Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Germanys Lufthansa Group has declared that, from summer 2025, all ITA Airways flights at Frankfurt and Munich airports will be managed from Lufthansa terminals. On March 30, 2025, the German airline group announced that this change means ITA and other Lufthansa Group airlines will operate under one roof at all the Group’s hubs. The move follows a previous announcement in February 2025 , where the German airline outlined detailed plans for incorporating the newly acquired Italian carrier in

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Airline Airlines 303

Cranky Flier

APRIL 1, 2025

In the post-pandemic world, airlines have been struggling to figure out how to deal with the massive variability in demand by day-of-week. Every airline has been forced to make adjustments, but now Spirit is going one step further. It will stop flying on off-peak days entirely. Just recently, Spirit began to transition to this plan. In June of 2024, off-peak days operated at 95 percent of the peak day departure numbers for the airline.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 130

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

On a quiet Virginia afternoon, the Military Aviation Museum ‘s Messerschmitt Me 262 replica returned to the skies for the first time in over a decade. The museums chief pilot, Mike Spalding, took off at 3:14 PM and landed safely at 3:45 PM, marking a significant milestone in the aircrafts journey back to operational status. Back in February, the Military Aviation Museum announced that its Me 262 replica was on track to return to flight , with the goal of making an appearance at EAA AirVent

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Pilot Airplanes 131

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 29, 2025

If reports are to be believed, a fight broke out in the air traffic control tower at Washington National Airport (DCA), and it got so bad that blood was spattered on control consoles. Bloody fight breaks out at Washington DCA tower The Daily Mail reports on an event that reportedly happened on Thursday, March 27, 2025. According to sources, two air traffic controllers traded punches, when a fight erupted inside the control tower at Washington National Airport.

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Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 127

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Virgin Atlantic has posted its 2024 financial results, which show an Earnings Before Interest and Tax profit (EBIT) of 230m (US$297 million), an almost five-fold increase over the 48 million (US$62.1 million) posted the preceding year. In terms of revenue, 2024 was a record year for the UK-based long-haul carrier. Virgin Atlantics revenues went up by 183m (US$236.7 million) to a total of 3.3bn (US$4.27 billion).

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Cargo Airline Airlines 294

Cranky Flier

MARCH 31, 2025

I have never cared about elite status, not even a little bit. Would an upgrade be nice? Sure, but I don’t travel enough to have high enough status to think that I’d ever actually get one. And I’m not tall, so I really don’t care much about extra legroom either. Living in Southern California, there are different airlines that are better for different routes.

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Airline Airlines 147

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

Seventy-six years ago today, on March 29, 1949, the P-51C Mustang Thunderbird set a new transcontinental speed record in the United States. Flown by former Army Major Joseph C. De Bona, Thunderbird departed Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California, at approximately 6:20 AM. Over the next five hours, the cobalt-blue Mustang carved a path into the record books, cruising at 30,000 feet and averaging an astonishing 490.625 miles per hour.

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Pilot Hangar 119

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Singapore-based aircraft leasing firm BOC Aviation has announced a large new order of narrowbody aircraft, with both Boeing and Airbus sharing the spoils of the new contracts. On March 31, 20256, the leasing giant confirmed commitments for 70 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft, while Boeing has benefited too, with an order for 50 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 twin-engine jets.

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Airplanes Lift Jet Airline 295

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 29, 2025

In the past, Ive written a post comparing the major hotel loyalty programs , sharing what I view as the pros and cons of each. There are various factors to consider, ranging from a hotel groups global footprint, to elite recognition, to the points earning structure. For many people, the single most valuable perk of hotel elite status is upgrades to suites.

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Threshold Airline Airlines 113

AV Web

MARCH 30, 2025

Airbus says it is considering using an open rotor engine on its replacement for the A320. The company has been working with CFM to develop the engine, which has primary and secondary counterrotating turbine vanes on the outside of the engines rather than being encased in a nacelle. Exposing the turbines makes the bypass ratio a lot bigger and that improves efficiency.

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Jet Airplanes 102

Simple Flying

APRIL 1, 2025

Lufthansa, citing new aircraft delivery delays, has said that it will begin deploying its Airbus A350-900 aircraft from Frankfurt, including to two destinations in the United States, Denver and Seattle.

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Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

United Airlines has revealed that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved its first aircraft type equipped with Starlink, less than eight months after finalizing a deal with SpaceX for the service. On March 31, 2025, a statement by United announced that the FAA had granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the aircraft, with plans for the first commercial flight featuring Starlink in-flight internet to take place on a United Express Embraer 175.

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Airline Airlines 290

Cranky Flier

MARCH 29, 2025

Summer Perspectives: Is US Growth Slowing Down or Speeding Up? – OAG I joined OAG for a webinar looking at summer demand which you can watch in its entirety right here. OAG did put out that stat showing a massive dip in demand between Canada and the US, but it looks increasingly like that’s not right. Still, demand is down, and it is an issue.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

The aviation community is one giant family. Despite how many licensed pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, and other countless ground support staff there are, everyone seems to be somehow connected. Aviation is a large but close-knit community. Those who fly are often led into the industry by those close to them, such as a parent, grandparent, or friend.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Annual Inspection 98

Simple Flying

MARCH 29, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into a frightening near-miss incident that occurred on Friday afternoon near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319, operating as Flight 2983 and departing for Minneapolis, narrowly avoided a mid-air collision with a US Air Force T-38 military jet, raising fresh concerns over aviation safety in one of the countrys busiest and most restricted airspaces.

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Jet 114

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

PLAY Airlines, the Icelandic low-cost operator has announced that it has received the Air Operators Certificate (AOC) for its new Malta-based subsidiary company, to be known as PLAY Europe. The announcement of the awarding of an AOC by the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate was made on March 28, 2025, as the carrier hosted a special event at the new subsidiarys headquarters in Malta.

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Cabin Crew Airline Airlines Pilot 271

AV Web

MARCH 30, 2025

Airport police briefly took away a man’s kite after reports that it was hit by a United Airlines Boeing 737 on short final for Washington Reagan Airport on Saturday. He was apparently one of two kite flyers enjoying early spring weather at Gravelly Point, which is just off the end of Runway 1/19. When Runway 19 is the active, aircraft landing go over the popular recreation area at about 100 feet AGL.

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AGL Runway Weather Airline 102

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 1, 2025

The Amex Membership Rewards program has just introduced its latest transfer bonus, valid for the next several weeks. Its worth being aware of, but not one that Im particularly excited about. Amex to Etihad Guest transfer bonus Between April 1 and April 30, 2025, the American Express Membership Rewards program in the United States is offering a 20% bonus on points transfers to Etihad Guest.

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Airline Airlines 94

Simple Flying

MARCH 30, 2025

United Airlines has formally started construction on a $315 million project to construct a cutting-edge maintenance facility at Orlando International Airport (MCO). Construction on the new facility, which the airline plans to operate in late 2027, started on March 27. This project is the largest private sector aviation investment in Orlando Airport's history and is regarded as a significant investment in Central Florida's aviation infrastructure.

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Airline Airlines 105

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

As part of the carriers ongoing strategy to expand its presence on domestic and international routes, private Italian airline Aeroitalia has unveiled the latest addition to its fleet in the form of an Embraer E-190 regional jet. Rolled out in the airlines full external color scheme on March 29, 2025, the aircraft joins another Embraer regional jet already at the airline, both of which have been leased from Greek-based specialist carrier Marathon Airways on an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, i

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Jet Airline Airlines 281

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

PRESS RELEASE The Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington is gearing up for a bumper birthday, as the popular attraction marks its fortieth birthday in 2025. The museum began in the 1980s at the derelict site near York, having been an RAF bomber base during World War II, but then abandoned. There were mountains of rubble from demolished buildings, every remaining building was full of broken glass and more than thirty years of undergrowth covered the paths and perimeter track where Halifax bombers had

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 30, 2025

To kick off the return portion our royal visit to Versailles , I flew Air Frances Airbus A220-300 business class on the 1hr30min flight from Paris (CDG) to Vienna (VIE). Intra-Europe business class is rarely much to get excited about, given that its just economy with a blocked middle seat and better service. That being said, Air Frances short haul business class on the A220 is about as good as it gets.

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Jet Runway Approach Airline 94

Simple Flying

MARCH 29, 2025

A fire that broke out on Friday near London Heathrow Airport caused a significant power outage that shut the UKs busiest air transportation hub for just under 24 hours. Airlines were forced to divert their planes to other airports, both in the UK and elsewhere in the vicinity. Some flights that had just left had to return to their points of origin rather than continuing to Heathrow.

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Airline Airlines 116

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

A United Airlines Boeing 737 had a lucky escape after it struck a kite on its final approach to Washington-Reagan Airport (DCA) in the US capital. While there were no injuries caused to anyone onboard the commercial flight which landed safely, the incident has raised further questions regarding aviation safety protocols around the downtown airport, which comes just 24 hours after another flight narrowly missed a US Air Force jet while departing the airport.

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Threshold Runway Airline Airlines 265

AV Web

MARCH 30, 2025

There’s a hotel near my place that I always recommend because it’s such a cool anomaly. Back in about 2007, the building took form as one of dozens of new condo projects spurred by an unprecedented boom in our area.It was an odd project in many ways. It was a few miles out of town with scant services nearby but the land was probably cheap and the demand for leisure and lifestyle properties was seemingly insatiable.

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Jet 96

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 31, 2025

A longtime OMAAT reader messaged me an interesting question, which is something Ive been wondering about as well. I figure it makes for an interesting discussion: US airlines dont really directly make money flying Heres an interesting question about the fact that even profitable US airlines dont directly make money transporting passengers: Ive been sitting on this question for a while and was wondering if you had any thoughts.

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Airline Airlines Jet 94

Simple Flying

MARCH 30, 2025

Up until recently, the Air France-KLM Group had eight Airbus A350F airframes on order. However, the Franco-Dutch airline conglomerate has since reduced its freighter commitment by two, and will instead take only 6. No, its not exactly huge news, but in todays video, we take a look at this slight order adjustment and the possible reasons for this change.

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Airline Airlines 111

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Chinese eVTOL developer EHang announced on March 30, 2025, that two of its subsidiaries, based in Guandong and Hefei respectively, have received an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) allowing them to carry people on pilotless aircraft. This approval is seen as a major milestone on the path towards providing the first commercial eVTOL services anywhere in the world.

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Aviation Technology 263

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 30, 2025

Drawing more than 10,000 aircraft in a single week, AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is a spectacle unlike any other. With countless aircraft vying for attention, few truly captivate. However, the Avro Lancaster Mk. X from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (CWHM) stood out, mesmerizing visitors with its presence. On a scorching day during AirVenture 2024, I had the privilege of spending time with CWHMs Chief Pilot, Leon Evans, who also pilots the Lancaster.

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Pilot Approach 88

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 31, 2025

Boom is an aeronautics company thats working on bringing back supersonic passenger air travel. The companys main product is the Boom Overture, which is essentially intended to be the modern day Concorde. This is an incredibly ambitious project with a lot of smart people behind it. I have no doubt that bringing back supersonic passenger air travel is possible in terms of the technology.

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Airplanes Cargo Jet Airline 89

Simple Flying

MARCH 31, 2025

If you know anything about commercial aviation in the United States, then youll know that Delta is the only major network airline in the country to operate newer-generation Airbus widebodies. American and United, however, have become all-Boeing when it comes to twin-aisle jets - relying on the 777 and 787 for the longest of services. While you may already know this, you may NOT know about American Airlines decision to turn down the Airbus A350 - and one particular individual who made this decisi

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Airline Airlines Jet 105

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has announced the delivery of the first C909 aircraft to Lao Airlines on March 30, 2025. This marks the first time a China-made passenger jet has entered the Lao market, marking a new step in the international development of China’s commercial aircraft, COMAC declared on March 31, 2025. The aircraft, registered as RDPL-34229, is a turbofan regional jet independently developed by China.

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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Tail 253

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

PRESS RELEASE The EAA Aviation Museum has once again earned accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), reaffirming its commitment to excellence and the highest professional standards in the museum industry. AAM accreditation is the gold standard for museums, with only 3 percent of the nations 33,000 museums holding this prestigious designation.

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AV Web

MARCH 31, 2025

Cirrus released a new version of its aircraft management app that it says will streamline its operation. The next generation of the Cirrus IQ and a new premium IQ Pro were announced Monday, on the eve of Sun ‘n Fun, and the company said the new version of the app will greatly enhance owner interaction in all aspects of the care and use of their airplanes.

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Approach Airplanes Hangar Pilot 90

Simple Flying

MARCH 31, 2025

American Airlines, a Fort Worth, Texas-based legacy carrier, is undeniably anxiously awaiting the delivery of the first in a long series of Airbus A321XLR aircraft that will soon be a key element of the airline's medium and long-haul fleets. According to reports from social media , the first Airbus A321XLR that will be delivered to the carrier took to the skies for the first time today at Airbus' facility in Hamburg-Finkenwerder in Germany.

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Airline Airlines 105

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Coming as the carriers next major policy change to cut costs, Southwest Airlines has disclosed it has dropped its fuel hedging policy after stating that the exercise in the forward buying of aviation fuel was no longer proving to be economically viable for the company. Fuel hedging is an insurance policy of sorts, designed to save an airline millions of dollars by contracting with a provider to forward purchase aviation fuel at a fixed rate per gallon for a fixed term.

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Airline Airlines Ceiling Jet 241

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 1, 2025

Flights divert all the time, for a variety of reasons. However, this is definitely one of the more eye-catching diversions that weve seen in some time. American 787 flies from New York to Dallas in 12+ hours This incident happened yesterday (March 31, 2025), and involves American flight AA167, scheduled to fly from New York (JFK) to Tokyo (HND). The flight was operated by an eight-year-old Boeing 787-9 with the registration code N829AN.

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Jet Airline Airlines Pilot 57