One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

In recent days, weve heard about problems at Newark International Airport (EWR) , whereby flights are experiencing major delays, largely attributed to air traffic control issues. The situation is so bad that United has even slashed nearly 10% of its schedule at the airport for the foreseeable future, in order to minimize operational impacts. Theres now an interesting update, as were learning more about how air traffic controllers at the airport and in the surrounding airspace suffered full equip

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

The first production Concorde named Sierra Bravo has received historic monument status from the French government in a move designed to recognize the aircraft’s significance to commercial supersonic flight. Known as Concorde No. 1, the aircraft played a key role in the certification process in obtaining an airworthiness certificate and ensuring it was safe to fly.

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World Airline News

MAY 7, 2025

Icelandair Boeing 737-8 MAX 8 TF-ICG (msn 42836) ZRH (Andi Hiltl). Image: 963993. In April 2025, Icelandair transported 381 thousand passengers, a 24% increase compared to the same period last year. Year-to-date, Icelandair has transported more than 1.2 million passengers. During the month, 29% of passengers were traveling to Iceland, 19% from Iceland, 47% were via passengers, and 5% were traveling within Iceland.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

Theres a lot of intrigue surrounding airline invitation-only elite status. Ive written about American Concierge Key status and Delta 360 status , and in this post, I want to take a look at United Global Services status. What is the status, how do you earn it, what are the benefits, and how many members are there? Ill share everything I know What is United Global Services status?

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

A flight attendant for Cathay Pacific accidentally served wine to a three-year-old boy traveling in business class during a flight. The toddler was traveling with his parents on flight CX 255 from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to London-Heathrow Airport (LHR) on April 24, 2025, when the incident occurred. According to the three-year-old’s mother, who took to social media platform RedNote to share the experience, the child took a sip of the drink and remarked that it was sour.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 7, 2025

Nowadays, it seems like there is an ever-growing list of sectors that are benefiting from commercial drone applications. Whether it is in heavy industries, real estate, cinematography, or delivery services, companies have become aware of how they can improve their processes with drones. As a drone pilot, how can you get in on this action? Well, it all has to start with getting your Part 107 license.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people involved in laser incidents on aircraft in Washington State. According to the agency, pilots on approach to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) and Spokane International Airport (KGEG) have reported a marked increase in the number of laser incidents.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

Heres what to do when LLWS is encountered during critical phases of flight. By Karsten Shein Comm-Inst. Climate Scientist Downburst windshear can cause aircraft to deviate from the approach path. If not recognized quickly, it can lead to incorrect pilot inputs and loss of control. A pproaching the threshold, the flying pilot was trying to keep the wings level in the gusty crosswind.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

The FAA on Wednesday announced it is taking immediate steps to alleviate severe disruptions at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR). After a tumultuous weekend that saw 951 delays and 226 cancellations, per data from FlightAware, the airport on Monday entered its second week of operational challenges. On Tuesday alone it recorded another 374 delays and 150 cancellations.

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Air Facts

MAY 7, 2025

Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home Air Facts Journal In the early postwar era, the Beech 18 was the pre-eminent “business aircraft” and “feeder airliner” Besides carrying passengers, its civilian uses have included aerial spraying, sterile insect release, fish stocking, dry-ice cloud seeding, aerial firefighting, airmail delivery, ambulance service, numerous movie productions, skydiving, freight, weapon and drug smuggling, engine testbed, skywriting, banne

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Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2025

An air traffic controller has told the media in the US that passengers should avoid flying to and from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) due to its airspace being unsafe following a recent air traffic control outage. The airport, which is located to the west of New York City in the US state of New Jersey, was recently in the news for all the wrong reasons after its ATC systems lost contact with flights.

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

A Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed near Rovaniemi Airport (RVN) in northern Finland on the morning of May 7, 2025, at 10:50 local time, the military confirmed. The aircraft fell within a designated military area, prompting an emergency response. According to the Finnish Defence Forces, the pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft and walked to the rescue vehicle unassisted.

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AOPA

MAY 7, 2025

For the ninth time since its beginning in 1987, the Special Olympics Airlift is marshalling hundreds of pilots, owners, and aircraft to, as the company says, “create the world’s largest peacetime airlift” and share the general aviation experience with their passengers. The airlift takes place June 19 and 27.

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AV Web

MAY 7, 2025

During a May 6 airshow performance, a midair collision involving three Aermacchi MB-339 jet aircraft of the Italian air force Frecce Tricolori (three-color arrow) demonstration team ended with all aircraft landing under control, though one of the three veered off the runway due to suspected nosewheel damage. Of the three pilots involved, one was hospitalized for a reported leg fracture.

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Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2025

The Airbus A220 is a popular narrowbody airliner in production today, and has over 55% market share in its category. The A220 first hit the market as the Bombardier CSeries, and its development started in 2012. After Airbus acquired a majority stake in the CSeries program, Airbus took over manufacturing in 2018, rebranding the aircraft as the A220. Since then, orders for the A220 have more than doubled, with over 900 aircraft being ordered by July 2024.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

Occasionally, I enjoy looking through old back issues of FLYING to get a feel for what it would have been like to own an airplane in the 1960s and 70s. These were the heydays of GA, when it seemed as though everyone and their brother owned a small planeand many did so on a single, middle-class salary. Bring this up in an online discussion forum or around the table at any small airports Saturday morning coffee and donut session, and inevitably, the conversation will eventually turn to inflation a

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

Emirates announced that it will expand its reach into eastern China with daily flights to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) starting July 30, 2025. The new service will operate with a three-class Boeing 777-300ER, with a total capacity of 2,478 weekly seats, and is set to operate on the following schedule: EK310 to depart Dubai 09:40 local time, to arrive Hangzhou 22:00 local time EK311 to depart Hangzhou 00:10 local time, to land in Dubai at 04:55 local time Hangzhou will be Emirate

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

Three pilots from the Italian Air Force’s Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team lived to tell the story after being involved in a midair collision Tuesday. The accident took place during practice for the Pantelleria Airshow in Italy. According to a release from the Italian Air Force, the three pilots were flying their MB-339s in inverted formation when one of the jets collided with the other two.

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AV Web

MAY 7, 2025

Moodys contacted AVweb today to announce it has published a revised outlook for the U.S. airport financial sector. According to the new report, though Moodys sees the sector as having the financial strength to ultimately withstand expected setbacks, the outlook has changed from stable to negative, based on economic slowdown, reduced airline capacity, global economic weakness, higher costs and supply chain issues, and a decline in international visitors.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

Historically, Cathay Pacific has been the most generous airline in the world when it comes to honoring oneworld Emerald perks, including for those earning the status through partner airlines. However, is that slowly changing? Cathay Pacifics amazing oneworld Emerald treatment If you ask me, oneworld Emerald is the most useful alliance-wide airline elite status, as oneworld is the only one to have three tiers of alliance status.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 7, 2025

Most students today prefer to use an electronic E6B flight computer when planning a flight or preparing for the FAA knowledge test. The electronic E6B is actually the evolution of a mechanical E6B flight computer , often referred to as a whiz wheel. While the mechanical E6B may take a little longer to learn compared to its electronic counterpart, the learning process is a fun challenge.

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

Rolls-Royce and Turkish Technic have announced plans to open a new state-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Istanbul Airport (IST). A special ceremony attended by Turkish Technic Chairman Ahmet Bolat and Rolls-Royce President of Civil Aerospace Rob Watson was held to sign the agreement. Under plans announced on May 7, 2025, a new expanded facility will be created to service Trent XWB-97, Trent XWB-84, and Trent 7000 engines, with the center expected to be operational b

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

This is obviously an issue , and one wonders how something like this could happen. At the same time, Im not sure what more the family wants Cathay Pacific serves three-year-old wine instead of water Cathay Pacific has apologized over an incident that happened on April 24, 2025, on Cathay Pacific flight CX255, from Hong Kong (HKG) to London (LHR). On this flight, a couple were traveling with their three-year-old son in business class.

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AOPA

MAY 7, 2025

In February, a group of general aviation industry stakeholders from the Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions (EAGLE) initiative—representing manufacturers, aeronautical service providers, air carriers, and aircraft owners and pilots—visited Alaska to better understand the importance of piston-engine aircraft to remote communities and the intricacies of an unleaded fuel transition in such a vast state.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

Starbase, Texas is now a real city! SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote Saturday in celebration of his companys latest victory. Residents of an unincorporated area in southern Texas voted overwhelmingly Saturday to transform SpaceXs Starbase launch facility and surrounding area into an official city. The vote passed with 212 in favor and only six against, creating a new municipality that will serve as the launch site for SpaceXs Starshipthe largest and most powerful rocket ever flown.

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 7, 2025

Joe Glydas WWII Aviation Artwork: And the Stories Behind These Beautiful Birds is a striking tribute to the golden age of aviation and the aircraft that helped define a generation. A professional photographer and digital artist, Glyda seamlessly combines his technical expertise with a deep reverence for aviation history, resulting in a book that is as visually compelling as it is historically enriching.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

If something goes wrong with an airline ticket, a credit card dispute is often your last line of defense, when airline customer service otherwise breaks down. So heres an interesting example of that, where a passenger filed a credit card dispute with Emirates, only to later be banned from the airline, and told that he was on the hook for the amount disputed.

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Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2025

Last years CrowdStrike Outage continues to haunt Delta Air Lines, as it stares at a class action lawsuit from some passengers affected by the incident. A US District judge has ruled that the airline could be held accountable for breach of contract due to its inability to provide refunds.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 7, 2025

Im always happy to share my take on travel complaints, and I try to call em as I see em. Sometimes I think airlines act completely out of line , sometimes I think consumers are a little unreasonable , and sometimes complaints just reflect some of the unfortunate realities of the industry. So, heres an interesting case Traveler furious after being denied boarding by Etihad mid-journey A Twitter/X user tagged me in his complaint about a journey on Etihad from Brussels (BRU) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) to M

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Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2025

As of today, passengers traveling on US domestic flights will now have to do so in possession of an identity document that is 'REAL ID' compliant. This introduction marks the end of a long and drawn-out regulatory saga that was initially planned to be completed two years ago, before the deadline for the rollout of the new regulation was extended. The rules also concern accessing certain federal facilities.

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AV Web

MAY 7, 2025

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced today it would call a full committee hearing for May 14 titled FAA Reauthorization One Year Later: Aviation Safety, Air Traffic, and Next Generation Technology. The bipartisan FAA Reauthorization bill was passed on May 16, 2024. According to a press release, This hearing will examine both the progress achieved and any delays encountered in implementing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024.

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Simple Flying

MAY 7, 2025

The French government has announced that one of Concordes airframes and all of its equipment has been designated as a historic monument following the decision of the French National Commission for Heritage and Architecture.

Professional Pilot

MAY 7, 2025

Key destinations, trends, and future projections are detailed. By Melissa Lucas Thomas Contributing Writer H ospitality, hospitality, hospitality! Iconic FBO founders Kemmons Wilson and the Mary Kay Cosmetics company, from Wilson Air Center (WAC) and Million Air, respectively, were decades ahead of the industry when they established their hospitality-mindset FBO brands in the 1980s.

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World Airline News

MAY 7, 2025

Popular service seamlessly links Waterloo Region,Hamiltonand Toronto Airports Contemplated airside-to-airside connections would streamline passenger screening and baggage handling for added customer convenience MONTREAL, May 7, 2025 /CNW/ – Air Canada today said that after a year of successful operation it has extended its agreement with The Landline Company to continue providing seamless, luxury motorcoach land-air connections between Toronto Pearson and the John C.

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 7, 2025

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Maj. Howard C. Scrappy Johnsons record-breaking flight on May 7, 1965. On that day, Maj. Johnson set a new world altitude record while piloting an F-104A Starfighter. A member of the 83rd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, based at Hamilton Air Force Base in California, Johnson surpassed a record that had been set just one week earlier in France.

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AV Web

MAY 7, 2025

For the second time within a week, the U.S. Navy has lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. According to reports, this time, the Super Hornet crashed while attempting to land. The arresting gear is said to have failed and the bolter go around was unsuccessful. The pilot and weapons systems officer ejected and were recovered from the water by helicopter with only minor injuries.

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Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 11 (VFA-11 “Red Rippers”) fell into the sea on April 6, 2025, during a failed night landing attempt on the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), according to multiple defense sources. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before 21:00 local time after the jet missed the arresting wires used to bring landing aircraft to a halt on the carrier deck.

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