Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Across the board, growth in the aviation industry has been accompanied by the need to develop all sorts of support infrastructure, including hangars and maintenance facilities. Building a new hangar can be a lengthy process if you do it the traditional way, but Belgian firm Spantech is offering a new, more straightforward approach. In October 2024, Spantech stunned the industry with the announcement that it had completed a huge hangar capable of housing either an Airbus A380 aircraft or four nar

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Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 1986, United Airlines took over Pan Am’s Pacific route network. This was arguably the beginning of the end for Pan Am, but it’s also what brought United into the big leagues as a true international carrier. At the heart of this deal was the acquisition of the Tokyo/Narita hub, something that seemed just a few years ago to be gone for good.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The East African nation of Rwanda has long been touted as one of the continent's fastest-growing centers for business and commerce, having made impressive leaps forward over the past few decades to get to the place where it is today.

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Alaska Air

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Members can choose new perks at certain milestone moments next year along with new ways to earn elite-qualifying miles to hit milestones and attain status. The post Alaska Airlines supercharges Mileage Plan for 2025 with enhanced benefits and choices including new ways to earn elite status faster than ever appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In most of southern Europe, large forest fires have become a fixture of the summer season. Whether witnessed live or on television, people in places like Spain, Portugal and Italy have become accustomed to seeing helicopters and seaplanes pouring water over smoldering landscapes. But what some might not know is that, even if they are emblazoned with the regalia of regional or national governments, many of those aircraft are operated by a privately-owned pan-European company, the name of which yo

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Pilot Cargo Hangar Airline 291

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 12, 2024

If you’re a frequent flyer in the United States, you’re probably familiar with what a mess boarding a flight can be. It starts 30-50 minutes before departure, there’s a lot of yelling from the gate agent, people crowd around as if it’s a competition to see who gets on first, and then a bunch of bags often have to be gate checked. Well, I just wanted to contrast that to the boarding process on a recent domestic Japan Airlines flight, which was the opposite extreme.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The extent of aircraft delivery and entry into service delays is legendary. Examples abound for carriers worldwide for both Airbus and Boeing equipment. Among the latest developments is that Emirates has again pushed back the entry into service of its first Airbus A350 it has done so on various occasions. This also impacts the rest of its A350 schedule.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has been pulled from service as a witness claims to have seen its engine ingest a cargo container on the taxiway. The American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (flight AA47) had arrived at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) from London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) around 16:00 local time on October 17, 2024, when the incident occurred.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Department of Transportation tentatively awarded new slots for routes outside of Washington Reagan National Airport's 1,250-mile perimeter.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A report by Reuters published on Friday indicates that China Airlines is planning to order additional aircraft to facilitate further growth, primarily on key US markets and high-density regional routes. The carrier currently operates to several destinations in the US using its fleet of Airbus A350s and Boeing 777s.

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Podcasting with the NonRev Lounge Team! Podcasting with the NonRev Lounge Team! Folks from the Flight Podcast, this is Cap’n Aux broadcasting! Come in, Radio Tokyo!! I do hope you enjoyed our last post, A Passage to Tokyo ! Now, sit back, relax, and have a few guffaws with the ever-fun crew of the Non-Rev Lounge podcast ! We chat about everything from life in the sky, some harrowing close shaves, and a few other crazy tales from my past as well!

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If you were to have visited California’s Chino Airport over the last few years and walked across the flight apron, you would have seen up to six Saab 35 Draken interceptors parked wingtip to wingtip. Gradually, however, these aircraft have been slowly acquired individually for several museums, such as the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles, CA, and the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, AZ.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The bold new livery adorns an Airbus A380, becoming the fourth superjumbo in Emirates' fleet to feature a full special paint scheme.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 18, 2024

An inbound American Airlines flight had just arrived at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), where it is alleged that the jet blast of a departing aircraft blew a cargo container into the right engine of the AA aircraft.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Japan has two major airlines, both of which are incredible. Is one airline materially better than the other? Well, my opinion on this is starting to evolve a bit. Both ANA and JAL are fantastic airlines Japan’s two global airline players are All Nippon Airways (ANA), which is a Star Alliance member, and Japan Airlines (JAL), which is a oneworld member.

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Inspire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

If you ask anyone in the aviation world what aviation means to them, you’re likely to hear something along the lines of how important the aviation community is to them. You may hear how their fellow pilots or aviation enthusiasts are like family. Heck, we even refer to AirVenture as the aviation’s annual family reunion. […] The post EAA’s Family Values first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Only a few aircraft embody the spirit of innovation and experimentation like the Sikorsky S-72, known as the Rotor Systems Research Aircraft (RSRA). Developed for NASA and the United States Army, this experimental compound helicopter took to the skies for the first time on October 12, 1976, in Stratford, Connecticut. This flight highlighted the aircraft’s potential for high-speed flight in hybrid configurations and set the stage for future advancements in rotorcraft technology.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Star Alliance member United Airlines will now see the Airbus A321XLR enter its fleet in January 2026. This aircraft is expected to replace the airline's aging Boeing 757 fleet.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Boarding flights in the United States is a hot mess… it’s a little different than in Japan ! Airlines have tried to commoditize the boarding process as much as possible (by giving people an incentive to earn status, pick up a credit card, or outright pay for priority boarding), while doing little to actually enforce the boarding order. It seems that American Airlines actually has a plan that will see the airline enforcing its boarding priority, and I kind of love it.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In a one-paragraph letter, the FAA legal team reported this week it is placing the so-called Moss Interpretation of maintenance supervision requirements on indefinite, but not permanent hold. Industry groups and specifically Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation had protested that the interpretation would do irreparable harm to enabling apprenticeships and aircraft owner maintenance in general aviation maintenance.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

You’ve probably heard the saying “ if you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late!” Those who are in the business of planning airshows know this all too well to be true. Whether it’s following a tightly packed airshow act schedule, or planning the next great lineup for the following year, it pays to be ahead of the game. The Geneseo, New York-based National Warplane Museum is fresh off the heels of a very successful 2024 airshow, which saw the highest number of attendees in its 44 year

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Approximately 5.9 million people flew between the US and India in the year to July 2024, equivalent to more than 8,000 passengers daily each way. These figures are based on examining booking data available to me on a subscription basis.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Well, this seems like it could be a costly mistake… American Boeing 787 has ground incident in Chicago This incident happened on the afternoon of Thursday, October 17, 2024, and was first flagged by @xJonNYC. I'm hearing a luggage cart got sucked into an AA 787 engine just now. — JonNYC (@xJonNYC) October 18, 2024 It occurred at Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), and involves a six-year-old American Boeing 787-9 with the registration code N834AA.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Pilots at Frontier Airlines, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike if necessary.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

PRESS RELEASE The iconic B-29 Superfortress “Doc” will return to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Tulsa Air and Space Museum as part of the B-29 Doc History Restored Tour, from October 18-20. B-29 Doc, one of 1,644 B-29 Superfortress aircraft built by the Boeing Company in Wichita, KS, during World War II, is one of only two remaining B-29 aircraft airworthy and flying today.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Emirates has fully repainted one of its Airbus A380s with a striking bold blue livery in partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA). The new livery captures the spirit of the Emirates and NBA marketing collaboration, with the aircraft set to start flying across the airlines network next week.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Over time, we’ve seen the concept of “basic economy” become pretty widespread, whereby the cheapest economy fares include the fewest perks. The purpose of this is twofold — to expand a carrier’s potential customer base, and to get existing customers to “buy up” to a higher fare, in order to avoid punitive restrictions. Internationally, we’ve also seen some airlines introduce basic business class.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The city is about to see at least a 350% capacity increase, which could be a problem as Greenland's capital city is already nearing max capacity.

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The Aviationist

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The EA-18G Growler belonging to VAQ-130 crashed on October 15, 2024 during a training flight. A EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack aircraft belonging to the Electronic Attack Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) “Zappers” carrying two crew members crashed near Washington’s Mount Rainier on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 3:23 p.m. local time. Neither crew member has been located.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The X-51A Waverider represents a revolutionary leap in aerospace technology , designed to achieve sustained hypersonic flight. Developed by the US Air Force and Boeing , this unmanned scramjet aircraft has the potential to travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5, harnessing advanced propulsion systems that utilize air-breathing engines. With its ability to glide at extreme velocities, the X-51A paves the way for future military and civilian applications, from rapid global travel to enhanced missile ca

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Qantas has just announced some updates to its schedule. With this, we’re going to see the airline restore Airbus A380 service to another airport in the United States. Qantas A380 will fly from Sydney to Dallas as of August 2025 As of August 11, 2025, Qantas intends to resume flying the Airbus A380 on its route between Sydney (SYD) and Dallas Fort Worth (DFW).

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 15, 2024

SkyWest is set to begin operating CRJ-550s for United in December with an "opportunity for more in the future," the airline said in its release.

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The Aviationist

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The new glossy gray finish will replace the traditional orange-and-white livery of the U.S. Navy T-45 trainer aircraft. The U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) has recently initiated a significant update to the paint scheme of its T-45 Goshawk aircraft. Traditionally adorned in an orange-and-white livery, the T-45s are now receiving a new […] The post U.S.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

They say as one door closes, another opens. That seems to be the case for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's Airbus A380 operations. Soon after one world carrier British Airways revealed it would not use the double-decker quadjet to Texas in summer 2025 , fellow one world member Qantas plans to return the superjumbo to Dallas. The development comes amid broader network changes for Australia's flag carrier and a month after introducing the subfleet to Johannesburg for the first time.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In June 2022, Air New Zealand formally revealed the details of its new business class product, after teasing it for a couple of years. Air New Zealand is actually refreshing all of its cabins on the Boeing 787 (including introducing the innovative Skynest ), but in this post I’ll be focusing specifically on business class. I wanted to take an updated look at what we can expect from this product, especially since the airline has just started the process of retrofitting its Boeing 787s , so we now

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 18, 2024

United’s regional strategy will involve larger aircraft and fewer frequencies with subsequently lower unit costs, the carrier said this week.

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The Aviationist

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The delivery makes VMFA-533 the Marine Corps’ second operational F-35B Lightning II unit on the East Coast. TR-3 supported Block 4 F-35s offer better electronic warfare and target recognition capabilities. The U.S. Marine Corps’ fighter squadrons are rapidly receiving their F-35s and transitioning from their older F/A-18C/D Hornets. The Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 533, […] The post U.S.

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