Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

Aviation is not short of contentious issues, but none seem to fire up passions quite like that of the implementation of single pilot commercial operations. It’s a subject on which many businesses and organizations within the aviation industry have a strong opinion, though others would clearly rather duck for cover and stay out of it. At its most basic, the question being asked is whether commercial aircraft could be flown by a single pilot in the future, rather than two as is now the norm.

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Cranky Flier

JULY 30, 2024

Southwest was a news machine last week. After posting a bad quarter with an even worse outlook , it announced redeyes and most importantly, the introduction of assigned seating along with an extra legroom section. This is all good — well, except for the current results and outlook — but we still don’t know much about how this is going to be implemented.

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Simple Flying

JULY 31, 2024

After Dave Calhoun announced he would step down in 2024, Boeing has selected Kelly Ortberg as its new president and CEO. The selection was first hinted at by The Air Current yesterday and confirmed by Boeing just now. Calhoun has been President and CEO since January 2020.

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AV Web

JULY 28, 2024

I’m not big on “event roundup” analysis pieces so I was determined to avoid that pointless escape for opinion writers to which we all succumb at times. Nope, I was going to find the news from this AirVenture and blow it wide open for all to see. Of course, the topic was going to be the endlessly excruciating unleaded fuel issue, which I was sure was going to have something to discuss this time around.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

Spirit Airlines will downgrade around 100 captains and furlough approximately 240 pilots as the carrier looks to deliver on cost saving initiatives. The announcement came as part of Spirit Airlines second quarter results published on August 1, 2024, just days after releasing details on the introduction of a premium class product. Spirit also confirmed that it had deferred all aircraft on order from Airbus with jets scheduled to be delivered in the second quarter of 2025 through to the end of 2

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Cranky Flier

JULY 29, 2024

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Belgian federal government has revealed its intention to effectively ban the Boeing 777 at night at the countrys biggest airport, Brussels Zaventem.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 1, 2024

The climate of civil unrest that has followed the Venezuelan presidential election of July 28, 2024, has led to the cancellation of all flights between Venezuela and three other Latin American countries: Panama, the Dominican Republic and Peru. The governments of the three affected countries had been among the most vocally critical of the way the incumbent Venezuelan government has managed the electoral process.

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Cranky Flier

JULY 27, 2024

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 2, 2024

A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging a passenger aboard an American Airlines flight for his unruly and threatening behavior. The passenger tried to open the emergency doors on multiple occasions before being restrained and causing the flight to divert.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 2, 2024

Even as the last few passenger-carrying 747-400s are set to be retired in 2028, several freighters still remain in service.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 1, 2024

AURA AERO, the French developer of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft, signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to supply Utah-based Alpine Air Express with 75 ERA regional aircraft in its freighter version. This follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the companies in June 2023. Deliveries are expected to start by 2030, provided the still-under-development ERA aircraft gains certification.

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Cranky Flier

AUGUST 1, 2024

I almost never take a break. Even if I’m traveling somewhere, I usually end up pre-writing posts so that you don’t even know I’m gone. But now, I AM going to take a break, and I’m going to let the blog go (mostly) dark for two weeks. After today, there won’t be another post from me until August 19 when the regular schedule resumes.

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Simple Flying

JULY 29, 2024

Another name has been added to the list of contenders being considered to lead Boeing after its current CEO, Dave Calhoun, steps down at the end of this year. According to reports, former Rockwell Collins chief Kelly Ortberg is also in the running to become the plane manufacturers top boss, and that a decision could be taken soon.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 31, 2024

The airline's wholly-owned regional subsidiary Piedmont plans to have 70 Embraer 145s in its fleet next year as more return from long-term storage.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that it is to drop its bid to acquire Air Europa, Spain’s second largest airline. In an official statement released on August 1, 2024, the airline group alluded to the “regulatory environment” as the main reason for this decision. The European Commission had already expressed serious concerns about the deal, which it feared would seriously restrict competition, leading to higher prices and less options for travelers.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 28, 2024

This seems like a pretty blatant violation of passenger privacy rules, and a strange thing to brag about, no? Son of former JetBlue CEO booked himself next to woman he liked Reader Ben brought to my attention a story in the Sunday Times, entitled “Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ (and her eight children).” It’s about Hannah Neeleman, the wife of Daniel Neeleman, who is the son of serial airline entrepreneur David Neeleman.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 2, 2024

Since announcing it had received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration for the 777-9, Boeing has flown the aircraft to several places. Earlier today, one of the test aircraft flew down to Mexico for high-altitude testing.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 31, 2024

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport is slated to receive Embraer 175 service starting later this year, which will be one of the largest aircraft to serve the airport.

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Aerotime

JULY 30, 2024

Two Delta Air Lines aircraft collided into each other on a taxiway at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), causing extensive delays. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the collision took place on the evening of July 27, 2024, at around 10:15 local time. Three Delta planes were on standby to depart from Runway 16L at SLC Airport.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 31, 2024

As we all know, Delta faced an absolutely massive meltdown in the past couple of weeks, whereby nearly 7,000 flights were canceled, and even more flights were significantly delayed. While the issue arose due to IT outages with Microsoft and CrowdStrike, ultimately the scale of the meltdown came down to Delta’s crew scheduling software being unable to cope, and breaking down.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 1, 2024

Family members of the passengers killed in the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes have now asked the federal judge presiding over the case to reject the plea deal that has been reached between the American aircraft manufacturer - Boeing and the United States Department of Justice (DoJ). It was less than a month ago since the manufacturer agreed to plead guilty and enter the plea deal, and the families of the victims believe this deal does not do justice to the lives lost and affected.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 27, 2024

By Zac Yates A British-built Folland Gnat trainer that flew with the Royal Air Force’s famed Red Arrows display team is being restored to fly in New Zealand. The aircraft, Gnat T.1 XR987, is the first of its kind in New Zealand and is being worked on near Auckland for Matt Wilcock, an airline captain whose love for the type goes back to his childhood.

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Aerotime

JULY 29, 2024

The European Commission has launched a detailed investigation into the €321.2 million restructuring aid granted by Germany to the German charter airline Condor to assess its compliance with EU State aid rules. This aid was initially approved in July 2021 according to the EU’s State aid Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines. However, the approval was overturned by the General Court on May 8, 2024.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 31, 2024

I’m not sure what changed to make this possible, but Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) will finally be getting more comfortable commercial service! Aspen Airport will get service from Embraer jets Aspen is of course an incredibly popular and high-end ski destination. The city’s airport isn’t very big, and also has challenging conditions, due to the big mountains in the area.

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Simple Flying

JULY 29, 2024

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its new safety video, which will be rolled out across its fleet next month. The six-minute video was developed in close collaboration with the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), and as well as relaying the all-important safety procedures, the video takes the opportunity to showcase the best that the oneworld member airline's home city of Hong Kong has to offer.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 1, 2024

Zimbabwe’s national carrier has restarted services between Harare and Johannesburg. The restarted service will operate four times weekly.

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Aerotime

JULY 31, 2024

Boeing announced that its Board of Directors has elected Robert K. “Kelly” Ortberg as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg will also join Boeing’s Board of Directors. “Boeing has a tremendous and rich history as a leader and pioneer in our industry, and I’m committed to working together with the more than 170,000 dedicated employees of the company to continue that tradition, with safety and quality at the f

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 1, 2024

United Airlines is eliminating one of the frustrating restrictions associated with its basic economy offering, as flagged by Zach Griff. United adds online check-in for basic economy United basic economy comes with several restrictions. One of those is that you can’t check-in online on most itineraries. That’s because basic economy in most markets doesn’t include a carry-on bag, and passengers have to go to the check-in counter to show that they only have a personal item.

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Airline Airlines 118

Simple Flying

JULY 27, 2024

Does the US have a secret spy plane ? This intriguing question has no definite answer for the general public. The War Zone recently suggested that Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall hinted at the existence of such a platform. The belief in a secret spy plane has continued for many years. One notable aircraft some think could exist is the so-called SR-91 Aurora, which was supposedly built in the 1980s.

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Airline Geeks

JULY 27, 2024

Both American and Allegiant are cutting several routes in Austin following the airport's record growth soon after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

Lufthansa Technik AG has announced the recent signing of a contract with Austrian Airlines to provide long-term component supply for the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. Under the terms of the contract, the two companies have agreed on Total Component Support (TCS) covering up to eleven long-haul aircraft until the end of 2032. The TCS is tailored to the needs of the Austrian Airlines 787-9 fleet, which is initially being built up with seven used aircraft but will later be supplemented by

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 2, 2024

There are lots of opinions when it comes to appropriate airplane etiquette, ranging from seat recline , to dressing up , to changing seats with others , and more. In this post I wanted to address the topic of etiquette around opening and closing airplane window shades. Who controls airplane window shades, and what’s reasonable? Also, what happens when crews try to take control of window shades on longer flights?

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 2, 2024

Your eyes did not deceive you. On August 1, Ava Airlines used its recently delivered Airbus A310-300 from Tehran Imam Khomeini to Istanbul Airport. You might not have heard of Ava before, but the Iranian carrier is believed to have started operations in February 2024. According to ch-aviation , it has two Boeing 737-500s, one MD-83, and one A310-300, resulting from Irans sanctions.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 1, 2024

For the first time in 17 years, the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society’s (HARS) Bell UH-1H 703 is back in the air after restoration by volunteers at QinetiQ Air Affairs at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, NSW. Now civil registered as VH-X9S, the Huey — or Iroquois — honors those who first flew her with RAAF 9 Sqn in South Vietnam in 1970 and over its subsequent career in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and then the Australian Army until 2007.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

KLM’s first Airbus A321neo aircraft performed its maiden flight on August 1, 2024. In a post on its social media channels , the Dutch flag carrier announced that its first ever Airbus narrow-body aircraft had conducted a test flight out of the manufacturer’s facilities at Finkenwerder airport (XFW), near Hamburg. The A321neo was crewed by Airbus test pilots and engineers.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 31, 2024

American Airlines no longer consistently flies between Los Angeles and Toronto. However, for a brief period this September, American will be relaunching the route. Not just with any plane, but rather with the carrier’s ultra-premium Airbus A321Ts, which are typically used for premium transcontinental routes (and they’re eventually being phased out ).

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