Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
When Japans Kansai International Airport (KIX) opened in 1994, it was considered an engineering marvel. It is the worlds only truly floating airport and required an investment of more than $20bn to construct. Thirty years later, Kansai has become a hub for many major airlines and freight carriers. In 2025, it will be served by almost 70 different passenger carriers and over 20 cargo airlines.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
On early Friday morning, on February 7th, a small twin-engined Beechcraft plane crash-landed on a street in So Paulo, Brazil. The plane was a Beechcraft King Air F90 that had taken off from Campo de Marte Airport (RTE), a popular So Paulo-based airport that is frequently used for executive flights. However, shortly after the aircraft took off, the pilot reported several technical failures on the aircraft.
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Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A Cessna Caravan with 10 people on board has gone missing during a flight in Alaska, according to local authorities. In a dispatch message shared on its website, the Alaska Department of Public Safety states that it was contacted by the 11th Air Force Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) about an overdue aircraft on February 6, 2025, at 16:00 local time.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Cathay Pacific has some of the best premium cabins in the sky - and this is now getting even better with new cabins on the Boeing 777-300ER. The airline launched its first retrofitted Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in October 2024 and is working through refitting the rest of the fleet. This new layout drops first class but features new business class and premium economy products and a refresh in economy class.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Industrial and technology conglomerate Honeywell is set to break itself apart into three separate listed entities. Under this plan, Honeywells aerospace and automation divisions will each become an independent business. Honeywell will also move ahead with the spinoff of its advanced materials division, which was already slated to take place. In addition, Honeywell has an energy and sustainability solutions business.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Boeing introduced the 747 family in 1970 with Pan American World Airways Pan Am). The ground-breaking design changed how long-haul routes were flown allover the world. Easily recognized by its iconic hump silhouette, the 747 has circled the world countless times since then.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Turkish commercial aviation industry is living through a booming era. The countrys airlines have seen record growth across the board, with market leader and flag carrier Turkish Airlines consolidating its position as the worlds top global airline, flying to more international destinations than any other carrier. This relentless expansion has been backed by a massive investment in aircraft and equipment: between 2006 and 2025, Turkish Airlines fleet expanded from 100 to 500 aircraft.
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Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Newly published orders and deliveries data for January shows that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has seen a slow start to 2025. According to Airbus , the company delivered 25 aircraft to 17 customers during January 2025, as compared to 30 deliveries to 18 customers in January 2024. Although no details have been officially released on Airbus delivery expectations for 2025, the planemaker did target delivering around 770 aircraft in 2024 an average of 64 planes per month.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
In the 12 months to October 2024, almost 77 million passengers flew between the US and Europe. That is based on examining the latest US Department of Transportation data.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The first images of SWISS first A350-900 aircraft, currently being assembled in Toulouse, France, have been released to the public. A Linkedin post shared by members of the airlines communications team shows the aircraft, already with its tail showing the carriers distinctive national flag emblem, taking shape at the Airbus final assembly line (FAL).
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
KLM is based in the Netherlands, and so these 5th freedom flights connect cities outside of this country. To invoke 5th freedom rights, airlines must have permission from both foreign countries as well as the home nation, and flights only qualify when they are bookable, thus excluding technical or refueling stops where no new passengers are boarded.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Boeing predicts that the number of commercial airplanes in India and South Asia will almost quadruple over the next 20 years, following steady growth during the past 10. On February 6, 2025, Boeing shared that this growth will be fueled by greater demand and a rise in the regions air traffic. According to Boeings Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), the fleet is expected to increase more than 7% annually through to 2043. “As our CMO shows, people will have greater access to air travel, and the
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Travelers in the Washington DC area may soon have a fourth option for scheduled commercial flights. Virginia's busiest general aviation gateway, Manassas Regional Airport (MNZ), is undergoing a redevelopment worth up to $125 million to welcome flights from low-cost and point-to-point carriers.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A Beechcraft 350 King Air, operated by US defense contractor Metrea and registered as N349CA, crashed in a rice field near Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, on February 6, 2025. All four people onboard, including one US service member, perished in the accident. Metrea confirmed the incident in a statement, stating that all four individuals onboard, including one US service member, perished in the accident.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
General aviation aircraft demand has increased in deliveries of all private jets after 2021, and the industry has experienced significant growth in new and pre-owned purchases. This might be one of the primary reasons for the comeback. Still, other factors, such as fuel efficiency, torque, and forceful performance, could also add to the benefits of turbocharged engines.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Firas Sallam is an Aviation Safety Expert, consultant, and author with 25+ years of experience. He pioneered the Synergy Management Approach (SMA), integrating safety principles with Agile, Lean Six Sigma, and Sociocracy. A Flight Safety Foundation member and PMP-certified professional, he advances safety cultures through strategic leadership and innovation.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
There are many reasons why any organization, whether a private individual, a corporation, or a sports team, may choose private aviation as the long-term solution to its air transit challenges. Private planes offer passengers exceptional speed and travel efficiency. They do not have to wait for hours at the airport in security lines, boarding lines, or lines to check bags.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
During a recent earnings call, Frontiers leaders say they are ready to move forward with the companys latest proposal to purchase Spirit.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
With decades of aircraft evolution, we can now look back at several features that were once considered important for safe flight operations but gradually faded away as technology advanced.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Etihad Airways has revealed the first-ever Warner Bros. World-branded Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, featuring iconic characters.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Over 75 airlines will have long-haul passenger flights to/from the US this year. Naturally, they will operate their own aircraft in virtually every case. However, analyzing every planned flight using Cirium Diio data shows that four carriers will temporarily lease equipment from other airlines. It is so rare that just 0.22% of the country's long-haul servicesone in every 455will operate like this.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Some frequent travelers commute to work by air weekly. Well, one woman in Malaysia takes that to the next level, and commutes to work by air daily. Commuter flies from Penang to Kuala Lumpur 5x weekly CNA Insider published a cool six-minute video about Racheal Kaur, a woman who commutes to work by air five times per week, flying between Penang (PEN) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL).
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
At least 19 aircraft have gone missing in the 21st century, excluding the newest potential case, involving a Bering Air Cessna 208 Caravan , which disappeared on February 6.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A Bering Air Cessna Caravan aircraft disappeared from radar on Thursday in western Alaska. The aircraft was carrying 10 people.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Despite the future additions, oneworld is STILL the smallest alliance of the big three. Why is this?
Aviation News
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Koninklijke Luchtmacht becomes the first customer to opt for the PC-7 MKX. This new training system will provide the Dutch Air Force with an integrated, cost-effective, state-of-the-art solution to meet its needs for basic flying training of its military pilots.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
For those who frequently travel between the West Coast, the East Coast, and Europe, it may be fairly obvious that flights across the Atlantic Ocean are significantly more expensive than flights across the United States. While you might immediately think to dismiss this because flights across the Atlantic are significantly longer than those across the country, there are many cases in which transatlantic flights are not all that longer than cross-country ones, but they still come along with signif
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
As of this writing, the Geneseo Airfield is cold, windy, and blanketed in wet snow. Conditions are IFR, but thats irrelevantD52 lacks instrument approaches. From the National Warplane Museums administration building, the whiteout resembles a scene straight out of Hoth. The runways are barely visible, and few souls are in sight. But dont be fooledGeneseo is just getting warmed up.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The US Coast Guard (USCG) Alaska ended a desperate multi-agency search for a missing Cessna 208B Grand Caravan on Friday afternoon. After searching for nearly 24 hours, the Coast Guard confirmed that it found an aircraft that matched the description of the one that vanished on Thursday.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed plans to conduct a low-altitude flight over the Potomac River.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Super Bowl is largely considered to be the biggest sporting event in the world. The Super Bowl is the annual league championship between two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the winners of each of the two NFL divisions, the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Workers at the Transportation Security Administration are not allowed to participate in early buyouts offered to the federal workforce.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Alaska Airlines is the only US airline offering dedicated aircraft for cargo operations serving remote Alaskan communities for over 90 years. With only 11 Boeing 737-700s left in the fleet, the airline prides itself on connecting small communities and providing essential air services within its domicile. In addition to the Boeing 737-700, the airline recently also added the 737-800 to its cargo fleet, offering more payload and range.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The notion of reissuing CFI certificates every couple of years was seen as a means of assuring contemporaneous activity and/or completion of recurrency training at a weekend seminar. To renew, one could either show a list of successful graduates they had trained, back then 10 or more, or a completion certificate of refresher training. Or, as I did upon several occasions, you could add another rating to your CFI certificate by completing a check ride, which resets the two-year cycle.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Every airline knows that there is a lot of money to be made on transatlantic flights between the US and Europe, with these two markets being among the biggest in modern commercial aviation. A good way for them to do this, without making passengers shell out thousands more for business class, is through the presence of premium economy cabins, which offer a compromise between cost and luxury.
Fear of Landing
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Leeds Bradford Airport in England, perched on a windy hilltop, is known for its challenging conditions. But even by Leeds standards, the conditions on the 20th of October 2023 were rough, as Storm Babet battered the British Isles with high winds and heavy rain. The thirteen-year-old Boeing 737-8KS registered in the UK as G-TAWD started its day at 4am at Manchester airport with a flight to Corfu.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Despite not taking off until July, Etihad Airways has already increased flights on its coming Atlanta route from the planned four weekly to daily.
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