Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
United Airlines has announced that it has begun the roll out of SpaceXs Starlink WiFi connectivity system on its regional aircraft fleet. The announcement, made on March 7, 2025, also unveiled further details of the processes that underscore the technical operations benefits associated with the equipment, including size and weight as well as the ease of installation and maintenance.
Cranky Flier
MARCH 10, 2025
I recently had a conversation with someone at an airline outside the US who was lamenting how airports in the US just keep raising costs to unsustainable levels, and there aren’t enough checks to prevent it. The airlines have largely rolled over or even approved of the spending… but not all. Allegiant is apparently the hero we all need as it has now told LAX that it is shutting its crew base and scaling back flights since high fees make the operation unsustainable.
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Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Robinson Helicopter Company (‘Robinson’), based in Torrance near Los Angeles in California, has just announced the launch of its first all-new aircraft type in nearly 15 years. The R88 helicopter will be a larger helicopter than both the companys existing R22 and R44 models, which, according to Robinson, is a helicopter designed to meet a wider range of mission requirements while maintaining the companys hallmark reliability, affordability, and safety.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 777 represents the pinnacle of private aviation, offering an unparalleled combination of range, space, and luxury. As a widebody private jet, the BBJ 777 is derived from Boeings proven 777 airframe but customized for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, heads of state, and corporations that demand the very best in long-haul private air travel.
Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Arajet, the flag carrier of the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic, has announced it intends to expand its presence in the US by launching direct flights from Santo Domingo to New York. Starting June 16, 2025, the carrier will operate between its home base at Santo Domingo-Las Amricas Airport (SDQ) and Newark-Liberty International Airport (EWR) using its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
Vintage Aviation News
MARCH 10, 2025
At Vintage Aviation News, we have been covering the Martin JRM Mars “Philippine Mars” in its final journey from Sproat Lake, British Columbia, to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona (you can read our archives on Philippine Mars HERE ). Since its final flight from San Francisco to Lake Pleasant, just northwest of Phoenix, on February 10, the aircraft has been undergoing a careful disassembly at the boat ramp on the south shore of Lake Pleasant.
Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Air Indias low-cost subsidiary carrier Air India Express has increased its fleet size to 100 aircraft with the arrival of a new Boeing 737 MAX 8. The 18-year-old airline announced its new addition on March 10, 2025, as staff posed for photos with the Boeing 737 MAX 8 , registered VT-BWI, while waving flags to celebrate the occasion. Air India Express described the arrival, which features Karnatakas Chittara tail art, as a new milestone in our incredible journey.
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Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are set to launch a new joint business partnership on April 1, 2025, where the two carriers will cooperate commercially on flights between Indonesia and Japan. Building on the existing codeshare relationship between the two carriers signed in October 2024, Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines are planning to provide enhanced flight services to passengers through the extensive coordination of flight schedules, enabling improved connections between Indonesia and
Vintage Aviation News
MARCH 10, 2025
Fifty-eight years ago today, on March 10, 1967, Pardos Push unfolded in the skies over Vietnam. On this day, Captain Bob Pardo and his WSO, 1st Lt. Steve Wayne, were assigned to attack a steel mill near Hanoi, North Vietnam. Flying alongside them in the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, was Captain Earl Aman and his WSO, 1st Lt.
Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Emirates announced that it will deploy its retrofitted B777 aircraft on routes to Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN) and London-Stansted Airport (STN). The two cities are the latest to be serviced by the B777 aircraft with enhanced cabins, with the first city being Geneva Airport (GVA) in August 2024. The upgraded aircraft will commence flying into Seoul starting April 14, 2025, and into London-Stansted from May 7, 2025.
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 10, 2025
Delta Air Lines has long led the US airline industry when it comes to profitability, and in recent years, it seems like there have been no signs of the good times ending. Well, thats finally starting to change, and some cracks are forming Delta cuts earnings guidance, stock tanks Delta has just slashed its earnings and revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2025, ahead of a Tuesday morning presentation at the JP Morgan Industrials Conference.
Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it will pledge PH10 million ($175,000) to the PAL Foundation, which oversees the scholarship program for female pilots. The Philippine flag carrier recently launched its Fly With Her program, which aims to help women who aspire to become pilots, and eventually fly for the airline. According to the airlines website, the pledged amount will be awarded to four selected female cadet pilots (approximately $44,000 each), to help kickstart their aviation trainin
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
In a drastic turn of events, the JetBlue pilot who was arrested last month on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, shot himself fatally on Friday. Jeremy Gudorf was detained in February before a flight to Paris out of Boston and was wanted in Huntersville, North Carolina.
Aerotime
MARCH 10, 2025
Embraer Commercial Aviation, a division of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has announced the formation of a new dedicated global aircraft leasing and freighter team as the company attempts to strengthen its strategic position in the cargo and aircraft leasing markets. The new team, to be based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, will be formed of individuals that already have expertise in the leasing of Embraer aircraft plus those who specialize in the planemakers range of E-Jet passenger-
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
Air France has boosted flight frequency, seating capacity, and available seat miles (ASMs) on its transatlantic flights between Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) and New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) during the summer months of June, July, and August 2025. This extension reflects increased demand for transatlantic travel and maintains Air France's competitive position on one of its most important international routes.
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 10, 2025
American Airlines is getting some very bad press in Brazil, after a downgrade that appeared to be handled very poorly. Ingrid Guimares downgraded on American flight Ingrid Guimares is a Brazilian actress with a huge following on social media, who has blasted American for how the airline handled a recent travel experience. She shared what happened in an Instagram video, which you can find below.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
Following a major airline ordering new aircraft is a slow, speculative and often frustrating process that follows a very similar pathway, irrespective of the airline or the airplane. It starts with mostly unfounded speculation that goes on for months and surprisingly finally gets announced at a major air show, such as the Paris, Dubai, Singapore or Farnborough shows.
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 10, 2025
One day its a clogged toilet , another day its a bomb threat Air India 777 returns to Mumbai over bomb threat This incident happened today (March 10, 2025), and involves Air India flight AI119, scheduled to fly from Mumbai (BOM) to New York (JFK). The flight was operated by an 11-year-old Boeing 777-300ER with the registration code VT-AER. The plane took off from Mumbai this morning at 2:06AM, and started its journey across India, Pakistan, Iran, the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan, and Armenia.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
A typical US domestic flight in March will cover 595 nautical miles (1,102 km) , roughly the distance from Atlanta to Houston Intercontinental.
AV Web
MARCH 10, 2025
All five people on a turbine conversion Bonanza survived when the plane crashed on takeoff into the parking lot of a retirement community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Sunday. The aircraft cabin was consumed in a post-crash fire. The pilot of the plane, registered to a Mannheim, Pennsylvania LLC, told controllers at Lancaster Airport that he had an open door and needed to return to the airport.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
Delta Air Lines has introduced a new route between New York's LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) and Northway Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) in Panama City, Florida. This is part of the airline's reported expansion of 20 domestic routes for the summer 2025 season.
Thrust Flight
MARCH 10, 2025
Today I’m going to help you prepare for your FAA checkride. After dozens of hours in the plane and dozens more on the ground cramming with your instructor, checkride day seems to be approaching faster than ever. Remember the friendly and immortal words of Douglas Adams: Don’t Panic! Nobody likes tests. But as tests go, […] The post How to Prepare for Your FAA Checkride & Pass the First Time appeared first on Thrust Flight.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
The Bombardier CRJ200 is not a beloved aircraft by passengers. While it represented an upgrade over the regional aircraft of the 90s (Saab 340, Shorts 360, Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner and more), the introduction of the spacious Embraer E-Jets and Bombardier's response, the improved CRJ700/900/1000 meant that the CRJ200 fell out of favor in the public eye.
Airline Geeks
MARCH 10, 2025
After recently announcing service to Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico, Arajet plans to add a third U.S. market this summer.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
American Airlines has added new domestic routes for the summer season of 2025 to accommodate increased travel demand during the lucrative period. Some of these US routes are returning for the first time in more than five years.
Airline Geeks
MARCH 10, 2025
ONDA plans to roll out similar changes at other major airports across Morocco, with Marrakech Menara Airport slated to follow.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
It was on August 31st, 2015, that American Airlines flight AA31 was mistakenly operated by a non-ETOPS-certified Airbus A321. We examine what happened in this video.
One Mile at a Time
MARCH 10, 2025
While I imagine this wont impact 99.99% of OMAAT readers, curiosity is getting the best of me Boliviana de Aviacion has grounded two A330s In 2023, Bolivias national airline, Boliviana de Aviacion, acquired Airbus A330-200s. The airline ultimately picked up three of these jets, all of which are former Virgin Australia aircraft. The airline flew these planes out of its hub in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (VVI), to Miami (MIA) and Madrid (MAD).
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
The location of Europe on the world map means that, for long-range aircraft such as the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' family, there are few corners of the globe that can't be reached on a non-stop basis. The continent's longest routes with the type, all of which use the mid-sized 787-9 variant, serve both the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, with data from Cirium , an aviation analytics company, showing that, this March, the top 10 are all longer than 6,500 miles (10,460 km).
Airline Geeks
MARCH 10, 2025
SkyWest Charter continues to push for final Department of Transportation approval despite ongoing pushback from labor groups.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
Following the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) decision to inject more competition at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), the US Congress directed the Secretary of Transportation to grant 10 slot exemptions to air carriers for operations at DCA for either within- or beyond-perimeter routes.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 10, 2025
Peek under the cowling of the most popular trainers and youll see a familiar sight: Lycomings O-320 engine. It powered Pipers Cherokee line and the second epoch of the Cessna 172. Any airplane developed since the early 1950s needing around 160 hp was probably penned with this engine in mindor its slightly larger but fundamentally similar O-360. The Lycoming 320/360 twins so owned the midrange segment that almost no one tried scaling the great gray wall.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
Among the most intriguing developments in recent years are the 4.5-generation fighters, a class of aircraft that bridges the gap between the fourth and fifth generations. These fighters blend legacy reliability and advanced capabilities without the high costs of developing fifth-generation fighters. These fighters incorporate advanced avionics, stealth features, and enhanced performance capabilities, making them formidable assets in modern aerial warfare.
AV Web
MARCH 10, 2025
Electric aviation motor developer magniX has unveiled a helicopter motor that mimics the operation of a turbine engine. The HeliStorm motor, introduced at Verticon in Dallas, spins at 6,000 to 7,000 rpm and makes 330 kW of power, equivalent to about 450 horsepower and weighs about 180 pounds. The motor is powered by magniX’s Samson batteries. Low-RPM magniX motors are flying in several airplanes, including a 70-year-old Beaver on floats.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
A man was recently caught smuggling gold worth hundreds of thousands of dollars at Miami International Airport (MIA). The passenger in question had arrived from Ecuador and used various methods to fool authorities, including hiding gold in headphones and wearing it on his belt.
AV Web
MARCH 10, 2025
Sikorsky has flown a prototype of an interesting flying wing drone that incorporates twin rotors for vertical takeoffs and landings. The concept was unveiled at Verticon in Dallas on Monday. The “rotor blown wing” is a tilt rotor of sorts but because the whole aircraft is the wing it doesn’t need complicated technology to make the transition.
Simple Flying
MARCH 10, 2025
According to OAG , as of March 2025, 736 airlines are operating around the world, and these fly in and out of the 3,936 airports currently in operation. When it comes to the world's largest domestic markets, the first two are far ahead of the rest of the domestic markets. The United States' domestic market remains the world's largest and will continue to be the biggest until it is overtaken by China by 2043, according to current forecasts.
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