Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

Under the current regulatory frameworks of the FAA, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the transportation of organs through security checkpoints and on airplanes is permitted.

NOTAMs

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Aerial surveying and pipeline patrol offer stable work, using both drones and airplanes. Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Becoming a CFI is one of the best ways to earn a living and build hours toward an airline career. Banner towing airplanes is a more common job. Recently, major airlines have slowed down their hiring.

Airplanes

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Airline food tends to be the punchline of many jokes, and the average traveler would probably compare it more closely to dog food than anything else. In the past, Ive shared my approach to ordering airplane food. Warm mixed nuts are such an airplane snack Can airplane food be as good as on the ground?

Airplanes

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

Aviation enthusiasts will be offered a rare chance to fly on one of the worlds earliest commercial airliners when one of the last airworthy examples of the iconic type performs a US-wide national tour during the summer of 2025. The new airliner aimed to create and stimulate a whole new market for airline travel when it was introduced.

Airlines

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

According to the airline, Dallas ranks as the world’s third-busiest airport in terms of passenger volume. During the briefing, EVA Air representatives disclosed that the airline was experiencing significant growth in global passenger numbers, with almost double-digit growth being seen across its network.

Cargo

Aerotime

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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. US carrier United Airlines took delivery of two 737 MAX jets plus one 787 during the month.

Jet

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 19, 2024

To me, the most interesting of all was about the airline’s plans for its low-cost subsidiary Rouge. The airline started flying in 2013 with a negotiated cap of 25 Airbus narrowbodies, 25 Boeing 767-300ERs and a thousands of weird hats. These airplanes were cast-offs from Air Canada which were densified.

Airplanes

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our members perform high quality and flight critical work for the airplanes we build and deserve a return on their labor investment that provides for the quality-of-life worthy of that labor,” Jon Holden, President of IAM District 751 and Brandon Bryant, President of IAM District W24, said in a joint statement.

Airplanes

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Bahamasair, the state-owned airline of the Bahamas, is reportedly considering a potential order for Airbus A220 narrowbody aircraft as the carrier mulls a replacement for its aging jet fleet of four Boeing 737-700s. The airplane can fly easily to the full [breadth] of the US and get us well into Latin America,” Cooper added.

Airplanes

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Its a good question, so let me share my experience Why do some airlines offer turndown service? In long haul first and business class , its not uncommon for airlines to offer turndown service, whereby a flight attendant will make your bed when its time to sleep. Is this offered by all airlines in long haul first and business class?

Airplanes

Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

In a significant escalation of the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, Beijing has instructed its airlines to suspend all deliveries of Boeing aircraft, according to sources cited by Bloomberg News. The directive also includes halting purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US companies.

Stability

Aerotime

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The new airplanes will join an already sizeable fleet of the type in service with TUI Group airlines and are scheduled to be delivered to the group between 2025 and 2026. As of September 30, 2024, the company’s owned and managed fleet was leased to 93 airlines in 48 countries and regions worldwide.

Airplanes

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to talk about the airlines that serve the best non-alcoholic beverages. It seems to me like this is an area where lots of airlines drop the ball theyll invest in $100+ bottles of champagne, but then will have a really lackluster non-alcoholic drink list. This isnt your average iced tea.

OAT

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Nowadays, modern aircraft are equipped with systems that can not only fly the aircraft but can also perform fully automated take-offs and landings and can even provide protection systems in the event of unusual flight situations that threaten the safety of the airplane and its occupants.

Weight-Shift-Control

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators found that failures in the navigation system on a United Airlines flight from Lagos to Washington in January 2024 led to the autopilot disengaging on causing altitude excursions. Emergency responders met the airplane upon landing and transported injured people to a nearby clinic.

Final Approach

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

These flights, which could last up to 17 hours, took off from Hamburg, where the airlines maintenance base was also located. However, unwilling to confine the aircraft to the scrapper, LSSG vowed to continue its good work in restoring the airplane to a high static-only condition.

Rudder

Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Although the identity of the customer airline has yet to be revealed by the Oslo-based carrier, it is being described as a “reputable international airline.” Four are shown to be currently operating for Italian charter airline Neos on long-haul wet-lease services.

Threshold

Aerotime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

By 2024, nearly half of the worlds airliner fleet belongs to leasing companies, which place large aircraft orders and then rent them out to airlines, providing capacity flexibility to operators and lowering the barriers of entry to new market entrants. You [have] got to create a whole global airline product support network.

Airplanes

Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

This transformation is fundamentally changing how airlines oversee their fleets, improve operational efficiency, and elevate the overall passenger experience. The data collected is then analysed using sophisticated algorithms and artificial intelligence to provide actionable insights for pilots, maintenance crews and airline management.

Weather

Aerotime

APRIL 30, 2025

The fleet of more than 1,175 airplanes has so far flown nearly five million flights and covered more than 30 million flight hours. Dreamliner pic.twitter.com/uMWzZ0CQOz — Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) April 30, 2025 The 787 Dreamliner family was designed to connect people and places like never before.

Airplanes

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. In June of 2024, off-peak days operated at 95 percent of the peak day departure numbers for the airline.

Airplanes

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

We look forward to providing more airline customers with this popular fuel-efficient and technologically advanced aircraft. The A320 family delivers exceptional benefits to operators, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with BOC Aviation, providing airlines with cutting-edge fleet solutions.”

Airplanes

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The aircraft involved was a Bombardier CRJ-200 operated by Air Wisconsin on behalf of American Eagle, the regional subsidiary of American Airlines. The man was operating the tug on behalf of fellow US major carrier United Airlines at the time of the incident. The incident occurred at around 19:35 local time on Saturday, February 1.

Final Approach

Aerotime

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Two LATAM Airlines aircraft have sustained damage after being involved in a ground collision at Sao Paulo’s Congonhas Airport (CGH) in Brazil. As the A320neo passes to the rear of the A319, its right (starboard) wingtip impacts with the tail section of the second airplane, causing both aircraft to jolt.

Tail

Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For several years, the families of the victims have been fighting for Boeing to face harsher penalties following the accidents involving Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March 2019. Investigators found that both crashes resulted from software faults in the 737 MAX series flight control system.

Airplanes

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The fledgling carrier which first flew in August 2022, saw an impressive rise in passenger revenues although profitability appears to remain some way off for the airline. Parent company SNV Aviation filed its latest results with the Indian Corporate Affairs Ministry recording the airline’s performance after two years of operations.

Airplanes

Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Whittaker said: “The thing that I was most struck by was we’re four weeks post-strike and they’re still not producing airplanes, because they’re focused on their workforce, the training, making sure they have the supply chain sorted out.”

Jet

Aerotime

JULY 18, 2025

With 10 of the 787 aircraft in operation, the airline is set to expand its network, serving new and existing markets across Asia, Europe and the US. “We This marks a significant step for the airline, which has been restructuring its operations to concentrate on more profitable routes.

Jet

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

” As is commonplace in most airports in the world in the modern age, for passengers to be even at an airline departure gate to board an aircraft, that individual must have cleared a TSA security checkpoint. The individual bypassed two identity verification and boarding status stations and was able to board the aircraft.”

Airplanes

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

The airplanes will join ATPs current fleet of 614 light training aircraft that are already used to train new pilots, which already includes 133 factory-fresh aircraft delivered to the organization since 2023. The deliveries will continue through to 2027, with around 40 new airplanes on average arriving each year with the provider.

Pilot

Aerotime

MAY 26, 2025

December 2025 will mark the 24th anniversary since the last ever flight operated by the one-time great American icon of commercial aviation, TWA, or Trans World Airlines, to give the carrier its full name. Truly a rollercoaster of a story that still is referred to nowadays as a case study of how not to run an airline. Since 1926.

Turbulence

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

Im probably a lot more excited about this than I should be, but I cant help it TAAG is acquiring four Boeing 787 Dreamliners In October 2023, Boeing announced that TAAG Angola Airlines placed an order for four Boeing 787 aircraft. I wonder if we just see some generic interiors, or if the airline somehow introduces a great new business class.

Airlines

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Jet2, the UKs second-largest airline in terms of passengers carried annually, has raised its profit projections for 2025 although has also warned that rising costs and delays to the delivery of new aircraft could place pressure on its future profitability. The Leeds, UK-based Jet2 Group includes leisure airline Jet2.com

Airlines

Cranky Flier

JULY 14, 2025

So, let’s start off by looking at seats by airline over time thanks to Cirium’s T-100 data. Seats by Airline on Key Transcon Routes Data via Cirium , transcon defined as Boston/JFK/LaGuardia/Newark to all LA Basin and SF Bay Area airports Back in the 1990s, this was a market in flux. American is… not what it once was.

Airplanes

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Across the top 10 busiest routes, more than 30 million seats were offered by airlines over the year. Frontier uses its A320neo family aircraft for the route, while Southwest uses a mix of 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes. RELATED United Airlines to lease 40 Airbus A321neos, expanding fleet by 2027 9. million seats offered.

Airlines

Aerotime

JUNE 25, 2025

An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 has concluded that “multiple system failures” led to the incident on January 5, 2024. An accident like this only happens when there are multiple system failures,” said Homendy in her opening remarks.

Air Traffic Control

Cranky Flier

MARCH 6, 2025

As Spirit sails through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and prepares to exit, fellow Florida-based airline Silver is not quite having the same luck. After a whole lot of drama, the airlines’s fleet is shrinking and it has cut back flights with no notice. But that was just one of the problems facing the airline.

Airplanes