Aerotime

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The company behind the Lilium Jet has filed for insolvency after its funding options dried up and promises of new financing failed to materialize. Lilium Aerospace , which evolved after Lilium GmbH and Lilium eAircraft GmbH filed for insolvency at the end of last year, confirmed on February 21, 2025, that operations had stopped. As the funding options to secure Liliums future have not materialized in time, Lilium Aerospace has filed for insolvency today, a spokesperson for Lilium said.

Jet 290

Jet 290

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

While Delta keeps humming along and United surges ahead, American remains in a funk. It is still trying to figure out what it wants to be after throwing previous Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja’s strategy out the window last year. Now it is reshuffling its ranks to try and create a commercial organization that is more focused on the premium experience that its competitors long-ago embraced.

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Stability Airline Airlines 245

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Exciting news from the Military Aviation Museum their Messerschmitt Me 262 replica is on track to return to flight, with hopes of making an appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 this July. The museums Me 262 is a meticulously crafted replica of the Luftwaffes groundbreaking World War II jet fighter, built to closely match the original design while incorporating modern engines for reliability.

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Runway Jet Pilot 134

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The Airbus A321XLR is revolutionizing the aviation industry with a range that exceeds its competitors. This next-generation aircraft enables airlines to connect medium and long-haul destinations that traditionally had low passenger demand. As a result, airlines can now explore previously untapped markets, providing air travel options to smaller cities that were once overlooked.

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Airline Airlines 129

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

On Monday, we saw a Delta Connection CRJ-900 have a horrific accident in Toronto , whereby the plane lost a wing on landing, and ended up coming to a stop upside down. Amazingly, everyone onboard survived, and the last people have even been released from the hospital. What a miraculous outcome, given the state of the aircraft. There has been endless speculation online about the pilots involved in the accident, and it hasnt been without motive.

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Pilot Runway Airline Airlines 138

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Delta has offered $30,000 to each one of the 76 passengers aboard Endeavor flight 4819 that crashed while landing in Toronto.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Critical data that could piece together the final movements of a Black Hawk helicopter before it crashed with an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 in Washington DC are contained within the submerged wreckage, according to the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB). On February 4, 2024, the NTSB confirmed that the US Army Black Hawk was at 300 feet (rounded to the nearest 100 feet) at the time of the collision but additional information to verify data points from the helicopter was needed.

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Air Traffic Control Horizontal Stabilizer Quick Access Recorder Cockpit 281

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Since our last report , a lot has happened at the Airline History Museum (AHM). Thanks to the diligent work of Ralph Petersen of Connie Survivors , who has closely tracked recent developments, we can now provide an update on this historic aircraft. The museum hangar with the Lockheed Constellation on the ramp The biggest news is that the Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6937C was officially acquired by John Travoltas production company, Constellation Productions Inc., in September 2024.

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Airline Airlines Hangar 135

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Boeing , after years of challenges, has made a major strategic leadership change, one which has come as a result of an operational restructuring process that aims to address the production and safety challenges plaguing its commercial aircraft division. Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the company's most important subdivision, and it generates the most revenue for the company.

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Stability Airplanes 126

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Its always nice to see more nonstop service to interesting destinations. Along those lines, we have reason to believe that Delta will shortly be announcing a new route to Africa, and we know what it is. Delta will fly to Marrakech, Morocco While theres not an official announcement yet, Delta is expected to shortly announce a new route between Atlanta (ATL) and Marrakech (RAK).

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The scope being used by the controller working both the American Eagle flight and Army Blackhawk helicopter that collided Thursday in Washington, D.C. showed the helicopter about 125 feet lower than the CRJ700 it met over the Potomac River. At a press briefing on Saturday, NTSB member Todd Inman said the flight data recorder and ADS-B data put the regional jet at 325 feet AGL at the point of impact, plus or minus 25 feet while the controller’s console showed the helicopter at 200 feet, the

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Pilot in Command AGL Flight Deck Ceiling 134

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to Delhi made a sudden diversion midair and was escorted to Rome by fighter jets due to a security issue on board. On February 23, 2024, American Airlines flight 292, operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York at 20:42 local time, bound for Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in New Delhi, India.

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Jet Airline Airlines Cargo 273

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For three years now, Frontier and Spirit have been trying to merge. Oh sure, there was that little distraction when Spirit ditched Frontier for JetBlue, but the love never stopped burning in the background. It sounds like talks started to heat up again recently, but now, it has gone cold once again because they can’t agree on what Spirit is worth.

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Airline Airlines 214

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The Navy Wings engineering team has kicked off the year with meticulous attention to maintaining the Fairey Swordfish W5856, the worlds oldest surviving airworthy example of this iconic aircraft. Their efforts are focused on addressing minor issues and ensuring the Swordfish remains in pristine flying condition. Recently, the engineers identified deterioration in a critical component of the aircraft’s start-up procedure.

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Cockpit Pilot 122

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

At the latest National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) press conference, NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy shared the NTSBs latest, best recollection of events before the mid air collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 with a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk. It appears a key air traffic transmission was blocked by an attempt by the Black Hawk to reply.

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Airline Airlines 134

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Many travel loyalty programs offer the ability to earn lifetime elite status. Ordinarily elite status has to be earned on an annual basis, so it sure is nice to be able to not worry about requalifying for status anymore. In this post, I want to take a look at how Delta SkyMiles lifetime status works. Delta completely overhauled its lifetime elite status program in 2024, so there have been significant changes.

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Threshold Airline Airlines 111

AV Web

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the replacement of rudders on specific Piper series aircraft. The AD, effective March 20, 2025, addresses safety concerns stemming from reports of rudder failures due to fatigue and corrosion in rudder posts made from 1025 carbon steel. Under the new requirements, these components must be replaced with more durable 4130N low-alloy steel rudders.

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Rudder 116

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Qatar Airways long-awaited purchase of a 25% minority stake in Australian low-cost carrier Virgin Australia has finally been given the green light by the Australian Governments Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The approval was granted by way of a Federal Treasurer’s announcement made on February 27, 2025, and follows a determination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) indicating its intention to permit the investment to go ahead earlier in the month.

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Cabin Crew Pilot Airline Airlines 270

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

I wasn’t planning on doing a Baltimore/Washington (BWI) post originally, but after doing DCA on Monday and Dulles on Tuesday , well, let’s just finish out Washington Week with the other airport serving the metro area. This is actually a very interesting airport with what I would consider to be the least fixed future of the three in the region.

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Airline Airlines 147

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Restoring historic warbirds is about more than just mechanical workits about preserving the stories and spirit of the aircraft that once soared in combat. For the Soaring by the Sea Foundation , authenticity is key, especially concerning their Curtiss P-40 Warhawk. Without any surviving photos of its original nose art, the team undertook extensive research to create a design that honored both its combat history and the style of its wartime squadron.

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Firewall Tail Pilot 111

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The last few years have been a mixed bag for the Airbus A380, with some operators keeping their faith in the double-decker quadjet while others have withdrawn the 'superjumbo' from service altogether. One carrier where the A380 is set to enjoy a longer operational life than initially expected is Korean Air, which now plans to operate the type long after the aircraft's initially planned retirement date in 2026.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In early 2022, Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The airline has 155 of these planes on order, which will be delivered through 2027. The airline has been taking delivery of these jets quickly, and Deltas A321neo fleet is now approaching 70 aircraft. This is a great addition to Deltas fleet the A321neo has fantastic range and economics, and Delta offers a good passenger experience onboard, including a new first class seat.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Wide-Body Aircraft Jet Airline 114

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has authorized Spirit Airlines plan to exit bankruptcy.

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Airline Airlines 131

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

South Korea is set to completely rebuild its aviation safety system after recent aviation accidents in the country, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced. On February 4, 2025, MOLIT revealed plans to create an Aviation Safety Innovation Committee, which will include around 20 private experts aimed at improving safety in the aviation industry.

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Runway Pilot Airline Airlines 258

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Seems like this is turning into Washington Week here on the blog. This time, however, it’s Dulles that gets some love. United’s Washington/Dulles hub has always been something of a red-headed stepchild. It has long seemed unloved, and we’ve all heard calls to shut it down over the years, but those calls are misguided and really always have been.

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Stability Runway Airplanes Airline 130

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

PRESS RELEASE Following winter maintenance of 2 Seat Spitfire MT818 / G-AIDN, the team at flyaspitfire.com have decided to apply a brand new livery ready for the 2025 season. (Vintage Aviation News previously covered the operation in articles HERE and HERE.) With one T9 Spitfire MJ627, carrying colors of 441 (Silver Fox) Sqn Royal Canadian Airforce and another, TE308 flying in the distinctive colors of Royal Australian Airforce 457 (Grey Nurse) Sqn it was decided that another airframe recognizin

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Pilot 130

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after passengers and crew noticed a strange "haze" in the plane shortly after takeoff, according to FOX5 Atlanta. Flight DL876, a Boeing 717 , carries 94 passengers, three flight attendants, and two pilots.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 126

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

EVA Air has just unveiled details of its new premium economy, which will debut on the carriers Boeing 787s, as flagged by Sean Cudahy. EVA Air Boeing 787s finally getting premium economy In recent years, weve seen premium economy become increasingly popular with both airlines and air travelers. This is happening as economy keeps getting less comfortable, while business class gets more comfortable, and some passengers are looking for something in the middle.

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Airline Airlines 120

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Sam Lilley posthumously received the title of captain, PSA Airlines said Sunday. He was one of the four airline crew members killed on board flight 5342.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 134

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The last ever Gulfstream Aerospace G650 executive jet has rolled off the production line in Savannah, as attention now switches to the G800s entry into service. On February 12, 2025, Gulfstream confirmed that the latest made jet is the final time that its team will assemble a G650 or G650ER after more than a decade of service. The last ultra-long-range jet will move to the next phase of the completions process at Gulfstreams Appleton, Wisconsin, facility before making its official delivery to a

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Jet 309

AV Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The NTSB has declined to confirm statements by Sen. Ted Cruz that the crew of an Army Blackhawk helicopter had the aircraft’s ADS-B Out transmitter “turned off” when it was in a collision with a PSA CRJ700 at Reagan National Airport in late January. The NTSB said in a media update on Saturday that it has recovered all the big pieces of wreckage from both aircraft and “retrieved additional avionics” from the Blackhawk but it’s still not discussing the status of

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Ceiling 131

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

On this day in aviation history, February 28, 1947, a North American P-82 Twin Mustang with the name “Betty Jo” completes the longest nonstop flight by a fighter aircraft without aerial refueling by flying from Hickam Army Airfield, Hawaii, to LaGuardia Airport, New York. This flight, made by Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Thacker and Lieutenant John M.

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Pilot Drag Cockpit Approach 104

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Boeing has faced quite a few setbacks in recent years. The American aircraft manufacturer is facing some highly publicized quality control issues with its Boeing 737 Max , and is taking steep financial losses as production and deliveries remain down compared to European rival Airbus. However, things seem to be looking up for the aerospace firm. The Virginia-based company has resumed test flights of its new Boeing 777x aircraft , which promises to be a replacement for some of today's less fuel-ef

Jet 133

Jet 133

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In early 2023, Latvias airBaltic announced plans to introduce free, high speed Wi-Fi throughout its fleet. Theres now a major update just over two years after the announcement, the first aircraft is taking off with this service, and its also the first commercial jet of a European airline to feature Starlink. airBaltic begins free Starlink Wi-Fi rollout airBaltic plans to equip its entire Airbus A220-300 fleet with SpaceXs Starlink internet connectivity system.

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Jet Airline Airlines 105

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

On Thursday, the airline said it plans to restore its last two A380s to active service in 2025. Previously, the last A380 was set to reenter service in 2026.

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Airline Airlines 123

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released details from an initial report on a deadly seaplane crash in Western Australia which occurred in January 2025. The preliminary report , published on February 27, 2025, describes events on Rottnest Island leading up to the accident on January 7, 2025, when a private seaplane crashed into the waterwhile trying to take off near the Australian island.

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Lift Pilot 263

AV Web

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly on the verge of terminating its $2.4 billion contract with Verizon in favor of Elon Musks Starlink to upgrade to upgrade the communication system that supports the nations air traffic control network. Verizon was awarded the contract in 2023 to modernize a platform that facilitates communication between various air traffic control facilities and FAA offices.

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Air Traffic Control 111