Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

Emirates has unveiled an Airbus A380 adorned with a Wimbledon-inspired livery to mark the carrier’s official new partnership with the celebrated tennis tournament. Emirates is set to become the ‘Official Airline Partner of The Championships, Wimbledon’ just days before the Grand Slam event opens in London on July 1, 2024. The unique livery painted across the Emirates Airbus A380 features the iconic Wimbledon logo, placed in between two sporting silhouettes in action with the words ‘Official Pa

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Airlines Airline Jet 310

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Southern Africa's leading low-cost carrier, FlySafair, is reconsidering its strategy regarding its routes to Victoria Falls and Livingstone airports, which both offer access to the mighty Victoria Falls. FlySafair is also looking to add frequencies on the Johannesburg-Harare route, pending regulatory approval.

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Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

As it prepares for its operational launch, expected in mid-2025, new Saudi carrier Riyadh Air keeps disclosing aspects of its brand identity and the travel experience it intends to offer its customers. On the latest occasion, it was the uniforms for Riyadh Air’s cabin crew and other customer-facing staff, which are the work of Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi and his Paris-based fashion studio Ashi Studio.

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Cabin Crew Airline Airlines 280

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Elizabeth Lund, the senior vice president of quality of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) , shared the companys plans on how to make its Boeing 737 MAX assembly line safer and more focused on quality at a media briefing at one of the companys sites. At the same time, Lunds statement during the media briefing on June 25 included statements that have resulted in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sanctioning Boeing for disclosing non-public information.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 128

Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

Airbus has stepped into the filmmaking world with the release of its first-ever original documentary series, the planemaker announced this week. Entitled the ‘A330neo: The Heir Apparent’, the mini docuseries focuses on the evolution of Airbus’ A330neo, the successor to the highly popular A330ceo. The A330neo aircraft variant has not reached the dizzy heights of its predecessors, the A330-200 and A330-300, but Airbus clearly felt it was a story worth telling.

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Cockpit Pilot Airline Airlines 273

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

A number of long-haul flights connect India with the United States. All the top five longest flights are to the West Coast (San Francisco) or New York City (JFK and Newark). Air India serves most of these routes, which carried more than 1 million passengers to the US in 2023. India is now ranked as the world's most populous country (having just overtaken China), while the United States is the world's third most populous country.

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Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

Comments made by a Boeing executive during a media briefing that irked the NTSB included the claim that paperwork issues were to blame for the Alaska Airlines MAX 9 door plug blowout on January 5, 2024. On June 27, 2024, the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) castigated Boeing after discovering an executive disclosed non-public information regarding the 737-9 accident investigation to members of the media at a briefing two days previously.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 256

Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

Emirates has announced that it is to offer a choice of eight exclusive champagnes to its customers as it renews its global airline exclusivity agreements with Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) for another four years. Emirates’ partnership with LVMH has now stood for 32 years, and the airline describes the champagne selection as “the most valuable airline offering in history”.

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Cabin Crew Airlines Airline 250

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

The United Kingdom Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has confirmed that it has begun an investigation into a high-speed and high nose-down pitch attitude during a go-around involving a Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200.

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Aerotime

JUNE 28, 2024

On June 27, 2024, the New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) announced that it has successfully placed a US$2.55 billion green bond in the financial markets. This is the largest municipal bond ever to have been issued for an airport project. Its proceeds will be used to refinance the bank loans that enabled the construction stage of the $9.5 billion project to commence.

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Airline Airlines 152

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 28, 2024

The B-29 Doc History Restored Tour will be a part of the Wings & Wheels event at Decatur Airport, August 3-4, 2024. B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS, during World War II, will be available for ground and cockpit tours, as well as B-29 Doc Flight Experience rides during the tour stop in Decatur, Illinois.

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Cockpit Airplanes 100

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Northrop Grumman has successfully negotiated a higher cost ceiling on the next 19 B-21 Raiders it will produce for the US Air Force. The company bills the strategic stealth bomber as the world's first sixth-generation military aircraft. The B-21 program is currently under budget , with the United States Air Force requesting $2.7 billion for fiscal year 2025, down from the $4 billion projected last year.

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Ceiling 119

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 28, 2024

By Randy Malmstrom Since his childhood, Randy Malmstrom has had a passion for aviation history and historic military aircraft in particular. He has a particular penchant for documenting specific airframes with a highly detailed series of walk-around images and an in-depth exploration of their history, which have proved to be popular with many of those who have seen them, and we thought our readers would be equally fascinated too.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Jens Fehlinger, the current Managing Director of Lufthansas newest airline, Lufthansa City Airlines, will assume the role of chief executive officer (CEO) of Swiss International Air Lines, trading as SWISS, in the fall. Fehlinger was the head figure in launching Lufthansa City Airlines, which began flights on June 26, 2024.

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Airlines Airline 116

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news when it comes to concerning incidents lately, from a scary go around in Hawaii , to a dangerously low approach in Oklahoma City , to an inflight Dutch roll. Well, we can now add yet another incident to the list, as flagged by @xJonNYC. Southwest 737 uses closed runway in Portland, Maine This incident happened on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, and involves Southwest flight WN4805, scheduled to operate at 5:40AM from Portland, Maine (PWM), to Baltimor

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Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Whether you like the Boeing 737 MAX or not, there is no denying the type's scale of activity. Only the MAX 8 and MAX 9 variants are used (the MAX 7 and MAX 10 are still to come). Based on examining every service using Cirium data, they have an average of about 2,900 daily departures in July (double for both ways). Southwest Airlines, Ryanair, United Airlines, Gol, and Aeromexico have the most flights.

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Airlines Airline 116

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

For a long time, the Flying Blue program has had a useful, “secret” calendar that lets you see award availability across a variety of dates. While this is still available, it works differently than in the past, as flagged by Frequent Miler. So I wanted to go over the details of that in this post. The trick to seeing the Flying Blue award calendar Air France-KLM Flying Blue is arguably SkyTeam’s most useful frequent flyer program, and award pricing on Air France and KLM can be really attractive ,

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Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Allegiant Air plans to close its base in Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) only three years after it opened. The Vegas-based carrier announced its intent to open a base at the airport in 2021, which would house flight crew, cabin crew, and three of its Airbus A320 aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

It’s an exciting time for Emirates, as the Dubai-based carrier is shortly supposed to take delivery of its very first Airbus A350-900. However, unfortunately this plane’s entry into service has just been delayed… Emirates delays Airbus A350 inaugural by two months Emirates has a total of 65 Airbus A350-900 aircraft on order. These planes are expected to be delivered as of this year.

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Flight Plan Airplanes Airlines Airline 108

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

While current modeling predicts that manned aircraft will maintain a place in the future of air warfare, many of the roles of manned aircraft are to be taken over by drones. Future sixth-generation fighters are conceived as a system of systems and will feature a manned fighter jet operating with advanced loyal wingman drones. Loyal wingman drones are also being developed to work alongside existing 4th and 5th-generation fighter jets.

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Jet 116

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Riyadh Air is the new Saudi airline startup that’s launching flights in 2025. The people behind Riyadh Air have been making big promises about what we can expect from the airline, from the tech, to the onboard experience, to the employee uniforms. For a long time, Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas has been promoting how the airline “won’t have cabin crew uniforms,” but rather Riyadh Air will “have cabin crew fashion, and wait till you see the fashion that we have.

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Cabin Crew Runway Airlines Airline 106

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Just one week after the final section of Harvey Milk Terminal 1 opened at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) , a luxurious space for frequent travelers welcomed its first guests earlier this week. A new lounge, dubbed 'The Club SFO, is San Francisco's newest airport lounge, and has Northern California roots.

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Airline Geeks

JUNE 28, 2024

Mesa is the latest airline to reduce its pilot workforce, citing "a significant and unexpected reduction in pilot attrition levels.

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Pilot Airlines Airline 128

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

On August 31, 1986, a tragic midair collision occurred over Cerritos, California, involving a Piper PA-28-181 and an Aeromexico DC-9-32. The Piper entered the Los Angeles Terminal Control Area (TCA) without authorization and collided with the descending Aeromexico flight, killing all 67 people on both aircraft and 15 people on the ground.

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Airline Geeks

JUNE 28, 2024

American Airlines offers a glimpse into the past with its iconic AstroJet heritage livery on a Boeing 737-800 aircraft registered as N905NN.

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Airlines Airline 125

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Allegiant Air is one of the most punctual low-cost carriers in the world. This carrier doesnt even compete with other airlines on 85 percent of its routes. The airline is currently waiting for the debut of its Boeing 737 Max-8 200. Allegiant also built the Sunseeker resort, costing over 720 million. This was dubbed to be one of the craziest things that the airline did.

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Airlines Airline 111

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Often buying points strategically can be a good value , especially for luxury travel experiences where you can get the most outsized value. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club doesn’t sell points often, but when the program does, it’s typically a pretty good deal. The latest such promotion has just been launched, and could be worth considering. Promotion on purchased Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points Through Sunday, July 7, 2024, the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program is offering a bonus on purchase

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Airline Airlines 105

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

While the one world alliance does not have an independent frequent flyer program, you can enjoy several tier benefits when flying with one of the member airlines. Sapphire status can give you access to a variety of airport and airline services, which contribute to making your journey smoother and more comfortable. Let us look at the different ways to earn Sapphire status with US airlines and other carriers.

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Airlines Airline 111

Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB) has released the final report for the Cabri G2 light helicopter crash in Gruyères, Switzerland in 2022. I wrote about it at the time , but I’m repeating the information and the videos here for reference. The final report is only available in French, with no mention of it in the English and German sites.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

While you may have heard about Legoland, have you ever heard of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany? According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Miniatur Wunderland is home to the world's largest model railway and model airport. Located in Hamburg's historic UNESCO award-winning Speicherstadt warehouse district, Miniatur Wunderland is one of Germany's most popular and visited sights.

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Flyertalk

JUNE 28, 2024

Fiji Airways announced they will use AAdvantage as their loyalty program, creating a completely seamless transition for American flyers starting in 2025. Loyalty Transition Includes Priority Check-In, Priority Boarding, and All Other Benefits Under the agreement between American and Fiji, flyers aboard both airlines will have the same loyalty experience between airlines.

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Airlines Airline 101

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

Riyadh Air showcased its new employee uniforms at the Haute Couture Week in Paris. The Saudi startup, in collaboration with Saudi fashion designer Ashi, showcased 15 different looks for female and male staff.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Lufthansa Group carrier SWISS has just announced that a new CEO has been appointed at the airline, and it’s not necessarily who I would have expected. Jens Fehlinger will become SWISS’ new CEO The SWISS Board of Directors has just appointed Jens Fehlinger as the company’s new CEO as of October 1, 2024. While the 43-year-old German has been at Lufthansa Group for his entire professional career, he’s new to subsidiary SWISS.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 87

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

As our regular readers have probably already surmised from one of my recent Simple Flying articles, I'm a major proponent of vintage military restoration projects being carried out by worthwhile entities including (but certainly not limited to) the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). Admittedly, I'm a tad biased here, as not only am I a longtime CAF donor (and damn proud of it), but indeed a CAF beneficiary, having ridden in both a World War II-era Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a North American B-2

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 28, 2024

Airlines frequently change up their amenity kits for business class passengers, given that they’re often created in partnership with other brands. Along those lines, KLM is the latest airline to refresh its amenity kit , and it’s unique… KLM partners with Envisions & Marie-Stella-Maris on amenity kits As of August 1, 2024, KLM will be rolling out new amenity kits in its long haul business class , which are a collaboration with Envisions and Marie-Stella-Maris.

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Approach Airline Airlines 86

Simple Flying

JUNE 28, 2024

The Arizona Cardinals are one of the oldest and most storied teams in the National Football League (NFL). The team was originally founded in Chicago in 1898. The franchise lasted in the Chicago area for sixty years, before moving to St. Louis in 1960. The team was designated the St. Louis Cardinals, similar to the Major League Baseball (MLB) team, which was located in the same city.

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Jet 105

Air Facts

JUNE 28, 2024

Friday photo: knocking off the rust in the practice area Air Facts Journal The view: Beautiful skies in the local practice area in a 45 degree steep turn. The pilot: Chris McGonegle The airplane: C182 Skylane The mission: Knocking the rust off the steep turn muscles. The memory: I remember initially practicing this maneuver over a decade ago with my instructor (Cory) and learning how valuable pitch trim is during the maneuver.

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Airplanes Pilot 95