Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Aegean Airlines intends to acquire a 21% stake in Barcelona-based regional low-cost airline Volotea, the two carriers announced on September 3, 2024. According to the terms that have been disclosed, this investment will take the form of a €50 million convertible loan. The loan will be structured in two equal tranches, the first of which has already been disbursed by the Greek carrier, with the second expected to be formalized in Q2 2025.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

LATAM Airlines will soon have new business class seats on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners and has sought approval from the US Department of Transportation due to rules related to accessibility. Because of the design of the new business class seats on its planes, LATAM needs a waiver from US authorities before it can deploy these aircraft on routes to the country.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

airBaltic announced on September 4, 2024, a significant expansion of its network, with 16 new routes being launched from the three Baltic capitals between October 2024 and June 2025. The new services, which will all be operated by Airbus A220-300 aircraft, are as follows: From Riga (RIX), Latvia to: Rzeszow (RZE), Poland, starting on October 28, 2024 Cluj-Napoca (CLJ), Romania, starting on May 2, 2025 Stavanger (SVG), Norway, from June 3, 2025 Mykonos (JMK), Greece, from June 5, 2025 Fro

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Airbus A380 is the largest commercial passenger aircraft ever built. Following the success of its rivals Boeing 747, Airbus decided to produce another quad-jet aircraft, but its first double-decker. The A380 first flew in 2005 and entered service in 2007 with Singapore Airlines. The inaugural flight was from Singapore to Sydney on October 25.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dutch advanced air mobility developer PAL-V plans to establish a final assembly line and delivery center for its Liberty flying cars at Breda International Airport (ICAO: EHSE), in the Netherlands. With this aim, PAL-V signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Forum Group, the company that owns the airport, which, despite its name, serves only general aviation users and does not currently handle any commercial flights.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The New York Islanders hockey team announced that JetBlue will become its official domestic airline partner. The airline is deepening its investment in the area as it is set to begin service from Long Island MacArtther Airportrport next month and is celebrating the news with events today at JFK and the UBS Arena.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has signed an agreement with Scottish regional airline Loganair to evaluate use cases for the planned ES-30 aircraft within the UK domestic market. Loganair’s fleet and route network provides short-haul services across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Combined with the carrier’s long-standing commitment to decarbonization, this makes this airline an interesting prospect in relation to low emissions aircraft like the ES-30.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

An Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed into the Arabian Sea while performing an emergency evacuation on September 2, 2024. The helicopter, carrying four Coast Guard members, was attempting to evacuate an injured crew member from the tanker Hari Leela, in the Indian State of Gujarat, located 30 miles off the coast of Porbandar.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Virgin Atlantic (VS) has announced that it will be launching flights to two destinations for this summer, notably Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Accra (Ghana). The service to the Saudi capital is a new flight, while the latter destination is a service resumption after more than a decade hiatus. Both flights will operate on a daily basis, with the airline highlighting the importance of connections from North America to fill its planes.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I’m currently on a flight in American Airlines economy, which brings me to something I’ve been meaning to write about for quite some time (since I do fly American economy a fair bit ). American’s abysmal buy on board food selection On “full service” carriers in the United States, it’s pretty standard to get complimentary non-alcoholic drinks and a very light snack (like pretzels or cookies) on domestic flights, with everything else being available for purchase.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When it comes to travel habits, people generally fall into two categories: the meticulous planners and the last-minute dashers. Planners leave nothing to chance and arrive at the airport with time to spare, ensuring they breeze through check-in and security. On the flip side, the dashers cut it close, arriving just in time to sprint to their gate before the doors close.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Just recently, Virgin Atlantic announced plans to fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the time, I predicted that there was a bit more to this story, and that’s quickly turning out to be the case… Virgin Atlantic & Riyadh Air unveil strategic cooperation plans Virgin Atlantic and Riyadh Air have signed a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding, with the goal of introducing a broad range of benefits for customers traveling between London and Saudi Arabia, and beyond.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

One of the most popular third-party lounge providers, Escape Lounges, has confirmed it will open its next location in North America by the end of the year. The location of choice is San Juan, Puerto Rico, the busiest airport in the Caribbean. Access to the new lounge will be provided complimentary to select frequent flyers and American Express cardholders, and everyone else will have access on a prepaid basis.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

There’s always value in being strategy with the frequent flyer program that you credit your flights to. After all, you want to maximize your ability to earn elite status, and also want to rack up as many miles as possible. With that in mind, I recently got a question from a reader that I figured I’d address more broadly. If you fly Star Alliance airlines quite a bit, but don’t fly any one airline consistently, what’s the best program to credit to?

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Boeing 737-900ER (i.e., Extended Range) is the largest and final variant of the Boeing 737 NG line and was built to directly compete with the rival Airbus A321. The first 737-900ER was rolled out in 2006 for its launch customer - the low-cost Indonesian airline Lion Air. The 900ER is a stretched variant of the 737NG family with a maximum seating capacity of 220 passengers, and it differs in many ways from its standard counterpart.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A new proposal to impose landing fees and use ADS-B data for invoicing operators at several Florida GA airports is drawing criticism from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). It’s unclear what the revenue from the fees, many tentatively set at $3 per 1,000 pounds of aircraft weight, would be used for. AOPA points out that local taxpayers pay a minimal amount to support airports that are largely federally funded.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

When SAS revealed earlier this year that it would leave Star Alliance and move to SkyTeam, many with SAS EuroBonus elite status wondered how it would affect their membership. The carrier finally said goodbye to Star Alliance on August 31, and now, theres an opportunity for SAS EuroBonus members to match their status with a Star Alliance carrier, with the list including some big players like United Airlines.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

There are some situations where you may find yourself traveling between your origin and destination on separate tickets. Maybe it was cheaper to book an itinerary as two tickets rather than one. Maybe you booked an award ticket for one segment, but had to book a separate positioning flight using cash. If you’re traveling on an itinerary with checked bags, what are the odds of being able to check your bag at your origin, all the way to your final destination?

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Airlines Airline 89

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

TAP Air Portugal has inaugurated the first-ever flights from Europe to the southern Brazilian city of Florianpolis. The service from Lisbon is the Star Alliance member's second-longest route by distance (after San Francisco) and number one for the Airbus A330-200. It partly exists because the carrier's flights to Porto Alegre, located five+ hours away by car, ended in 2023 due to that area's catastrophic floods.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kevin Gonzalez, publisher of Boyington – Black Sheep Leader , recently published a rare audio of the famed Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington during WWII. The interview takes place at Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella, with Sergeant Jim Hardin as the correspondent. The complete interview with Pappy Boyington lasts about ten minutes, during which Boyington recounts four of his victories from the mission.

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Pilot 98

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Data from Boeing has revealed that the manufacturer has delivered the highest number of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to China this year since 2018. The manufacturer hopes to maintain this delivery rate to clear the backlog of aircraft earmarked for China, which would help reduce its costs and raise cash.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Pilots often claim that the drive to the airport is the most dangerous part of any flight. And if you’re boarding a commercial airliner, this is true. In fact, you’re more likely to be struck by lightning than be in an airline accident. [1] But does this hold true for private planes and personal flights? These flights, known as General Aviation (GA), have reached historically low accident rates.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Construction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will impact some passengers, particularly those flying with Alaska Airlines, traveling out of the airport starting tonight. Sea-Tac experienced a cyberattack last month and continues to work around the clock to fully recover its systems.

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Airlines Airline 111

AOPA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Airports located in one of the nation’s busiest flight training corridors are preparing to impose more fees that will, if implemented, have serious consequences for flight training, flight schools, and local pilots.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

SAS, one of the founding members of Star Alliance (the worlds first airline alliance), is no longer a member. As of Sunday, the Scandinavian carrier switched teams to the SkyTeam Alliance. This came as the Air France-KLM Group acquired about a 20% stake in SAS, forcing the switch.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A hazardous phenomenon that all pilots learn to avoid when operating at airports is wake turbulence. This invisible turbulence is caused by a pair of counterrotating vortices behind an airplane’s wingtips, generated whenever a wing develops lift. This week’s tip explains why that happens and the best practices you should use during takeoff and landing to avoid this hazard.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The US Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for a second Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) site for " GEO space domain awareness and tracking." The development is part of deepening cooperation between the three staunch allies, the US, the UK, and Australia. Meanwhile, the US is reportedly looking for more ways to deepen its AUKUS agreement with Australia and other allies, potentially in the aerospace realm.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Extend downwind for an arriving flight of two Air Facts Journal It was spring of 2022—Mark’s 70th birthday. I could not resist coming up with a special event in honor of my dear friend. Mark and I have been friends for more than 30 years. We shared many interests, but our passion for aviation was the key ingredient for this special celebration.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

If youre a frequent flyer, especially on long-haul flights, knowing where to sit can make a significant difference to your comfort level. Its crucial to understand the seating layout of the aircraft, whether its the 3-4-3 configuration in economy or the 2-2-2 setup in premium economy. Seat map websites are a great resource, offering detailed information on seat layouts for various airlines.

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AOPA

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For over 30 years Richard Jacobs has been staying current and giving back to his community through flying volunteer air transportation missions for people in need of far-from-home medical treatment through organizations like Angel Flight NE (Northeast).

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As you sit in your window seat and look out the window, have you ever wondered what the different parts of the wings do and why they sometimes lift, bend down, protrude, and retract at various phases of the flight?

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Freighter airlines are using a new coating that mimics the structure of a shark’s skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

SWISS' new first class seats, which the airline plans to install starting next year, are too heavy for its Airbus A330s. To fix the problem, the airline will have to add more weight to the planes to balance them out.

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

On Aug. 31, 2024, Gabon's newly established national airline, Fly Gabon, launched operations with its inaugural flight from Libreville to Port-Gentil.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

On Monday, Emirates announced it had rolled out a new A380 livery designed to raise awareness of the Emirates Airline Foundation's humanitarian efforts, which have transformed the lives of thousands of children worldwide. The projects supported by the Foundation have mainly been in destinations where Emirates operates, allowing the airline's employee volunteers to donate their time and oversee the projects.

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Airlines Airline 105

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Earlier this week, the Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group (SHAIG) acquired Northeast Aviation & Marine Brokers. The New England firm, founded in 2001, is the fifth aviation insurance broker to come under the mantle of Shrager Hampson. Northeast was founded by the late Jeffrey Mallia, a former Naval aviator and builder of an AirVenture award-winning Cozy Mark III canard homebuilt.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Boeing 777 is the world's largest twinjet and is now the most-built widebody airliner. It was built to bridge the gap between Boeing's 767 and the now-discontinued quad-engined 747.

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Airlines Airline 105