Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Question: Is there a difference between a Pilots Operating Handbook (POH) and Airplane Flight Manual (AFM)? Regulations require that a “current and approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) be on board the aircraft.” I hear the terms being used interchangeably.

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Airplanes Tail Operating Limitations Pilot 91

Cranky Flier

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But once Hawaiian acquired the A321neo, that was the perfect airplane to go back in. See, before, Hawaiian would fly the airplane out from Kahului and then it would sit overnight before coming back to Maui in the morning. That is the problem with a Hawaiʻi-based airplane. This isnʻt about giving passengers more choice.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 282

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. Reclining your airplane seat is a right You should still be courteous While you have the right to recline, that doesn’t mean that you actually should. That belief doesn’t seem to be shared by many people.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Approach 117

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These airplanes were cast-offs from Air Canada which were densified. Air Canada’s investor deck says it has 41 airplanes in the Rouge fleet today, but this Air Canada page says there are 18 A319s, 15 A321s, and 5 A320s. But if those routes are going to work, they’ll need to be transferred to another airplane.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 246

Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

RELATED Boeing says China to more than double commercial airplane fleet by 2043 Boeing, which considers China one of its largest growth markets, could face substantial repercussions from this development.

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Stability Airplanes Cargo Approach 315

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 245

Aerotime

JUNE 3, 2025

“We are receiving airplanes from both Boeing and Airbus, but deliveries have been delayed, some by three months, some six months, some more, Bekele told Reuters. Ethiopian Airlines currently has a range of aircraft on order from both Boeing and Airbus.

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Airlines Airline Jet Airplanes 299

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 300

Aerotime

JANUARY 10, 2025

The FAA said: The FAA is issuing this AD to address any heat damage to the outer cylinder of the landing gear, which could result in the inability of a principal structural element to sustain limit load, gear collapse resulting in loss of control of the airplane, and potential for off-runway excursion.

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Runway Airplanes 300

Aerotime

JANUARY 31, 2025

This airplane brings the efficiency and versatility we need to meet growing market demands, replace our aging widebody fleet, and deliver a world-class experience to our passengers.

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Airlines Airline Tail Airplanes 278

Cranky Flier

APRIL 1, 2025

Allegiant has always focused on cheap airplanes. Low capital costs means it can sit airplanes and not have to worry about hustling to make revenue to pay for pricey assets. Spirit has new, expensive airplanes which it has to pay for. In 2023, Spirit had operated its airplanes an average of 11.1 It has a plan.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 211

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. To #TeamBoeing in Washington, we applaud your efforts in thoughtfully restarting production and working to deliver quality airplanes for our customers.

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Jet Approach Airplanes Airlines 263

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.

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NOTAMs Cargo Airlines Airline 207

Aerotime

DECEMBER 10, 2024

IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane. This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches.

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Cockpit Weather Flight Plan Airplanes 278

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 283

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 303

Aerotime

MAY 6, 2025

In 2025, it’s one of the few cheap airplanes that routinely lists under $20,000. m) Powerplant 1 Continental A-65, 65 hp Cruise Speed 85 mph (137 km/h) Range 300 mi (483 km) If you’re after one of the most affordable airplanes with vintage charm, the Aeronca Champion delivers. m) Wingspan 30 ft (9.1

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Rudder Pilot Airplanes Crosswind 246

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

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. While the passenger cabin retains much of its 1950s bygone-era charm, some more modern conveniences have been added to give the airplane an updated feel.

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Rudder Airplanes Hangar Tail 268

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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Pilot Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit 259

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. BOC Aviation has announced it has signed a lease agreement with European travel group TUI for the supply of 14 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 293

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. Let's beat 'em. Neither Boeing nor Airbus has launched a new jet in 20 years. We must invent and build the next generation of jets here in the US, added Scholl.

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Jet Airplanes Airlines Airline 306

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

BOC Aviations latest investment in the 737-8 demonstrates the confidence lessors have in this airplane to meet continued air travel demand and improve fuel efficiency, said Brad McMullen, Boeing senior vice president of Commercial Sales and Marketing.

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Airplanes Lift Jet Airlines 263

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

Emergency responders met the airplane upon landing and transported injured people to a nearby clinic. During these fluctuations, meal service was taking place in the cabin, leading to some passenger injuries. The flight crew decided to turn back and returned to LOS Airport, where the aircraft landed safely.

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Final Approach Approach Airplanes Airlines 260

Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

Addressing the legacy of quality failings on the MAX production lines of the past, Ortberg commented that production defects on the 737 MAX program are down by 30%, adding that, “virtually every one of our customers is reporting a higher quality of airplane at delivery.”

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Stability Airplanes Jet Airlines 240

Cranky Flier

JUNE 5, 2025

The airplane itself is a blended-wing aircraft, or as they like to call it, an “all-wing” airplane. Photo via Jon Ostrower The front part of the airplane is narrower and can have more traditional seating options with windows. For passengers, that means it feels like any other airplane.

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Airplanes Lift Ceiling Cockpit 130

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The natural question, of course, is where do you fly all these airplanes in winter if they aren’t going to Europe? JetBlue may not need the range of the LR for it, but these airplanes are doing a lot of Phoenix and Vegas this winter. We already know that answer.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 240

Cranky Flier

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A whole lot of airplanes are moving around, and the end result is much better utilization. There is much more choice for customers, but this also lets the airline utilize its airplanes better. Thanks to Cirium data, it was easy for me to take a deeper look with ease. How about Portland – Kahului?

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Pilot 246

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

The airplane served in World War 2 as an administrative aircraft, stationed at bases in Washington, Colorado, and California. The Berlin Express name and accompanying markings come from the airplanes appearance in the 1970 satirical war film ‘ Catch-22 ,’ based on the Joseph Heller novel of the same name.

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Airlines Airline Airplanes 255

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

We congratulate Safran for this key achievement, which is paving the way for electrification of aviation, for small airplanes and beyond. EASA is fully committed to support the development and certification of propulsion technologies aimed at decarbonizing aviation.

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Airplanes 279

Cranky Flier

MARCH 6, 2025

Truenoord decided that it wanted more money from Silver to keep the three airplanes it had flying with the airline. Silver balked and parked the airplanes. Silver also had not come to an agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC), so it had to send those airplanes back as well. Lessors want their planes back.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 147

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For an airline like SWC, the big benefit would have been the ability to have pilots fly the airplanes with fewer hours. These airplanes fly mostly on Essential Air Service routes subsidized by the government, and they are the first things to get squeezed in a pilot shortage. So… then what’s the point?

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Pilot Airplanes Flight Deck Airlines 239

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The airplane can fly easily to the full [breadth] of the US and get us well into Latin America,” Cooper added. HMBSoFL Photography / Shutterstock The A220 would provide Bahamasair with opportunities to do things that we’re not doing presently.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline Jet 287

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Six further 787s will join the fleet in the first quarter of 2025, bringing the total fleet to 90 airplanes, while looking further ahead, another 41 new aircraft are scheduled for delivery to the carrier from 2026. The carrier also operates a fleet of nine 777-200F freighters as part of its cargo division, EVA Air Cargo.

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Cargo Airplanes Airlines Airline 278

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

” A full investigation is now underway as to how the woman involved evaded all of the security measures at JFK Airport and boarded the Delta Air Lines flight to Paris without a valid boarding card.

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Airplanes Airlines Airline 312

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The US Coast Guard announced on X that it dispatched an HC-130 Hercules airplane to look for the Cessna Caravans last known location. The US Coast Guard and the Nome Volunteer Fire Department are both participating in the search, though efforts are limited to air searches due to poor weather conditions and low visibility.

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Air Traffic Control Weather Runway Airplanes 258

Aerotime

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The strategy has helped the Norwegian carrier balance the seasonal cycle and provide robust year-round income, as well as keeping its airplanes and crews in the air for 12 months of the year. Norse According to ch-aviation, Norse’s current fleet of seven Boeing 787-9s has an average age of 6.5

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Threshold Airplanes Airlines Airline 286

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the company's most important subdivision, and it generates the most revenue for the company.

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Stability Airplanes 126