Aerotime

JULY 21, 2024

Wizz Air’s UK Managing Director, Marion Geoffroy, anticipates that introducing Airbus A321XLR aircraft into the airline’s fleet will substantially reduce air travel costs between the United Kingdom and the Middle East. The Airbus A321XLR , equipped with advanced fuel capacity, boasts a maximum range of up to 11 hours. It also reduces fuel consumption by up to 30% per seat compared to earlier models, according to Airbus.

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Airlines Airline 284

One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2024

Early Friday morning, we saw a major global IT outage , impacting all kinds of industries, including many airlines. In the United States, all of the “big three” US carriers — American, Delta, and United — were impacted by this. What’s interesting to see is how inconsistent the recovery has been between airlines. Delta underperforms peers with recovery FlightAware publishes data on flight cancelations and delays, and it’s interesting to look at how that has played out over the past couple of days

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Airlines Airline Pilot 145

Aerotime

JULY 21, 2024

Gulf Air, the flag carrier of Bahrain, has unveiled its plans to build a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Bahrain International Airport (BIA). According to the latest Gulf Air statement released on July 21, 2024, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain will build the MRO complex. It will house a more than 20,000 square meter temperature-controlled hangar, stores, workshops, and a dedicated tarmac.

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Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Gulfstream Aerospaces efforts to create a jet-powered business aircraft date back to the 1960s. Then, Grumman, the company revolutionized business aviation through its initial offerings and by continuously improving its design. This article notes four such business jets that laid the foundation for what Gulfstream Aerospace is today.

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Jet 122

Aerotime

JULY 21, 2024

Eve Air Mobility, a Brazilian subsidiary of Embraer, has announced the roll-out of a prototype of its first full-scale electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. According to the Eve Air Mobility statement , the remotely operated variant of the eVTOL aircraft will now undergo a series of thorough tests. The tests aim to carefully evaluate every part of the aircraft’s prototype performance as well as its safety.

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Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

After battling through all of the pandemic-era disruptions, it should be obvious to every airline that what passengers need most in those times is clear, concise and available information about their options. They need to know more about what is being done to get them to where they need to be or how they will be looked after, rather than simply being referred to a website or an overloaded helpline.

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Airlines Airline 119

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

JULY 21, 2024

Aviation Incidents in Today’s News! Aviation Incidents in Today's News! Cap'n Aux's Take on Current Events Folks, from the Flight Blog, this is Cap’n Aux checking in with you. Lately, we’ve had a spate of aviation stories garnering a lotta headlines. So, I thought I’d briefly muse over some of the issues raised by these stories.

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World Airline News

JULY 21, 2024

Like many companies worldwide, Delta was impacted on Friday morning by an outside vendor technology issue, which prompted us to pause flying while our systems were offline. The pause in our operation resulted in more than 3,500 Delta and Delta Connection flights cancelled through Saturday. Cancellations continue on Sunday as Delta’s teams work to recover our systems and restore our operation.

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Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Modern commercial aircraft are equipped with hydraulic retractable landing gears. The retraction system utilizes pressurized hydraulic fluid to actuate various linkages to raise and lower the gear. When the pilot commands the landing gear in the "up" position, hydraulic fluid is directed into the gear line.

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World Airline News

JULY 21, 2024

From Cirium: Below is a global and regional update for the IT disruption as it impacts the airline industry, from Cirium, an aviation analytics company, as of 6pm Eastern Time, July 20, 2024. This will be the last update. GLOBALLY SO FAR TODAY , JULY 20, 2024 There are around 104,000 flights scheduled today, Saturday July 20, with 3,185 cancellations so far, representing 3% of scheduled flights.

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Airlines Airline 98

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Etihad Guest is the loyalty program of Etihad Airways. Like most loyalty programs, this allows travelers to collect miles and use them for free flights (or for upgrades and in other ways). It also offers frequent travelers the chance to earn elite status, bringing benefits when traveling.

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Inspire

JULY 21, 2024

Story and photography by Robbie Culver Flying to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a rite of passage for pilots. Months of planning, sacrifices for good weather, and no small amount of emotional and financial investment are involved. Any pilot who has flown in will tell you tales of their adventure. (Most of them are even true!) […] The post Distinct ‘Recall’ Stearman Comes to Oshkosh first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Weather Pilot Hangar 98

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

In 1998, a very unique Airbus A340 was to be delivered to the government of Brunei. It was, in fact, the one and only Airbus A340-8000. This special variant was to go to the brother of the Sultan of Brunei. What made the A340-8000 so unique and where is it now? Lets find out.

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Inspire

JULY 21, 2024

By Angela Satterlee Ladies Love Taildraggers (LLT) is a nonprofit organization made up of a group of remarkable female pilots. They recently returned from their Ladies Love Taildraggers Mississippi River Flying Tour, which was a resounding success. The tour was co-hosted by founder Judy Birchler and LLT President Laura Benton. Judy flew her 8KCAB Decathlon, […] The post Ladies Love Taildraggers first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar Pilot 98

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Australia's airports have come alive with a plethora of new and resumed routes, new airlines and aircraft types drawing crowds back into terminals that were ghost towns not long ago. For the last two years, Melbourne Airport has steadily added airlines and passengers, and that took off over the last twelve months as major Asian markets fully opened and passengers returned in their droves.

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Airlines Airline 116

Inspire

JULY 21, 2024

By Angela Satterlee Linda Thorn is the winner of this year’s Dorothy Hilbert Award, which honors a female volunteer who exhibits the same passion, dedication, and devotion for volunteerism as did the late Dorothy Hilbert. Linda is from a small town near West Bend, and she started volunteering for EAA around 23 years ago and […] The post Linda Thorn — EAA’s 2024 Dorothy Hilbert Award Winner first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 93

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

On an overcast morning in February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 took off from Taipei Songshan Airport bound for Kinmen, Taiwan. Within seconds, the 10-month-old ATR 72-600 was experiencing problems, with the pilots reporting an engine failure in the number-2 engine.

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Pilot 116

One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2024

I think this situation is a good reminder that things aren’t always as they seem… CNN correspondent shares “disgraceful” Ethiopian Airlines video This incident happened on Friday, July 19, 2024, and involves an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Nairobi (NBO). Specifically, we’re talking about flight ET308, scheduled to depart at 11:15PM, and operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8.

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Airlines Airline Jet 109

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

The Farnborough International Airshow (July 22-26) is expected to host several new aircraft deals as well as the unveiling of new products and services. One such event will unveil the full-scale model of Liliums eVTOL jet as well as the related infrastructure.

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Jet 111

One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2024

United Airlines has just updated its policy for all flight attendants, and the union is claiming that this is a blatant violation of the current contract (thanks to @xJonNYC for flagging this). United updates weekend sick policy for flight attendants This weekend, United informed flight attendants of an updated policy for all paid and unpaid sick calls.

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Airlines Airline 112

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Beechcraft is one of the most notable general aviation aircraft manufacturers in the world. The Wichita, Kansas-based company has been around for nearly 100 years. It was first founded in 1932 by aviation entrepreneur Walter Beech, his wife Olive Ann Beech, and legendary aeronautical engineer Ted A. Wells.

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AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

The FAA continues to investigate a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to within 150 feet of the surface some four miles from the end of the runway at Tampa International Airport in Florida, according to ADS-b data posted by FlightAware. At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet. There was convective weather in the area, and a previous flight reported that the worst was about seven miles out on the final approach to 7,000-foot-long Runway 10.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Weather 98

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

By now, many of us have taken low-cost of budget airline flights that park up far from the terminal. Even if they park at an airport gate, they may well not use the installed jet bridge! As with many things in the low-cost world, this comes down to saving money both from the hire of the jet bridge and in operations- but lets take a closer look at the finer details of this.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2024

There’s potentially lots of value to having hotel elite status. However, there’s no denying that elite ranks have swelled quite a bit over the years, especially with some programs making it easy to earn top tier status with a credit card. The way I view it, hotel elite status is still valuable for the guaranteed benefits, like complimentary breakfast, executive lounge access, late check-out, etc.

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Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Long before the cheering crowds enter the grandstands at a motor speedway on race day, the racing team and key executives must arrive amid an array of logistical challenges. Cars and their drivers, racing organization senior staff, and other key personnel must get to the racetrack, and sometimes from another track on the same day, all before the green flag is waved, signaling the start of a major national auto race.

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Jet 111

Inspire

JULY 21, 2024

By Master Sgt. Kellen Kroening The Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing is unveiling a state-of-the-art mobile boom simulator at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. This cutting-edge tool is designed to train boom operators and demonstrates the extraordinary nature of an air refueling mission and the crucial role of the operators in the process. […] The post Wisconsin Air National Guard Debuts Boom Simulator first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 86

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

July 14 was a short time ago. (at the time of writing), This is like the 4th of July for Americans, but it is unique to France. With the Olympics kickstarting on the 26th of Paris, it is the perfect time to look at France's presidential aircraft fleet.

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Inspire

JULY 21, 2024

By Emme Hornung With rows and rows of thousands of aircraft to see on the AirVenture grounds, it may be hard to know exactly what you’re looking at. Lucky for you, the Warbirds Tram Tour solves that issue with a FREE, entertaining, pull-at-your-heartstrings review of the 12 zones of aircraft in the Warbirds area while you […] The post 15 Years of Entertainment and Education on the Warbirds Tram Tour first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 84

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

Flying economy class, especially on long-haul flights, often means dealing with discomfort. Limited legroom, questionable in-flight meals, and the lack of privacy due to being so close to other passengers can make the experience less than pleasant. To help make your journey more bearable, here are some tips to avoid constantly glancing at the front of the cabin and wishing you had splurged on a business class ticket.

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Ask Captain Lim

JULY 21, 2024

Effects of CrowdStrike Global IT Outage Is it safe to fly during the CrowdStrike outage ? CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect, prevent, and respond to various cyber threats. However, on July 19, 2024, it deployed a faulty update that caused a worldwide IT outage, significantly affecting, amongst others, the airline industry.

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Airlines Airline 59

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

The United States and the Soviet Union were the Cold War's main fighter jet designers and producers. They pioneered many of the world's leading fighter jets - many of which remain in use (and even production) today. While US fighter jets like the F-16 are typically considered superior to their Soviet counterparts, the Soviet jets proved themselves popular and were widely exported.

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Jet 111

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 21, 2024

Welcome to my first Indian Domestic Lounge review! This is the Mumbai Domestic Adani Lounge located at Terminal 2 of Mumbai Airport. There are 2 entrances to this lounge. Business Class passengers should enter the lounge by this entrance. Eligible credit/debit card holders can enter the lounge by this entrance (below). Introduction This visit is possible due to my decision to purchase a Business Class ticket on Air India's A350-900 one-way ticket from Mumbai to Delhi.

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Tarmac Airlines Airline 59

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

If you have flown on an airplane at least once, you must have noticed a sudden increase in engine power during the takeoff roll. Listening closely to the engine, a loud roaring noise can be heard when the pilot sets the engine thrust.

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Airline Economics

JULY 21, 2024

Canadian North has unveiled its new 737NG Full-Flight Simulator (FFS), located at Edmonton International Airport on July 17, 2024. “Our number one priority is to safely and reliably deliver essential passenger, cargo and charter services for our customers and communities,” said Shelly De Caria, president and CEO of Canadian North.

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Cargo Airlines Airline 59

Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

When you are traveling next, would you consider upgrading to business class? Many of the world's leading airlines spend time and money developing and enhancing their business class products to ensure their premium customers receive only the best service in the sky. With extra legroom, lie-flat beds, and lounge access, many passengers will opt for business class, especially when traveling on long transatlantic flights.

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Airlines Airline 105

Airline Economics

JULY 21, 2024

Eve Air Mobility says that it has made a “significant” advancement in the assembly of the company’s first, full scale eVTOL aircraft. “Our global team of engineers have shown exceptional dedication and expertise to successfully assemble our first full-scale eVTOL prototype,” said Johann Bordais, CEO of Eve Air Mobility.

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Simple Flying

JULY 21, 2024

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an all-weather supersonic fighter-bomber that served all areas of the US military, including the Navy, Air Force, and the Marine Corps. Serving as a major part of different US military arms, the aircraft was deployed in a variety of missions and roles.

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