Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The world’s leading electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) developers have been reacting to news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a revolutionary new aircraft category in a major step for the evolution of air taxis. At 2024 NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas on October 22, 2024, the FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker announced the introduction of the ‘powered-lift’ category, thus paving the way for the qualifications and training that instructors and pilots must hold in order t

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Link: Apply now for the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card Alaska Airlines and Bank of America have a couple of co-branded credit cards, which have the potential to be pretty lucrative. We’ve just seen an improved welcome offer rolled out on the personal version of the card, the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® credit card , making it the ideal time to apply.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Birmingham Airport (BHX) in the United Kingdom (UK) has been evacuated and flights suspended amid a police incident involving a “suspicious vehicle”. According to Birmingham Airport, officers from West Midlands Police are currently dealing with an incident and passengers are being advised not to attend the airport. In a statement on October 23, 2024, West Midlands Police said that evacuation was a “precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff”.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Boeing Company on Wednesday reported a whopping loss of over $6 billion in the third quarter as its CEO looks to reset.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Natilus, a Californian startup developing a family of blended-wing-body (BWB) freighter aircraft, announced on October 23, 2024, that it has plans to enter the passenger aircraft market and compete with Boeing and Airbus. AeroTime spoke with Natilus founder and CEO, Aleksey Matyushev, who confirmed that the company is working on a 200-seater aircraft able to cover Transcontinental US routes as well as some Transatlantic ones, such as New York to London.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A rare and exciting opportunity for aviation enthusiasts and photographers alike will take place at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome on November 2, 2024. The Aerodrome will be hosting a special night photo event, allowing attendees to capture stunning images of vintage aircraft in a unique setting. Night engine-run photo shoots have become increasingly popular among aviation photographers, offering dramatic, clean, and visually striking images of historic planes in action.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

American Airlines will lease 14 Bombardier CRJ900s to its regional subsidiary PSA Airlines for operations under the American Eagle brand. On October 22, 2024, PSA Airlines announced that 14 CRJ900s (NextGen) are being purchased by American Airlines and will be integrated into the regional fleet in phases. The first Bombardier CRJ900 is expected to arrive this month, once the aircraft has been converted into a 76-seat, dual-class configuration and processed through PSA’s maintenance program.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 23, 2024

AirAsia has introduced a new initiative to cut carbon emissions at airports with new ground equipment technology at its main hub at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL). At a launch event at KUL Airport, AirAsia and Smart Airport Systems (SAS) demonstrated the use of Combo Units, an advanced piece of airport ground equipment. It offers dual functionality as a Ground Power Unit (GPU) and an Air Condition Unit (ACU), thus providing for the electrical and air-cooling needs of an aircraft wh

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Greenland is getting hot, and I’m not just talking about global warming! Scandinavian Airlines plans Copenhagen to Nuuk route Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced that it will launch a new route between Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) and Nuuk, Greenland (GOH). The seasonal route will commence on June 27, 2025, with 3x weekly services. The flight will operate with the following schedule on Mondays and Wednesdays: SK1294 Copenhagen to Nuuk departing 9:00AM arriving 11:05AM SK1293 Nuuk to Copenhage

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On Monday, October 21st, Bombardier revealed it had begun manufacturing major components for its newest business jet , the Global 8000. This ultra-long-range private jet is set to be the fastest private jet in the world, and also one of the business jets with the furthest range. These key components are spread across several of Bombardier's major manufacturing facilities, which are located across North America, including in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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Jet 119

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Both All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have long issued co-branded credit cards, which are almost noteworthy for how uncompetitive their value proposition is. We’ve just seen Japan Airlines launch a pair of new cards in the United States , and there’s not much to get excited about, with one exception, as flagged by Doctor of Credit. Details of the JAL USA Cards (Basic & Premium) The JAL USA Credit Card has both a Basic Rewards and Premium Rewards version, issued by First Nati

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Delta is expected to provide credit support for Wheels Up's new financing, the firm shared in a press release on Tuesday.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Air France is planning to open a new outstation lounge in the United States, but not necessarily at the airport you’d expect. Air France plans another United States lounge Zach Griff reports on how Air France is planning on opening a 6,129-square-foot lounge at Newark Airport (EWR), in Terminal B. This is per a proposal that has been submitted by the airline, which is expected to be approved at the upcoming Port Authority meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

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Airlines Airline 119

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The now-flying B-21 Raider has recently been assigned its three air force bases, but where does its predecessor's (B-2), predecessor's (B-1) predecessor (aka the B-52H) live? The B-52 fleet is found in just two United States Air Force bases in North Dakota and Louisiana and are expected to fly for around 100 years (although they can operate out of many more bases).

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Hyatt’s footprint in Los Angeles has improved nicely in the Los Angeles area in recent years. Unfortunately there’s now a bit of a setback, as Hyatt appears to be losing two of its properties. However, Hyatt’s loss is Marriott’s gain. Tommie & Thompson Hollywood to become Marriott properties In 2021, we saw the opening of the 190-room Thompson Hollywood and the 212-room tommie Hollywood , located on the same block in Hollywood.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

TARMAC Aerosave has acquired three Airbus A380s that will be recycled for parts to support the global A380 fleet.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines is preparing to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, which is an exciting development for the airline. I wanted to go over all the details, as we haven’t known much about what to expect onboard these jets until now. Ethiopian Airlines has four A350-1000s on order Ethiopian Airlines has a total of four Airbus A350-1000s on order.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The primary international airport serving the nation's capital will receive additional funds for its new terminal project. Virginia's two US Senators, Mark R. Warner, and Tim Kaine announced today that $35,000,000 in federal funding had been awarded for the expansion of Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Amex Offers program often has promotions that can save you money on hotel stays. We frequently see offers with Hilton and Marriott , since these are also Amex co-branded credit card partners. We’ve now seen a new offer rolled out for IHG hotel stays, which has the potential to be lucrative. Spend $250+ at IHG properties, get $50 back There’s a targeted Amex Offers deal for stays at mainstream IHG brand properties over the next few months: Save $50 when you spend $250+ across one or more tra

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Instead of earning frequent flier miles through flying, members of airline loyalty programs can purchase them. The majority of airlines in the United States allow loyalty members to buy additional miles in order to boost their balance, albeit with certain conditions.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In October 2022, Air Côte d’Ivoire placed a fascinating wide body aircraft order, and the airline even plans to introduce a first class product. I wanted to take an updated look at this, as the first jet is expected to be delivered in the near future. Air Côte d’Ivoire adding Airbus A330-900neo to fleet Air Côte d’Ivoire, the national airline of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, has placed a firm order for two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Jet Airlines Airline 113

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The airlines' previous merger agreement collapsed when JetBlue swooped in with a higher offer to Spirit Airlines' shareholders.

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Airline Airlines 116

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It’s fairly rare to see a frequent flyer program offer a welcome bonus to new members without any sort of activity requirement, so this offer is pretty noteworthy (thanks to YHBU for flagging this). Skywards offering 2,000 bonus miles to new members Emirates Skywards is offering a bonus of 2,000 miles to new members. Interestingly this isn’t being offered directly by Emirates, but instead is being offered in partnership with Condor, which doesn’t have its own frequent flyer program (Condor partn

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

On Monday, October 21st, Textron Aviation revealed that one of its newest business jet variants, the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3, had conducted its maiden flight. The flight occurred in early October, but was not revealed until this week. This announcement came ahead of the annual National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (BACE) in Las Vegas , Nevada, one of the largest business aviation conferences in the world.

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Jet 116

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This is creative more than actually useful or a great deal, though I can’t help but cover it (thanks to Frankfurtflyer for flagging this). Pay €99 for private check-in counter in Vienna Airlines try to monetize all kinds of premium services, ranging from priority check-in to priority boarding. However, Austrian Airlines’ newest initiative takes that a step further.

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Airline Airlines 113

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

According to OAG data, the US has an average of 186 daily departures to Asia between November 2024 and August 2025 (excluding the Middle East). Of course, it varies massively by season, with the aviation winter having a typical 178 daily take-offs against 195 daily for the summer. While flights remain down significantly compared to before the pandemic, obviously mainly because of China, things are slowly improving.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Federal Flight Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup says a pilot medical Bill of Rights is under development, a shorter time lag for pilots to regain their privileges after a medication change is on the way and sometime in the future there will be a “period of non-enforcement” to allow those with undeclared history or challenges with mental health to get the help they need without fear of sanctions.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) is the largest airport serving the great state of Hawaii.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cirrus Aircraft’s flight training department has dipped a toe in the augmented reality and virtual reality realm to see if it can make flight training better and more efficient. VP of Training Rob Haig spoke with AVweb’s Russ Niles about the intitiative at NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas. The post Cirrus Studies AR and VR For Flight Training appeared first on AVweb.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The flag carrier of Japan has revamped its credit card offering in the United States with a card that serves as either an entry-level or premium card.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Miami International Airport has become a testing ground for new security technology that includes “laser walls” and fiber-optic sensors.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Out of the six airlines, SkyWest and Republic are the largest regional carriers in terms of their fleet size.

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Airline Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Nuuk is slated to open a new airport next month and airlines are flocking to add new routes from Greenland's capital city.

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Airline Airlines 107

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Boeing has released its Q3 results, which showed that the company continued to bleed cash. Addressing the results, its chief executive said that Boeing has to change its culture and that it would launch a new commercial aircraft program when the time is right.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

During World War II, before the age of computer-generated aircraft engineering drawings, thousands of skilled draftsmen created tens of thousands of drawings for every aspect of every model of aircraft produced—so precise and detailed as to allow different factories to create to the exact specifications needed, yet still as visually beautiful and striking as any fine art.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In an exciting announcement for Singapore Airlines and Air India customers, the two full-service carriers have today announced a significant expansion to their codeshare network. The codeshare agreement has been extended by 51 new destinations, adding 11 Indian cities and 40 international destinations to their network.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Universal Avionics’ latest Aperture visual management system fuses real-time video analysis from multiple cameras, ADS-B data and real-time ATC and aircraft audio/speech recognition—plus Artificial Intelligence insights—to provide imaging with visual instructions displayed directly to cockpit avionics displays. The idea is to blend it all together (with AI front and center) for better obstacle avoidance, taxi guidance and traffic awareness to tame taxiway and runway incursions.

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