Aerotime

JULY 16, 2024

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo segment of the Dubai flag carrier, has placed a $1 billion order for an extra five Boeing 777 Freighters with delivery expected between 2025 and 2026. Emirates said in a statement on July 16, 2024, that the new order comes off the back of strong growth so far during financial year. The new Boeing 777 Freighters will see the airline’s available main deck cargo capacity increase by 30%. “Demand for our world-class product and services is growing exponentia

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Cranky Flier

JULY 15, 2024

As I mentioned in my trip report last week , I flew into SFO on a recent trip to the Bay Area but back out of Oakland. This wasn’t by design, but since I knew they were both pretty easy options from the city, I felt comfortable choosing the best flight times/prices out of either airport. Once we settled on going into one and out of the other, I knew it would be worth a comparison post.

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Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

Many carriers were brought to their knees yesterday due to a software outage at technology company Microsoft. Some of the world's largest carriers have canceled flights, planes grounded, and are reverting to old-school techniques to check-in and board aircraft. However, the world's largest low-cost carrier, Southwest , has been able to power through due to an operating system that is 32 years old.

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Alaska Air

JULY 17, 2024

At Alaska Airlines, we’re always looking for new ways to make your travel experience even better. This expansion will add 1.3 million premium seats annually to our mainline fleet, providing guests with even more opportunities to upgrade to a premium experience. The post Alaska Airlines announces major expansion of First Class and Premium seating appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Airline Airlines 142

Aerotime

JULY 14, 2024

Boeing has started 777-9 certification flight trials with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The first of such tests took place on July 12, 2024, shortly after the manufacturer received the Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the FAA to conduct these flights. The Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) is issued by the FAA after completing the examination of technical data and it is a necessary requirement for Boeing to start the 777-9 certification process, the last step in this aircra

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 13, 2024

An American Airlines jet had a pretty dramatic evacuation yesterday, after a passenger’s laptop reportedly caught fire. We always hear about the risk of lithium ion batteries, so here’s a case where it actually caused an issue. Fortunately it was caught on the ground… American jet evacuated as cabin fills with smoke This incident happened yesterday (Friday, July 12, 2024), and involves American Airlines flight AA2045, scheduled to fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Miami (MIA) at 12:17PM.

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Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said that major US carriers, such as United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines, have asked for a ground stop for all flights due to a communications issue.

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Aerotime

JULY 14, 2024

Qantas has successfully launched first nonstop flight between Australia and France. Flight QF33, departed Perth (PER), in Western Australia, on the evening of July 12, 2024, and landed at Paris CDG airport 16 and a half hours later, at 6.20am in the morning of July 13 (all times local). This service, which is operated with Boeing 787-9 aircraft, is Qantas’ third nonstop route between Australia and Europe.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 16, 2024

A bizarre tragedy just happened at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok, though as of now there are more questions than answers… What we know about the Grand Hyatt Bangkok tragedy At around 5:30PM local time today (Tuesday, July 16, 2024), staff at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok called the police to report that six people had been found dead in a suite at the hotel.

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Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

As Simple Flying reported last month, the European Unions new scheme concerning non-CO2 emissions tracking will look to exempt long-haul flights. The framework has been the source of much controversy over the previous few months, with some airlines inevitably being more impacted than others.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 13, 2024

An 89-year-old Douglas DC-2 airliner has arrived at Australia’s Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) Aviation Museum for restoration. Built-in May 1935 at Douglas’ Santa Monica plant, this historic aircraft will be restored and displayed at the museum at Shellharbour Airport in NSW, although it is not expected to fly again. HARS highlights the plane’s “fascinating history,” which aligns with its mission to preserve Australia’s aviation heritage.

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

35 years ago this week, the crew operating a routine transcontinental US passenger service faced a dramatic, unprecedented situation. A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 19, 2024

For a long time now, American Airlines management and the union representing flight attendants have been in contentious negotiations over a new contract. There’s now a significant update… American flight attendants reach tentative contract agreement The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) has today announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with American management over a new contract, after a week of bargaining.

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Simple Flying

JULY 13, 2024

Two Ryanair UK pilots tragically died in a car crash on the highway to Liverpool Airport in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2024. The dangerous driving of a truck driver reportedly caused the accident.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

By Adam Estes Among the 12,000+ Vought F4U Corsairs produced over its eleven-year production run, it is not surprising that the first variant, the F4U-1, is the rarest and most venerable variant. Of the 700+ examples of the “Birdcage Corsair” just four have survived to the present day. One such early aircraft, Bureau Number (BuNo) 02465, is currently nearing the end of a 14-year restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) in Pensacola, Florida.

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Aerotime

JULY 17, 2024

British eVTOL developer Vertical Aerospace unveiled a new full-scale VX4 prototype on July 18, 2024. This aircraft’s eye-catching white color scheme (instead of Vertical’s signature dark grey) is not the only novelty compared to earlier Vertical Aerospace prototypes. The new aircraft, which will soon be ready to start flight testing, boasts a 20% increase in its power to weight ratio.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 17, 2024

Qatar Airways is known for its Qsuites business class. This is one of the world’s best business class experiences , between an excellent soft and hard product. Roughly seven years after the product was introduced, it’s available on most long haul aircraft , but not all. Even as this continues to be one of the world’s most incredible business class experiences, there’s an exciting update, as Qatar Airways plans to unveil an all-new business class in the coming days.

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Simple Flying

JULY 15, 2024

On July 15, the Taiwanese carrier and SkyTeam member China Airlines resumed flights between Seattle and Taipei. This followed the June 2024 start of fellow SkyTeam carrier Delta, the first time it has operated non-stop between the US and Taipei. It previously served Seattle-Taipei via Tokyo until 2016.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 16, 2024

The airline is adding a batch of new routes, including service to an airport that has never seen scheduled flights before by a U.S. carrier.

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Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

In May 2024 Con Korfiatis was appointed Oman Air’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). An aviation executive with three decades of experience in the industry, Korfiatis is no stranger to the Middle East commercial aviation scene. Between 2016 and 2023 he was the CEO of flyadeal, a Jeddah-based low-cost carrier, which is part of the Saudia group. In little more than six years and under Korfiatis’ watch, the Saudi airline has grown from zero to nearly 10 million passengers per year and a fleet of 3

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 14, 2024

American Airlines’ route network leaves a bit to be desired when it comes to long haul international flights. Fortunately short haul international flights is a different story, especially when it comes to serving the Caribbean. Along those lines, American has just added a pretty cool new route out of my home airport, which I look forward to taking. American will fly to South Caicos, Turks & Caicos As of February 15, 2025, American will be introducing 2x weekly flights between Miami (MIA) and

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Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

With airlines emerging from the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in capacity lately, anticipating huge demand from passengers. And while travelers have come out in huge numbers, carriers have also faced surplus capacity at times.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 17, 2024

With 12 Airbus A321neo aircraft now in its fleet, United is deploying the type on more scheduled routes starting later this year. Since introducing the new aircraft in November 2023, it has primarily been used on routes from the airline’s Chicago O’Hare hub, including Phoenix, Orlando, and Las Vegas.

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Aerotime

JULY 16, 2024

A Eurowings flight bound for Manchester International Airport (MAN) was forced to perform an emergency landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) due to an “undefined odor” in the cabin. The aircraft, an Airbus A319 operating as flight EW8470 departed BER airport at around 08:00 local time on July 15, 2024. It climbed to 10,000 feet, then returned to make a safe landing back at Berlin at 08:26.

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Airline Airlines 288

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2024

For years, Delta has set the benchmark for profitability in the United States airline industry. We know that United is kind of obsessed with becoming Delta, to the point that you’ll constantly hear United executives referencing what’s going on at the airline. Scott Kirby might even have a life size cutout of Ed Bastian in his office. I dunno. Last week, Delta was the first major US airline to report its Q2 2024 financial results , and they were a mixed bag.

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Simple Flying

JULY 16, 2024

Emirates SkyCargo has placed a firm order for up to five Boeing 777 Freighters ahead of the Farnborough Air Show next week. The order marks another milestone in the airline's long-term strategy, bolstering its main deck cargo capacity and bringing its total order book to 315 widebody aircraft.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 15, 2024

By James Church Midwest Aero Restorations, Ltd. , of Danville, Illinois is making great progress on yet another stunning P-51 Mustang restoration. The aircraft currently nearing completion following the attention of Midwest’s team of dedicated and talented craftsmen is North American Aviation (NAA) P-51D-20-NA Mustang, USAAF #44-72107. This particular Mustang is a World War II combat veteran, having flown with the 20th Fighter Group (FG), 77th Fighter Squadron (FS) of the 8th Air Force in

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A new upgraded Trent XWB-84 engine is set to be certified later this year before entering service from 2025 to power Airbus A350-900s, according to Rolls-Royce. Details about the new development, and news of further engine upgrades, were revealed during a press briefing at Rolls-Royce’s London headquarters last week, with AeroTime in attendance. The Group Director of Engineering, Technology & Safety, Simon Burr, said that Rolls-Royce had been pursuing an improvement in fuel performance curre

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 13, 2024

If you’re looking to overcompensate with your (fake) credit card, then this might be the best money you’ll ever spend… Steel Skins creates “replica” prestigious cards In the battle for wallet share, credit card issuers have put a lot of effort into card aesthetics over the years, from using metal for the card material, to having limited edition designs.

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Simple Flying

JULY 16, 2024

Some passengers believe that the best thing to do when the aircraft touches down is to leap out of their seats and immediately begin scrambling to get their bags from the overhead lockers. Rapidly, the aisle becomes a mass of sweaty, seething bodies, crammed together, all risking concussion from others desperately trying to extract suitcases from the bins.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 13, 2024

American is shaking up its long-haul network yet again, this time from the airline's Los Angeles (LAX) and Phoenix (PHX) hubs.

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Aerotime

JULY 15, 2024

Malaysia Airlines has welcomed its first batch of indigenous cabin crew members after they graduated from the company’s training program. The ‘Orang Asli’, which translates to ‘original people’, belong to a minority population that are considered the original inhabitants of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines said that the four Orang Asli members underwent a rigorous three-month training program at Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) Academy before graduating to become cabin crew on July 11, 2024.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 16, 2024

It’s not uncommon to see passengers misbehaving on flights, and for law enforcement to be called. However, in this case it seems that a crew member may have taken matters way too far. Terrell Davis has incident on United flight Former NFL star Terrell Davis (who played for the Denver Broncos until 2001) took to Instagram to share an event that unfolded on Saturday, July 13, 2024, while he was traveling on United Airlines from Denver (DEN) to Orange County (SNA). 51-year-old Davis was traveling w

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Simple Flying

JULY 19, 2024

What initially looked like an issue plaguing US airlines is now being reported globally and across industries. Airports and airlines in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and India, among others, are reportedly facing service disruption.

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Airline Airlines 123

Airline Geeks

JULY 19, 2024

As of 8 a.m. ET, there were nearly 2,700 cancelled flights globally, according to data from aviation analytics company Cirium.

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Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The Airbus A321XLR is now ready to enter service, with the long-range single-aisle jet having been awarded Type Certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Airbus A321XLR , a long-distance variant of the A321neo, was first brought to the world’s attention at the Paris Air Show in 2019. It has been regarded as a gamechanger for single-aisle aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 16, 2024

In early 2021, plans were announced for a new Amex Centurion Lounge at Washington National Airport (DCA). While the lounge was initially supposed to open in late 2022, there were construction delays, as is common for just about any airport project. There’s now an exciting update, as the lounge will be opening its doors as of tomorrow! Basics of the Amex Centurion Lounge DCA The American Express Centurion Lounge Washington will be opening on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.

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