Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport (ARN), the largest airport in Sweden, was forced to temporarily close on the night of September 8-9, 2024, after several drones were spotted in its vicinity. According to Swedish media, at around 01:00 local time up to four unidentified drones of different sizes were detected in restricted airspace near the airport, prompting a decision by Luftfartsverket, the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, to divert all incoming flights to alternative airports.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Emirates is set to receive its first Airbus A350 in October 2024, having postponed the aircrafts entry into service due to delivery delays. The Dubai-based carrier had initially planned to start flying the Airbus twinjet as early as September 2024.

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Alaska Air

AUGUST 19, 2024

The time period for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to complete its regulatory investigation of the proposed combination of Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines under the HSR Act has expired. This is a significant milestone in the process to join our airlines.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2024

Early Friday morning, we saw a major global IT outage , impacting all kinds of industries, including many airlines. In the United States, all of the “big three” US carriers — American, Delta, and United — were impacted by this. What’s interesting to see is how inconsistent the recovery has been between airlines. Delta underperforms peers with recovery FlightAware publishes data on flight cancelations and delays, and it’s interesting to look at how that has played out over the past couple of days

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AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. In an Aug. 6 letter to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) President Capt. Jason Ambrosi urged the manufacturer to reconsider its proposal to reduce cockpit crew from two to one from entering the commercial aviation environment.

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Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 10, 2024

The aviation world has welcomed a third Curtiss SB2C-1A Helldiver to the skies. On August 8th, after 45 years, BuNo 75552 (originally ordered for the USAAF as A-25A Shrike 42-80387) took flight from Colorado Springs Airport, piloted by Charles “Tuna” Hainline. This aircraft was meticulously restored by WestPac Restorations is owned by Jim Slattery, and operated by the National Museum of World War II Aviation.

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World Airline News

AUGUST 30, 2024

The LAN (Chile) era has ended. On August 26, 2024 it was reported that Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner registered as CC-BGI was flown from Madrid to Abu-Dhabi as flight LA9950 to be repainted in the LATAM Airlines livery. This aircraft (msn 38764) was the last passenger aircraft of LATAM still in the LAN Airlines markings. Photos: Alvaro Romero. CC-BGI is seen at Santiago – Arturo Merino Benítez Airport’s control tower on the murky morning of May 5, 2016, the first day of LATAM.

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Airline Geeks

APRIL 29, 2024

Finnair announced on Monday that it will suspend daily flights between Helsinki and Tartu, Estonia for one month due to GPS interference concerns.

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Airline Reporter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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The Aviationist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

After more than 40 years, the Frecce Tricolori will replace their aging MB-339s with the M-346 Advanced Jet Trainer, reverting the decision to equip the team with the M-345 High Efficiency Trainer. The Italian Air [.] The post New M-346 Jet For The Frecce Tricolori Display Team Breaks Cover appeared first on The Aviationist.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Boeing’s 777 assembly line at Everett, Washington, is reportedly in a state of disarray, according to information published in The Seattle Times on September 9, 2024. The report, which quotes anonymous sources within the company, describes a chaotic work environment in which some airframes are rushed through the production line and need to be completed later outside of the regular sequence, potentially exposing them to production defects.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Boeing has just reached a massive new tentative agreement affecting over 33,000 Boeing employees In its statement on the deal, Boeing revealed it plans to build the much-anticipated 797 mid-sized airliner in Washington. The proposed New Midsize Airplane (NMA) has been touted for around a decade, but these are the first concrete plans for the project.

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Alaska Air

AUGUST 14, 2024

We’ve invested in new technology in Portland to improve our guests’ travel experience and have been the largest carrier at PDX for more than 20 years, now with 110 peak daily flights. The post Alaska Airlines celebrates the opening of Portland’s spectacular new terminal appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

In 2021 and 2022, American Airlines was focused on turning Austin-Bergstrom Airport (AUS) into a focus city. While the airline previously primarily flew to American hubs from Austin, American’s network out of the city at one point grew to over three dozen destinations, ranging from Cancun, to Orange County, to Tampa. In early 2024, we saw that growth reversed in a major way, as the airline started cutting flights to Austin.

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AV Web

JUNE 14, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier of fuselages for Boeing and wings for Airbus, are investigating counterfeit titanium found in recently manufactured jets. According to The New York Times , who first reported the news, falsified documents were used to verify the material’s authenticity—prompting concerns about the structural integrity of the airliners.

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 18, 2024

Today May 18, 2024, five years after their successful mission in 2019, the D-Day Squadron – the American contingent of Douglas C-47 and DC-3 transports is expected to depart Waterbury-Oxford Airport (KOXC) in Oxford, Connecticut and head out across the North Atlantic along the original Blue Spruce route. Once they complete the flight the fleet will participate in events to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasions and 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift.

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Defence Blog

APRIL 28, 2024

UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps disclosed Italy’s delivery of Storm Shadow/SCALP EG stealth cruise missiles to Ukraine, alongside contributions from France and the United Kingdom. Shapps made the announcement during his visit to the MBDA UK production site, where British Storm Shadow missiles are assembled and modernized. While Italy’s government has not officially confirmed the […] The post Ukraine gets cruise missiles from Italy first appeared on Defence Blog.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Joby Aviation is moving forward with its plans to launch commercial eVTOL operations in the Middle East. On September 9, 2024, the Californian company announced that it has submitted an application to aviation authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become certified as an air taxi operator. The announcement was made during the Advanced Air Mobility Symposium, organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which is taking place in Montréal, Québec, Canada, between Sep

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Saudia, the national airline of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently transported three of its retired Boeing 777 aircraft from Jeddah Airport (JED) to Riyadh International Airport (RUH). There, they are to be stripped down of any useful parts with the fuselages then to be used for a new tourist attraction to be known as ‘Boulevard Runway’ However, rather than ferrying the trio of widebodies on a short flight between the two airports, the aircraft were transported by road courtesy

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Qantas launched its inaugural flight to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) in Port Vila, Vanuatu from Brisbane Airport (BNE) on September 10, 2024. QF159 was at full capacity and departed Brisbane at 11:37 local time. After an almost three-hour flight, the B737-800 aircraft arrived in Port Vila at 14:59 local time. Welkam, welcome and Bienvenue @Qantas A wonderful moment this morning to witness the inaugural @Qantas flight to #PortVila #Vanuatu.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Visitors to the Sun’n Fun 2024 Aerospace Expo , which took place in April 2024 in Lakeland, Florida, came across an aircraft that looked like straight of the 1920s. The aircraft in question certainly looked the part, but it didn’t come out of a museum or some heritage flight formation, nor had it traveled through time. It was, in fact, a newly built plane.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 23, 2024

AeroTime is excited to welcome Michael Barnard as our columnist. Michael spends his time projecting scenarios for decarbonization 40-80 years into the future, and assisting executives, Boards and investors to pick wisely today. Whether it’s refueling aviation, grid storage, vehicle-to-grid, or hydrogen demand, his work is based on fundamentals of physics, economics and human nature, and informed by the decarbonization requirements and innovations of multiple domains.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air is due to operate its first non-commercial flight on September 12, 2024, from Riyadh to Jeddah as part of the airline’s program of test flights required to obtain its Air Operators Certificate (AOC). Once its AOC is awarded by the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the carrier will be permitted to commence commercial passenger and cargo services using its planned fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, as first revealed in an announcem

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Heart Aerospace has revealed its first full-scale demonstrator aircraft for the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane. The demonstrator, named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), is a 30-seat airplane with a 32-meter wingspan built at Heart’s facilities in Gothenburg. It will be used for ground-based testing initially, focusing on operations such as charging, taxiing, and turnaround procedures.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

After Cathay Pacific was forced to inspect all 48 of its Airbus A350s, the airline has confirmed that engineers identified 15 aircraft that needed repairs. On September 2, 2024, Cathay Pacific initiated a fleet-wide inspection of all 30 Airbus A350-900s and 18 A350-1000s after the airline identified an engine component failure on an aircraft destined for Zurich.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

A Turkish Airlines flight en route from Istanbul to Taipei in Taiwan encountered severe turbulence shortly before it landed at Taipei. Although the aircraft, a Boeing 777, landed safely, four passengers and two crew members were reportedly injured in the incident according to local media. The flight involved in this latest incident of turbulence affecting commercial aircraft occurred as Turkish Airlines flight TK24 from Istanbul-Ataturk Airport (IST) to Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)

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Aerotime

AUGUST 27, 2024

A retired flight attendant is pushing an airline drink cart more than 200 miles from Boston to New York to honor colleagues who died during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Paul Veneto, who worked for United Airlines from 1997 to 2013, left Boston on August 18, 2024, and plans to trek to Ground Zero in New York City – one step at a time.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A Trigana Air ATR-42-500 turboprop aircraft (registration PK-YSP) skidded off the runway after an aborted takeoff at Serui Airport (ZRI), an island just north of New Guinea, in Indonesia. According to local media, which quote sources at the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation, the aircraft was taking off for Sentani International Airport, in Jayapura (DJJ), shortly after 10:35 local time on September 9, 2024, when, for unknown reasons, it veered left while failing to gain altitude.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 26, 2024

It is quite remarkable for an aircraft type to remain in active service for 70 years, especially when it is still in production. On August 23, 2024, the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft had been flying for 70 years to the day since its very first flight. Although keeping its general configuration and easily recognizable look, the venerable Hercules has seen numerous iterations since that eventful day of 1954 on which it first took to the skies.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One of Airbus’ fleet of six BelugaXL transporter planes was forced to make an emergency diversion and land in Amsterdam after its crew reported a technical issue while en route from France to Germany on September 10, 2024. The aircraft, registered F-GXLI and operated by in-house subsidiary Airbus Transport International, had departed from Saint-Nazaire Airport (SNR) in eastern France where the company has a manufacturing facility.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Vertical Aerospace has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward commercial electric flight. The company’s VX4 eVTOL aircraft successfully completed the first phase of its piloted flight test program at the Vertical Flight Test Centre. The VX4 prototype undertook 20 piloted test sorties in this phase, covering 70 test points. These included tethered flight simulations and ground tests designed to verify the aircraft’s safety under various operational conditions.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Air Belgium, which halted its passenger flight operations in 2023, faces bankruptcy within two weeks after so far failing to find a new investor for the airline. Representatives for Air Belgium appeared before the Nivelles business tribunal on September 3, 2024, where the carrier was granted two more weeks to find a solution. According to L’Echo , Air Belgium has been shielded from its creditors for a year as part of a Judicial Reorganization, a procedure which allows a company in financial trou

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

AirAsia has announced that it has joined Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board in order to help develop the Swedish startup company’s hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. As a member of the board, the low-cost carrier will provide strategic guidance and oversight on the design, development and commercialisation of the hybrid-electric 30-passenger regional aircraft.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

The beleaguered Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has safely returned to Earth three months after blasting off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on June 5, 2024. As planned, the Boeing Starliner returned without its crew, with astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, remaining onboard the International Space Station (ISS) over safety concerns about the capsule.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 26, 2024

A Garuda Indonesia flight was grounded after it suffered a fuel leak on the runway while departing from Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK). The incident occurred on August 24, 2024. Flight GA 174 was preparing to depart Jakarta for Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) in Pekanbaru at approximately 11:50 local time. Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra told media outlets that during a pre-takeoff routine safety procedure, the pilot in command discovered that the B

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring one-off on-wing inspections of all Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines fitted to Airbus A350-1000 engines. The order comes following the incident involving a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000 (registered B-LXI) on September 2, 2024, when the crew was forced to shut down an engine following an inflight fire on a flight between Hong Kong and Zurich.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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