Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

If you’re considering a career as a pilot, you may be weighing the options between enrolling in a dedicated flight school or pursuing an aviation degree from a university. Both paths can lead to a successful career in aviation, but each has distinct advantages and challenges. To help you make the best choice, lets break down the key differences between these two approaches in greater detail.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Stability 52

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Bahamasair, the state-owned airline of the Bahamas, is reportedly considering a potential order for Airbus A220 narrowbody aircraft as the carrier mulls a replacement for its aging jet fleet of four Boeing 737-700s. The airline would also use the new aircraft to expand into new markets and develop its footprint across the Caribbean region, according to the airlines CEO.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines Jet 299

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

I wasn’t planning on doing a Baltimore/Washington (BWI) post originally, but after doing DCA on Monday and Dulles on Tuesday , well, let’s just finish out Washington Week with the other airport serving the metro area. This is actually a very interesting airport with what I would consider to be the least fixed future of the three in the region.

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Airline Airlines 147

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Only one Boeing 767-300the non-Extended Range variantremains operational, but not for long. Aeroroutes informationas shown in Cirium Diio, OAG , etc.shows that the Asiana aircraft will carry its last passengers on March 29 , the last day of the northern aviation winter season based on IATA slot seasons. However, examples abound of where a planned retirement is extended, which is good if you think about it.

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Airlines Airline 130

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In early 2022, Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The airline has 155 of these planes on order, which will be delivered through 2027. The airline has been taking delivery of these jets quickly, and Deltas A321neo fleet is now approaching 70 aircraft. This is a great addition to Deltas fleet the A321neo has fantastic range and economics, and Delta offers a good passenger experience onboard, including a new first class seat.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Wide-Body Aircraft Jet Airline 117

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In 2024, Magma Aviation, the innovative air cargo solutions company, made significant progress. With its strategic hubs in Europe and expansions in Dubai and Dublin, Magma Aviation is well-positioned to make substantial improvements in operational efficiency and market coverage. Last year, Magma Aviation signed a multi-year contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for freighter handling at Liege Airport (LGG) with the aim of enhancing handling capabilities.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Cargo Wide-Body Aircraft Approach 275

AV Web

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final airworthiness directive (AD) requiring the replacement of rudders on specific Piper series aircraft. The AD, effective March 20, 2025, addresses safety concerns stemming from reports of rudder failures due to fatigue and corrosion in rudder posts made from 1025 carbon steel. Under the new requirements, these components must be replaced with more durable 4130N low-alloy steel rudders.

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Rudder 116

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Among the big three US carriers, theres a growing profitability gap. Delta has long been the most profitable US carrier, though what has changed is that United has been catching up with Delta , while American has been falling further behind. For years, American was headed down the wrong path, as part of the vision of Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja, who has since been fired.

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Airline Airlines Narrow-Body Aircraft Approach 122

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The last ever Gulfstream Aerospace G650 executive jet has rolled off the production line in Savannah, as attention now switches to the G800s entry into service. On February 12, 2025, Gulfstream confirmed that the latest made jet is the final time that its team will assemble a G650 or G650ER after more than a decade of service. The last ultra-long-range jet will move to the next phase of the completions process at Gulfstreams Appleton, Wisconsin, facility before making its official delivery to a

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Jet 323

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Seems like this is turning into Washington Week here on the blog. This time, however, it’s Dulles that gets some love. United’s Washington/Dulles hub has always been something of a red-headed stepchild. It has long seemed unloved, and we’ve all heard calls to shut it down over the years, but those calls are misguided and really always have been.

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Stability Runway Airplanes Airline 130

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Sam Lilley posthumously received the title of captain, PSA Airlines said Sunday. He was one of the four airline crew members killed on board flight 5342.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 136

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

One of American Airlines' Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' aircraft has had a difficult start to 2025, having been involved in multiple diversions since the new year. The plane, which is an example of the short-fuselage 787-8 variant bearing the registration N819AN, is currently on the ground in Dallas, having not flown for five days. Let's take a look at the circumstances surrounding N819AN's eventful start to 2025.

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Airline Airlines 118

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Boeing delivered 45 new aircraft in January 2025, outperforming rival Airbus which handed over 25 planes to 17 customers during the same period. The 45 Boeing aircraft deliveries were the highest the US aircraft manufacturer had achieved since December 2023, and the first time it had eclipsed Airbus since March 2023. Before the latest data was released on February 11, 2025, Boeings last busiest month was in June 2024 when the company delivered 45 aircraft, but this was far from the 105 deliverie

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Jet Airline Airlines 287

AV Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The NTSB has declined to confirm statements by Sen. Ted Cruz that the crew of an Army Blackhawk helicopter had the aircraft’s ADS-B Out transmitter “turned off” when it was in a collision with a PSA CRJ700 at Reagan National Airport in late January. The NTSB said in a media update on Saturday that it has recovered all the big pieces of wreckage from both aircraft and “retrieved additional avionics” from the Blackhawk but it’s still not discussing the status of

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Ceiling 130

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Later this year, Delta and Southwest will be left as the only two remaining airlines regularly serving the North Texas airport.

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Airline Airlines 129

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Following the certification of a new high-pressure turbine (HPT) hardware durability kit for the CFM International LEAP-1A engines powering the Airbus A320neo aircraft family, the upgrade should follow suit for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft family in 2025, according to Safrans executives.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Turkish Airlines plans to ramp up its flights from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) to create a daily service using its A350-900 flight. It had been less than three months since the Turkish flag carrier launched its inaugural flight to Sydney, which began on November 28, 2024. The airline will progressively increase the number of services throughout 2025, with the current four-weekly service to increase to five-weekly from mid-June 2025, then six-weekl

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Airline Airlines 286

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Uber claims that it wants to help its customers by charging them an extra 1.5% fee on most foreign rides. Fortunately, you can easily opt-out of this, as flagged by View from the Wing. Uber makes preferred currency pricing the default As of February 27, 2025, Uber will start automatically showing prices in your home currency when you travel to select countries.

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

After four engine changes, the Philippine Mars could make its third attempt to head to an Arizona museum this week. Coulson Flying Tanker head Wayne Coulson told Nanaimo News Now that after months of maintenance and the engine swaps it’s now up to the weather to decide the schedule for the ferry flight that will ultimately take it from its home base in Port Alberni on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson.

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Ferry Flight Weather Airplanes 116

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

On February 12, shortly after taking off from NAS North Island in San Diego, a Boeing EA-18G Growler in the US Navy's care had an in-flight emergency, and both the pilot and electronic warfare officer (EWO) had to eject. The US Coast Guard was able to rescue both the aircrew within minutes.

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Pilot 127

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Air India is delaying its decision to purchase more Boeing aircraft until the manufacturer resolves its backlog, the airlines CEO Campbell Wilson told Reuters. “We don’t want to commit to anything until we have confidence of when it’s going to come, Wilson explained in an interview with Reuters in London. And likewise, they [Boeing] don’t want to offer something until they have confidence of when it’s going to come.

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Jet Airline Airlines 273

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Want to learn more about accessing US airline lounges? See my series about how to access Alaska Lounges , American Admirals Clubs , Delta Sky Clubs , and United Clubs. In this post, I want to take a look at how to access Alaska Lounges. While Alaska isnt one of the big three US airlines, it nonetheless has a pretty robust lounge network, and also belongs to one of the major global alliances.

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Airline Airlines 109

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Dubai-based carrier Emirates could see its first Boeing 777X deliveries delayed for another one to two years, per a recent report.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

This winter will mark the end of TUI Belgiums long-haul operation from Brussels. The carrier has decided that the routes it operatedtypically to leisure destinations across the Atlanticare no longer commercially viable.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

While heading to Europe with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch, the US Air Forces Boeing C-32 had to turn back to Washington due to a mechanical issue mid-flight, according to the US State Department. Rubio was headed to the Munich Security Conference to discuss a range of US priorities with international partners when his aircraft suddenly turned back to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on February 13, 2025, State Department spokes

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Cockpit 284

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

Hello from Hong Kong, as Im now well intomy review trip , and completed the highlight of this journey. I just flew Cathay Pacifics brand new Boeing 777-300ER Aria Suite business class, on the 11hr50min flight from London (LHR) to Hong Kong (HKG). I was obviously looking forward to this flight, given that this represents Cathay Pacifics next generation business class , which only recently debuted on long haul flights.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 102

Airline Geeks

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The agency's chair says it is seeing "conflicting information in the data" regarding the helicopters altitude before the collision.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

American Airlines will resume flying to Carlsbad (California) on February 13 after over a quarter of a century. Regional partner American Eagle will introduce a double daily Envoy Air-operated Embraer E175 service from the ex-US Airways Phoenix hub. As passengers can connect on a one-stop basis to 65+ other cities, they may choose not to drive to San Diego, 30+ miles south.

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Airline Airlines Jet 115

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Advanced air mobility developer Archer Aviation announced on February 11, 2025, that it has closed an additional U$301.75 million funding round from a number of private and institutional investors, including renowned investment firm BlackRock. These new investors will receive 35,500,000 shares of Archers Class A common stock at a price of $8.50 per share.

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Aviation Technology 295

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Your first check ride is a big day. It is the first time you will step into the cockpit and demonstrate to your examiner, the FAA, and yourself that youre ready to safely and competently operate as a private pilot. If youve put in the time to study, practiced your maneuvers thoroughly, and developed the right mindset, youll be well on your way to a successful outcome.

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Federal Aviation Regulations Weather Pilot Cockpit 91

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

As an aviation geek , I dont just think about my favorite airlines while flying, but also when Im at home. One of the most consistent ways that I integrate my favorite airlines into my daily life is by listening to airline boarding music. Yes, the concept of listening to airline boarding music while at home might sound wild to some, but when you hear some of these tracks, maybe youll understand why The best airline boarding music I know Im a weirdo, but I really have a thing for airline boarding

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Airline Airlines 117

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

In recent years, Airbus has built a strong competitive advantage over arch-rival Boeing, in terms of new aircraft orders and deliveries. While the American manufacturer has been plagued with numerous operational challenges, Airbus has been soaring with the success of programs like the A220, A321 and A350. Last year alone, Airbus received more than double the number of orders and made more than double the number of deliveries compared to Boeing.

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Airline Airlines 131

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

An EasyJet Airbus A320 en route from Hurghada, Egypt, to Manchester, UK, was forced to divert to Athens, Greece, after the Captain became incapacitated mid-flight. The First Officer promptly took control and landed the aircraft safely at Athens International Airport. The incident occurred on February 8, 2025, when EasyJet flight U2-2252, operating aboard an Airbus A320-200N (registration G-UZEE), was approximately two hours into its journey at an altitude of FL360.

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Tarmac Cabin Crew Runway Pilot 276

AV Web

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 test aircraft made a splash with its first supersonic flight two weeks ago but it didn’t make a boom and that, after all, was the point. The startup’s XB-1 prototype exceeded Mach 1 three times on the Jan.28 flight but those in the flight path wouldn’t have been able to tell. “Specialized microphone arrays placed in strategic locations under the flight path confirmed that sonic booms did not reach the ground as XB-1 flew at a top speed of Mach

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Airline Airlines Airplanes 107

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The de Havilland DH60, first introduced in the 1920s, played a crucial role in shaping early civil aviation. Known for its reliability and elegant design, it became a staple for private pilots and flight training, influencing generations of aircraft to come, and also trained pilots for the war. Tiger Moths are the offspring, so to speak, of the DH60, and a group of enthusiasts at Rand Airport, South Africa (FAGM) are organizing an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Geoffrey de Havilland

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Pilot 110

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Airbus and Boeing have now both unveiled their orders and deliveries for the first month of 2025. With this in mind, Simple Flying has compared the original equipment manufacturers numbers, with both companies splitting a win in each category.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A Learjet 35A business jet has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Scottsdale Airport (SDL) close to Phoenix, Arizona. According to reports, the aircraft experienced a main landing gear failure on touch-down, leading to the aircraft departing the paved runway surface and colliding with a parked Gulfstream G200 aircraft. One person is reported to have died in the collision, with four others injured.

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