Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Qatar Airways private jet charter division, Qatar Executive, has released plans for its fleet of Gulfstream G650ER to fly with Starlink connectivity. Qatar Executive made the announcement on December 12, 2024, as MEBAA Show 2024 , at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) in Dubai, opens its doors for day one of the business aviation event. The first Starlink-equipped Gulfstream G650ER will begin flying on December 14, 2024, and Qatar Executive plans to have the first five flying with the techno

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Jet 354

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Ive long published my rankings of the worlds best first class products and best first class lounges. In the past couple of years, Ive tried to do the same for business class. Its kind of hard to truly rank business class products, simply because theres so much variability in terms of the quality of products across aircraft, food and beverage service can vary significantly across flights, people prioritize very different things in business class, etc.

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Airlines Airline Jet 133

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Today’s post is coming a bit earlier than normal, and that’s because Alaska has just announced a whole lot of news in advance of today’s investor day. In addition to the blockbuster announcement that flights from Seattle to Tokyo/Narita will start in May (plus Seoul/Incheon in the fall), Alaska also put out impressive forward-looking guidance, seeing much bigger benefits from the Hawaiian merger than originally expected.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Phillips 66 will supply United Airlines with up to eight million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over the next seven months thanks to incentives from the State of Illinois. Phillips and United have signed a firm agreement for three million gallons to be delivered to O’hare and 600,000 gallons to be delivered to LAX. The deal could be expanded to a total of eight million gallons through the first half of 2025.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced its financial outlook for the global airline industry in 2025 which forecasts a strengthening of profitability and further rises in annual passenger traffic figures which will breach the five billion passenger mark for the first time in the history of the industry. According to IATA s Director General, Willie Walsh speaking at IATAs 2024 Global Media Day in Geneva, Switzerland on December 10, 2024, the net profits for the global ai

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Aircalin, the international airline of the South Pacific French territory of New Caledonia, has placed a fascinating aircraft order. However. Im not sure I can fully make sense of the logic. Aircalin picking up two Airbus A350-900s Aircalin has just disclosed an order for two Airbus A350-900 aircraft (meaning the order was placed at some point in the past, but Airbus didnt reveal the customer).

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A routine domestic flight operated by Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris took a dramatic turn of events yesterday when a passenger attempted to have the plane diverted to the US. This prompted the service to land en route in order for the offender to be arrested, before continuing to its final destination with a considerable delay. Let's take a closer look at how exactly these dramatic circumstances played out, and what is known about the alarming incident.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Boeing has revealed its latest orders and deliveries total for November 2024 which were hugely impacted by a weeks-long period of industrial action at the US planemaker. The company delivered just 13 commercial aircraft to customers during the month an amount less than 25% of the total amount of new airplanes delivered in the same month in 2023. The latest figure is even lower than the number of aircraft delivered in October 2024 when the company delivered 14 new jets.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

JetBlue has just revealed the details of two new transatlantic routes that it intends to launch in the summer of 2025, and its great news for those in Boston. JetBlue adds two transatlantic destinations in 2025 In 2021, we saw JetBlue launch transatlantic routes, with its new Airbus A321LR aircraft. Many passengers were excited about this, given JetBlues great onboard product.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 7, 2024

On Friday, December 6th, 2024, the labor union representing the professional engineers working at Seattle-based aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced that hundreds more union employees would be laid off in the coming months. According to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), 222 members of Boeing's current workforce received layoff notices this upcoming week, including 184 engineers and 38 technical employees.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) reported last week that Los Angeles County has unwisely added $1.3 million to its $600,000 budget for assessing how to repurpose Whiteman Airport (KWHP), despite the fact that the county has a federal obligation to keep the airport operational in perpetuity. That mandate comes from language that requires perpetual support of an airport that has accepted federal funding for the purpose of acquiring real property even if that property is only a par

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Pilot 124

Aerotime

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Qantas Freight has unveiled one of its Airbus 321 freighters in a Christmas-themed livery as the aircraft prepares to deliver 50,000 tons of freight for the holiday season. The freighter, one of the carriers six A321s, has been painted in a new livery that Qantas Freighter calls, Santas Freight. The aptly-themed livery represents what the A321F will be busy doing for the rest of 2024: delivering packages, mail, and popular Australian food such as seafood, seasonal produce and even Christmas pudd

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As someone who flies American Airlines more than any other airline, I figured it would be useful to write a guide about the carriers inflight Wi-Fi offering. Inflight connectivity has come a long way over the years, allowing travelers to stay connected above the clouds. The bad news is that American has no plans to offer free Wi-Fi to passengers on a widespread basis.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Story and photos by Gary Daniels This is the latest in Vintage Aviation News updates on the return-to-flight program of the 1954 Beechcraft E18S-9700 “Super 18,” nicknamed Hollywood Bomber. The aircraft is undergoing an extensive restoration at the Vintage Flying Museum (VFM) located at Meacham International Airport (FTW) north of Fort Worth, Texas.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has warned that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is on track to break the record number of firearms captured at security checkpoints. As a result, the federal watchdog has reminded travelers in the area about the negative effects of accidentally leaving your weapon in your carry-on bag.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Dubai-based Fixed Based Operator Jetex has been selected to run the private aviation terminal at Saudi Arabias new Red Sea International Airport due to fully open in 2025. The announcement follows a deal being agreed between Jetex and the airports operator, daa, which also runs Dublin Airport (DUB) in Ireland. Red Sea Global, the developer behind the regenerative tourism projects of The Red Sea and AMAALA in Saudi Arabia, said that the deal reached between Jetex and daa at Red Sea International

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Its always nice to know what to expect when youre flying business class on a long haul flight. Recently Ive written guides to American Flagship Business and Delta One Suites. Uniteds premium business class is known as Polaris, and in this post Ill recap what experience you can expect on each plane. Ive gotta say, this is an area where United excels, thanks to the consistent long haul business class experience it offers.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Another stunning aircraft was listed this week for sale by Platinum Fighter Sales , the leading warbird and vintage aircraft dealer. This award-winning North American P-51D Mustang, “Cripes A’ Mighty,” has 468 hours since its complete restoration by Midwest Aero Restorations, Ltd. It was the 2002 EAA AirVenture Grand Champion Warbird and Golden Wrench Winner. “This Mustang has been impeccably maintained and operated.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 7, 2024

On 3rd December, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 rejected takeoff at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport after reporting hot breaks. The flight was DL-57 en route from Amsterdam to Salt Lake City International Airport. Data from FlightAware shows it arrived at Salt Lake City at Gate A19 at 12:19 MST (25 minutes late). Aircraft brakes must absorb a huge amount of energy and overheated brakes can result in loss of braking power or even brake failure.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The owners of Brazilian low-cost airline GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes SA (GOL) have announced that the carrier intends to file an initial proposed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization with the US Bankruptcy Court. The step follows a Plan Support Agreement (PSA) reached in November 2024between Abra Group (the majority shareholder of GOL) and several of the main creditors of the Sao-Paulo-based budget airline.

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Airlines Airline 286

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For the first hotel stay of my quick trip to Japan & Korea , I spent a night at the 386-room Fairmont Vancouver Airport. While I dont usually stay at Accor properties, I had heard great things about this hotel, and figured I should check it out. Well, Im very happy I did. This is an incredible airport hotel, with an ideal location, stunning views (if you like planes), and solid food and beverage outlets.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 8, 2024

What do you get when you take a gifted aeronautical engineering professor, a group of eager junior college students, and mix in a Howard Hughes connection? The result is a streamlined and efficient retractable gear monoplane, the Harlow PJC. The equal of anything in the air before World War II. This story begins in the late 1930s in Southern California.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For travelers, competition is wonderful, and it took a while to ramp up after airlines emerged from the pandemic lockdowns. Recently, Virgin Australia announced it intends to launch 28 weekly nonstop services from Australia to Qatar using Qatar Airways wet-leased aircraft, and today, Emirates has adjusted its schedules to cut a one-stop service via Singapore and replace it with another nonstop flight between Melbourne and Dubai.

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Airlines Airline 116

Aerotime

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Air France is back in the Philippines after two decades, with the launch of its inaugural non-stop flight to Manila International Airport (MNL) on December 8, 2024. Flight AF 208 departed Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) at 23:30 local time on December 7, 2024. After a flight time of less than 13 hours, the A350-941 aircraft, with registration F-HTYJ, landed in Manila at 19:26 local time the following day.

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 8, 2024

For the first segment of my quick trip to Japan & Korea , I flew Alaskas Boeing 737 MAX 9 first class on the 5hr50min midday flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Seattle (SEA). While I had reviewed Alaskas Boeing 737-900ER first class before, this was my first time flying on one of the carriers MAX aircraft. While of course not as good as a flat bed product ( like JetBlue Mint ), I otherwise consider Alaska first class to be as good as it gets in the United States when it comes to standard f

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AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The FAA has enacted a final rule that, among dozens of other fine print details, allows certain types of pilot training, testing and checking in experimental aircraft without the need for a letter of deviation authority (LODA). The rule fixes a situation which resulted from a court decision five years ago concerning for-hire sightseeing rides in warbirds that were being touted as instructional.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Emirates has teamed up with The Donkey Sanctuary to highlight the risks of the donkey skin trade worldwide. According to the international animal welfare charity, more than six million donkeys are killed each year for their skins. The donkey skins are then exported throughout the world before being used to make traditional medicine.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Kuwait-based low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has confirmed its intention to purchase six A320ceo aircraft as part of its ongoing transformation and strategic growth. The six Airbus A320-200 jets are currently on lease to Jazeera Airways and are already an integral part of the carriers fleet. Explaining the decision in a statement on December 10, 2024, Jazeera Airways said the strategic move was aimed at reducing unit costs and mitigating supply chain challenges that have impacted the aviation i

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One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Alaska Airlines recently acquired Hawaiian Airlines , fueling speculation as to whether the combined carrier might launch long haul flights from Seattle. Well, Alaska Air Group is wasting absolutely no time, and has today announced plans to turn Seattle into a global gateway, with transpacific flights launching in a matter of months. Before we even talk about this, I just have to mention how impressed I am by how quickly Alaska is moving.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

A well-known former Alaska air charter operator has been found guilty of two federal charges following what has been termed a near collision in 2023. According to the Anchorage Daily News , William Marsan, 57, of Palmer, a self described “free citizen” was convicted of flying without a certificate and operating an unregistered aircraft by a jury.

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Pilot Runway 105

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Kazakhstan , a large Central Asian country, has received the first of two Airbus A400M Atlas tactical/strategic airlifters. These are currently the largest warplanes in production in Europe and are in service with nine countries in Europe and beyond. A400Ms are known for being a versatile aircraft able to be used for a range of missions. It is also famous for the opening scene of the 2015 film Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation where Tom Cruise held onto the side of a flying A400M.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation have announced a partnership to develop a next-generation hybrid-propulsion, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft specifically for defense applications. This collaboration aims to provide innovative solutions to the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and is focused on creating a potential program of record.

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Approach Airlines Airline 269

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Air India is going through a massive transformation at the moment. In late 2021, the airline was privatized, with Tata Group, the company that founded Air India, once again being in control of the national carrier, and trying to bring it back to its former glory. As youd expect, this is no small task, given how much worse the airline became over the decades.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

“Excuse me, sir, do you know how fast you were going? And how high were you flying?” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. This setup is called the pitot-static system.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Over a decade ago, when the Boeing 787 Dreamliner entered service with Japanese network carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA), it began a period in which the capabilities of this impressive aircraft would change the nature of the aviation industry. Historically, large international airlines like British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and United Airlines have operated via a pure hub-and-spoke system, in which passengers were funneled via large hub airports, which allowed airlines to place larger long-range

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Airlines Airline 124

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Airbus A321XLR has been awarded Type Certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved the aircraft earlier this year. According to Air Current , news of the important development has been kept low key with details regarding the approval added to the Airbus A320 family aircraft type certificate data sheet (TCDS) on December 5, 2024.

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Airlines Airline 286

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Its common for airlines to offer some sort of status challenge or status match program, in order to lure frequent flyers who are loyal to competing airlines, but are considering a switch. In the United States, most major airlines offer some sort of a status match challenge opportunity, including Alaska , American , Delta , JetBlue , Southwest , and United.

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Airlines Airline 117