Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Embraer is continuing its active pursuit of industrial cooperation plans outside of Brazil. On April 1, 2025, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkish Aerospace (TUSA-Trk Havaclk ve Uzay Sanayii), Turkeys state-owned aerospace company, to cooperate in the industrial and research domains. The initiative could potentially involve the building of an assembly line for Embraers E2 family of commercial airliners in Turkey.

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Ask the Pilot

APRIL 2, 2025

November 5, 2019 I’ve pretty much had it with the safety demo arms race: the noise, the gimmickry, the hoary attempts at humor. The competition has been tight in this mad contest, with various carriers attempting to out-cute one another, setting their briefings to music, using animation, adding celebrity cameos, and so on. Some months ago, Virgin America brought us this unforgettable, five-minute fever-dream.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

United Airlines is expanding its reach into the Asia-Pacific region with the announcement of new flights to Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, and the Philippines. The airline said that new flights will be scheduled to offer easier connections for travelers from across North America to help meet the growing demand for travel to the following destinations.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Air Frances impressive investment in its passenger experience is continuing, as the airline has today unveiled a refreshed lounge at its global hub. Air France Lounge Terminal 2E Hall K renovated, expanded On April 2, 2025, a new Air France Lounge has opened in Terminal 2E Hall K at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). I actually reviewed this exact lounge two years ago , and since then, it has undergone a renovation and expansion.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has agreed to appear before the US Senate Commerce Committee to detail what steps the company has taken to enhance its focus on safety, US Senator Ted Cruz has announced. Senator Cruz, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will hold a full committee hearing titled Safety First: Restoring Boeings Status as a Great American Manufacturer on April 2, 2025, the US Senate announced.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

For the transatlantic return segment of our royal visit to Versailles , I flew Austrians Boeing 787-9 business class on the nine hour flight from Vienna (VIE) to Washington (IAD). Ive long been a fan of Austrian, and its my favorite Lufthansa Group carrier in terms of business class soft product. Whats exciting is that the airline recently started taking delivery of 787s , representing a new era for the carrier.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Members of Parliament in the UK have been grilling representatives from companies involved in the response to a power outage at London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) that resulted in flight operations grinding to a standstill. Among the representatives appearing in front of the Transport Select Committeeon April 2, 2025, was Thomas Woldbye, the Chief Executive of Heathrow Airport , who began the session by apologizing for the disruption and the considerable inconvenience and concern it caused.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

The Transport Accident and Incident Investigations Division of Lithuanias Ministry of Justice has published an interim report regarding the safety investigation into the crash of a DHL cargo aircraft in Vilnius in late November 2024. On November 25, 2024, a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 tragically crashed during its approach to Vilnius Airport (VNO) in the early hours of the morning.

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Jetwhine

APRIL 2, 2025

Flying an airplane smoothly demands dozens of subtle, often repetitive movements, like adjusting engine power each time the aircrafts pitch attitude changes. Any repetitive process is, of course, perfect for some form of automation. Leonard Greene understood that nearly 70 years ago when he created the first commercial autothrottle system. Greene founded the New York-based Safe Flight Instrument Company, also known for its angle-of-attack and stall warning systems.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Air Canadas inaugural flight from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Manilas Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) took off on April 2, 2025, marking the first direct service between Canada and the Philippines by a Canadian carrier. Flight AC 017 departed Vancouver at 13:44 local time and, at the time of writing, is currently en route to the capital of the Philippines, where it is expected to arrive at 06:20 local time on April 3, 2025.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Im a huge fan of airline marketing and branding , and its something I probably pay more attention to than the average person (shocker, I know!). I love when an airline has a cool logo, whether its United Airlines old tulip logo, Deltas widget, or Lufthansas crane. The reality is that most airlines significantly evolve their logos over the years, or even change them completely.

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Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 2, 2025

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its February 2025 data on the global air cargo markets, noting a slight decline in demand overall, although some regions saw improving figures. The report highlighted the first decline in total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres (CTK), since mid-2023, with a decrease of 0.1% compared to February 2024 (+0.4% for international operations).

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AV Web

APRIL 2, 2025

Airbus’s sudden postponement of its hydrogen aircraft development program in February set an ominous tone for what has been cited as among the most promising future aviation technologies but that’s all history now. The planemaker announced at its annual forum last week that its plans for its ZEROe concept just got bigger. It unveiled a bigger and more capable airliner with four propellers, whose electric motors are each powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 2, 2025

Not every approach and landing will be by the book during your training, and you’ll inevitably encounter situations when you round out too high, overshoot the touchdown point or bounce after the initial touchdown. This is perfectly normal and learning how to recover from these scenarios will improve your confidence and help you make better landings in the long run.

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AV Web

APRIL 2, 2025

George Braly, co-founder of General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (GAMI) presented a forum at Sun n Fun 2025 today on his efforts to bring GAMIs G100UL unleaded avgas to market. Braly expanded on remarks he shared with AVWeb yesterday in a podcast on the topic. In addition to the topics raised in the podcast, Braly shared two of his reasons for not participating in the ASTM approval process for his fuel blend.

General Aviation

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

This is kind of hilarious. Authorities in Jamaica have claimed that Emirates is launching flights to the country. Emirates denies that its launching flights to Jamaica. Authorities in Jamaica have responded to Emirates by essentially claiming the airline doesnt know what its talking about Jamaica Tourism Minister touts new Emirates flight Yesterday I came across a story on Facebook about how Emirates Airline connects Jamaica to Middle East.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

An incident has surfaced involving a regional American Eagle flight in which the aircraft cabin was filled with haze upon landing. Any indication of a possible fire inside an aircraft can be extremely dangerous, and the American Eagle flight was promptly evacuated. Thankfully, no passenger injuries were reported.

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AV Web

APRIL 2, 2025

The Cessna 172 Skyhawk shared its 70th birthday with parent company Textron Aviations Top Hawk Program, which is celebrating its 10th. Top Hawk provides student pilots with an opportunity to learn to fly, and the Skyhawk is among the most popular trainers in the field. Since the launch of Top Hawk in 2015, Textron has placed close to fifty 172s with participating training organizations around the world.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

In previous years, Delta Air Lines operated its longest Boeing 757-200 route between its principal North American hub at Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL) and Ted Stevens International Airport (ANC) in Anchorage. An extremely unique route that is known for catering to vacationers during the summer travel season, it is unsurprising that Delta has historically chosen to operate this route as a seasonal service.

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 2, 2025

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its global passenger demand data for February 2025, revealing a modest overall increase in air travel, primarily driven by international markets. Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) was up 2.6% compared to February 2024. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) rose to 2.0% year-on-year, and the months load factor was 81.1%, +0.4ppt compared to the previous year.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Rosen Aviation, IFE and cabin electronics experts headquartered in Eugene, Oregon, today announced the launch of the worlds first operator designed Cabin Management System for VIP, business and commercial aviation cabins. The collaborative venture leverages Rosens over 40-year history of delivering contemporary and bespoke technologies to the aviation cabin with an industry-leading operator that has been the exclusive user of the Celestia Cabin Management System since 2007.

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Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 2, 2025

Fiji Airways, the flag carrier of Fiji and the South Pacific, has officially joined global airline alliance, oneworld, to provide its customers with oneworlds full suite of benefits. As oneworlds newest member airline, Fiji Airways will give customers access to a network of around 700 international airport lounges, priority check-in and boarding, and the ability to earn and redeem miles and tier points.

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World Airline News

APRIL 2, 2025

The first flights for the Tampa-Bogot route took off with four weekly frequencies, San Juan-San Jos with three weekly operations, and Fort Lauderdale-Medelln and Miami-San Jos with a daily flight per week. These flights are operated on Airbus A320 fleet aircraft, with a capacity for 180 passengers, totaling 1,400 seats on the Bogot-Tampa route, 1,080 seats on the San Juan-San Jos route, and 2,520 seats on the Fort Lauderdale-Medelln and Miami-San Jos routes.

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

Unical Aviation has announced the purchase of a fleet of Airbus A320neo airframes for the launch of the industrys first disassembly program for neo-family aircraft. In a press release, published on April 1, 2025, Unical Aviation stated that its subsidiary ecube, a company specializing in aircraft storage, disassembly and transition services, will handle the disassembly operations for the aircraft, with deliveries starting in April 2025.

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AV Web

APRIL 2, 2025

Phil McLanahan picked up his Fuji LM-1 while he was still on active duty with the U.S. Navy. It belonged to an older pilot in Maryland where he was living at the time, and McLanahan helped the man to restore it to flyable condition. But by that time, he told AVWeb here on the Sun n Fun flightline, the owner was too old to fly the airplane, so he offered to sell it to him.

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 2, 2025

RT Aviation, a newcomer to Sun n Fun, brought three very different and nicely priced Light Sport Aircraft to this years show. The company, based on Mississippis Gulf Coast, is the U.S. distributor for Czech manufacturers ATEC and Aeropilot. The latter has had its two-seat high-wing model in the U.S. briefly before, but ATECs planes are relatively new to the U.S. market.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has caught seven firearms at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) this year, putting it on track to surpass last years record of 21 firearms. However, this is not a record the agency wants to achieve, as it reminds travelers never to bring firearms to security checkpoints.

Aviation Bussiness News

APRIL 2, 2025

BOC Aviation, a global aircraft operating leasing company, has announced it has placed a new order for 50 Boeing 737-8 jets, expanding its 737 MAX portfolio to 215 737-8s and 737-9s. Steven Townend, chief executive and managing director of BOC Aviation, said: This order will enable us to continue providing our airline customers with technologically advanced aircraft for their future fleet growth.” BOC Aviation currently has 69 737 MAX aircraft on operating leases to more than 15 airlines w

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 2, 2025

The Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California, is set to host an engaging “Hangar Talk” event on Saturday, April 5, 2025. This event will feature a special presentation on the Battle of Okinawa, along with a rare flying demonstration of the North American P-51A Mustang. The museum will open its doors at 9:00 AM, with regular admission prices in effect, while museum members will receive free entry.

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World Airline News

APRIL 2, 2025

United will become the only U.S. airline to offer flights to Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; daily service launches this October from Hong Kong with one-stop connections from Los Angeles and San Francisco United will offer the first nonstop service to Adelaide, Australia from the U.S.; the three-times weekly flights begin in December from San Francisco The airline also adds a second daily flight between San Francisco and Manila starting in October, giving customers daytime and e

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Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

The United States has approved the possible sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines valued at $5.58 billion following US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseths inaugural tour of the Asian region, which included the Philippines. According to the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Philippines has requested to buy 16 F-16 C Block 70/72 aircraft and four F-16 D Block 70/72 aircraft, along with related engines and equipment.

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 2, 2025

On this day in aviation history (April 2, 1949), the SNCASE S.E.2010 Armagnac took to the skies for the first time, marking the 76th anniversary of its maiden flight. Named after the Armagnac region in southwest France, this aircraft was developed as a large, long-range airliner intended for international routes. The S.E.2010 was designed in response to a 1942 French requirement for an airliner capable of seating 87 passengers with extended range capabilities.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

While passengers with special needs, such as those traveling with medical devices, often have incident-free flights, occasionally, this could create issues with airline staff for various reasons. Recently, a passenger was asked to deboard a Frontier Airlines flight because of her Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

American AAdvantage has four published elite tiers (in addition to Concierge Key status , which is invitation-only). In separate posts, Ive written guides to Executive Platinum , Platinum Pro status , and Gold status , and in this post, I want to look at Platinum status, which is the second lowest elite tier in the AAdvantage program. Ultimately Platinum status is significantly more valuable than Gold status, but not as valuable as Americans higher elite tiers.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 2, 2025

When Emirates revealed yesterday that it would be branching out into the field of package delivery, many assumed that it was little more than a harmless April Fool's joke. After all, the UAE flag carrier did so with a rather implausible photograph depicting one of its Airbus A380s parked on a suburban street. However, the airline has since revealed that its announcement had more than an element of truth.

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AV Web

APRIL 2, 2025

General aviations internet video personality Bruno, has a strong presence on Instagram. And his YouTube channel, Fly With Bruno” currently has more than 26,000 subscribers. A relatively new pilot, Bruno catalogs his flying adventures – and a few whimsical sidebars – in his video posts. And n a more serious note, he participated in last summers General Aviation flyover of Washington, D.C., flying his Grumman Cheetah.

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The Aviationist

APRIL 2, 2025

The 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron revealed the finished livery of the heritage orange B-52H which pays tribute to the NB-52A and NB-52E. Few months after it was first spotted with the new throwback color scheme, the B-52H 61-0028 has now received all the missing decals, completing the amazing heritage orange livery. In fact, the […] The post Up Close and Personal with the Orange BUFF appeared first on The Aviationist.