Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
2024 proved to be a record year for London-Heathrow Airport (LHR), the UKs busiest air travel gateway. The airport, situated to the west of the English capital city, handled 83.9 million passengers during the twelve months ending December 31, 2024. This figure marks a new annual record for Heathrow and represents a 5.9% increase over the number handled in 2023.
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Exciting news from the Military Aviation Museum their Messerschmitt Me 262 replica is on track to return to flight, with hopes of making an appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 this July. The museums Me 262 is a meticulously crafted replica of the Luftwaffes groundbreaking World War II jet fighter, built to closely match the original design while incorporating modern engines for reliability.
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Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Qatar Airways long-awaited purchase of a 25% minority stake in Australian low-cost carrier Virgin Australia has finally been given the green light by the Australian Governments Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB). The approval was granted by way of a Federal Treasurer’s announcement made on February 27, 2025, and follows a determination by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) indicating its intention to permit the investment to go ahead earlier in the month.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Its always nice to see more nonstop service to interesting destinations. Along those lines, we have reason to believe that Delta will shortly be announcing a new route to Africa, and we know what it is. Delta will fly to Marrakech, Morocco While theres not an official announcement yet, Delta is expected to shortly announce a new route between Atlanta (ATL) and Marrakech (RAK).
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the flag carrier of Scandinavia, has announced an expansion of its global network by extending its codeshare agreement with Air France-KLM, providing more travel choices to customers. For the first time ever, SAS passengers can now fly to Fortaleza and Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, as well as Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa, the airline announced on February 26, 2025.
AV Web
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly on the verge of terminating its $2.4 billion contract with Verizon in favor of Elon Musks Starlink to upgrade to upgrade the communication system that supports the nations air traffic control network. Verizon was awarded the contract in 2023 to modernize a platform that facilitates communication between various air traffic control facilities and FAA offices.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Australias Qantas Group has reported an underlying profit before tax of AUD $1.39 billion (USD $882 million), for the six months that ended December 31, 2024. This is an 11% increase compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year. In its financial results for the first half of FY25 released on February 27, 2025, Qantas Group noted that both corporate and leisure travel demand continued to grow.
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Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced that it will be launching new direct flights between Bahrain International Airport (BAH) and London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) in a move that will strengthen its presence in the UK market. As reported by the Bahrain News Agency and commencing on March 30, 2025, at the start of the IATA summer scheduling season, the airline will offer three weekly flights on the new route, all to be operated by the carriers ten-strong fleet of Boe
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
In this post, Id like to take a look at American Airlines meal pre-order program, for premium cabin passengers. Weve seen the meal pre-order concept become increasingly common with airlines, as a way to ensure that passengers can get their first choice of meals, without airlines having to cater excess meals. This is something I take advantage of almost every time Im on an eligible flight, especially since it typically offers access to a larger food selection as well.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) has welcomed the UK governments response to its second runway application despite its decision to extend the process. On February 27, 2025, the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, said that she was issuing a minded to approve decision for some additional time to seek views from all parties on the provisions.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Many travel loyalty programs offer the ability to earn lifetime elite status. Ordinarily elite status has to be earned on an annual basis, so it sure is nice to be able to not worry about requalifying for status anymore. In this post, I want to take a look at how Alaska Mileage Plan lifetime status works. While Alaska isnt as global as the big three US carriers, the airline is in the oneworld alliance, and a compelling lifetime recognition program.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Theres long been speculation of Air India adding more United States destinations to its network, but so far, it has not made any official announcements. Still, every once in a while, a development hints towards the airline inching closer to adding additional routes to the US, and the latest one includes a leading airport and airline partner announcing a deal with Air India for several global destinations, including Los Angeles and Dallas.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
When the new Air Canada Aeroplan program was introduced in late 2020, Family Sharing was rolled out, whereby members could pool points with others. At the time, it was made clear that this could be suspended in the future if there was lots of abuse. In mid-2023, we saw new enrollments in the Aeroplan Family Sharing feature temporarily suspended for exactly this reason.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
American aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is marking a significant milestone in the advancement of its fuel-efficient geared turbofan (GTF) engine family. The companys new GTF Advantage (GTF-A) engine achieved type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Qantas has announced plans to upgrade the cabins of its Boeing 737s, though its not all good news Qantas updating Boeing 737 cabins as of 2027 Qantas sill introduce new interiors on many of its Boeing 737s the carrier currently flies 75 Boeing 737-800s, and 42 of those are expected to receive a full cabin overhaul. With this overhaul, well see: New business class seats New economy class seats New, larger overhead bins, which can accommodate up to 50% more bags A full cabin refresh with new carp
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Jeff Bezos is currently one of the world's richest businessmen. Bezos is the famous founder of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company. After founding the company in mid-1994, Bezos has grown the company to become one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world, as the company now offers services in the e-commerce industry, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and even artificial intelligence (AI).
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
During my Aria Suite Adventure to Hong Kong , I had the chance to check out several lounges at Washington Dulles Airport (IAD). After checking out the Capital One Lounge and Chase Sapphire Lounge , I stopped in at the Turkish Airlines Lounge, which is a lounge used by several airlines, and its also open to Priority Pass. On the surface, the Turkish Airlines Lounge is fairly decent, with lots of natural light, decent seating arrangements, and a respectable selection of food and drinks.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The Honda HA-480 Echelon is a larger variant of the original HondaJet HA-420 light business jet designed and developed by Honda Aircraft Company in the United States. Introduced in October 2021 at the NBAA Convention and Exhibition, the aircraft will seat up to 11 people and will be the longest-range single-pilot business jet. The aircraft is designed to compete with existing mid-size products in the market, including Cessna Citation CJ3/CJ4, Embraer Phenom 300, and Pilatus PC-24.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
During my Aria Suite Adventure to Hong Kong , I had the chance to check out several lounges at Washington Dulles Airport (IAD). After visiting the Capital One Lounge , Chase Sapphire Lounge , and Turkish Airlines Lounge , I stopped in at the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse. In addition to serving Virgin Atlantics daily flight, the lounge is also open to Priority Pass members, and is used as a contract lounge by other airlines, like All Nippon Airways.
Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Aviation has influenced global events, transformed travel, and captured the imaginations of pilots and enthusiasts around the world. You wont, of course, encounter many lessons on aviation history during flight training, but it nonetheless provides a context within which we can better understand ourselves as students, pilots, or enthusiasts. Thats why we suggest these 10 books to begin your journey through the history of flight: The Wright Brothers David McCullough (2015) McCulloughs biography
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Avion Express Brasil, a fully owned subsidiary of Avion Express and part of Avia Solutions Group, has successfully obtained its Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). This milestone marks the official launch of the first dedicated ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) operator in Brazil, further strengthening Avion Expresss position as a global leader in ACMI solutions.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The system of how regional airlines operate in the United States is, at best, extremely confusing. It would make quite a lot of sense for full-service airlines to simply own a regional subsidiary that would conduct these kinds of operations. For example, airlines in Europe tend to operate using this model. British Airways, Lufthansa, KLM, and others all have small regional subsidiaries, which mostly operate regional services within Europe and cater mostly to business travelers.
Aerotime
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines has revealed it will operate to 161 global destinations during the summer of 2025, with 95 cities in Europe and 66 intercontinental destinations seeing the Dutch carriers all-blue aircraft. For the northern summer IATA scheduling season, which runs from March 30, 2025, until October 25, 2025, the carrier will offer 4% capacity overall across its network compared to the same season in 2024.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Northern carriers will switch to summer schedules on March 30 based on IATA slot seasons. In the peak summer, when demand, capacity, and fares are at their highest, more than 35 passenger airlines will operate between the US and Europe. They'll have up to 635 take-offs daily , which Cirium Diio data shows is the highest number ever.
Aviation Bussiness News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
New modern retailing technology is being adopted by BA and American Airlines to provide their shared interline and codeshare customer base a more smooth customer experience. The Amadeus Altitude25 conference in Lisbon last week heard how airline partnerships represent a significant amount of carriers’ business accounting for 8% of segments sold and 28% of revenues.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is ramping up for what it is expecting to be its busiest spring break season on record. Recent figures released by the airport estimated that 3.3 million passengers will be traveling through the airport between March 1st and April 6th of this year, a surge in passenger traffic that evens out to roughly 91,000 passengers per day.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
On Thursday, the airline said it plans to restore its last two A380s to active service in 2025. Previously, the last A380 was set to reenter service in 2026.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its final report on a runway incursion involving a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 and a Cessna C208B Caravan in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 23, 2023.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Heres something that I didnt necessarily see coming. Etihad Airways has announced that it will start flying its Airbus A380s to a new destination for the first time. Perhaps even more interesting is which route is losing the A380 Etihad A380 will fly from Abu Dhabi to Toronto At the start of the pandemic, Etihad Airways grounded its Airbus A380 fleet, with plans to likely retire the aircraft permanently.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
A South Carolina man who stripped naked and assaulted a federal officer at Indianapolis International Airport in 2023 has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. His sentence is at the top of the US Sentencing Guidelines range.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Most of the information filed in an IFR flight plan is based on weather forecasts that are released well before your wheels ever leave the ground. Here’s a look at what parts of the flight plan actually matter to ATC so that you know how to react if and when the weather conditions don’t match the forecast. To take the next step, check out Sporty’s Instrument Rating Course , which includes 13 hours of in-flight HD cross-country and instrument approach video training and comprehe
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Developed from Bombardier Aviation's popular Global 7500, the Global 8000 is their next flagship product that is intended to be not only the world's fastest business jet but also the world's fastest new civilian aircraft in decades. The Global 7500 has already been certified as a clean sheet design and introduced into the business aviation market back in 2018; the Global 8000 will be the 7500's big brother, though it had not always been intended that way.
One Mile at a Time
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Heres a cool new opportunity to redeem Avios for travel within Africa, as flagged by Head for Points. Use Avios for travel on Airlink in Africa Qatar Airways is buying a stake in Airlink , South Africas largest regional airline. The airline operates a fleet of roughly 65 jets, serving around 45 destinations in 15 countries. Historically, options for redeeming points on Airlink have been fairly limited, but that has changed.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
It won't be long until easyJet returns to Frankfurt, Europe's sixth-busiest airport by passengers. It will do so on March 30, when the low-cost carrier and other northern airlines switch to summer schedules based on IATA slot seasons.
Airline Geeks
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Starting on May 1, all domestic mainline flights will get an additional five minutes of boarding time, the airline said.
Simple Flying
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
During the early years of jet-powered flight, the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy extensively invested in the development of next-generation fighter jets. As the Cold War approached, it was more important than ever for Britain to maintain a technological edge over adversaries across the globe, and one of the linchpins of the country's military might was its fleet of aircraft carriers, which could bring both air superiority and ground attack capabilities to virtually any theater within several day
AV Web
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
An all-women crew will take flight for Blue Origins 31 st mission, the company announced Thursday. Lauren Snchez, a pilot, journalist and fianc to the companys founder Jeff Bezos, will head the mission. Sanchez will be joined by journalist Gayle King, singer Katy Perry, bioastronautics scientist Amanda Nguyen, former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, and film producer Kerianne Flynn to complete the six-person crew.
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