Aerotime

AUGUST 16, 2024

The all-new Gulfstream G400 has successfully completed its first flight, as the test program for the luxury planemaker’s latest private jet commences. Gulfstream confirmed on August 15, 2024, that the G400 had executed its inaugural flight after taking off from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) at 09:04 local time. The new aircraft flew for just under three hours, reaching speeds of Mach 0.85 and an altitude of 41,000 feet before safely landing back at SAV.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 14, 2024

On Monday, August 12th, the National Business Aviation Administration (NBAA) revealed its plans to award flight attendant Sydney Bosmans one of its most prestigious awards. The NBAA will award the legendary Above and Beyond Award for Heroic Achievement to the flight attendant at this year's annual NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), which is set to take place from October 22 through October 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jet 142

Alaska Air

AUGUST 14, 2024

We’ve invested in new technology in Portland to improve our guests’ travel experience and have been the largest carrier at PDX for more than 20 years, now with 110 peak daily flights. The post Alaska Airlines celebrates the opening of Portland’s spectacular new terminal appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 10, 2024

The aviation world has welcomed a third Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver to the skies. On August 8th, after 45 years, BuNo 75552 (originally ordered for the USAAF as A-25A Shrike 42-80387) took flight from Colorado Springs Airport, piloted by Charles “Tuna” Hainline. This aircraft was meticulously restored by WestPac Restorations is owned by Jim Slattery, and operated by the National Museum of World War II Aviation.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 11, 2024

Brazilian authorities have confirmed that all 62 bodies have been recovered from the Voepass ATR 72-500 crash site in São Paulo. The Voepass ATR 72-500 turboprop crashed on August 9, 2024, while flying between Regional West Airport (CAC) in Cascavel and São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). Video footage captured of the crash showed the aircraft falling from the sky while spinning uncontrollably.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 15, 2024

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby is speaking out after meeting with Boeings new CEO, Kelly Ortberg. After the two spent time over lunch earlier this week, Kirby expressed that he has a renewed confidence that the planemaker is headed in the right direction.

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Alaska Air

AUGUST 12, 2024

We're partnering with James Beard award-winning chef Brandon Jew to reimagine our First Class menu, offering an exclusive dining experience this month for guests on flights between San Francisco and New York (JFK). The post Michelin-starred Chef Brandon Jew cooks up new First Class menu for Alaska Airlines appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Voepass (Voepass Linhas Aéreas) pilots killed in a deadly crash in São Paulo, Brazil, tried to react to a loss in altitude for one minute before the ATR 72-500 impacted, according to local media. TV Globo was given access to transcriptions from the ATR 72-500 turboprop’s flight recorder by the Brazilian Air Force’s Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) following the crash that killed 62 people onboard.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 16, 2024

The four flight attendants who were caught smuggling drug money through John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) have all pleaded guilty to the charges and now face considerable prison time.

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Alaska Air

AUGUST 13, 2024

We’re investing in JetZero, a company developing a blended-wing body aircraft that uses up to 50% less fuel and produces fewer emissions. This underscores our commitment to advancing technologies that drive aviation toward a net-zero carbon future. The post Alaska Airlines announces investment in JetZero to propel innovative aircraft technology and design appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Thrust Flight

AUGUST 12, 2024

You might admire flat spins at the airshow, but you never want to find yourself in one—outside of perhaps a planned aerobatics lesson. Flat spins result from several things going very wrong, and they are potentially unrecoverable. Here’s a look at what constitutes a flat spin and how one could happen. We’ll also look at […] The post What Is a Flat Spin?

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Thrust 124

Aerotime

AUGUST 16, 2024

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has been singing the praises of Boeing’s new boss, Kelly Ortberg, after the two met for lunch earlier this week. In a LinkedIn post on August 15, 2024, Kirby, who has been one of Boeing’s most vocal critics in recent months, said he was “not only encouraged” by what he’d heard at the meeting but also came away with a “renewed confidence”.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 13, 2024

Delta Air Lines is introducing complementary WiFi on international flights. The carrier has been hard at work equipping select long-haul aircraft with high-speed internet connectivity thanks to global communications company ViaSat.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 14, 2024

It’s an exciting day for Portland, as the main new terminal has just opened at Portland International Airport (PDX). Generally airports in the United States aren’t much to get excited about, but this looks stunning. Basics of Portland Airport’s new terminal As of today (August 14, 2024), the main new terminal has opened at Portland International Airport.

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Alaska Air

AUGUST 16, 2024

Alaska Airlines' global partner, STARLUX Airlines, has launched its inaugural nonstop service between Seattle and Taipei, making our hometown airport STARLUX's third nonstop U.S. destination from Taipei, alongside Los Angeles and San Francisco. Known for offering luxury on transpacific travel, STARLUX provides world-class service and amenities. The carrier will operate this route three times a week, with connections to numerous destinations from Taipei.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 13, 2024

After two expeditions totaling eight days and 70 hours of intense work, the Brazilian Aircraft Restoration Association REVOAR , in partnership with Museu Aeroespacial Força Aérea Brasileira Museu Aeroespacial Instituto Histórico-Cultural da Aeronáutica and Força Aérea Brasileira , successfully revived the Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine of the P-47D Thunderbolt, which had been grounded for years due to technical issues.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 14, 2024

Etihad Airways has announced the launch of its Airbus A380 service to Mumbai as part of its 20-year celebration of flying to India. The carrier's superjumbo will operate on this route for four months, beginning on September 1, 2024.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 12, 2024

Qatar Airways is known for offering one of the world’s best business class experiences , with an industry leading hard and soft product. Could the airline soon be one-upping itself, and making the soft product even closer to what you’d expect in first class? Qatar Airways hints at new dining enhancement On social media, Qatar Airways has teased that it may introduce caviar in business class… or at least that’s my interpretation.

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AV Web

AUGUST 11, 2024

A Skywest pilot told his passengers he wasn’t qualified to land the E175 he was flying them on to Jackson Hole last Thursday so they went to Salt Lake City instead. The flight, operating as Alaska Airlines Flight 3491 took off from San Francisco as scheduled but spent a couple of hours on the ground in Salt Lake City while another pilot was found to complete the trip.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 11, 2024

The MAPS Air Museum has recently received a significant addition to its collection—an F-104D Starfighter from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This iconic aircraft, known for its sleek design and high-speed capabilities, served as a training variant for the mighty F-104 Starfighter inteceptor. The arrival of the F-104D marks an exciting moment for the museum, enhancing its display of historic military aircraft and offering visitors a closer look at a piece of aviation history that play

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 13, 2024

"Rut-Roh" (as Scooby-Doo the cartoon dog would say), here we go again with yet another sure-to-be controversial Top 5 military aircraft list. In particular, I'll never forget the proverbial feathers I ruffled with my June 2024 piece titled "Top 5 Historic Military Aircraft That Changed Aviation" due to the conspicuous absence of any British warbirds Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm alike from that particular list.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 14, 2024

Link: Apply now for the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card or Capital One Venture X Business In the past few years, Capital One has gotten into the airport lounge game. The opening of the first lounge coincided with the introduction of the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card , which is an incredible premium credit card. That was followed by the Capital One Venture X Business , which is also extremely lucrative.

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Airline Economics

AUGUST 16, 2024

Air China carried 14.5 million passengers in July 2024, up 13.4% over the same period last year. International passengers doubled to 1.5 million. The airline’s load factor was up 4.8 percentage points to 80.2%. Domestic load factor was down 0.6 point to 81.1%, while international load factor was up 1.9 point to 78.2%.

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World Airline News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Portland International Airport (PDX) main terminal expansion opened to passengers on August 14. Designed by ZGF for the Port of Portland , the one million square foot project doubles the capacity of PDX and enables the airport to welcome 35 million passengers annually by 2045. The Portland International Airport (PDX) main terminal expansion opened to passengers on August 14.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 16, 2024

Emirates , Etihad Airways , and Qatar Airways are colloquially known as the Middle East Big Three. However, questions remain about Etihad, given its cuts and reduced size in recent years. Regardless, everyone knows that the trio revolves around India, both point-to-point and to feed their vast global networks over their hubs.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 10, 2024

Plans are starting to be finalized for a new international airport in Ethiopia, and it’s going to be a game changer not only for Ethiopian Airlines, but for the region. Addis Ababa airport capacity to quadruple The government of Ethiopia has signed an agreement for the design of a new airport near Addis Ababa, which is expected to become the largest in all of Africa.

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Airline Economics

AUGUST 14, 2024

Alaska Airline parent Alaska Air Group’s proposed $1.8bn acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings, parent of Hawaiian Airlines, has been delayed again. Both companies filed 8K forms detailing that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has extended its review period of the merger until August 16, 2024.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 14, 2024

After a four year pause, Canada’s largest airline will be resuming flights between Canada’s capital city and one of Europe’s busiest airports.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 13, 2024

Singapore Airlines launched its ultra-long-haul services to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in June 2004. The carrier first deployed its Airbus A340-500s on the route, but the service was suspended in November 2013 and the aircraft returned to Airbus.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 12, 2024

Singapore Airlines will soon be cutting one of its fifth freedom flights to the United States, which is a shame. I can’t say I’m that surprised, though, since this route has seemed questionable. Singapore Airlines suspends Houston fifth freedom flights Since 2016, Singapore Airlines has been operating a route from Singapore (SIN) to Manchester (MAN) to Houston (IAH).

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 14, 2024

On August 13, 2024, Henry “Hank” Coates resigned from his position as President and CEO of the Commemorative Air Force. Hank served as President for six years, demonstrating unwavering dedication and loyalty to the CAF. He exhibited steadfast leadership and played a crucial role in sustaining the CAF through several milestones and major events.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 13, 2024

With a new EAS contract, Denver Air Connection will be expanding to the busiest airport in the world, and home of its newest interline partner.

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Jet 120

Simple Flying

AUGUST 15, 2024

The Airbus A220 was initially called the Bombardier CSeries. The first variant, the CS100 (now the A220-100 ), entered service in July 2016, followed by the CS300 (now the A220-300 ) in December 2016. Eight years later, 19 airlines (along with governments, bizjet operators, etc.) fly the A220, with 349 examples in use. However, EgyptAir's subfleet is stored and awaiting disposal.

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One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 10, 2024

We’re slowly seeing some countries start to ease their restrictions on traveling with liquids in carry-on bags. Unfortunately we shouldn’t expect anything similar in the United States anytime soon… The TSA’s liquids restrictions are here to stay If you’ve traveled within the United States, you’re probably familiar with the “3-1-1” rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), whereby passengers are limited in terms of the number of liquids, gels, and aerosols, that they can take in

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The Aviationist

AUGUST 13, 2024

While the feature was not fielded to operational units, the F-22 has also the capability to carry AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles externally. A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor has been recently spotted while flying in [.] The post F-22 Raptor Spotted During Rare Flight With External AIM-120 Missiles appeared first on The Aviationist.

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Airline Geeks

AUGUST 12, 2024

The airline has served Houston since 2008, initially via Moscow before switching to a Singapore-Manchester-Houston routing in late October 2016.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 12, 2024

Guam, the largest island in Micronesia, is one of the more important regions where United Airlines operates. Earlier this year, it was announced that the carrier would operate the route connecting Guam and Tokyo. Currently, United also has a daily flight from Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (GUM) to Tokyos Haneda Airport (HND). This 1,555-mile-long journey takes approximately four hours to complete in Uniteds Boeing 737-800.

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