Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

AeroTime is excited to welcome Christian Charalambous as a guest columnist. A pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations plus a masters degree in Blockchain. In his columns, he explores the modern challenges and innovative technologies that are shaping the future of flight.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

Many airline and hotel frequent flyer programs offer lifetime status, whereby you can earn status for a lifetime (whether thats your lifetime or the lifetime of the program is a different question). World of Hyatt Globalist is my favorite hotel status, and in this post I want to take a closer look at how you can earn lifetime Globalist status in the World of Hyatt program.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

South Korean authorities have discovered bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed and killed 179 people on December 29, 2024. On January 16, 2025, Korean investigators announced that feathers were found in one of the engines recovered from the crash scene, as reported by local news outlet MBN. The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board confirmed that feathers were also found in the other engine.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

South Korean investigators have discovered traces of bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed in South Korea in December 2024.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines has announced plans to cut 200 jobs in an effort to reduce costs after filing for bankruptcy protection. The decision comes after the airline confirmed that it had entered a prearranged Chapter 11 process in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. We are executing on plans to rightsize our organization to align with our current fleet size and level of flying and ultimately optimize our airline, a Spirit Airlines spokesperson told CNN.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Boeing has resumed the flight test campaign for the 777X after the test fleet was grounded due to an issue that the manufacturer discovered during scheduled maintenance.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Low-cost carrier Ryanair has announced an 18% reduction in its operations in Spain for Summer 2025, cancelling 800,000 passenger seats and 12 routes across seven regional airports. On January 16, 2025, the airline said in a statement that the decision is a result of excessive charges and “incentive plans” from AENA, a Spanish operator managing 63 airports, 48 of which are in Spain.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Boeing has restarted 777X test flights after a five-month delay, resulting from the discovery of a problem with thrust links during maintenance checks. The thrust link issue was initially found on Boeings 777-9 test aircraft after a routine flight, but the issue was subsequently found on two other test planes. During scheduled maintenance, we identified a component that did not perform as designed.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Of the 123 Airbus A380s that Emirates took delivery of, 15 have a two-class configuration. This configuration has 615 seats: 557 economy class seats spread across both decks and 58 business class seats on the upper deck.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Philippine low cost carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has launched its direct flight from Manila International Airport (MNL) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) in Sapporo, Japan. The inaugural flight took off from Manila on January 16, 2025, using the carriers Airbus A320neo aircraft. With a flight time of five hours and 10 minutes, the service will be the carriers longest narrow-body flight.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Airports are some of a country's most important infrastructure, and sometimes their operators are among the largest companies in smaller countries. The value of an airport operator can be influenced by many factors. For example, an operator may own the airport ( as in the case of Auckland Airport ), an operator may have contracts to operate many airports, and an operator may have other business interests and be more of a conglomerate (as in the case of GMR Group).

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Singapore Airlines has announced the renewal of its title sponsorship of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix, one of the most anticipated events in the F1 calendar, for another four years. The Singaporean flag carrier began its partnership with Formula 1, as its main sponsor, in 2014. The latest contract extension will cover the event from this years race, which is scheduled for October 3 to 5, 2025, at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, through to the 2028 edition.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Embraer Phenom 300 is a light business jet designed by Brazilian manufacturer Embraer that became one of the fastest jets. The plane is able to transport up to 11 passengers and is certified for single-pilot operations. Initially planned as an updated version of the Phenom 100 , the design evolved into a clean-sheet approach with advanced features, such as powerful engines, winglets, and a larger cabin.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

Dublin-based lessor Avolon has completed a $5 billion takeover of Castlelake Aviation Limited, increasing its portfolio to 1,129 aircraft. On January 17, 2025, Avolon confirmed that the acquisition, first announced in September 2024, would see 106 leased planes join the company fleet, as well as commitments for 10 new-technology aircraft. Castlelake established Castlelake Aviation in 2021 to finance modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, and saw its aircraft portfolio grow to over $5 billion of asset

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

The UK is in the process of rolling out an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) requirement for foreign visitors. This was implemented as of January 8, 2025, for those with passports from many countries (including the United States), and will be added for those with passports from the European Union as of April 2, 2025. With this, travelers have to complete an application and pay a 10 fee prior to travel, and the ETA is valid for up to two years.

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Airline Airlines 94

Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

SpaceX has reached a notable achievement by successfully recovering the booster of its Starship megarocket for only the second time. However, this 7 th test flight concluded with the loss of the rockets second stage due to an anomaly. The flight, which lifted off on January 16, 2025, at 4:37 p.m. local time, represented another step in SpaceX’s mission to develop the Starship rocket, designed for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

United Airlines first flew the Boeing 737 across the Atlantic in 2022. This was when its Newark to Ponta Delgada, Azores, route was launched, which had never been served before. The 737 MAX 8 continues to be used.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

Did you know that long haul, low cost carrier French Bee actually has a flat bed premium economy product? Well, neither did I, until now. For that matter, it seems the airline barely even acknowledges this exists, since theres virtually no mention of this product on French Bees website. Let me explain whats going on here (thanks to David for flagging this) French Bees unadvertised flat bed experience For some context, French Bee is a French low cost carrier with a fleet of six Airbus A350s four

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

According to a Forbes report, Southwest Airlines was the least likely US carrier to cancel a flight in 2024. The low-cost carrier ended the year with a cancelation rate of just 0.62% - way ahead of the industry average of 1.67%.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

Link: Apply now for the Alaska Airlines Visa Business card The Alaska Business Visa card ( review ) is Alaska Mileage Plans co-branded business credit card in the United States. This is an excellent time to apply for the card, given the bonus thats currently available. This is a card that I picked up some time back. In this post, Id like to talk about my experience getting approved, and what you should consider if applying for the card.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Dassault Falcon 8X is part of the private jet family created by Dassault, originally a military aircraft manufacturer, including the Dassault Mirage and Dassault Rafale, that successfully entered the private jet space. The Dassault Falcon family have a total of 12 private jets, including ones that have ended their time in service and one that is still in production, the Dassault Falcon 10X.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

Recently, United Airlines announced an incredible international expansion for the summer of 2025, whereby the airline is adding eight new destinations. What makes this so cool is how far-flung some of the new destinations are. If you ask me, the two coolest new routes are to Nuuk, Greenland, and Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. While United Airlines Greenland route went on sale a few months back, there was no sign of the Mongolia route going on sale until now.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

With transatlantic flights between Europe and North America generally being on the longer side, most passengers will be grateful if they can find a route that suits them that operates on a non-stop basis, and gets the journey done as quickly and directly as possible. However, depending on the cities in question, this isn't always possible, leaving one-stop connecting itineraries as their only real option.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 17, 2025

Nowadays many travel loyalty programs offer some sort of experiences marketplaces. Most loyalty program executives believe that members want more experiential options for redeeming their points, and this is intended to meet that need. In this post, I want to take a look at World of Hyatt FIND, which is Hyatts wellness-focused experiences marketplace.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Doesn't time fly? Over 10 years have passed since the Airbus A350's first passenger-carrying flight on January 15, 2015. Qatar Airways operated the Airbus A350-900 from Doha to Frankfurt, a route that is nowfunnily enoughoperated by the Boeing 787.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 17, 2025

Despite the slowdown in some parts of airline hiring, there is steady demand for aircraft maintenance technicians throughout the industry.

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Airline Airlines 69

Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

On Thursday, January 16th, Piper Aircraft revealed that it had signed a fleet agreement with Air India Flight Training Center. The newly established flight school will take delivery of 93 Piper Archer DX aircraft, which are popular low-wing trainer aircraft. This marks a significant achievement for Piper Aircraft, which will take a further step into the Asian market.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 17, 2025

Emirates Airline will increase the frequency of its scheduled services to Antananarivo in Madagascar starting later this year.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX had caused chaos above the skies of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico as the seventh test flight of the Starship failed, resulting in multiple flights diverting and/or entering into holding patterns in order to avoid falling debris.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 17, 2025

Alkebulan Airlines is set to begin operations in January 2025 with a fleet of Embraer E145 and Boeing 737-series aircraft.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

[link] A Riyadh Air Boeing 787-9 has been spotted with the airline's new white livery. While this is the first aircraft that the airline will use in an operational sense, it will not be used in regular passenger service.

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Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

On the 29th of December 2024, a Boeing 737-800 operated by a low-cost South Korean airline crashed after an emergency landing and overshooting the runway at Muan International Airport in South Korea. Jeju Air flight 2216 was a scheduled passenger flight in a Boeing 737-8AS, registered in the Republic of Korea as HL8088, enroute form Bangkok, Thailand to Muan International Airport.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Have you ever experienced flight disruption due to an unruly passenger? How did the situation impact the flight and your plans on a personal level? Flight disruptions as a result of unruly passengers are becoming more common. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) states that more than 70% of such disruptions involve some form of aggression.

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Airline Geeks

JANUARY 17, 2025

Silver Airways which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month is ending service to Anguilla over unpaid fees.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Aircraft cabins are designed to offer a comfortable space for passengers during flight. Whether it is the legroom, ease of access, or noise levels, air travelers prefer the most comfortable experience during flights. While airlines largely control how cramped or spacious the seats are, cabin noise levels significantly affect passenger comfort.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 17, 2025

We often receive questions about the fate of Lockheed L-1649A Starliner N7361Cthe aircraft Lufthansa invested heavily in restoring for airworthy use, only to cancel the project at the final stage. Nearly six years ago, Lufthansa announced the end of its ambitious Super Star project. Shortly after, the largely restored aircraft was shipped from the USA to Germany and stored in a hangar in Bremen.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 17, 2025

Rockwell International was one of the largest manufacturing conglomerates within the United States until it went defunct in the early 2000s. The company was founded in 1919, over 106 years ago, by Willard Rockwell. It was originally formed to develop automotive components. The company saw success with the introduction of Rockwell's new bearing system for truck axles.

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