Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport (ARN), the largest airport in Sweden, was forced to temporarily close on the night of September 8-9, 2024, after several drones were spotted in its vicinity. According to Swedish media, at around 01:00 local time up to four unidentified drones of different sizes were detected in restricted airspace near the airport, prompting a decision by Luftfartsverket, the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, to divert all incoming flights to alternative airports.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

JetBlue has put out some new updated guidance for Q3 of 2024, and it is looking (relatively) good. In a year when airlines have had nothing but downward revisions, JetBlue says things are looking significantly better than the previous guidance suggested. This is great, but it’s also the easiest part of the process. The hard part will be coming in the not-too-distant future.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Emirates is set to receive its first Airbus A350 in October 2024, having postponed the aircrafts entry into service due to delivery delays. The Dubai-based carrier had initially planned to start flying the Airbus twinjet as early as September 2024.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From September 21-22, 2024, two rare de Havilland Mosquitos (FB.VI PZ474 and T.43 NZ2308) are set to take the skies at the Central Coast AirFest in Santa Maria, CA, offering a thrilling experience for aviation enthusiasts. At last year’s AirFest in October 2023, PZ474, owned by Charles Somers, was flown by Steve Hinton Sr. This year, organizers are planning a spectacular two-ship formation flight, marking the first time in more than 35 years that such an event has taken place.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Boeing’s 777 assembly line at Everett, Washington, is reportedly in a state of disarray, according to information published in The Seattle Times on September 9, 2024. The report, which quotes anonymous sources within the company, describes a chaotic work environment in which some airframes are rushed through the production line and need to be completed later outside of the regular sequence, potentially exposing them to production defects.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

American tried to spice things up with a teaser video for its summer 2025 European schedule reveal, but this wasn’t a spicy kind of announcement. Instead, American is choosing to stick to its strengths and grow its long-haul footprint conservatively next summer. That being said, these moves do give some clear direction on where American is spending its time and how it views both Europe and its US hubs.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Boeing has just reached a massive new tentative agreement affecting over 33,000 Boeing employees In its statement on the deal, Boeing revealed it plans to build the much-anticipated 797 mid-sized airliner in Washington. The proposed New Midsize Airplane (NMA) has been touted for around a decade, but these are the first concrete plans for the project.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Qantas launched its inaugural flight to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) in Port Vila, Vanuatu from Brisbane Airport (BNE) on September 10, 2024. QF159 was at full capacity and departed Brisbane at 11:37 local time. After an almost three-hour flight, the B737-800 aircraft arrived in Port Vila at 14:59 local time. Welkam, welcome and Bienvenue @Qantas A wonderful moment this morning to witness the inaugural @Qantas flight to #PortVila #Vanuatu.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Some years, this just sneaks up on me, and this is one of those years. It’s September 11, and that means today we honor those who were killed when hijackers brought down four airplanes in an act of terrorism that those of us who were alive that day will never forget. And while the tributes elsewhere will focus on all the people who were murdered, I will continue to keep a narrower focus.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

On Friday, September 13, Corporate Jet Investor reported that the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to invest in several Airbus business jets. These aircraft are to be used for team and executive transport between various games. Specifically, the NBA will invest in 13 Airbus A321neos, although converted into executive transports.

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Association of Professional Flight Attendants members voted on Thursday to ratify the union’s tentative agreement with American Airlines.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

AirAsia has announced that it has joined Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board in order to help develop the Swedish startup company’s hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. As a member of the board, the low-cost carrier will provide strategic guidance and oversight on the design, development and commercialisation of the hybrid-electric 30-passenger regional aircraft.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Southwest hasn’t broken under the weight of its activist investor, Elliott, but it has now bent. It appears that the airline is making a calculated move to save itself from being unable to control its own destiny with a human sacrifice. Whether this will work or not is unclear, but it should at least buy the airline time. Southwest says it is doing a “ comprehensive board refreshment ,” which, I believe, in Herb Kelleher’s day would mean somebody ran out to the store to g

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Delta Air Lines bid farewell to one of its Boeing 767-300ER s last month. After more than 30 years of service, this particular aircraft made a name for itself when one of its emergency slides flew off earlier this year.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Turkish Airlines flies to more countries than any other airline in the world. Historically, the biggest gap in the carrier’s network has been the South Pacific. Back in March 2024, the airline added its first service to Australia , as it started flying from Istanbul to Melbourne via Singapore. The airline is now adding a second route to Australia… Turkish Airlines launching flights to Sydney, Australia As of December 4, 2024, Turkish Airlines will be launching flights from Istanbul (IST) to Sydn

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

European low-cost airline Wizz Air has exclusively revealed more details about its plans for the company’s incoming fleet of Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the first of which is due to be delivered to the carrier in late February 2025. In a special event held in London on September 10, 2024, the airline group’s CEO József Váradi gave those in attendance further insight into Wizz Air’s strategy for its long-awaited extended range narrowbodies.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Warbird pilot Thom Richard, owner of Warbird Adventures, confirmed today that his beloved Curtiss P-40 Warhawk “American Dream” has been sold. The aircraft is now in the care of a new, highly capable and deserving owner. The details of the acquisition and future plans for this historic warbird will be announced by the new owners in due time.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

About 1.8 million people flew between Europe and Iran last year (excluding Turkey, heaven for older Iranian aircraft ). Due to sanctions, safety, and other considerations, over seven in 10 people connected en route, particularly in Istanbul. Few non-stop operators existed, with Iran Air being number one.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Emirates operates a huge number of fifth freedom routes , ranging from New York to Milan, to Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo, to Male to Colombo, to Bangkok to Hong Kong. The airline has just revealed plans to cut one of its longest standing fifth freedom flights, and I can’t say I’m surprised. Emirates ending Singapore to Melbourne route As reported by The Straits Times , Emirates has revealed that it intends to cut its daily flight between Singapore (SIN) and Melbourne (MEL).

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Air Belgium, which halted its passenger flight operations in 2023, faces bankruptcy within two weeks after so far failing to find a new investor for the airline. Representatives for Air Belgium appeared before the Nivelles business tribunal on September 3, 2024, where the carrier was granted two more weeks to find a solution. According to L’Echo , Air Belgium has been shielded from its creditors for a year as part of a Judicial Reorganization, a procedure which allows a company in financial trou

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The additional headcount includes over 385 aviation maintenance technician (AMT) roles, the Fort Worth-based carrier said.

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Airline Airlines 119

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

It was more than a decade ago when building a new Terminal 5 at Singapore's Changi Airport was first announced. As Asian aviation soared, momentum for the project grew, although that came to a crashing halt when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, but some good news has now emerged.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Over the past several years, LATAM has been installing a new business class product on its long haul aircraft. The airline hasn’t even finished this installation, but has now revealed plans to introduce yet another new business class seat, as flagged by Pontos pra Voar and PaxEx. Basics of LATAM’s new business class suites LATAM will be modernizing the business class product on much of its Boeing 787 fleet.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Heart Aerospace has revealed its first full-scale demonstrator aircraft for the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane. The demonstrator, named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), is a 30-seat airplane with a 32-meter wingspan built at Heart’s facilities in Gothenburg. It will be used for ground-based testing initially, focusing on operations such as charging, taxiing, and turnaround procedures.

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Ask the Pilot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

September 11, 2024 MY MOST VIVID MEMORY of September 11th, 2001, is my memory of a cockroach. It was one of the biggest roaches I’ve ever seen — copper-colored and bullet-shaped, the length of my little finger — and it came crawling across the platform of the Government Center subway station at 7:00 a.m., as I stood there waiting for the train that would take me to Logan Airport.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Air Belgium has just two weeks left to figure out a solution or that could be the end of the line. According to local media reports, the carrier is coming to the end of its bankruptcy protection program which it has benefitted from for nearly a year now. Earlier this week, a court ordered the company to find a solution to its financial problems, with the most obvious remedy being the entrance of a new investor.

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Airline Airlines 127

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In the summer of 2024, Air Greenland launched what might just be one of the coolest airline routes ever, connecting Greenland to the Canadian Arctic. While this was initially a seasonal route for one year, it’s cool to see that this route will be returning in 2025, with a long season, no less, as flagged by AeroRoutes. Air Greenland’s Nuuk to Iqaluit route details Air Greenland is operating a seasonal once weekly route between Nuuk, Greenland (GOH), and Iqaluit, Canada (YFB).

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air is due to operate its first non-commercial flight on September 12, 2024, from Riyadh to Jeddah as part of the airline’s program of test flights required to obtain its Air Operators Certificate (AOC). Once its AOC is awarded by the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the carrier will be permitted to commence commercial passenger and cargo services using its planned fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, as first revealed in an announcem

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Cargo Airline Airlines 290

Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft after nearly eight months of manufacturing delays.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Alaska Airlines midair blowout incident in January this year has been dissected and analyzed in great detail by relevant authorities. But one of the pilots who flew the plane and handled the emergency situation recently spoke about it for the first time. In an interview, she detailed the initial chaos when the door plug detached and everything that followed next.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

There are lots of reasons to pick up a credit card — some are worth getting for the welcome bonus, some for the return on spending they offer, and some for the long term perks that they offer. There are a lot of cards that offer big welcome bonuses and a generous return on everyday spending. In this post, I figured it would be fun to look at some of the credit cards that offer the best long term perks.

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Airline Airlines 114

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One of Airbus’ fleet of six BelugaXL transporter planes was forced to make an emergency diversion and land in Amsterdam after its crew reported a technical issue while en route from France to Germany on September 10, 2024. The aircraft, registered F-GXLI and operated by in-house subsidiary Airbus Transport International, had departed from Saint-Nazaire Airport (SNR) in eastern France where the company has a manufacturing facility.

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

United has made a significant leap forward in inflight connectivity, announcing a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet service to its fleet.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A new survey that measured the value of more than 60 frequent flyer programs worldwide named Air France , KLM , and Transavia's loyalty program Flying Blue as the world's best airline rewards program.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s a challenging time at Southwest Airlines. The airline isn’t performing as well financially as it used to, though things are quickly changing. For one, an activist investor took a major stake in Southwest , and is calling for radical changes at the airline. At the same time, the current management team is working on making updates to the business model to increase revenue, from introducing assigned and extra legroom seating , to adding redeye flights to the schedule.

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Airline Airlines 113

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The beleaguered Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has safely returned to Earth three months after blasting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on June 5, 2024. As planned, the Boeing Starliner returned without its crew, with astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, remaining onboard the International Space Station (ISS) over safety concerns about the capsule.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By Sharon Puschmann, EAA 1382843 Pilots come in all shapes and sizes with different motivations, drives, and desires. Some are inspired by family members, military ambitions, or dreams of becoming an airline pilot. Our 2023 Ray scholar, Josiah Harding, EAA 1481653, opened our eyes to something more. The Ray Aviation Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship […] The post A Pilot, a Passion, a Calling first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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