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