Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

A report has come to light in the German media concerning a major flight safety issue that affected a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Spain in February 2024. The report published by the German news agency dpa sets out the sequence of events that led to a Lufthansa Airbus A321 flying for around ten minutes without any pilot actively at the controls of the aircraft before the situation was resolved.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Pilot in Command 285

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

The conflict between India and Pakistan due to the horrendous terrorist attack in Kashmir has resulted in both countries closing their airspace for each other's carriers. This has caused major operational challenges for Indian airlines, particularly Air India, which overflew Pakistan for flights to many international destinations.

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Airlines Airline 131

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has reported a profit after tax of 1.61 billion for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, representing a drop of 16% compared to the previous fiscal year, when it posted a 1.92 billion profit. The airline attributed the profit drop to pricing pressure, which has led to average fares being 7% lower compared to the preceding year. A modest increase in ancillary revenue (+1%) has not been enough to offset the lower ticket prices.

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Airlines Airline 287

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

The Boeing 747-8 is the latest and final variant of Boeing's iconic aircraft. The 747-8 entered commercial service in June 2012 with Lufthansa. However, despite predictions of sales figures totaling more than 300 aircraft, the 747-8 was relatively unsuccessful for the US manufacturer, with only 155 built before production ended in 2023.

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Airlines Airline 119

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Hundreds of flights have been delayed or cancelled at Paris Orly Airport (ORY) after air traffic control systems experienced a breakdown. On May 18, 2025, Aroports de Paris (ADP), which manages 14 airports in the Paris area, confirmed the issue in a statement on X saying that due to a breakdown in air traffic control systems at Orly airport, flight delays and cancellations are to be expected.

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Air Traffic Control Airlines Airline 286

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Earlier today, the UK government announced that it had reached a new agreement with the European Union (EU), with this deal concerning a wide variety of regulations. As far as the commercial aviation sector is concerned, the most notable headline from the diverse deal is the fact that the EU has agreed to let UK passport holders use eGates at more airports in the region, expediting border crossings.

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Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Amid a round of rapid growth and the development of international expansion plans, Vietnamese private budget carrier Vietjet Air has announced an agreement with Boeing to transfer up to 50 Boeing 737 aircraft to its Thailand-based subsidiary known as Thai Vietjet Air. The move comes as the airline seeks to strengthen aviation and tourism connectivity between Thailand, Vietnam, as well as other countries in the region, and follows a recent deal to set up a new subsidiary in Kazakhstan.

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Airlines Airline Pilot 263

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Cathay Pacific recently celebrated the graduation of its latest batch of cadet pilots who completed the Cadet Pilot Training Program. This is also the first group of cadet pilot graduates that received in-house ground theory training at the airlines own Cathay Academy. The batch of 34 cadet pilots also underwent flight training at AeroGuard Flight Training Center in Arizona and Multi Crew Cooperation (MCC) training in flight simulators with Cathay Academy before graduating from the program.

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Pilot Airlines Airline 251

Cranky Flier

MAY 19, 2025

Delta has been teasing that it would have some sort of “Basic Business” unbundled offering for a long time. We expected to see it at the airline’s last investor day, but that didn’t happen. Apparently the airline wasn’t ready. But now… it still hasn’t happened. But Delta has reorganized its fare brands in a way that sets the stage for an eventual Basic product in all cabins.

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Airlines Airline 130

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has announced the launch of nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi to Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, further expanding its growing network of US routes. The new services are due to commence on May 4, 2026, and will initially operate four times per week using the carriers Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

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Cockpit Airlines Airline Jet 248

Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

A massive federal spending bill heading to vote this week includes $12.5 billion in airport and air traffic control infrastructure projects over the next four years. The national budget for the 2025 fiscal year, titled the Big Beautiful Bill, was approved by the House Budget Committee in a rare weekend vote on Sunday night. It is expected to be put to vote on the House floor by the end of this week.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Approach 120

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

Air Canada launched its inaugural flight from MontralTrudeau International Airport (YUL) to Naples-Capodichino International Airport (NAP), marking its fourth service to Italy. The seasonal eight-hour flight, which is serviced by the airlines Boeing B787 Dreamliner fleet, will run until October 25, 2025. We are thrilled to inaugurate new, non-stop service between Canada and Naples, a scenic new destination in Air Canadas global network and our fourth in the Italian market.

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Cargo Airlines Airline 264

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Have you ever had an instance where you performed an action purely out of habit or muscle memory that wasnt necessary? It would appear that something like this happened during the takeoff roll of a British Airways Boeing 777, with the jet ultimately needing to reject takeoff.

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Pilot Jet Airlines Airline 109

One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2025

We see a lot of marketing used in the hotel industry, and increasingly, it all feels like it means very little. This is largely due to the continued relaxing of brand standards that were seeing, as the major hotel groups want to grow at all costs. For example, you have limited service hotels that are actually pretty full service , and you have hotels that market themselves as boutique, while having hundreds of rooms.

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Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Those looking to travel to Italy from Canada this summer now have more options to choose from. Air Canada has inaugurated its flight from Montreal to Naples, Italy, on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The four weekly flights will add to the already existing Air Canada network to Italy, including destinations such as Rome, Milan, and Venice.

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Airlines Airline 119

AOPA

MAY 19, 2025

Built in one week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 in Wisconsin, the Sonex Waiex-B was delivered by the Experimental Aircraft Association to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, where it went immediately on display.

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Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

This October, EVA Air will launch a new route to the United States, with the airline connecting Taiwan with Dallas/Fort Worth. The company is the first carrier to do so since at least 2000. This move represents a series of steps the airline has taken to expand in the United States and cater to increasing demand from business passengers.

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Airlines Airline 111

Air Facts

MAY 19, 2025

What the Sky Taught Me Air Facts Journal Small airports hold a peculiar magicthey exist in the present moment while preserving a vision from long ago. For decades, I watched small aircraft come and go from these little strips, until at 49, that pull became a question I couldn’t ignore: what was I missing by staying on the ground? What relationshipswhat dialogueawaited me in the sky?

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Crosswind Approach Tail Weather 92

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

According to Statista , the Royal Air Force currently has 556 fixed-wing aircraft. These range from tiny training aircraft to next-generation fast jets like the F-35 Lightning II to enormous freighters and tankers.

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Jet 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 19, 2025

One of the largest and most iconic aircraft at the Yorkshire Air Museum, the Handley Page Victor XL231, is undergoing a major transformation as it is repainted in its original Cold War-era camouflage scheme for the first time in four decades. Scaffolding has recently gone up around the massive four-engine jetmeasuring 117 feet wide and 114 feet longmarking the start of a month-long restoration project.

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Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Technological advancements within the aerospace industry have allowed airlines to push the envelope of whats possible, including route networks. With new-generation engines and airframe improvements, carriers are now able to fly routes that would have been unprofitable with widebody aircraft, as long-haul narrowbodies are now able to traverse oceans, including the Atlantic.

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Airlines Airline 105

Inspire

MAY 19, 2025

By Mathieu Labs, EAA Lifetime 678257, EAA Chapter 1710 President & Young Eagles Coordinator On the afternoon of Friday, April 11, I had the privilege of completing my 400th Young Eagles flight. It took place in my Cessna 172 with EAA Chapter 1710 and marked a milestone that was as meaningful as it was memorable. […] The post Full Circle at 400: Why I Fly Young Eagles first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Hangar 98

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Virgin Atlantic's fleet consists of 44 aircraft : 17 Boeing 787-9s, 12 Airbus A350-1000s, eight A330-900s, and seven A330-300s. Its average fleet age is a reasonably low 7.2 years, helped by its A330-900s (1.6 years) and A350s (4.4 years). Removing the rest of its A330-300s by 2028 will help. Doing so will improve its fleet's fuel consumption, maintenance requirements, and hard product, offset by higher ownership costs.

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Airlines Airline 111

One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2025

Goodness, this certainly cant be good for morale, or make frontline employees feel great. The dire state of Americans crew rooms Its normal for airlines to have crew rooms for both pilots and flight attendants. This is a place that they can hang out before flights or during connections. These crew rooms often have some quiet areas with reclining chairs, so that flight attendants can get some rest, especially if theyre commuters, and have an extended period of time before theyre flying.

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Pilot Airlines Airline 92

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

An American Airlines flight 2144 bound for Miami turned back to Charleston International Airport (CHS) on Sunday morning, following what the airline described as a potential mechanical issue shortly after departure, as reported by live5news. The aircraft landed safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Airlines Airline 110

Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Todays Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Todays Top Pick is a 1980 Mooney M20K 305 Rocket. While it is safe to say that Mooney got it right with the M20 airframe way back in the 1950s, the model has undergone many changes that have improved its speed and efficiency.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot Density Altitude 97

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Some 61 airports will have Airbus A380 flights in June , involving 36 countries, including Bahrain. Emirates will operate Dubai-Bahrain on a one-off basis for Eid al-Adha, two months after the last one-off service existed for the country's Grand Prix. With a block time of as little as 1h 15m, it will temporarily be the world's shortest superjumbo flight.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2025

Welcome to my next trip report series, covering a recent trip I took to Paris for one night. This will be one of my shorter trip reports, since it was just a three day trip. In this series, you can expect flight reviews of Aviancas A320 business class, Aviancas 787-8 business class, and Air Frances 777-300ER first class. You can expect a review of the Courtyard Charles de Gaulle Airport, plus some airport lounge reviews.

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Airlines Airline 88

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 operating a flight from Minneapolis to Kalispell on May 17 was forced to divert to Spokane due to an issue with the aircrafts flaps. The flight landed safely and continued to its destination after a few hours on the ground.

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Airlines Airline 105

Aviation News

MAY 19, 2025

Embraer, aglobal leader in the aerospace industry,will participate inDSEI Japanin Chiba City from May 21 to 23, with the KC-390 Millennium, the advanced multi-mission medium.

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Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

The first Boeing 777 was delivered to launch customer United Airlines on May 15, 1995. That aircraft was the brilliantly registered N777UA, a non-Extended Range variant that remains active today. While N777UA's first test flight was in April 1995, the world's oldest active 777 is N774UA. It is a 30.8-year-old machine and the second Triple 7 built. Its first test flight was in July 1994, but it was delivered later.

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Airlines Airline 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 19, 2025

RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) is gearing up for an eventful 2025 display season, with new pilot qualifications and historic aircraft returning to the skies. One of the most notable developments is the addition of Squadron Leader Al Luckins, a current RAF Typhoon pilot with 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron, to the BBMFs elite roster of historic aircraft pilots.

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Pilot Cockpit 84

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

United Airlines and The Cookie Department, a company that has several snack brands, including Buy A Bar, Give A Bar, have enhanced their partnership. The pair is building on the success of the latter companys cookies being sold onboard the airlines aircraft.

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Airlines Airline 105

Plane and Pilot

MAY 19, 2025

Maule MXT-7-180 La Porte, Texas/Injuries: 1 Serious NTSB Report: CEN23FA164 The purpose of the flight was to conduct an aerial survey. Just after departing from Runway 5, the pilot announced on the airports common traffic advisory frequency that the engine was running rough and he was returning to the airport. Another pilot flying in the airport traffic pattern reported that the accident airplane appeared too high and fast to land on Runway 23.

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Rudder Airplanes Annual Inspection Runway 71

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

Avelo Airlines has been in the news a lot in recent months amid its involvement with deportation flights from the US on behalf of the US Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The move came amid a crackdown on alleged illegal immigration by the American government, but it has seen the ultra-low-cost carrier face considerable criticism and even boycott calls.

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Airlines Airline 105

Flying Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

As a pilot, you take immense pride in your aviation equipment, knowing that keeping it in top shape is crucial for performing your duties effectively. From safeguarding your headset for clear communication in the flight deck to protecting your tablet for accurate aeronautical data delivery, well-maintained gear can serve you reliably for years. Additionally, given its specialized nature, aviation equipment can be costly.

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Pilot Flight Deck Turbulence 76

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2025

It is common for people to browse through a range of travel sites that offer vacation packages, including commercial flights, hotels, car rentals, and other attractions. The options are endless with such travel sites. Planning a vacation on a private jet generally requires more personalized inquiries through private jet charter companies.

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Jet 98