Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has placed substantial orders with the world’s three largest commercial aircraft makers, planning to introduce up to 77 new aircraft into its fleet – 68 firm orders and nine options. The Japanese airline group is gearing up to accommodate a growing number of passengers, particularly on routes to Japan. Strengthening long-haul capabilities To enhance its long-haul operations, ANA has ordered 18 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, powered by General Electric’s GEnx en

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Jet Airlines Airline 291

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A Boeing 737-800 , operated by Southwest Airlines , narrowly avoided colliding with a Bombardier business jet at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) on Tuesday. The aircraft, which was seconds before touching down, pulled back up and ascended over the runway to perform a go-around procedure.

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Jet Runway Airlines Airline 119

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

European low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced that it will be the first airline to offer a direct flight from London to Medina, Saudi Arabia. The new route from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Medina Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) will start on August 1, 2025, the airline announced on February 25, 2025. We are delighted to announce this new route from London Gatwick to Medina.

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Airlines Airline 263

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Another day, another close call (thanks to The Aviation Herald for flagging this) Southwest 737 & private jet have close call on MDW runway This incident happened earlier today (Tuesday, February 25, 2025), at Chicago Midway Airport (MDW), and involves two aircraft: A Southwest Boeing 737-800 with the registration code N8517F was performing flight WN2504, from Omaha (OMA), and was supposed to land on runway 31C at Chicago Midway (MDW) A Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 35 with the registration

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Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot Clearance 117

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Commercial passenger aircraft leasing company Avation has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquirean Airbus A320 on lease to Etihad Airways. This deal adds a high credit quality airline to Avation’s customer list and further enhances its narrow-body aircraft fleet, the company said in a statement on February 25, 2025. “We are delighted to announce this Airbus A320 CEO aircraft acquisition which adds a top-quality operator to Avation’s fleet, further improving revenu

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Airlines Airline 273

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This is most definitely not a good look for Air France Air France doesnt load kosher meals, so crew fakes it DansDeals reports on an incident that happened last week, on an Air France flight from Mauritius (MRU) to Paris (CDG). A party of eight (ranging in age from three to 73 years old) was traveling together on the flight, with everyone having ordered kosher meals.

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Airlines Airline 115

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have announced that they will be expanding their current codeshare partnership to include a reciprocal loyalty agreement for its member customers. Members of Emirates Skywards and GarudaMiles can now earn and redeem miles when traveling with either carrier. The agreement was signed at Aviation Festival Asia 2025 in Singapore by Dr.

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Airline Airlines 262

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

During a presentation at an event in Antalya, Turkey, to mark the carriers 35th anniversary, SunExpress CEO Max Kownatzki shared the latest updates about the airlines performance in 2024. Kownatzki also referred to several projects that the carrier, a 50-50 venture between Turkish Airlines and the Lufthansa Group, is working on in order to further its growth.

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Airlines Airline Pilot 224

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

World of Hyatt has just revealed hotel category adjustments for 2025 , impacting which hotels are in which categories (and in turn, impacting how many points are required for free night redemptions). This is something that Hyatt does annually. Theres good news and bad news. The good news is that the total number of properties changing categories isnt as bad as in some past years.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

BOC Aviation has announced the purchase of five 737-8 aircraft from Boeing and has signed a long-term lease for these aircraft with Arajet, the largest airline in the Dominican Republic. We value our partnership with BOC Aviation as we continue to consolidate our fleet and our footprint in the region, Victor Pacheco, Founder and CEO of Arajet, said in a press release, published on February 24, 2025.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 259

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger jet in service today. The Superjumbo was designed for the hub-and-spoke model and is able to handle many of the world's longest ultra-long-haul routes. However, things are rarely that simple and the A380 finds itself on many high-capacity short-haul flights. The shortest A380 flights are less than 1,000 miles, while the longest non-stop A380 flight is Emirates' 8,824-mile-long flight from Dubai to Auckland, New Zealand.

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Jet 111

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has recently secured new orders for its training aircraft during the Pilot Expo 2025 event held in Brussels from February 21 to 22, 2025. Flight schools are expanding their fleets in response to the increasing demand for commercial pilot training. Agreements were reached with Aeros, Cyprus Airways Flying Academy (CAFA), and Smart Aviation.

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Pilot 152

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

RTX Corporation , in a February 25 statement, announced that one of its companies Collins Aerospace got picked by Boeing to provide 144 ejection seats for the United States Air Forces (USAFs) Boeing F-15EX Eagle II two-seat fighter jet. For RTX, its continuing a proud product line and for F-15EX aircrew of today and tomorrow giving F-15EX aircrew seats that have a spinal injury rate of less than 1%.

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Jet 119

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Lessors are the largest aircraft owners youve never heard of. Most airlines operate at least some aircraft on lease, with the average split between leased and owned falling at around 50%. Fulfilling this need are aircraft leasing specialists, and some of the biggest aircraft lessors have fleets that outstrip many airlines in size. The biggest aircraft lessors in 2025 According to KPMGs Aviation Leaders Report 2025 , the biggest lessor in the world in 2025 is AerCap by quite some margin.

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Jet Airlines Airline 130

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

It always seems to sneak up on us, but this week is the fifth annual Cranky Network Awards presented by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The nominees are ready, the trophies are engraved, and by the end of the night on Thursday, we will have some newly-minted winners. We will also have a completely exhausted Cranky. For that reason, I won’t be posting anything more this week.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 130

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As of June 3, 2025, massive changes are coming to the Lufthansa Groups Miles & More program, as it will adopt dynamic award pricing. Based on what we know so far, it seems like Miles & More will also do so in the worst way possible. Im not sure whats more disappointing the actual changes, or Lufthansas gaslighting in announcing these changes.

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Airlines Airline 102

AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Hartzell Propeller announced today (February 25) its new Falcon composite-propeller series. The Falcon series kicks off with the Kestrel, a light-weight, constant-speed propeller designed specifically for aircraft powered by the Rotax 916 engine. Piqua, Ohio-based Hartzell said the Kestrel has received ASTM approval and FAA certification is expected later this year.

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Knot Airplanes 97

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Alaska Airlines traces its routes back to 1932. The legacy carrier began operations on June 6, 1944. For nearly 80 years, Alaska has adorned its aircraft with several eye-catching iconic liveries, loved by civilians and aviation enthusiasts alike.

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Airlines Airline 102

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Under certain weather conditions, an aircraft requires a de-icing procedure. This procedure is most commonly used at airports during winter. Sometimes, when hot de-icing fluid is applied, causing a temperature difference, it produces visible steam. De-icing, the method used in aviation to remove ice and snow from aircraft surfaces, is inspired by space missions, these technologies were developed with the help of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research, seeking ways to e

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Weather Stability Pilot 230

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

There are many different ways to measure the size and influence of an airline. For starters, one might want to look at the number of passengers carried by an airline. Alternatively, they might also want to look at the number of daily flights an airline operates, which would also provide a decent metric of which carrier might just be the world's largest.

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Airlines Airline 105

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Hyatt has today announced details of its newest hotel brand. Keep in mind that now more than ever, hotel brands are being created for prospective hotel owners, rather than for hotel guests, as these all kind of run together, if you ask me. Details of the new Hyatt Select brand Hyatt Select is described as the hotel groups new upper-midscale transient brand designed to meet the needs of modern travelers while delivering an efficient, cost-effective model for owners.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Virgin Atlantic , though younger than many of its European rivals, is an iconic airline. Founded by tycoon Richard Branson, the airline was created to bring more competition to the London market, specifically on long-haul flights. The airline operates a fleet of widebody Airbus and Boeing jets across its network, and its global route map stretches as far as Asia and North America from London.

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Jet Airlines Airline 103

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The Teamsters lawsuit against Republic Airways argued the carrier illegally imposed non-compete clauses for pilots in its contract.

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Pilot 115

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

There are quite a few ways to determine which of the world's hundreds of airlines can hold the title of being the world's largest. If you were to measure by the airline's fleet size and the number of global destinations served, you could not argue that United Airlines is not the world's largest air carrier. Delta Air Lines would emerge as your leader in many financial metrics, such as revenue, assets, market capitalization, and brand value.

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Airlines Airline 96

AV Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Piper Aircraft issued a Customer Communication this afternoon (February 25) informing Piper operators it does not approve using any fuels that have received FAA Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) in its aircraft. The letter (copied in full below) said, in part, At this time, without additional information regarding fuels that have undergone the STC approval process, such as GAMI G100UL, Piper cannot approve the use of these fuels in any Piper airplane.

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Airplanes Pilot 114

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Allegiant Air was initially established in 1997 under the name WestJet Express. However, one year later the airline faced a trademark dispute with WestJet Air Center. Additionally, the founders recognized the potential confusion with the Canadian carrier, WestJet Airlines. As a result, the airline adopted the name Allegiant Air, which it continues to operate under today.

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Airlines Airline 104

Alaska Air

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Horizon Air, the regional airline subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, is paving the way to the flight deck for aspiring pilots in Hawaii without needing to leave the islands for training. The post Hawaiis first full-circle commercial pilot development program expands opportunities for local students appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 114

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Welcome to my 158th weekly routes article! I have analyzed some subjectively exciting services that took off between February 18 and 24 (unless stated). Click here to see my last jam-packed article!

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Airlines Airline 105

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

All Nippon Airways Holding kicks into high gear after revealing record high revenue figures, with orders for dozens of new aircraft.

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Jet 113

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Based on IATA slot seasons, northern carriers will switch to summer schedules on March 30 and maintain them until October 25. Some 49 US and Canadian airports will have non-stop passenger flights to Europe during this period. It rises to 50 if the tiny Saint Pierre, in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the east coast of Canada near Newfoundland, is included.

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Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Copa Airlines is set to grow in the U.S. with a new route. The Panama-based airlines newest service will begin this summer.

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Airlines Airline 109

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

An Asiana Airlines aircraft recently had an issue during landing approach at San Francisco International Airport and dropped altitude more than anticipated when it was still three miles away from the runway. The plane was arriving from Seoul, a busy sector served by multiple airlines.

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Approach Runway Airlines Airline 128

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A Southwest Boeing 737-800 and Flexjet Challenger 350 were involved in a close call on Tuesday at Chicago's Midway Airport.

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Jet 108

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The brand names of many iconic aircraft manufacturers that helped win WWII are no longer used. While some iconic names are preserved after mergers, as in the case of Northrop and Grumman, others have disappeared, as in the case of McDonnell and Douglas after merging with Boeing. More rarely, some companies like Curtiss-Wright continue operating today but no longer produce aircraft.

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Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the company could prioritize deliveries to its non-U.S. customers if tariffs impacted its American imports.

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Airlines Airline 107

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Delta Connection flight 4819 was a flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport. The flight was operated by Endeavor Air , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. The Bombardier CRJ900 regional jet had two flight crew and two flight attendants onboard, with 76 passengers.

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Cabin Crew Jet 111

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

By William Goebel – Hollywood Bomber Crew Chief Progress continues on the return-to-flight program of the 1954 Beechcraft E18S-9700 “Super 18,” known as the Hollywood Bomber. The aircraft is undergoing an extensive restoration at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM) at Meacham International Airport (FTW) north of Fort Worth, Texas. The final months of 2024 have been a period of intense activity, with significant milestones achieved.

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Aileron Cockpit Pilot 104