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JUNE 8, 2025

Air New Zealand takes pride in being one of the world’s most proactive airlines when it comes to sustainability. It was one of the pioneering carriers to commit to ambitious net zero targets and later demonstrated remarkable transparency by publicly acknowledging the need to recalibrate its approach. Even if it decided to withdraw from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in July 2024, becoming the first major airline to reassess its 2030 climate goals , Air New Zealand remains committed

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JUNE 5, 2025

The transformation of Air India is one of the most remarkable stories to come out of Indias current commercial aviation boom. The Everest of turnarounds, as British weekly The Economist once described it, has transcended the confines of the airline industry to become a symbol of the south-Asian nation economic growth and newfound confidence on the global stage.

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MAY 30, 2025

In an announcement on May 29, 2025, JetBlue and United Airlines have declared that they are entering into a comprehensive partnership that will see both airlines cooperating closely across a number of fields. One aspect of this agreement that will have an immediate and tangible effect on passengers is the fact that both airlines will be linking their respective loyalty programs.

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APRIL 13, 2025

In 2024, passenger traffic at European airports rose by 7.4%, surpassing pre-pandemic levels by 1.8%, according to newly released data from Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe). While ACI data show that some smaller airports remain 34.5% below their pre-pandemic figures, three airports in North-East Europe, home to the Baltic states, have all overcome this challenge.

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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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DECEMBER 27, 2024

While much of the world was recovering from Christmas Day overindulgence, China was offering a glimpse of not one but two 6th generation fighter jets. On December 26, 2024, images began to emerge of what appears to be a large, tailless flying wing military aircraft undergoing a daytime test flight with a twin-seat Chengdu J-20S fighter serving as a chase plane.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

A federal judge in the US has rejected Boeings plea deal seeking to absolve the Chicago-based planemaker from any criminal liability and avoid prosecution following two accidents that overshadowed the entry into service of its 737 MAX aircraft. The ruling effectively means that the potential for corporate criminal conviction still hangs over the company, marking a final twist in what has been a grueling year for the US aircraft manufacturer.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Star Alliance has opened its first lounge in Asia at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) in China for first and business class passengers. The new Star Alliance lounge, which will also be accessible to gold status customers on member airline flights departing from Terminal 1, was unveiled on November 21, 2024. Located in a dedicated space on the upper level of the existing airport lounge in the Terminal 1 international area, passengers will benefit from 750 square meters of space which

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Vilma Vaitiekunaite, CEO of Skyllence, brings extensive expertise in aviation communications and leadership to her columns. With a background in corporate strategy, public relations, and crisis management, she has shaped global aviation narratives, including as Chief Communications Officer at Avia Solutions Group. At Skyllence, Vilma drives growth and fosters partnerships while ensuring excellence in air charter services.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Airbus has released its latest forecast for the Asia Pacific aviation market, predicting that the region will require 19,500 new aircraft over the next 20 years. Airbus said that this demand represents 46% of the global requirement, which is expected to reach around 42,430 new aircraft by the year 2043. At the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Annual Assembly of Presidents held in Brunei, Anand Stanley, President of Airbus Asia Pacific, said that the findings underscore the region’s co

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

French electric aircraft startup VoltAero inaugurated its new headquarters and production facility in France on November 8, 2024. VoltAero plans to produce its Cassio family of electric-hybrid aircraft at this 2,400 square-meter factory, which is located at Rochefort-Charente-Maritime Airport (RCO) on France’s western coast. The final assembly line will have the capacity to build up to 150 Cassio aircraft when fully operational, although the French firm had not ruled out the possibility openin

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has revealed plans to relaunch its seaplane operations in 2025, with a focus on connecting some of India’s most remote regions. On November 9, 2024, SpiceJet announced it aims to enhance regional connectivity and tourism. The budget carrier has partnered with aircraft manufacturer De Havilland to support the trials and provide engineering, technical, and logistical support.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Eve Air Mobility, Embraer’s publicly-listed electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, announced on October 30, 2024, that it has secured a US$50 million loan from Citibank. With this new credit facility, Eve Air Mobility has expanded its liquidity position to around US$480 million. The available funds should enable Eve to continue developing its eVTOL aircraft, the first prototype of which was publicly unveiled in the summer of 2024.

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JUNE 12, 2025

Airbus has released its newest 20-year Global Market Forecast indicating that between 2025 and 2044, around 43,420 new passenger and freighter aircraft will be needed. The European aircraft maker said that 34,250 would typically be single aisle and 9,170 typically widebodies – 970 of which would be freighters. The latest figure represents an increase of 2.3% on Airbus ’ projection last year when it suggested that 42,430 aircraft would be required between 2024 and 2043.

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JUNE 11, 2025

Saab has completed a series of flight tests integrating artificial intelligence into its Gripen E fighter jet, the company announced on June 11, 2025. Conducted in partnership with the German-based defense AI firm Helsing, the flights over the Baltic Sea saw the AI agent, named Centaur, take autonomous control of the aircraft during simulated Beyond Visual Range (BVR) combat scenarios.

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JUNE 2, 2025

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has officially confirmed its involvement in a large-scale drone operation that struck four Russian airbases deep behind enemy lines, claiming the destruction or damage of 41 military aircraft. In a statement issued on June 2, 2025, SBU chief Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk revealed that the agencys drones hit airfields in Irkutsk, Murmansk, Ryazan, and Ivanovo Oblasts, targeting some of Russias most valuable strategic aircraft.

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APRIL 24, 2025

Generally speaking, any commercial flight these days that exceeds ten hours (or so) is considered long, or at least certainly long-haul. Some of the longest airline flights operating today exceed even that length, with some lasting anything up to 17 or 18 hours flying time. Yet, as long as these flights may be, they are not even in contention for the accolade of the worlds longest-ever commercial passenger air service in terms of duration.

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APRIL 21, 2025

Space exploration is not usually among the topics that come to mind when thinking about Switzerland. This Alpine nation is most often associated with its mountain landscapes, cheese and love for precision clockwork. However, in late 2024, Starlab Space, a Houston-based joint venture developing a next-generation space station, selected it as the location of its European hub.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Dassault Aviation has released its financial results for the fiscal year 2024 and outlined its strategic plans for the year ahead. The company reported a revenue of 6.2 billion for 2024, marking a 29% increase compared to 2023. Its adjusted net income surpassed 1 billion. Dassault Aviations order book grew in 2024, driven mainly by the success of the Rafale.

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MARCH 4, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to issue airworthiness directives (ADs) to US airlines concerning the engine nacelles on older generation Boeing 737 airplanes. It is hoped that the issuance of the ADs will prevent a recurrence of an incident in 2018 in which an engine suffered an uncontained engine failure on one of its Boeing 737-700s and another earlier incident in 2016 involving the same type and the same carrier.

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MARCH 4, 2025

Recently Saudi Arabia has been making headlines thanks to the bold plans it has devised for its aviation sector. Within the framework of the kingdoms Vision 2030, up to $100 billion is expected to be invested in new airports, airlines and other travel-related infrastructure. But these efforts are by no means confined to the tourism sector. This widely encompassing top-down strategy to modernize and diversify the Saudi economy devotes particular attention to the development of a domestic aerospac

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

South Korea is set to completely rebuild its aviation safety system after recent aviation accidents in the country, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced. On February 4, 2025, MOLIT revealed plans to create an Aviation Safety Innovation Committee, which will include around 20 private experts aimed at improving safety in the aviation industry.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has announced that it is preparing for the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The leased aircraft, painted in the airlines pearl livery, will be showcased at Riyadhs King Khalid International Airport (RUH), the carrier announced on January 9, 2025. The new aircraft will be used as a technical spare and for training purposes in the upcoming months, the statement read.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

British Airways, the national carrier of the United Kingdom (UK) and one of the defining airlines within the contemporary aviation world, offers its engineers a career without limits. Its a workplace in which they can handle a modern fleet that includes the giant A380 superjumbo and advanced 787 and A350 wide bodies, plus a wide range of the latest engine types, while remaining free to think big and bring their ambition to work every day.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

On Sunday, January 5, 2025, British carrier Jet2 operated the UKs last Boeing 757 passenger flight. The aircraft that operated the service, a rotation from Manchester (MAN) to Geneva (GVA), is being retired, marking an end to almost 42 years of Boeing 757 passenger services by UK-based airlines. The final flight, operated by 37.3-year-old Boeing 757-200 registered G-LSAI departed Manchester at 10:05, landing in the Swiss city at 12:40 local time.

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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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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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DECEMBER 27, 2024

OAG has released the details of the busiest routes in the world in 2024, and the US has been very busy. Across the top 10 busiest routes, more than 30 million seats were offered by airlines over the year. The busiest route in the USA in 2024 is between Atlanta (ATL) and Orlando (MCO) with just short of 3.5 million seats offered. The route has risen to the top spot, beating last years busiest route – Honolulu (HNL) to Kahului (OGG) in Hawaii – by around 100,000 seats.

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DECEMBER 25, 2024

As is the case with any year, 2024 was kinder to some companies within the global airline industry than it was to others. We have seen our fair share of casualties over the past twelve months, though, with several major carriers succumbing to a range of internal and external pressures and having to cease operations and shut down as a result. Conversely, the year seems to have created just the right market conditions in which a handful of startup carriers have been able to take to the air for the

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DECEMBER 23, 2024

10 family members have been killed after a Piper PA-42-1000 Cheyenne 400 they were traveling on crashed shortly after takeoff in Brazil. The tragedy unfolded on December 23, 2024, after the aircraft left Canela in Southern Brazil for Jundia and appeared to run into difficulties after a few minutes of flight. The Piper Cheyenne, registered PR-NDN, crashed in Gramado, around six miles from Canela, after reportedly striking the chimney of a building then impacting a mobile phone shop in a residenti

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

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 and 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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DECEMBER 5, 2024

French electric and hybrid aircraft startup AURA AERO announced that on December 3, 2024, it had successfully performed the first flight of its fully electric INTEGRAL E aircraft. The maiden flight took place at Toulouse-Francazal Airport, France, where AURA AERO is based. The INTEGRAL E is a two-seater light aircraft designed for training, acrobatics and recreational flight.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

British Airways announced that it is adding three new Italian flight routes for the summer of 2025, strengthening its network in Italy. Starting May 2025, the UK flag carrier will introduce new flights to Rimini’s Federico Fellini International Airport (RMI) on the Adriatic Coast from London-Heathrow Airport (LHR), and Salerno Costa d’Amalfi Airport (QSR) on the Amalfi Coast from London-Gatwick Airport (LGW).

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Qatar Airways is reportedly considering the acquisition of several former American Airlines Airbus A330 widebodied aircraft to plug the capacity gap caused by the delay to new aircraft being delivered from both Airbus and Boeing. The aircraft concerned were inherited by American Airlines when it merged with US Airways in December 2013, but since the pandemic have been mothballed in long-term storage in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Etihad Airways has announced its latest financial results for the nine months ending on September 30, 2024. The headlines of the results show that the Abu Dhabi-based carrier achieved a profit after tax of AED 1.4 billion ($368 million), a number that represents a significant increase of 66%, up from AED 814 million ($222 million) during the same period in 2023.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Airline Pilot Club (APC) is pleased to announce the official launch of Amelia , an Artificial Intelligence (AI) -powered platform designed to transform aviation recruitment and training. Unveiled at EATS 2024, Amelia is built to deliver substantial cost savings and efficiency improvements to airlines and flight schools by integrating advanced AI technology into recruitment and training processes.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The CityAirbus NextGen eVTOL prototype has recorded its first lift-off during the flight test campaign in Donauwörth, Germany. The landmark occasion was announced on November 6, 2024, by Airbus Helicopters’ CEO Bruno Even. “I’m happy to share that the #CityAirbus NextGen flight test campaign in Donauwörth, Germany has started with a first lift-off.

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