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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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

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 17, 2024

Any time something happens in this airline industry we love, there’s a good chance I have an opinion on it. And to get to that opinion, I first have to figure out where the company that’s making the move is coming from. I may disagree completely, but it helps me to feel like I understand why something is happening. With activist investor Elliott Investment Management’s attempt to wrest control of Southwest’s board and replace its CEO, however, I just can’t figure ou

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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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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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AV Web

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A Chinese student at the University of Minnesota has been sentenced to six months in federal prison after authorities found pictures of navy ships under construction on a drone he abandoned near a Norfolk shipyard. But what authorities couldn’t determine is whether Fengyun Shi had anything to do with a spate of drone incursions over hypersensitive military installations in Virginia and Nevada in late 2023.

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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Amid growing losses and rumors of an impending Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, Florida-based Spirit Airlines appears to be phasing out its remaining Airbus A319 fleet. The move comes as the low-cost carrier streamlines its all-Airbus fleet to the A320 and A321 to increase commonality and flexibility within its remaining fleet. According to independent aviation analytics firm Ishtron and as reported by the Aviation A2Z website, all operations with the carrier’s dwindling Airbus A319 fleet will come

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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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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Emirates announced that it will conduct its recurrent SEP (Safety & Emergency Procedures) for training cabin crew via its immersive virtual training platform, MIRA. According to the Dubai-based carrier, the self-guided virtual training has been designed to meet the requirements of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and other regulatory bodies.

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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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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Etihad has announced that it is now operating daily flights to Dusseldorf Airport (DUS) and Copenhagen Airport (CPH) from Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport (AUH). The expansion brings much more capacity to Dusseldorf than its previous thrice-weekly flights. The airline also stated that its Dusseldorf service will now be year-round. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier is strengthening its presence in Scandinavia too, with flights to Copenhagen increasing from its previous four-times weekly service.

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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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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With an official merger just weeks away, Air India has confirmed a new distinct airline code for fellow Indian carrier Vistara. On October 18, 2024, Air India officially announced that henceforth, all Vistara flight operations are to fly under the new code ‘AI 2’, rather than the traditional ‘UK’. The ‘2’ will ensure that Vistara remains distinct from Air India, which adopts AI as its airline code, helping to reinforce the fact that the merger does not mean either airline will lose its identit

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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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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Due to the ongoing machinist strike at Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems has proposed laying off up to 700 workers for 21 days. Spirit has been able to build up considerable stock during the last six weeks of the strike and is now considering furloughs until Boeing can come to an agreement with its striking workers.

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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Malaysia Airlines and Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo have entered a codeshare agreement in order to boost connectivity for its customers traveling between Malaysia and India. Under the codeshare deal, Malaysia Airlines customers will gain wider access to destinations within India. Malaysia Airlines’ flight code “MH” will be added to seven domestic destinations in India, including: Kolkata-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) Varanasi International Airport (VNS) Patna Jay Praka

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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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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Air India has disclosed that after its upcoming merger with Vistara is finalized in a few weeks time, passengers will still be able to book flights on the latter airline since the formers booking engine will display a different flight code for Vistara-operated flights.

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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY has announced it will be making some fundamental changes to its model and route network as the airline forecasts that earnings in 2024 will fall below market expectations. The fallout is likely to see the airline shift its focus from acting primarily as a connecting carrier for passengers between Europe and North America to concentrating on serving point-to-point leisure routes between Iceland and points across Southern Europe, a sector in which the carrier has

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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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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Striking Textron Aviation workers have been presented with an improved contract offer as the aircraft manufacturer looks to end crippling industrial action. On October 16, 2024, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 70, Local Lodge 774, informed workers that it had received an “updated offer” after talks had resumed the previous day.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Every so often we see airlines introduce special liveries, typically to celebrate a partnership, cause, or milestone. Emirates has quite a few aircraft in special liveries, and I love most of them. The Dubai-based carrier has just unveiled its newest one-off livery , and it’s… ummm, unique? Emirates unveils special A380 NBA livery Emirates is the official global airline partner of the NBA, and the inaugural title partner of the Emirates NBA Cup.

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