Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 rolled backward and away from its parking stand at Delhi Airport in India after its crew reportedly failed to set the parking brakes correctly. After the pilots realized the aircraft was rolling backwards, they immediately set the parking brake bringing the airplane to a halt.

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Cabin Crew Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 293

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.

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Airlines Airline Airplanes 288

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?

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 108

Aerotime

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. Skycolors / Shutterstock Note: This article will be limited to major passenger and cargo airlines and is not intended to be an exhaustive list.

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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.

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Airplanes Pilot Cargo Airlines 98

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

US-based aircraft lessor Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced that the company has entered into long-term lease agreements with Uzbekistani carrier Qanot Sharq Airlines for five Airbus A321neo narrowbodies. RELATED Something will definitely change.

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Airlines Airline Airplanes Jet 236

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 17, 2024

I thought it would be fun to make a post with some of the airplane amenities that I like the most. Here we go, in no particular order Singapore Airlines A380 Suites double bed While there are a lot of amazing first class products nowadays, theres something really special about having a double bed on a commercial plane.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 113

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.

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Stability Airplanes Cargo Approach 322

Cranky Flier

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In advance of the combined airline’s investor day next month, it has made it first network adjustments, swapping operators on two routes. But once Hawaiian acquired the A321neo, that was the perfect airplane to go back in. That is the problem with a Hawaiʻi-based airplane. That is now beginning to change.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 282

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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 246

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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 268

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.

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Airplanes Jet Airlines Airline 307

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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 301

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.”

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Airplanes Lift Jet Airlines 292

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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Jet 300

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

It kind of amazes me how often we see viral stories about arguments that arise over seat recline on airplanes. As airlines increasingly squeeze more seats into planes, these situations will likely only continue to get worse. If airlines are going to keep seats as tight as they’ve become, I think it’s not a bad idea.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 115

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.

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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.

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Cargo Airplanes Airlines Airline 284

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.

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Final Approach Approach Airplanes Airlines 286

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 14, 2025

As much as I agree with the idea behind what this guy was saying, my unsolicited advice is that you really shouldnt offer unsolicited advice to others on airplanes, especially with as divided of a country as we have (thanks to Fred for flagging this). Maybe seat back TVs arent actually the best idea! Its just not the time or place.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 108

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.

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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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 211

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.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 284

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.”

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Jet Airplanes Airlines Airline 293

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.

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Threshold Airplanes Airlines Airline 293

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.

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Final Approach Approach Jet Airplanes 284

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?

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 96

Aerotime

APRIL 23, 2025

Air India is reportedly considering the potential acquisition of several Boeing 737 Max narrowbody airplanes, which remain undelivered to Chinese-based airlines amid ongoing tensions between the US Government and China. However, transferring aircraft between airline customers at relatively short notice is far from a simple process.

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Jet Airlines Airline Approach 312

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.

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Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

The companys current production rate of 38 units per month has been pegged at that level by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) following the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plug door blowout in January 2024. Boeings CEO has stated that the planemaker is set to increase the monthly production rate of its 737 MAX family of narrowbodied aircraft.

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Stability Airplanes Jet Airline 266

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Our collaboration with Avianca builds on Honeywells more than 100 years of innovation, which enable us to deliver the industrys most advanced technologies that will help drive the airlines operational performance,” Heath Patrick, President, Americas Aftermarket at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies said in a statement.

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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.

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Turbulence Jet Airlines Airline 292

Aerotime

APRIL 1, 2025

The airplane was invented here in the US but we are watching a slow-motion crash as the Wests lead in aviation is squandered for no good reason. RELATED Chinas COMAC delivers first C909 aircraft to Lao Airlines, expanding fleet The post Boom CEO claims China in the race as plans for COMAC supersonic jet emerge appeared first on AeroTime.

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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.

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Tail Air Traffic Control Airplanes Airlines 301

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.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 313

Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

Another startup working on a similar concept, JetZero, has recently signed landmark partnership deals, including potential aircraft orders with two of the largest airlines in the US, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. It normalizes this technology, Matyushev said, referring to the latest string of deals in this space.

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Cargo Approach Airplanes Airlines 222

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.

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