Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Airbus is to lead an alliance of industry partners in researching aviation hydrogen handling and refueling at three selected European airports. The group of academic partners, airport operators and hydrogen-industry companies will work with Airbus to demonstrate how small-scale liquid hydrogen aircraft ground operations can be managed. The four-year project, at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Stuttgart Airport (STR) and Budapest Airport (BUD), will run as Europe searches for solutions to th

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Cranky Flier

MAY 16, 2024

Once the JetBlue and Spirit merger died, the two airlines took different paths. Spirit has been pretty steady, not releasing many details on what it is going to do the fix the airline. JetBlue, on the other hand, blue up its management team and has started to make some fairly hefty network changes as well. I continue to like what I’m seeing. There are really three parts to this most recent shift as I see it.

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Simple Flying

MAY 11, 2024

The Association of Flight Attendants Alaska (AFA Alaska), the union representing Alaska Airlines flight attendants, has come forward with the results of an affordability survey. AFA Alaska had 52% of members complete the survey, finding that 79% of respondents are experiencing financial insecurity.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 15, 2024

Singapore Airlines has announced that it will reward staff with a bonus equivalent to eight months of salary, following the airline's record-breaking profits.

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Aerotime

MAY 13, 2024

airBaltic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate with Fokker Next Gen on the development of a clean-sheet airliner powered by liquid hydrogen, the Riga-based carrier announced on May 13, 2024. Fokker Next Gen aims to develop a hydrogen-powered airliner by 2035 able to carry between 120 and 150 passengers, and with a range of up to 2,500 km.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 13, 2024

At American’s Investor Day two months ago, it started to create a justification for its focus on smaller cities using “network superiority” metrics. I wasn’t satisfied with those metrics, so in partnership with Raymond James, I built my own model. Now, it’s been a couple of weeks since presenting that to Raymond James’s clients, and I’m able to share parts of it with you here.

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Simple Flying

MAY 16, 2024

It is challenging to make an airline work anywhere, and doubly so in Africa, a continent littered with innumerable dead airlines and others defying gravity by hanging on. One example is the tiny and troubled Uganda Airlines , which possibly has the world's most extreme difference in seat capacity. It has four CRJ900s and two A330-800s, the latter a vanity project precisely what isn't needed.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2024

After 37 years of sterling service operating a huge range of specialist research missions, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s specially modified Douglas DC-8 airliner has made its final flight in some style. On May 15, 2024, the vintage jet was flown at low altitude from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to an airfield near Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians at

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Since its introduction in 1957, the trusty Cessna T-37 “Tweet” had served the U.S. Air Force well. It fulfilled primary trainer duties for more than 20 years and was modified to serve as a light ground attack aircraft in the form of the A-37 Dragonfly. However, as the 1980s approached, so did the end of the T-37’s projected life cycle, and military leaders determined a more modern replacement was needed.

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Simple Flying

MAY 17, 2024

Long before the notion of 'flight shame' affected air travel, many airlines had started their journeys towards sustainability. Some airlines supported the preservation of forests, while others were involved in replacing traditional jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuels.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 14, 2024

Chinese aircraft manufacturer COMAC has reportedly begun development on a new widebody airliner dubbed the C939 to compete with Airbus and Boeing.

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Aerotime

MAY 13, 2024

An Air Tanzania Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that was sent to Malaysia for maintenance in November 2023 remains in the Asian country after corrosion issues were discovered with the aircraft’s two Rolls-Royce engines. According to reports in local media, the aircraft involved (registered 5H-TCJ) has been grounded for almost eight months and is currently sitting without engines close to the disused low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL).

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 15, 2024

Singapore Airlines has just reported its best financial results in history, and employees will be sharing very nicely in this success. Singapore Airlines employees get huge bonuses Singapore Airlines has revealed that it will pay staff bonuses equal to roughly eight months of salary. Specifically, staff will be getting a 32-week profit sharing bonus, which the airline describes as being equal to 7.94 months of pay.

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Simple Flying

MAY 16, 2024

Goh Choon Phong, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Singapore Airlines , stated that the airline still expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 777-9, the larger variant of the 777X, in late 2025, despite some executives hinting that the deliveries of the type could slip further.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 15, 2024

JAL unveiled its special "JAL MYAKU-MYAKU JET" livery for international and domestic routes in celebration of the upcoming 2025 World Exposition.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2024

Airlines in the United States (US) have launched legal action against the Department of Transportation (DoT) over new rules requiring more cost transparency when passengers are purchasing tickets. The US airlines, which include Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines, argue that a new rule would confuse potential customers with too many details while buying tickets online.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 12, 2024

When you book an airline ticket, you’re issued a PNR (passenger name record), sometimes referred to as a record locator or confirmation code. This is typically a six digit code that consist either exclusively of letters, or of a combination of letters and numbers. Along those lines, I recently issued a ticket for myself that had the funniest letter combination I’ve ever seen, so I wanted to talk about that in a bit more detail.

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Simple Flying

MAY 17, 2024

SWISS ' 12-strong Boeing 777-300ER fleet features new AeroSHARK technology across the fuselages and engine nacelles. The overlay attempts to replicate the hydrodynamic properties of shark skin.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 15, 2024

Copa Airlines is feeling the effects of Boeing's delivery woes as it further delays the launch of its new 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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Aerotime

MAY 13, 2024

The CEO of Lufthansa Carsten Spohr has said that problems at Boeing this year have been “extremely annoying”, but he remains positive that the planemaker will bounce back. In an interview with Switzerland’s Neue Zuercher Zeitung , the head of Lufthansa Group commented on Boeing’s failings following the Alaska Airlines plug door blowout and the subsequent ramifications that have seen aircraft production drop.

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 13, 2024

Very soon the aircraft of the D-Day Squadron will again grace the skies over Europe as they endeavor to support events surrounding the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion and the 75th Anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. Before the aircraft of the D-Day Squadron that are based in the United States make the long journey overseas to join up with their European counterparts, they will spend a week at Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut, home of the D-Day Sq

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Simple Flying

MAY 17, 2024

Boeing's aircraft orders slumped in April, recording just seven. The US aircraft manufacturer has been facing a media storm with whistleblowing controversies and the backlash of Alaska Airlines AS1282, which saw a plug door blow out in flight. The Federal Aviation Administration is limiting the production of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft due to concerns about quality after multiple staff members publicized that the manufacturer has compromised safety to produce airplanes quicker.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 16, 2024

WestJet has announced that it will be ending the WestJet Link regional brand and transitioning its flights to WestJet Encore.

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Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

A Garuda Indonesia B747 aircraft has been forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines caught fire shortly after takeoff. The incident occurred on May 15, 2024, when flight GA 1105 was scheduled on a pilgrimage flight from Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (UPG) in Indonesia to Medina Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) in Saudi Arabia.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 13, 2024

As I wrote about earlier, Emirates Airline reported a record $4.7 billion profit for the past financial year. The airline is celebrating this by rewarding employees in a pretty incredible way, which puts profit sharing at other airlines to shame… 110,000+ Emirates employees get huge bonuses Emirates has historically offered profit sharing to employees when the airline has a good year.

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Simple Flying

MAY 13, 2024

Lufthansa, which operates a diverse range of aircraft, has not been too happy about the delivery delays from Boeing in recent times, its CEO admitted. But he emphasized that airlines are still hoping for a strong Boeing comeback for the sake of the entire industry, and also ruled out getting any Chinese aircraft for the next few years.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 16, 2024

Breeze's recent proposal to serve a small New York town follows a similar trend of other airlines operating larger jets to EAS communities.

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Aerotime

MAY 17, 2024

Wizz Air is one of the key players in the European airline landscape. From its stronghold in the Central and Eastern European region, it has expanded its geographical footprint, both westwards to locations such as the UK and Italy, and eastwards with a significant and growing presence in the Middle East. Executive Spotlight: “We are an airline of the future.

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AV Web

MAY 17, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on last year’s fatal midair collision at EAA AirVenture, concluding that the crash occurred when a gyroplane violated event rules by making a prohibited 360-degree turn and collided with a helicopter. According to the NTSB report, both pilots attended a rotorcraft briefing where event coordinators told gyroplane pilots to stop performing 360-degree turns and spirals while in the traffic pattern.

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Simple Flying

MAY 16, 2024

Despite only beginning Los Angeles to Brisbane and Auckland i n late 2023, the peak summer Down Under, United has already ended them. The seasonal services will not return.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 17, 2024

Buried deep inside the 1,068-page act are new stipulations for the Essential Air Service (EAS) and Small Community Air Service Development (SCASDP) programs.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2024

Lisbon is to get a new, greenfield airport to replace the existing Humberto Delgado International Airport (LIS). On May 15, 2024, the Portuguese government officially approved the recommendations of a technical commission to build a new airport on the south bank of the river Tejo estuary. The airport, to be named after 16th Century Portuguese poet Luís de Camões, will cost at least €6.1 billion to build.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 17, 2024

I write a lot about the value of hotel loyalty programs , and in this post I wanted to specifically look at the best ways to go about redeeming World of Hyatt points, and how I use my points. Just as I wrote guides to redeeming Hilton Honors points and Marriott Bonvoy points , in this post I wanted to share strategies for redeeming World of Hyatt points for maximum value.

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Simple Flying

MAY 15, 2024

Qatar Airways is looking to boost its presence in Africa by investing in an airline based in the southern part of the continent. Already with a strong presence in other regions, the airlines CEO describes Southern Africa as the final piece of the puzzle.

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Airline Geeks

MAY 14, 2024

Malawi Airlines says it will launch flights to Mozambique, Rwanda, and Uganda. This is part of the airline’s route expansion strategy.

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Aerotime

MAY 13, 2024

A passenger is suing Delta Air Lines for $1 Million after he claimed that he suffered hip and rib injuries after an armrest gave way. The lawsuit , filed in California Southern District Court, detailed that the passenger, Joseph Hippensteel, was traveling with Delta to London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) from an undisclosed airport in California with a connection in Seattle Tacoma Airport (SEA) on May 16, 2022.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 17, 2024

Singapore is rolling out some impressive changes to its immigration experience, which passengers will no doubt appreciate. Singapore automates immigration for all foreigners Clearing immigration at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) has just become significantly easier. Effective immediately, all foreigners in Singapore can use the automated immigration lanes upon arrival, regardless of their nationality, without needing to enroll.

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