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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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 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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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 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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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

There is hardly any other topic in discussions about future mobility and its energy that has raised so many eyebrows as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), sometimes generally referred to as “electricity-based synthetic fuels.”. For some, these fuels, which are ideally CO2-neutral, are the future with which combustion engines can continue to be operated without any problems.

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Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 18, 2024

DOT Announces DCA Winners The long-awaited results of the DOT’s awarding of five new perimeter-exempted slots at Washington/National Airport were revealed this week and the results were…not shocking. The five largest airlines all took home one new pair of slots each. The winners are: Alaska to San Diego American to San Antonio Delta to Seattle Southwest to Las Vegas United to San Francisco (for a second daily flight) The government was unmoved by JetBlue’s proposal to add capac

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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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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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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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Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This was supposed to be a nice and easy flight home from Honolulu after a great trip. I had been sitting on a ton of points from last October when Hawaiian canceled a couple flights impacting four people for whom we used miles, so my goal was to use those here. Unfortunately, between LA and Long Beach, the best I could do was 30,000 points for coach.

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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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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 15, 2024

An investigation is underway after a Sri Lankan Airlines pilot locked his co-pilot out of the cockpit mid-flight. The incident occurred on September 21, 2024, on flight UL 607 which was flying from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) in Colombo. According to reports, the female co-pilot left the cockpit to use the restroom towards the end of the 11-hour flight.

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Cranky Flier

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The Latest Hurricane Milton Travel Updates – Condé Nast Traveler What about the people who were going to Florida on vacation during the hurricane? Well, it was pretty late to change plans, but airlines are much better at being flexible. What do Southwest and American have in common? Certainly not their Q2 performance. American had a very down quarter as expected, but Southwest actually surprised with better numbers than I would have guessed.

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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 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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Low-cost carrier flyadeal has revealed plans for a major expansion of its international route network in the coming months. The announcement comes as the Saudi Arabia-based carrier also contemplates its first widebody order to increase long-haul services. The Jeddah-based airline, which is a subsidiary of the Saudia Group, has said it will increase routes between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt as it aims to increase its presence in the North African country.

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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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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 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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Drukair, the national carrier of Bhutan, has placed an order for five Airbus aircraft as part of a fleet expansion aimed at enhancing the airline’s operational capacity and extending its international reach. The deal includes three A320neo and two A321XLR jets. The extended range of the A321XLR will allow Drukair to introduce longer routes, potentially opening up new destinations and increasing connectivity to and from Bhutan, a landlocked country that relies heavily on air travel for internatio

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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 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

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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Cathay Pacific has showcased its brand new business class product, the Aria Suite, along with a refurbished premium economy and economy product, on a retrofitted B777-300ER. The unveiling was held on October 16, 2024 at the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited’s (HAECO) hangar facility at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). The retrofitted 777-300ER made its debut flight on Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) route on October 18, 2024

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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 13, 2024

No air force in the world is remotely close to being able to project power far and wide like the United States Air Force ( except for the US Navy/Marines air forces as they operate the world's greatest fleet of aircraft carriers ). To be able to project air power a meaningful distance from one's own airspace, an air force must have aerial tankers and/or the use of foreign air bases (or aircraft carriers).

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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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Aerotime

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Anyone trying to stay on top of commercial aviation growth at present is likely to be keeping their eyes firmly focused on the Asia- Pacific region. With two of the world’s biggest aircraft manufacturers foreseeing major growth in passenger air traffic and commercial aircraft services in this part of the world over the next 20 years, it’s clear that the region is a fast-growing hotspot for the aviation industry.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Boeing’s striking machinists are not currently expected to be the target of job cuts by the company, according to reports.

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