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Passenger sues EgyptAir for $5 million over hot tea burns during flight

Aerotime

A US resident is suing EgyptAir for $5 million after suffering second-degree burns caused by a hot tea spill on an international flight. The incident, which occurred on February 18, 2024, during a flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cairo (CAI), Egypt, left a 35-year-old passenger with what the complainant describes as “severe” and “permanent” injuries.

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Beloved Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 Captain Passes Away After Cardiac Incident

Simple Flying

The Pilot Network Co-Founder and Delta Boeing 737 pilot, Jason Depew, unfortunately passed away on November 4 following a cardiac arrest. Depew, who, according to JonNYC, had been running, experienced the cardio event while running.

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SpiceJet to resume seaplane operations after 5-year hiatus

Aerotime

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has revealed plans to relaunch its seaplane operations in 2025, with a focus on connecting some of India’s most remote regions. On November 9, 2024, SpiceJet announced it aims to enhance regional connectivity and tourism. The budget carrier has partnered with aircraft manufacturer De Havilland to support the trials and provide engineering, technical, and logistical support.

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Did You Know Delta Air Lines Used To Have A Hub At Germany's Frankfurt Airport?

Simple Flying

While Delta Air Lines is synonymous with its hubs in North American cities like Atlanta, New York, and Detroit, few may recall that the airline once had a significant presence at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany.

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Mercury 13 Member Wally Funk Honored

AV Web

A woman who trained as an astronaut candidate in 1961 and finally went to space 60 years later was among those honored at the American Valor event in Washington on Saturday. Wally Funk was among soldiers, female special forces operatives and the famed black 24th Infantry Regiment known as the “Buffalo Soldiers” to be celebrated at the televised event.

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5 US Airports With The Potential To Become Legacy Airline Hubs

Simple Flying

In the United States, legacy airlines operate hub-and-spoke networks, funneling passengers through centralized hubs to connect them between any two cities in their network with relative ease. In Europe, most legacy carriers will have a single major hub, through which almost every single one of their flights will pass. Examples of such hub facilities include British Airways' principal hub at London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Air France's primary gateway at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).

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ITA Airways A321neo Business Class: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

One Mile at a Time

Hello from Cairo! I’m now well into my quick detour to Africa , and flew ITA Airways’ Airbus A321neo business class on the 2hr50min flight from Rome (FCO) to Cairo (CAI). Honestly, I’m kind of speechless about this flight, and this might rank in my top five flights ever, in terms of having my expectations exceeded. ITA Airways’ A321neo business class is unbelievably good, including both the hard and soft product.

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Review: LATAM Business Class Boeing 787 (MIA-SCL)

One Mile at a Time

For the first segment of my two times to Latin America review trip , I flew LATAM’s Boeing 787-9 business class on the 7hr25min overnight flight from Miami (MIA) to Santiago (SCL). I’ve gotta say, LATAM offers a solid business class product, easily the best in South America. The airline has comfortable business class seats with direct aisle access, friendly service, tasty meals that are served efficiently, exceptional bedding, and extensive entertainment.

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Top 5: These Are American Airlines' Leading Hubs By Passenger Numbers

Simple Flying

Oneworld carrier, American Airlines is one of the US' 'Big Three' airlines and is the largest in the world by scheduled passenger carried, and daily flights. The carrier, which has several subsidiaries, operates a robust international and domestic network to over 350 destinations across 48 countries.

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Allegiant Pilots Reject 70 Percent Pay Increase

AV Web

More than 97 percent of Allegiant Airlines’ 1,300 pilots have authorized their union to hold a strike vote even though the airline has offered them a 70 percent pay hike over the next five years. Teamsters Local 2118 said the increase isn’t enough to bring Allegiant pilots to the levels they need. “Allegiant pilots are some of the most overworked and underpaid in the airline industry,” the union said in a statement.

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Officials Release Qatar Airways Passenger's Cause Of Death During Flight To Dallas/Fort Worth

Simple Flying

New details have emerged regarding the tragic death of 63-year-old Mahasen Mohamed, who passed away aboard a Qatar Airways flight QR731 bound for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on October 31, according to Dallas local newspaper Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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So, Why Do We Need EAGLE And ASTM, Anyway?

AV Web

Well, I’m confused again, not that it will come as any surprise to some of those pulling the strings in the transition to unleaded avgas. You see, several titans of aviation have spoken, either in public forums, to my work superiors, or to me directly about my brain-power-to-subject-matter ratio being a little on the lean side when it comes to the complicated matter of aviation fuel.

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Man Attempting To Join Terrorist Group Arrested Before Flight At New York-JFK Airport

Simple Flying

On Tuesday, a man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he tried to board a flight to Doha, Qatar. His intended destination was Syria, where he planned to join ISIS and engage in terrorism.

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

Success can be measured in many ways. Sometimes it’s influence—does the model change the course of the industry or, maybe, uncover a heretofore unseen market niche? Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. But successful? Not at all. Once you get past the aesthetic and emotional, success becomes a game of numbers.

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Air France Replaces Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Flights To Phoenix With The 777-200ER

Simple Flying

With November in full swing, Air France has made a subtle change to its new and popular route between Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). In what appears to be a response to increased demand, the French flag carrier has swapped out its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with the 777-200ER on the route.

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Garmin G3000 PRIME Sim Tour

AV Web

Garmin’s second-gen G3000—called G3000 PRIME—integrated avionics suite will be the new flight deck in the Textron Citation CJ4 Gen3 biz jet (and likely many more applications) and it puts a sharp focus on single-pilot ops and runway awareness. It also promises to ease user workload with a shallower touchscreen user feature set and a more vibrant display presentation with less display bezel and more glass.

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Where It Hurts: Wheelchair Athlete Hopes Southwest Airlines Faces Major Fine After Mishaps

Simple Flying

An Arizona woman has filed a complaint against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines after the carrier damaged a basketball teams wheelchairs amid a cross-country trip for a national championship earlier this year. Months later, the frustrated woman is alleging the low-cost airline violated federal laws regarding the treatment of disabled passengers.

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Poll: How’s Your Airplane?

AV Web

Are you happy with your ride? Poll: How's Your Airplane? Poll: How's Your Airplane? Wouldn't change a thing Needs a little updating Safe but not attractive Needs major work The post Poll: How’s Your Airplane? appeared first on AVweb.

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Southern California Hub: These Are Delta Air Lines' Busiest Routes To Los Angeles

Simple Flying

Los Angeles is the second-largest city in the United States (after NYC) and needs no introduction. It's airport - Los Angeles International Airport - is perhaps one of only a handful of airports known internationally by its IATA code (LAX) - although some of Detla's top flights are to John Wayne Airport. By some measures, Delta Air Lines is the largest airline in the United States, and it commands the largest market share at LAX at 19.76% (although not enough to be dominant).

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Forgotten KLM DC-2 Adventure Published

Vintage Aviation News

By James Kightly, Commissioning Editor On October 26, 2024, at Albury airport, New South Wales, the new English-language translation of To Austalia in Three Days was published by the Uiver Memorial Community Trust. The book, originally published in 1935, details the remarkably flight of the KLM Douglas DC-2 from Mildenhall in the UK to Melbourne, Australia, coming a remarkable second in the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race.

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Short Cross-Border Hops: 5 US-Canada Flights Under 130 Miles

Simple Flying

Canada and the United States share the longest international border in the world. Stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, the land border has two sections: one between Alaska and Canada and another along the 49th parallel.

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

Success can be measured in many ways. Sometimes it’s influence—does the model change the course of the industry or, maybe, uncover a heretofore unseen market niche? Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. But successful? Not at all. Once you get past the aesthetic and emotional, success becomes a game of numbers.

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Flight Review: Royal Brunei Serves Up An Exceptional Boeing 787 Experience

Simple Flying

I wrote this review yesterday at 35,000 feet above Northern Australia on a Royal Brunei Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for Brunei, a small resource-rich country on the island of Borneo in the South China Sea. This was my first flight with the nation's flag carrier and my first visit to Brunei, which this week is hosting the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) 68th Assembly of Presidents.

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eVTOLs in Japan, C-check pics from Kazakhstan & More (The Allplane Newsletter #171)

All Plane

Electric aviation Bye Aerospace has started to build its first all-electric aircraft, the eFlyer 2. Advanced Air Mobility The Middle East had long been assumed to be one of the likeliest launchpads for the eVTOL economy. China has also been working on its own ecosystem. But another country that seems to have taken a really keen interest in advanced air mobility is Japan and the major US eVTOL developers have noticed.

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Which US Routes Is ITA Airways Currently Serving & With What Aircraft?

Simple Flying

Using information gathered by Cirium , the world's most trusted source of aviation analytics, we have made a list of ITA Airways routes that will fly to the United States in November 2024.

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Last Week’s Poll Results: Airports Generally Good

AV Web

Only 10 percent of respondents said their airports need major work. The post Last Week’s Poll Results: Airports Generally Good appeared first on AVweb.

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Alaska Airlines' New Seattle-Tacoma Ticketing Lobby Set To Open Just In Time For Holiday Rush

Simple Flying

Construction work has been ongoing for nearly a year at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). While travelers have been inconvenienced over the past year, one of the new projects will open just in time for the holiday rush, reducing wait times.

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DUNCAN AVIATION: REGIONAL MANAGER CHANGES FOR WESTERN REGIONS

Altitudes Magazine

Duncan Aviation has announced that Cory Kolman has joined its team as the company’s Regional Manager in the Southwest territory of the United States.

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Why Are So Many US MQ-9 Reaper Drones Being Shot Down Over Yemen?

Simple Flying

The United States Air Force has long used the MQ-9 Reaper drone to carry out ISR and surgical strike missions in many low-intensity conflict zones around the world. While the fact that low-tech Yemen Houthi rebels are constantly shooting the Reapers down proves they are vulnerable, that doesn't mean they are obsolete - as is shown in India moving to purchase 31 MQ-9B drones for patrol missions.

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When Pilots Make Mistakes

Jetwhine

No matter their experience level, not all pilots will interpret the apparent facts of a situation and reach the same conclusion.

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Air Astana Reaches MRO Pinnacle With First Airbus A321 12-Year C-Check

Simple Flying

If the COVID-19 pandemic taught aviation nothing else, it did show the danger of outsourcing strategically important parts of the business to third-party providers. When airlines needed to get grounded aircraft back into service, many were stymied by the lack of slots in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities, leaving them short of much-needed capacity when demand surged.

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My 5 Weirdest Hotel Experiences Ever, From The Funny To The Freaky

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Examined: The Preference For Airbus Planes In The Chinese Aviation Market

Simple Flying

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, China had seen a flourishing domestic airline industry. As reported by Statista , the country saw over 659 million passengers take to the skies in 2019 alone. However, the recent pandemic resulted in a demand shock, and though the market is recovering, some industry players are proving more successful than others.

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A-10C Demonstration Team Flies Final Show

The Aviationist

Today marks the final A-10 Demo Team performance, after 1800 shows across 10 countries over the course of more than 40 years. Nov. 10, 2024, marked a sad day in the airshow community: the final demonstration by the U.S. Air Force’s A-10C Demonstration Team after a 40 year run. In Stuart, Florida, the team flew […] The post A-10C Demonstration Team Flies Final Show appeared first on The Aviationist.

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What Happened To US Cargo Carrier Seaboard World Airlines?

Simple Flying

Today, the air cargo world is dominated by just a few players, with American giants UPS Airlines and FedEx Express dominating the market with massive fleets and extensive networks. Amid the rise of online shopping, more packages are shipped every year, bringing in consistent revenue streams for airlines like UPS and FedEx.

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Skunk Works Reveal New Stealthy Tanker Concept With Twin Flying Booms

The Aviationist

The notional concept comes as the U.S. Air Force prepares for an analysis of alternatives for the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS). Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works division has just released a new notional concept intended for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS), which is set to pair with the […] The post Skunk Works Reveal New Stealthy Tanker Concept With Twin Flying Booms appeared first on The Aviationist.

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5 Missing Air Traffic Controllers Delay Flights At AustinBergstrom International Airport

Simple Flying

Operations at AustinBergstrom International Airport (AUS) returned to normal Sunday evening after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) put an air traffic control (ATC) staffing shortage mitigation program into effect. The move delayed several flights and was reportedly implemented without notice, catching the attention of a Texas US representative.