Aerotime

MARCH 12, 2025

The vigorous post-pandemic travel recovery has led airlines to increase fleet utilization, extend the life of their older aircraft and even reactivate some airframes that had long been in storage. Supply chain constraints have represented a boon for firms able to keep airlines supplied with all sorts of components.

Hangar

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Boeing has delivered its 100 th 767-300BCF Converted Freighter to the worlds largest operator of the aircraft type, SF Airlines, marking a significant milestone in the projects 17-year history. Based at Shenzhen Bao’an International (SZX), SF Airlines operates 19 767-300BCFs and 77 air cargo planes in total, according to ch-aviation.

Cargo

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Since our last report , a lot has happened at the Airline History Museum (AHM). The museum hangar with the Lockheed Constellation on the ramp The biggest news is that the Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation N6937C was officially acquired by John Travoltas production company, Constellation Productions Inc., in September 2024.

Airline

Aerotime

DECEMBER 8, 2024

SOF Connect wants to add 14 additional hangars to the 19 already in place. The airports CEO also confirmed that SOF Connect is in conversation with multiple airlines in order to increase the connectivity of the airport. At least six MRO operators are currently active in Sofia, including one of its major players, Lufthansa Technik.

Narrow-Body Aircraft

Aerotime

JULY 28, 2025

The incident occurred on the evening of July 27, 2025 at around 21:40 local time, when the B737 was being towed to a hangar for scheduled maintenance. The airline also said that investigations are underway. During the process, the aircraft disconnected from the tug vehicle, causing the plane and the vehicle to collide.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

On October 16, 2024, DDA Classic Airlines ‘ DC-3 PH-PBA, lovingly known as Princess Amalia, shut down her engines for the final time with a full load of passengers at Amsterdams Schiphol Airport. This moment marked the conclusion of 40 years of regular passenger operations with classic airliners in the Netherlands.

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Flying out of Bahrain, going to Saudi to pick up passengers and then flying international because as an international airline, you can do that subject to the approval of the government, Zanetto explained. Most of our fleet are VIP airliners, aircraft built as a regular Airbus or Boeing but modified to become a VIP airliner.

Jet

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2025

Qatar Airways claims that its planned new widebody paint facility would reduce aircraft ground time for airline operators across the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. The new Qatar facility will be the first widebody Satys paint facility in the region to feature next-generation digital technology aircraft painting.

Aviation Technology

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

The first batch of apprentices will have the opportunity to undertake simulated practical tasks in a controlled environment that mirrors working in a hangar, alongside their theory and classroom training. The program is designed to increase the number of apprentices that can betrained each year to 150 students.

Hangar

Aerotime

JANUARY 29, 2025

The union warned that ongoing action short of a strike could cause delays across the industry to things like fleet refits, the introduction of new models, licensing of new hangar facilities. Curley added that this is not an issue that is going to just go away and if it continues it will start to impact airlines causing delays.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 6, 2025

😉 Spirit maintenance facility fire suppression system snafu Spirit Airlines has one of its primary maintenance facilities at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). Bottom line A Spirit Airlines hangar was filled with foam on July 4, as the fire suppression system accidentally went off.

Airline

Aerotime

MARCH 26, 2025

Embraer officially commenced assembly of the first E190-E2 aircraft in March 2025, with four of the eight new aircraft set to be delivered to the Groups regional business, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (VARA), within 12 months. The first aircraft, named Coral Bay, is scheduled to enter into service by October 2025.

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World Airline News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

British Airways has announced it is to acquire the Boeing hangar facility and MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) business at Gatwick in a move that will secure jobs at the site and expand BAs presence at this key airport. British Airways Airbus A320-232 G-EUUS (msn 3301) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 962382.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 11, 2025

The event took place in a Korean Air hangar in Seoul in front of more than 1,000 enthusiastic guests, including employees, industry leaders and international and domestic media.

Hangar

Aerotime

JUNE 30, 2025

The company services the Airbus A320 (including A320NEO) and A330 families, as well as the Boeing 737 NG and MAX aircraft for major European and international airlines. Avia Solutions Group has been expanding its portfolio via strategic acquisitions of airlines and other aviation services companies.

Wide-Body Aircraft

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

The symbiotic relationship between the Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) and partnering airlines has since culminated in the creation of a new advisory board designed to get more mechanics trained and hired. READ MORE: FAA Recognizes Cutter Aviation With AMT Award That started with AIMs hangars. Thats unchanged.

Hangar

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 5, 2025

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Airliners International 2025 , held at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. As the world’s largest annual airline history conference and collectibles show, the event attracted aviation enthusiasts, collectors, and historians from around the globe.

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AV Web

APRIL 30, 2025

The pilot flying, who held an airline transport pilot certificate, was killed while several passengers were injured. The NTSBs final report noted that the aircraft had been removed from a heated hangar and refueled before sitting outside in freezing mist and snow for about 40 minutes without any deice or anti-ice treatment.

Ceiling

Aerotime

JUNE 23, 2025

These latest commitments include an order for 20 aircraft (plus 20 options) from Solyu, a Korean aircraft lessor specializing in sustainable aviation, and another 20 (also with 20 options) from Marathon Airlines, a Greek charter and ACMI provider that is considering using the aircraft on regional routes connecting the Aegean islands.

Hangar

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

One of the challenges of having a hangar full of vintage aircraft is finding qualified mechanics to perform the required maintenance on these rare birds. ” READ MORE: These Airlines Are Hiring Aircraft Mechanics in 2025 The training is done at Hangar at 743, the Warbird Factory located at Albany International Airport (KALB) in New York.

Hangar

Aerotime

MAY 22, 2025

During its recent earnings release, the airline indicated another 99 aircraft would also be added to the program. The 777s, in particular, were known for their unusual 2-3-2 layout in business class – not a passenger pleaser when most airlines are pitching direct aisle access in business. What happens to the old interiors?

Tail

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, and still wearing its test registration of D-AZAI, the aircraft finally emerged from the hangar at Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) to begin engine runs and ground testing before its first flight which is expected in the coming days.

Tail

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 27, 2025

Participants visited CAE’s crew training centre, where they explored flight simulators used by airline crews. ” READ MORE PEOPLE & WORKPLACES NEWS HERE The post Iberia opens hangar doors to promote aviation careers to young women appeared first on Aviation Business News.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Frosty air combined with wet leaves blowing up against my hangar door signaled that this is the season for an owner-assisted annual for my humble Cessna 140. Neither of us saw or heard Chad come into the hangar but come in he did. I have the perspective of an older person who has already had an airline career. That is not true.

Aileron

Aerotime

JULY 8, 2025

Inbound tourism to Northern Cyprus will be given a boost after the authorities in the Turkish-controlled section of the Mediterranean island signed a new deal with Turkish Airlines and its budget subsidiary, AJet (formerly known as Anadolu Jet).

Airline

AV Web

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

The Constellation News has reported the new owner of one of the last flyable Lockheed Super Constellations, John Travolta, has tested the engines on the former airliner and freighter. A reorganization of the management of the airport resulted in the museum losing access to the hangar housing its collection, including the Connie.

Airplanes

Air Facts

JUNE 2, 2025

For perspective, imagine this happening on an airline flight: would the gate agent lend you their car for a few hours, just because you flew in on United? Some traditions have certainly faded over the yearsI see fewer hangar kegs than I once didbut many of the most important ones are surprisingly resilient.

Pilot

All Plane

DECEMBER 19, 2024

I already reviewed the Schengen Hangar Lounge at FCO in my previous flight report , so this time we are going to have a look at ITA Airways Piazza di Spagna lounge, which is located past passport control for travelers flying outside the Schengen area. btw, they also have regular airline coffee if you prefer that other sort).

Narrow-Body Aircraft

All Plane

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This also allow me to check out the Hangar lounge at Fiumicino airport. ITA Airways Hangar Lounge at Rome-Fiumicino Airport Whenever possible, a business class review should include also the lounge experience. On this occasion it was the Hangar Lounge, which I had the chance to visit. Opinions are all my own.

Hangar

Plane and Pilot

JULY 31, 2025

The 2013 ATP 1,500-hour requirement for airline pilots raised training costs by turning flight schools into airline pipelines. Avgas prices have tripled, from $2 to over $6 per gallon, while maintenance and hangar fees have surged. Flying clubs and rentals ease the burden, but owning a plane feels less attainable than in 1992.

VOR

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Southwest Announces Layoffs Southwest Airlines disclosed the first layoffs in its 53-year history with the carrier cutting about 1,750 corporate and leadership jobs, or roughly 15% of its non-union workforce. BA is acquiring Boeing’s old maintenance hangar at London/Gatwick. Western Asset Management Co.,

Weather

AV Web

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

As the big pieces get pulled, FBI divers are scouring the bottom of the river for smaller debris and it’s all going to a hangar at Reagan National to be reassembled as close as possible to what Bombardier intended. After all the airliner bits are recovered, the team will move to the helicopter.

Transponder

Simple Flying

JULY 7, 2025

Spirit Airlines has been forced to take several Airbus A320 family aircraft out of service after the fire suppression system was inadvertently activated at its maintenance hangar in Detroit.

Hangar

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The familiar yellow Taylorcraft is parked by a galvanized corrugated steel roof shed-style hangar. With the airplane up on blocks and tied down in the hangar, I sent Andrew a photo. Bill was a pilot for Eastern Airlines and he wore a toupee. One of the hangars still stands out of line with the modern homes.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

We also use sustainable construction in all of our new FBO and hangar development projects. Archer, for example, in April unveiled potential routes for its New York home-to-airport service with United Airlines. Both have eyes on the Big Apple.

Air Traffic Control

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 11, 2025

Photo via Pratt & Whitney Originally entering service in the mid-1970s, the Boeing 747SP (short for “Special Performance”) is a shortened, long-range variant of the iconic 747 airliner. Powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines, the aircraft was designed for intercontinental flights and is now a rare sight in the skies.

General Aviation

Simple Flying

JULY 26, 2025

Podcasts Global Airlines Delta Air Lines Close Thread Sign in to your Simple Flying account Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. Delta will be getting into an already competitive market: United Airlines already operates two daily Los Angeles-Hong Kong flights using the Boeing 787-9.

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