Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has developed a fire-resistant storage bag that can prevent fires in aircraft cabins caused by overheated batteries in electronic devices. The Japanese airline jointly developed the special bag along with Kikuchi Sheet Industries (Kikuchi Sheet), and TOPPAN Corporation. Portable electronics brought onboard aircraft can be a fire hazard due to faulty or damaged batteries, worn insulation, or damaged wiring.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 2, 2024

While we’ll see if this materializes, United Airlines wants to launch another route to China, and expand its long haul presence in Los Angeles. United wants to add new route to Beijing as of May 2025 United has filed with the Department of Transportation (DOT), requesting permission to launch three weekly flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Beijing (PEK).

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Norwegian-based carrier Norse Atlantic Airways (‘Norse’) has revealed it has reached an agreement in principle that will see up to six of its current fleet of seven Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners wet-leased to another carrier for the bulk of 2025. Although the identity of the customer airline has yet to be revealed by the Oslo-based carrier, it is being described as a “reputable international airline.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Amex Membership Rewards program has just introduced its latest transfer bonus, valid for the next several weeks. With a specific use in mind, this has the potential to be a phenomenal deal. Transfer points to Flying Club with a 40% bonus The American Express Membership Rewards program in the United States is offering a 40% bonus on points transfers to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) found that October 2024 traffic figures showed robust travel growth. According to the association’s latest report, the progress was fuelled mainly by leisure and corporate travel demands. International air cargo markets also saw significant growth, supported by businesses restocking inventories in preparation for the year-end holiday season and major online sale promotions.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In late 2021, Air India was privatized , as Tata Group, which was Air India’s initial owner when the company was first founded, took control of the airline again. Since then, executives at the company have been working hard to transform the airline. Suffice it to say that this is no small task, given the state of Air India’s fleet. Fortunately a lot will be changing over time.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Qantas provided a sneak peek of its first A321XLR, with the aircraft entering the final assembly line at Airbus’ Finkenwerder production facility in Hamburg, Germany. The move marks another step forward for the Qantas Group’s fleet renewal program, and sees the aircraft’s major airframe components, including the forward and rear fuselage, wings and iconic Flying Kangaroo tail, coming together.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On December 1, 2024, Thai Airways International (‘Thai’) operated its first scheduled passenger flight between its primary hub in Bangkok and Brussels in Belgium. The new service signals a return to the route by Thailand’s national carrier after previous operations on the route were put on an indefinite hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. The new service will operate daily using the carrier’s six-strong fleet of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners and is currently the only direct link between the two c

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The F-22 Raptor is the longest-serving 5th-generation air superiority fighter in the US Air Force , and the world. The debut of Lockheed Martin ’s Raptor, was a milestone in military aviation that marked the dawn of an era in fighter technology. When the decision to end its production in 2011 was made, only 186 units had been produced. Since the shuttering of F-22 manufacturing, there has been an ongoing debate about the strategic wisdom of closing down the line.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

TrustFlight, a rapidly growing technology innovator focused on digitization of the aviation industry, today announced that TrustFlight’s Tech Log and MEL Manager are now integrated with NAVBLUE’s N-Ops & Crew (N-OC) and N-Flight Planning (N-FP) applications to facilitate a fully integrated ecosystem of shared flight data that helps promote airline operational efficiency.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines faced some of the most challenging market conditions they had ever encountered throughout the entire near century-long history of the commercial aviation industry in the United States. Faced with the lowest levels of passenger demand seen since the slowdown in global air travel following the September 11th terrorist attacks, many airlines had to make difficult decisions about the future of their fleets and operations, some of which significantly reduced the

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AV Web

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A New Zealand controller is being celebrated five months after she talked a panicked international student pilot on a solo flight to a safe landing at Dunedin Airport. Airways New Zealand, the country’s private airspace management company, presented Kate Lindsey with an award for keeping her cool as the student screamed in terror. “I knew there was a problem as the pilot sounded very panicked and asked to fly directly to the airport,” Lindsey told Stuff.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In new and exciting news from the world of aerial refueling, the 22nd Air Refueling Wing of the US Air Force has developed an innovative new device for their big jet. The Air Force’s Innovation Lab has created the Auxiliary Power Unit Remote Restart System (APURRS) for the KC-46A Pegasus. This new piece of equipment allows the crew to remotely control the auxiliary power unit (APU) of the airplane.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Using the right credit card for airfare purchases can help you rack up points quickly, especially if you’re anything like me, and spend a lot on air travel. Over the years a lot has changed regarding the best credit cards to use for airfare purchases, so in this post I wanted to take a closer look at that. There are a couple of key things to consider when deciding which card to use for buying airline tickets: Which card offers the best return on spending (either in terms of cash back, or based o

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Resilience Mission 2 lander has arrived in Florida ahead of its scheduled January launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The lander was built by ispace and is the company's second attempt at a lunar landing following a failed mission in April 2023.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Several weeks ago, Qatar Airways Privilege Club launched “My Reward Seat Finder,” a new tool that’s supposed to efficiently show Qatar Airways award availability across an entire year, on your choice of routes. It’s a huge value-add when airlines make it easy to search award availability, so I was excited when I saw this. Unfortunately the execution leaves quite a bit to be desired.

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Airline Reporter

DECEMBER 2, 2024

An aerial view of Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport in Blacksburg, VA. Photo courtesy of BCB Airport We usually cover specific events at airports, often relating to aircraft or airline events, but sometimes about milestones at the airport itself. We’re going to try something new – profiling airports you may not know about, ones that have an interesting history or attribute.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Harrison Ford is one of the most popular actors of the last decade and is widely regarded as a cinematic cultural icon. Ford was born in 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, and he began acting in the early 1960s. He spent the majority of the 1960s playing smaller roles in both movies and television shows. However, Ford eventually found a breakthrough in supporting roles in the early 1970s by acting in both American Graffiti and The Conversation.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On Monday, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association released 2024’s third-quarter aircraft shipment and billing report. According to GAMA , the industry has experienced an increase in the value of aircraft shipments and an increase in piston airplanes , business jets , and turbine helicopters. The slow growth from the first and second quarter, along with comparable numbers from the first nine months of 2023, is a welcome sign.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The airline will be commencing the service two days earlier than originally scheduled.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Boeing executives are getting to know their products and those of competitors like they’ve probably never done before after their new boss all but grounded the company’s fleet of Challenger 650 business jets. Bloomberg used ADS-B tracking sites to deduce that use of the Challengers has dropped 80 percent with just 29 flights in October compared to 149 in August.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Japan Airlines offers many travel options with its Airbus 350 throughout Japan, London, and various destinations in the United States this month. Among its routes, the airline's most frequent service will connect New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, Japan, with Tokyo International Airport, making it convenient for travelers wishing to explore the beauty of Hokkaido or the bustling city of Tokyo.

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Aviation News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The operation was carried out in difficult mountain terrain, within an environmentally protected park in the Serra do Mar, which serves as a bridge between the coastal lowlands of Santos and the São Paulo plateau. “The use of helicopters in the construction of transmission lines results in a faster and more efficient construction method, reducing the global project timeline.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The United States Marine Corps’ (USMC) squadron VGMR-352 Raiders successfully completed a full flight around the world in September 2024. They circumnavigated the globe in a marathon of long-distance flights. The goal of this incredible journey was to fulfill their mission of supporting Marine operations by units in Africa.

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Jetwhine

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Just because a Board of Directors approves huge retention bonuses for some CEO doesn't necessarily mean anyone knows what they're doing.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The US Army's largest installations serve vital roles in strategic operations, leveraging the force augmenting power of rapid deployability through their airfields. These bases support an array of rotary-wing aircraft central to modern military missions, as well as providing facilities for fixed-wing aircraft from their brethren in the United States Air Force that help to move Army troops and equipment anywhere on the globe at a moment's notice.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 2, 2024

GA aircraft sales remain strong across the board with both numbers and billings showing strong growth in the first nine months of 2024. According to the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s third quarter report aircraft sales were up 6.3 percent while the billing totals jumped a whopping 20.5 percent. “The health of our industry remains stable, which allows our companies to invest in technology and innovation that drives improved safety and sustainability for all civil aviati

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

On December 1, Delta Air Lines took off from New York JFK to Lagos , having last served the 4,562 nautical mile (8,449 km) airport pair back in October 2022.

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Aviation News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Eve Air Mobility (Eve) announced today a US$35 million* fund from Brazil’s National Development Bank (BNDES), further solidifying its financial position for continued eVTOL development.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

A Gulf Air flight on its way to Manchester had to divert to Kuwait due to engine issues. And while situations like these are difficult for all passengers on the aircraft, some on the flight had to endure more than others due to visa issues.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ten companies from five European countries have demonstrated a sense and avoid system for large drones they intend to certify in the next few years. The European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS) was installed on a Leonardo Falco Xplorer drone and demonstrated at Trapani Birgi Airport and did well enough to advance to the next phase of testing. The tests “validated technologies, including advanced sensors, digital flight controls, and smart systems designed to detect and avoid both cooperat

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The MH-60 Seahawk is the backbone of the US Navy's rotary-wing strike aircraft. Development of the Army's replacement of the UH-60 Black Hawk is in full swing (namely the new tiltrotor Bell V-280 Valor selected as winner of the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) program ). But what about the Navy's MH-60 Seahawk (which is based on the Army's Black Hawk )? Work on a replacement for the venerable Seahawk is only just starting, and it will remain in service for more than a decade to come.

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Aviation News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) marked a milestone in its support of the F-35 Lightning II program when the depot recently inducted and completed modifications.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Regardless of one's line of work, a defining feature of the desirability of a job is the quality of life it affords. Most airline employees have what could be understood as conventional jobs insofar as they leave home and return to it on a daily cycle. In-flight workers are the exception to this rule and an outlier in the greater workforce. Leaving home for days on end and spending consecutive nights in hotel rooms spread across a country, continent, or even the world is an assumed part of being

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Airline Geeks

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Air Canada plans to grow its transborder network in summer 2025, adding two new routes to the U.S. from its Vancouver hub.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revealed that December 1st, 2024, was the busiest day on record at airports across the country. As the Thanksgiving holiday weekend came to a close, more than 3.09 million passengers took to the skies on Sunday, as reported by Reuters.

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Aviation News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

During the I/ITSEC event in Orlando, Florida, Saab has revealed a UAV training capability which can act both as an asset or threat during military exercises. Saab has also recently received an order from an undisclosed customer to deliver a number of prototype UAV live training systems.

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