Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Lufthansa Group has announced that it has ordered an additional five A350-1000 aircraft, taking the total firm order for the next generation long-haul plane to fifteen. The group declared that the additional aircraft order should be delivered between 2028 and 2030. The total value of the order is valued to be around $2 billion at list price. In total, the Lufthansa Group has ordered 75 A350-900s and A350-1000s, with 28 already in scheduled service and 47 more to be delivered by 2031.

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Jet Airline Airlines 287

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Air Canada held its investor day this week, and it had a 162-slide presentation going through all of its plans. While the main goal of this plan was presumably to help analysts with insomnia to finally get some sleep, there were also some real nuggets of information in there. To me, the most interesting of all was about the airline’s plans for its low-cost subsidiary Rouge.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 173

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 19, 2024

China Airlines has just announced plans to place an aircraft order thats split between Airbus and Boeing, for new flagship, long haul aircraft. China Airlines orders Airbus A350s & Boeing 777s China Airlines intends to acquire 20 new wide body passenger aircraft, split between Airbus and Boeing. The Taiwan-based SkyTeam carrier is ordering 10 Airbus A350-1000s and 10 Boeing 777-9s.

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Airline Airlines Jet 117

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At Vintage Aviation News, we primarily spotlight classic warbirds, but occasionally, we delve into the stories of remarkable aircraft still leaving their mark on history. A recent example includes our coverage of Turkeys F-4 Phantoms read the article HERE. Today, we turn our attention to another aviation legend: the F-14 Tomcat. This iconic fighter jet, still operational with the Iranian Air Force, continues to inspire awe.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Turkish budget carrier Pegasus Airlines has announced a huge order for 100 Boeing 737 Max-10 single-aisle aircraft and has taken out options on 100 more. The deal, announced on December 19, 2024, and reportedly worth around $36 billion at list prices, provides a much-needed boost for the planemaker and its 737 MAX range after what has been a torrid year for the US company.

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Jet Airline Airlines Airplanes 264

AV Web

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Aura Aero, based in Toulouse, France, announced this week it has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Integral R model. The two-seat, side-by-side taildragger is constructed of what the company describes as wood/carbon hybrid materials. It is designed as an aerobatic trainer that can also serve as individual transportation, with a range of 530 nautical miles and a cruise speed of 150 knots.

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Knot 98

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

There are quite a few airline frequent flyer programs that offer some sort of a paid subscription model, in addition to their free loyalty programs. The idea is that you pay a fixed fee annually, and receive a set of perks in exchange for that. For airlines, the idea behind this is twofold not only does it directly generate revenue, but its also intended to increase loyalty among travelers, since youll want to actually use the perks that you paid for.

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Airline Airlines 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Representing the largest ever private sector capital investment in the UKs transport network, London-Heathrow Airport has announced a 2.3 billion ($3 billion) investment plan to be enacted between 2025 and 2026. The plan will unlock a range of improvements and upgrades at the airport which according to the airports owners, will ensure the UKs only hub airport and international gateway continues to move forward and provide better service for passengers and businesses.

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Airline Airlines 249

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Primus in Toto – First in Everything. That is the meaning of the Latin phrase painted within the emblem of the 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron emblazoned on the nose of a beautifully restored Douglas C-53D Skytrooper The Yacht Club that was the subject of much attention during the 2024 EAA Airventure at Oshkosh. It is an aircraft with an incredible history behind it and a big journey ahead of it still, as it prepares to fly to a new home in Brazil. ‘Yacht Club’ at Oshkosh 2024.

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Ferry Flight Aileron Pilot Airline 105

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 20, 2024

There are plans to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines missing Boeing 777. Whether search parties have better luck this time around remains to be seen MH370 is modern aviations greatest mystery Arguably the most mysterious commercial air disaster ever is what happened to MH370, the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that went missing back in March 2014.

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Airline Airlines 109

AV Web

DECEMBER 18, 2024

One apparent consequence of the drone scare in the Northeast is a troubling uptick in reports of laser strikes on aircraft. Authorities believe observers on the ground are pointing pocket lasers at what they suspect are rogue drones. But in all but a few cases to date, suspected drones have been shown to actually be crewed aircraft, highly vulnerable to laser beams that can temporarily blind pilots, and sometimes cause permanent eye damage.

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Pilot 95

Aerotime

DECEMBER 19, 2024

China Airlines announced a major aircraft order on December 19, 2024. The Taiwanese carrier will split the order for long-haul passenger aircraft between the two major aircraft manufacturers, with 10 A350-1000 jets from Airbus and 10 B777-9 aircraft from Boeing. The carrier is also boosting its cargo fleet with an order for four B777-8F freighter aircraft.

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Airline Airlines Cargo Jet 239

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As part of our ongoing series Today in Aviation History , we discuss the first flights of some of the most remarkable aircraft in the annuals of aviation history. While December 17 is best known as the date of the Wright Brothers’ first powered flights at Kitty Hawk, NC, it is also the date in which one of the most enduring designs in aviation first took to the skies; the Douglas DC-3, which first flew on December 17, 1935.

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Cargo Airline Airlines Pilot 105

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In early 2023, Qantas revealed that it would introduce fast and free Wi-Fi throughout its long haul fleet. This announcement came at a time when the oneworld carrier announced more details about its upcoming Airbus A350-1000s. I want to take an updated look at this, based on the latest developments. While Qantas was supposed to equip all international A330-200s with Wi-Fi by the end of 2024, none of the planes have Wi-Fi yet, so whats the latest?

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Jet 114

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The Airbus A380 was an engineering marvel when it first rolled out in Toulouse, France almost twenty years ago. With its four powerful engines, massive wing, double-deck fuselage, and tail towering 24.1 meters, the A380 is most certainly an impressive sight. It commands attention at destination airports around the world. Yet only 251 aircraft of this type were produced before production ended with the last Super Jumbo being delivered to Emirates in December 2021.

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Tail Airline Airlines 104

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Air Canada has confirmed its third order with Airbus for A220-300 aircraft, after first announcing plans to purchase the single-aisle jet in 2016. On December 20, 2024, five years after taking delivery of its first Airbus A220 , Airbus announced in a statement that Air Canada had signed a new firm order for five more. The initial order in 2016 was for 45 A220-300s.

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Jet Airline Airlines 257

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 16, 2024

We’ve seen bits and pieces of Alaska’s plans for its integration with Hawaiian, but this weekend the airline loaded its first major schedule shift. A whole lot of airplanes are moving around, and the end result is much better utilization. Thanks to Cirium data, it was easy for me to take a deeper look with ease. The headlines you’ve heard are that Hawaiian will start 1x daily from Seattle to Tokyo/Narita and next summer it will fly 2x daily on Seattle – Anchorage.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines Pilot 130

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Delta Air Lines is preparing to launch a new route that it was recently given permission to operate, and itll give Alaska Airlines some competition. Delta adds Seattle to Washington flights in March 2025 As of March 9, 2025, Delta will add a new daily, year-round flight between Seattle (SEA) and Washington National (DCA). The new flight will operate with the following schedule: Seattle to Washington departing 7:23AM arriving 3:30PM Washington to Seattle departing 4:40PM arriving 7:41PM The 2,329

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Jet Airline Airlines 107

Alaska Air

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The post Alaska Airlines selected to connect San Diego and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with nonstop service appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Airline Airlines 118

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737 has suffered a runway overrun as it landed at Molde Airport (MOL) in Norway. The aircraft eventually came to rest beyond the runway’s paved surface just 15 meters (50 feet) from the edge of the sea, upon which all passengers were safely evacuated via the aircrafts emergency slides. The incident unfolded on the evening of December 19. 2024, as the aircraft arrived at Molde Airport following a short domestic flight from Gardermoen Airport (OSL) in the Norwe

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 20, 2024

British Airways plans to deploy two Airbus A380s from London to San Francisco next year.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Air Canada is planning some major changes to the composition of its fleet, and it particularly impacts the companys low cost subsidiary, Rouge. This was revealed today, during the companys annual investor day conference. Air Canada Rouge will transition from A320s to 737s Rouge is Air Canadas low cost subsidiary, which primarily operates in leisure markets.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Jet Airline Airlines 107

Airline Geeks

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Spirit and Frontiers survival may very well depend on another merger attempt, says longtime airline founder David Neeleman.

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Airline Airlines 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Avia Solutions Group (ASG) experienced remarkable growth in 2024, further solidifying its position as a global leader in aviation services. By year-end, ASG companies operated a fleet of 222 aircraft. The group estimates its consolidated revenues will reach around $3 billion for the ongoing financial year. Among its subsidiaries, the MRO provider FL Technics and ground services provider BGS achieved record-breaking profits.

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Stability Cargo Airline Airlines 222

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The pace of change at Air India is relentless, and the best thing for customers is that the airline is making changes that lift the onboard experience, which often leaves the most impression on passengers. Today, the full-service carrier released details of changes coming in 2025 that will see Air India's best aircraft on its key gateways and schedules optimized to enable better global connections.

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Lift Airline Airlines 105

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Air Canada had its investor day conference today. While the company didnt explicitly address its new business class, a couple of hints were dropped, and I feel like I can now at least speculate as to what the new product could be (and again, its purely speculation). Air Canada plans new 777 & 787 business class For some time, Air Canada executives have been hinting that the airline would introduce a new business class product.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Jet Airline Airlines 103

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

On October 16, 2024, DDA Classic Airlines ‘ DC-3 PH-PBA, lovingly known as Princess Amalia, shut down her engines for the final time with a full load of passengers at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport. This moment marked the conclusion of 40 years of regular passenger operations with classic airliners in the Netherlands. Founded in 1982 by two Transavia pilots, the all-volunteer Dutch Dakota Association (DDA) successfully operated DC-3s and even a DC-4 for several years, establishing itself as a

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Airline Airlines Hangar Airplanes 98

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Chinese-built COMAC C919 narrowbody jet has celebrated carrying its millionth passenger since entering service in May 2023. The landmark occasion was marked in a special ceremony held on December 19. 2024. Chinese planemaker COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China) confirmed in a statement that its domestically produced C919 single-aisle jet has completed over one million revenue passenger trips since it entered service with China Eastern Airlines on May 28, 2023.

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Jet Airline Airlines 205

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Increasingly, migrants using charter aircraft to reach the United States have become a concerning phenomenon. With migrants fleeing global conflicts and adverse economic conditions, some human smuggling networks have found charter flights as the ideal pathway to achieving their objectives. Throughout the past five years, thousands of migrants from across the globe (but mostly from Caribbean island nations like Haiti and Cuba) have made their way across the United States border.

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Jet 110

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In late 2023, Luxair, the national airline of Luxembourg, placed an order for a new type of aircraft for the airline. Theres now an update, as the airline has increased its firm order for this plane by 50%. Luxair adding Embraer E195-E2 to fleet Luxair has placed a firm order for six Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with all the planes expected to be delivered in 2026 and 2027.

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Jet Airline Airlines 111

Airline Geeks

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Aer Lingus first long-range A321 registered as EI-XLR ferried from Airbus Hamburg, Germany, manufacturing facility to its Dublin hub.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific has released its latest traffic figures for November 2024. The results, released on December 20, 2024, show that the airline is continuing its growth momentum as 2024 ends in both its passenger and cargo businesses. The carrier carried a total of 2,010,506 passengers in November 2024, an increase of 23.1% compared to November 2023.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 18, 2024

On Tuesday, December 17th, a Cessna 208 Caravan crashed into a building near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Unfortunately, the two occupants of the aircraft were found deceased shortly after. Hawaii state officials have reported that the aircraft was a Kamaka Air Cessna 208 Caravan, and the flight crew was conducting a training flight before the eventual crash.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Qatar Airways intends to launch an interesting new ultra long haul flight. Qatar Airways wants to fly to Bogota, Colombia Qatar Airways has requested permission with regulators in Colombia to launch a new route to the country. Specifically, the airline wants to fly between Doha, Qatar (DOH), and Bogota, Colombia (BOG), with a technical stop on the return in Caracas, Venezuela (CCS).

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Payload Approach Airline Airlines 107

Airline Geeks

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Air Canada is planning to restructure its Boeing narrowbody fleet. The Canadian flag carrier currently has around 40 737 MAX jets.

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Jet 110

Aerotime

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Air New Zealand announced it is extending its suspension of flight services to La Tontouta International Airport (NOU) in Noumea until October 2025. The Kiwi flag carrier cited challenges with aircraft and engine availability, along with civil unrest in New Caledonia as the reason for the extended suspension. The airline first announced the suspension of its services to Noumea in early June 2024, advising that it will resume flights to the island country in September 2024.

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Airline Airlines 247

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 20, 2024

On December 18, Turkish Airlines began its new third-longest route. It is from Istanbul to Santiago de Chile (via So Paulo). In March, it started flying to Melbourne (via Singapore), followed by the launch of Sydney flights (via Kuala Lumpur) in November. Sydney is its longest service. It was covered in the 150th edition of my Weekly Routes article.

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Airline Airlines 111