Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Communities along France’s Atlantic shore have long held a special relationship with the sea. What has for centuries been a region of sailors, shipbuilders and maritime traders has evolved into one of Europe’s most dynamic centers for sailing technology innovation. The region is home to a thriving ecosystem where boat builders, equipment manufacturers, naval architects, and sailing technology startups collaborate to push the boundaries of what’s possible on water.

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Cranky Flier

MARCH 17, 2025

In what seems like record time, Spirit has now exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The airline is now $795 million of debt lighter and $350 million richer thanks to additional equity investments. It has a mere seven directors on the board who split between finance and industry experience. One of those is CEO Ted Christie who remains at the controls flying the plane, free to pursue a life of religious fulfillment.

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Airlines Airline 236

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered that the forward bulkheads on all Boeing 787 aircraft registered in the US must be visually inspected. This is due to the presence of small gaps in this section of the aircraft, which, as the name implies, is located aft of the fuselage, and helps keep the aircraft pressurized. The issue, which has been caused by a manufacturing defect, has been known to the industry for years.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

Boeing has often dominated the headlines in recent years for all the wrong reasons. For example, the Boeing 737 Max crashes, quality concerns, poor delivery numbers, FAA oversight, massive cost overruns on military and space contracts, and delays with its Boeing 777X. However, the development of a clean-sheet new aircraft could offer Boeing a chance at redemption, a return to cutting-edge innovation and the opportunity to pull ahead of Airbus.

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Airplanes 119

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800 bound for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) had to return to Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) after an engine fire incident. Flight MH 705 departed Manila at approximately 17:22 local time on March 15, 2025. Shortly after it took off, the flight crew reported a fire engine and was forced to turn around and land the aircraft back in Manila.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 17, 2025

The Royal Air Force announced today the passing of John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain, at the age of 105. A revered figure in British aviation history, Hemingway was one of “The Few” who defended the United Kingdom against Nazi aggression in the summer of 1940. His bravery in the face of overwhelming odds exemplified the resilience and determination that defined the RAFs finest hour.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Emirates has announced plans to deploy newly retrofitted Boeing 777s on its second and third daily flights between Dubai and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. These upgrades will make Riyadh the first city in the Middle East and one of the few destinations in the airlines network to be served exclusively with its latest retrofitted aircraft, Emirates announced in a press release on March 17, 2025.

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Airlines Airline 253

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Passengers traveling with German budget airline Eurowings from Dsseldorf in Germany to Troms in Norway were left unimpressed after an eight-hour journey that saw them landing back at the German airport from where they had originally departed. The unfortunate set of events unfolded on Saturday, March 15, 2025, as Eurowings flight EW9250 headed from Dsseldorf to the city of Troms in northern Norway, a journey of 1,344 miles (2,150 km) that should take around three hours to complete under normal ci

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Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

The 3,907-mile (6,288 km) route from Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) in the Australian state of New South Wales is one of the most lucrative and competitive in the Asia-Pacific region. Served by four different carriers with an interesting variety of widebody aircraft types, business class passengers have plenty of options to choose from on this corridor.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

AirAsia Malaysia announced its expansion in Australia with the launch of direct flights from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) to Darwin International Airport (DRW) in the Northern Territory. The AirAsia Malaysia (flight code AK) flight to Darwin is scheduled to operate four times weekly starting June 27, 2025. Darwin is AirAsia Malaysias second Australian route.

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Airlines Airline 277

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 17, 2025

As reported in the latest Royal Air Force Memorial Club bulletin , the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is steadily emerging from its winter maintenance period, preparing for the upcoming airshow and display season. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of BBMF engineers, the fighter aircraft are beginning to roll out of the hangar, edging closer to their return to the skies.

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Hangar 119

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Asiana Airlines has revealed it will reduce certain flights to Rome, Frankfurt, and Paris in April 2025 in accordance with the European Commissions fair competition requirements following its merger with Korean Air. The merger, which was completed in December 2024, will see the two carriers retain their own identities for the time being, although the European competition authorities made it clear during the approval process that certain measures would need to be taken by the combined carrier to

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AV Web

MARCH 17, 2025

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union says 132 of its technicians, inspectors and maintenance will return to work Thursday after a judge ordered their reinstatement last week. The workers, all probationary employees, were let go Feb. 14 but their dismissal, along with thousands of other probationary employees in various other government departments, was found to be illegal.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Air India has revealed images of the carriers first retrofitted Airbus A320neo aircraft which has been re-introduced into the airlines operational fleet after a complete cabin refit in line with airline owner Tata Groups new product specifications and standards. VT-EXN is the first of the 27 narrowbody aircraft inherited at the time of takeover that was elected to undergo a complete retrofit to the new Air India standard, with new seats, carpets, curtain, cabin ambiance, a three-class cabin conf

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Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is the primary airport serving Austin, the capital of Texas. Located about eight miles (13 km) southeast of downtown Austin, AUS is a key transportation hub for Central Texas, handling millions of passengers annually. The airport is known for its efficient layout, modern amenities, and a distinctively Austin-inspired atmosphere, featuring local art and food.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Coming as welcome news to aviation enthusiasts worldwide, the UKs Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced that it will be returning its small fleet of vintage Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes to airshow flying duties in 2025. Both types powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engines have been grounded by the RAFs Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) division since May 2024, following an accident involving one of its Spitfires in which the pilot, Squadron Leader Mark Long was tragically killed.

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Pilot 261

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 17, 2025

In late 2023, Korean Air announced plans to introduce premium economy. However, the airline sort of backtracked, because the plan was initially for this to debut on 787s as of 2024. The SkyTeam carrier now has a different plan, and it doesnt involve the 787, so lets cover the details Korean Airs plan to offer premium economy Korean Air plans to introduce its new premium economy product as of late 2025.

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Airlines Airline 104

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

As iconic aviation events go, the world-famous annual Reno Air Races held in Reno Nevada from 1964 until 2023 would be top of any avgeeks list. However, with a new year comes a new venue for the historic event, with Roswell in New Mexico lined up to take over the mantle as the host of the fastest motorsport on Earth in 2025. Tickets have just gone on sale for the 2025 event, with demand expected to reach unprecedented levels as the races resume in their new venue with a raft of improvements made

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Pilot 246

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

A recent Cathay Pacific cargo flight experienced quite a hard landing on arrival to Guadalajara earlier this month. The aircraft, a Boeing 747-867F , was operating a freight service between Mexico City and Guadalajara Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL). Shortly after arriving, the plane was checked over by ground engineers before continuing to Anchorage that evening.

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Cargo 105

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

India is set to sell half a dozen non-profitable airports by combining them with profitable ones to make the assets more attractive to investors, according to anonymous sources who spoke with Bloomberg. This latest privatization effort will include a total of 11 airports, six of which are operating at a loss, anonymous sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

The Embraer Lineage 1000 is a variant of the Embraer 190 regional jet aircraft by the Brazilian aerospace manufacturer, Embraer. The original Embraer 190, in airline configuration, seats 100, whereas the Embraer Lineage 1000 seats between 13 and 19 passengers. The ultra-large business jet was launched as a new kind of private jet on May 2, 2006, and stayed in production until 2017.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Korean Air announced that it will launch premium economy class and upgrade its airport lounges at Seouls Incheon Airport (ICN), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York. The upgrades are part of its service enhancement strategy, the airline said. This announcement follows the relaunch of the South Korean airlines new brand identity and the unveiling of a new aircraft livery to mark its merger with Asiana Airlines.

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Airlines Airline 188

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

In 2025, four McDonnell-Douglas-Boeing F-15 models, totaling 862 aircraft, are still flying. Those still serving include the single seat F-15A, F-15C, F-15E and F-15EX. No "B" or "D" two-seat trainers are in-service. All of the F-15Bs are retired, and the F-15Ds have either been retired or converted to F-15E Strike Eagles. Only the USAF has the F-15EX with eight units delivered.

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Jet 108

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Since its inception in 1953, Bucher has been providing world-leading innovative interior aircraft solutions for the aviation and air rescue sectors. In Fllanden, Switzerland, founder Heinrich Bucher laid the groundwork for a business that now also operates from bases in Sinn-Fleisbach, Germany, and Everett, USA. Counting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Airbus and Boeing among their customers, Bucher has become a trusted partner in providing interior aircraft solutions including G

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Airlines Airline 186

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

Southwest Airlines , renowned for its extensive US domestic network, continues to expand its air routes with strategic long-haul flights. Among its latest announcements is the reintroduction of nonstop service between Sacramento International Airport (SMF) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

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Airlines Airline 105

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Athens-based Aegean Airlines, Greeces largest carrier, has announced it has placed an order with Airbus for an additional eight A321neo narrowbody aircraft. According to a statement issued by the carrier, the aircraft will enable Aegean to grow its networks further and support its expansion plans. With this latest aircraft order, the airlines total direct orderbook with Airbus currently stands at 60 A320neo family planes, with 37 aircraft already delivered to the carrier.

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Airlines Airline 292

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

Cessna is one of the largest manufacturers of general aviation aircraft in the world. It is often considered to be one of the "Big Three" of general aviation aircraft manufacturers, alongside Piper Aircraft and Beechcraft , which is owned by the same parent company as Cessna , Textron Aviation. The company has also made a name for itself in the private aviation industry.

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General Aviation Jet 102

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 17, 2025

Yesterday was a challenging travel day in the United States, due to some weather systems. We saw several hundred flights canceled, but we also saw nearly 50% of flights delayed, and of course in many cases those delays stretched hours. Its also spring break for many people, which makes everything more challenging, as airlines dont have much spare capacity for when things go wrong.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

The Alaska Air group has a relatively large fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft in addition to the recently acquired mixed fleet of other Airbus and Boeing aircraft types, which it secured through its recent purchase of Hawaiian Airlines.

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Airlines Airline 103

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 17, 2025

Innovation is a hallmark of the drone industry. UAV manufacturers are constantly finding ways to improve both the hardware and software of these amazing aerial platforms. Just a few years ago, manufacturers took several years to bring a new drone to the market. Now, it seems like every six months or so, drone pilots have another bigger, better drone to consider purchasing.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 17, 2025

Ive written extensively about the Bilt Mastercard ( review ), which is an innovative and rewarding credit card. The greatest selling point of the card is that you can earn points for paying your rent. Bilt has just announced that its making some updates to how these payments are processed. Dont worry, nothing is actually changing about the rewards structure, but most members will have to take a moment to update their account, to be sure that rent payments arent interrupted.

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Approach 80

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

In one of the latest breakthroughs of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aviation, Sikorsky has successfully completed a test flight with its Rotor Blown Wing prototype drone. The small drone was able to take off and land vertically as well as demonstrate stable, maneuverable handling in all flight regimes while flying in airplane mode. The scaled-down prototype is constructed from composites and uses batteries to power itself.

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Airplanes 78

Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 17, 2025

Hungarian low-cost airline, Wizz Air, has announced it will begin operating a new route from London Gatwick Airport to Wroclaw, Poland, four times a week from June 17, 2025. The new route will improve Wizz Airs connectivity within central Europe and adds to its existing flights to the city out of London Luton Airport. The new route increases the airlines number of weekly flights to Poland to 11.

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Airlines Airline 73

AV Web

MARCH 17, 2025

The Chinese owner of Diamond Aircraft has acquired the assets of eVTOL pioneer Volocopter out of insolvency for $11 million. The estimated value of the hard assets and intellectual property was set at $42 million in the insolvency process. Wanfeng, a major Chinese car manufacturer, has set up its German subsidiary Heptus 591 to operate what’s left of the company. which will be operated by Diamond.

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Airplanes 63

Simple Flying

MARCH 17, 2025

Access to private jet flights has never been easier. Customers can choose from a variety of jet ownership and charter programs available on the market. Moreover, private jet membership cards and hop-on services further make private jet travel more accessible. Besides ownership services, private jet management companies offer charter programs and jet memberships to their customers.

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Jet 71

Flight Training Central

MARCH 17, 2025

Knowledge Test Code Analysis Simplified Struggling to decode your FAA Airman Knowledge Test Report? Sportys has introduced a free Knowledge Test ACS Code Analysis Tool , designed to instantly identify your deficient knowledge areas and help you focus your study efforts. This powerful AI-driven feature is part of our Aviation Intelligence (AI) tools, delivering a detailed breakdown of your missed FAA test questions in seconds.

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Checkride Airplanes Pilot 52

Thrust Flight

MARCH 17, 2025

In this article we’ll help you prepare for your airline pilot interview. So you’ve put in the time and money, years of your life and tens of thousands of dollars into getting your pilot certificates. Now it’s showtime time to get the job of your dreams and become an airline pilot. Unfortunately, for new […] The post How to Prepare for Your Airline Pilot Interview | 13 Tips appeared first on Thrust Flight.

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Pilot Thrust Airlines Airline 52