Aerotime

JANUARY 2, 2025

Latvian-based carrier airBaltic has announced the cancellation of 4,670 flights from all its bases for the summer season of 2025. The decision is due to unexpected delays and prolonged engine maintenance by its supplier Pratt & Whitney, the carrier announced in a press release published on January 2, 2025. airBaltic said the engine manufacturers inability to meet its timely maintenance obligations has impacted the operational capabilities of the airlines Airbus A220-300 fleet.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Boeing B-17 The Pink Lady , a historic aircraft and one of the few remaining Flying Fortresses, last took to the skies in 2010 when it landed at the La Fert-Alais airfield in France. While the aircraft has remained grounded since then, it continues to be maintained in airworthy condition. During a recent conversation with Maxime Senante, founder and president of the French-based aviation apparel company Barnstormer , we discussed the current status of the airplane and the potential hope to s

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 2, 2025

Alaska Airlines has rolled out some major changes to its Mileage Plan program as of 2025. In this post Id like to discuss the details of my single favorite change, which is that you can now qualify for elite status with award flights. If you ask me, this is a pretty revolutionary development. Alaska credits elite qualifying miles on all award flights As of January 1, 2025, the Alaska Mileage Plan program has started awarding elite qualifying miles (EQMs) for award tickets, when redeeming Mileage

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AV Web

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Naples Airport Authority (NAA) introduced a new app to make it easier for disgruntled neighbors to file noise complaints. NAA partnered with EnviroSuite in developing the app, which allows users to report aircraft noise events directly from their smartphones. The Naples Airport is no stranger to noise complaints as it saw more than 123,000 aircraft operations in fiscal year 2024 a significant increase from the 119,000 in 2023, intensifying long-standing noise issues.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Airbus A350 is becoming a common sight at international airports as airlines build up their fleets of the efficient widebody aircraft. But only one nation so far has picked the aircraft as its VIP transport – Germany. Used for transportation of high-ranking government officials, the three Airbus A350s owned by the Bundeswehr are the German equivalent of the iconic Air Force One, as it is in the US.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 2, 2025

As Simple Flying has previously reported, the Air Force is progressively retiring its fleet of A-10s. As they retire, they are sent to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. Publicly available data from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (the group responsible for maintaining the aircraft in storage at the boneyard) shows that the United States Air Force sent at least a total of 39 A-10s to be mothballs at the famous Boneyard.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 3, 2025

While JetBlue is known for its pleasant passenger experience, the airline hasnt historically been known for its operational reliability. The situation got so bad that the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) has just issued its first-ever fine for chronic flight delays against the airline. DOT fines JetBlue $2 million for unrealistic scheduling The DOT has today announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue for operating multiple chronically delayed flights. $1 million of that goes

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The government of South Korea has ordered the inspection of all Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by domestic airliners after 179 passengers died when a Jeju Air aircraft crashed during an emergency landing at Muan International Airport (MWX) on December 29, 2024. The announcement was made by Joo Jong-wan, Aviation Policy Chief at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) during a press briefing at the Sejong Government Complex on the morning of December 30, 2024.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 1, 2025

With advancing aircraft technology and rising globalization, air travel continues to expand, resulting in higher demand for longer flights. The longest commercial routing is currently being operated by Singapore Airlines A350-900ULR , with an almost 19-hour flight between New York (JFK) and Singapore (SIN) covering a total distance of over 9,500 miles.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 1, 2025

Its not often we see American leading the way when it comes to inflight service, so heres a small but noteworthy victory, as reported by @xJonNYC. American expands premium cabin espresso offering American Airlines is expanding the planes and cabins on which it serves espresso-based drinks. Thanks to a recent change, American now offers espresso in first and business class on Boeing 777s (777-200ERs and 777-300ERs), Boeing 787s (787-8s and 787-9s), and Airbus A321Ts.

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Alaska Air

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Its been a big year! We joined forces with Hawaiian Airlines, expanded our global network, made strides in sustainability, enhanced the travel experience with premium perks, and supported the communities where we live, work, and fly. The post A Look Back at 2024 with Alaska Airlines appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 3, 2025

easyJet has become the first airline in the world to trial a new lower-weight paint, which should cut emissions and enable fuel savings. On January 3, 2025, easyJet announced that it is working with Mankiewicz Aviation Coatings to create the new solution. Compared to previous systems, this will use less paint to create the colors for easyJets livery. easyJet is constantly exploring and developing innovative solutions to lower the impact of our operations, said Lahiru Ranasinghe, Director of Sust

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The government of South Korea has ordered Boeing 737-800 aircraft inspections following another Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landing gear malfunction, according to a report by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Wall Street Journal just published a cool video interviewing an architect about how airports are designed. If youre an aviation geek, or even just a frequent airport user, its worth a watch. I even learned a few things. Airports are fascinating, complex places As much as people love to hate on airports, the reality is that were all reliant on them, and theyre incredibly complex businesses: In terms of monetization, airports dont just make money from airlines and passenger fees, but they also

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 29, 2024

On this day in aviation history, December 29, 1939, the first prototype of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator made its first flight. In time, the Liberator would become the most widely produced American heavy bomber of WWII, with 18,188 examples being built between 1939 and 1945. While it served in virtually every operational theater of WWII, the Liberator’s post-war legacy was overshadowed by the Boing B-17 Flying Fortress, and only a handful remain in existence today.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 2, 2025

Aviation analytics company Cirium has released its rankings for the most on-time airlines in the world in 2024. Data is based on hundreds of real-time feeds, from airlines, distribution systems, and aviation authorities, providing a thorough and objective view of the performance of carriers. Jeremy Bowen, Cirium CEO, said, 2024 was a difficult year for airlines, facing a large-scale IT outage, and unseasonable and severe weather patterns.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 2, 2025

Engine issues with airBaltics Airbus A220 fleet has forced the carrier to begin suspending routes and slashing frequencies across its network this summer as it struggles with the lost capacity. Several aircraft will be grounded during what is generally considered the peak season for airlines.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 2, 2025

Heres some great news for US-bound Etihad Airways passengers New Etihad Abu Dhabi US Preclearance Lounge Etihad has a US Preclearance facility at Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi (AUH), whereby passengers clear customs and immigration prior to boarding their US-bound flight. The airline has had such a facility dating all the way back to 2014. However, the airports new Terminal A opened in late 2023, and it took some time to open the new US Preclearance facility, given the complicated logist

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Airline Geeks

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Delta plans to expand its Boeing 717 network next summer. The Atlanta-based airline has roughly 80 717-200s in its fleet.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 28, 2024

A Jeju Air B737-800 crashed during an emergency landing at Muan International Airport (MWX) in South Korea. The accident occurred at around 09:08 local time on December 29, 2024. The B737-800, with registration HL8088, was operating as flight JJA 2216, a scheduled five-hour flight from Bangkoks Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). The flight was carrying 181 passengers, mostly families returning from a five-day Christmas holiday tour package in Thailand.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 1, 2025

It can be difficult for new airlines to compete with established airlines like Delta Air Lines , American Airlines , United Airlines , and Southwest Airlines. While these airlines may have already claimed most of the busy and profitable routes, there are still crumbs to be had. Low-cost and ultra-low-cost airlines now make up around 34% of the US airline market share (around average for the rest of the world).

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 2, 2025

While this is hardly breaking news, I think its worth addressing just how bad long haul Lufthansa business class award availability has become. The sad decline of Lufthansa business class awards Historically, Lufthansa has been one of the best airlines when it comes to making long haul business class award seats available, including to members of partner airline frequent flyer programs.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 29, 2024

I’m going to miss the internal combustion engine. Ease up climate change deniers. I’m not discussing that. I’m simply reporting the facts and the fact is that for all intents and purposes the technology that propelled we Boomers through just about every significant moment of our lives will eventually be replaced by a soulless stator and armature.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 3, 2025

With the investigation into the fatal Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport (MWX) taking longer than expected, South Korean police have prohibited Jeju Air CEO Kim E-Bae from leaving the country. “The investigation team imposed a travel ban on two individuals, including Jeju Air CEO Kim E-bae,” a Korean police official from South Jeolla Province told AFP News agency, in a report seen by Barrons.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 1, 2025

A United Airlines transpacific flight to Hawaii was recently diverted to its airport of origin due to a technical glitch with the aircraft. The flight was on a Boeing 757 plane, which is over 20 years old. While Uniteds 757 fleet continues to reliably transport passengers across the US and on international flights, the carrier will gradually phase them out in the coming years, replacing them with new-generation narrowbody planes.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 3, 2025

The big three US carriers make a large percentage of profits from their loyalty programs, and in particular, their lucrative co-brand credit card agreements. As part of this, were increasingly seeing airlines offer ways to earn elite status through credit card spending. American Express and Delta have a portfolio of co-branded credit cards , and under the current program, its possible to earn SkyMiles Medallion elite status either partly or entirely through credit card spending.

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AV Web

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has named the National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA) as its official industry partner to spearhead the modernization of Part 141 regulations governing flight training in the United States. NFTA says its role is to collaborate with flight training providers and the general aviation industry to support the FAA in executing much-needed updates to flight training regulations.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 29, 2024

On the evening of December 28, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing at Oslo Torp Sandefjord Airport (TRF) after experiencing hydraulic failure shortly after takeoff from Oslo-Gardermoen Airport (OSL). The aircraft registered PH-BXM was conducting flight KL1204 to Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport (AMS), carrying 176 passengers and six crew members.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 2, 2025

After almost five years, Emirates has resumed flying the Airbus A380 to Copenhagen. According to OAG schedules data, the Danish capital became the carrier's 51st superjumbo destination globally and number 21 in Europe from its Dubai International Airport hub. It followed the return of double-decker quadjet flights to Prague in December 2024.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Regional airline Silver Airways has just filed for bankruptcy protection. While details about the companys financial performance are largely private, I dont think anyone who was has been following the airline will be surprised by this development. Silver Airways plans Chapter 11 restructuring Silver Airways has announced that its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Skyryse says it’s a major step closer to certification for its “universal operating system for flight” with “the world’s first fully automated hover at the swipe of a finger in a fully-conforming production aircraft.” The company’s Skyryse One, a chieved a stable hover Dec. 19 with the single command on a touchscreen, although it had previously been done numerous times in a test article.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The German electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Volocopter has filed for insolvency while seeking new investors to rescue the future flight project. The CEO of Volocopter , Dirk Hoke, confirmed on December 30, 2024, that the company filed an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings at the Karlsruhe Local Court on December 26, 2024.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Authorities in the last few hours have confirmed that all 175 passengers and four crew members were killed in Sunday morning's tragic crash at South Korea's Muan International Airport. Jeju Air, meanwhile, has rejected claims that the accident was down to a lack of proper maintenance. The company's Chief Executive Officer has already said in a press briefing this morning that he takes full responsibility for the event, "regardless of the cause" and bowed in apology.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 2, 2025

Alaska Airlines has rolled out some major changes to its Mileage Plan program as of 2025. Among those updates are more opportunities to earn elite status through credit card spending. In this post I wanted to go over the details of that, and discuss whether its worth it. Earn 30K elite qualifying miles with Alaska credit cards As of 2025, Alaska Mileage Plan has introduced new ways to earn elite qualifying miles (EQMs) for credit card spending.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 3, 2025

For the first time ever, the Department of Transportation is penalizing a U.S. carrier for so-called chronic flight delays.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

A team of investigators from the US government and Boeing have arrived at the site of the Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport (MWX) to participate in the investigation into the accident, Yonhap News, a South Korean news agency, reported. Starting from December 31, 2024, US investigators will join South Korea’s Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) at the crash site of the accident.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 31, 2024

2024 is now over, and the divide between US plane maker Boeing and its rival, European Airbus , has been made clear in the total number of aircraft ordered and delivered up until the end of November 2024.

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