Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

Qatar Airways has completed its Starlink Wi-Fi installation across its fleet of Boeing 777s and confirmed that its Airbus A350 aircraft will be next in line for the upgrade. The Qatar flag carrier announced on July 10, 2025, that 54 Boeing 777 aircraft had been fitted with Elon Musk’s Wi-Fi solution which is free to use for all its passengers. Qatar Airways said the project was completed in nine months after the installation was initially scheduled to take two years.

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Airline Airlines 298

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Airbus’ latest orders and deliveries filings have revealed a significant change in the backlog of the A350F, which, despite an order from the Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease for ten freighters of the type, only grew by three units in June.

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Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

Norwegian electric seaplane startup Elfly has received an order for five NOEMI electric seaplanes from Cambodian airline VET Airways. VET Airways is a startup airline set up by Virak Buntham Express, one of the largest transportation companies in Cambodia. The acquisition of seaplanes is expected to complement the comprehensive bus transportation network that Virak Buntham Express already operates in the southeastern Asian country.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

Suffice it to say that 2025 has been a turbulent year so far for airlines, particularly in the United States, given the economic turbulence that we’ve seen. Delta Air Lines has consistently been the most profitable airline for years, and typically kicks off the airline earnings season. The Atlanta-based carrier has just announced its Q2 2025 financial results , and they’re better than expected.

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Turbulence Weather Cargo Airline 115

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

The government of Pakistan has approved four potential investors to takeover Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as it steps up its ambitions to privatize the carrier. The Ministry of Privatization confirmed on July 9, 2025, that the bidders included two consortiums and two single entities. The prequalification of four interested parties for the divestment of PIA was passed by the Chairmanship of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatization, Muhammad Ali, during a meeting in Islamabad.

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Lift Pilot Airline Airlines 284

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Issues with Trent 1000-powered aircraft have severely hampered many Boeing 787 operators. British Airways has blamed many of these issues on shortages caused by Rolls-Royce. This is the latest in a string of bad news for the Trent 1000 program, which has seen some airlines switching to General Electric's GEnx for their Boeing 787 Dreamliner orders.

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Airline Airlines 114

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

Etihad Airways will introduce brand new Airbus A321LR aircraft, complete with ‘First suites’, to its Kolkata service in an upgrade to its Indian market operations. Etihad’s first Airbus A321LR is scheduled to enter service on August 1, 2025, and will commence flights between Zayed International Airport (AUH) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata (CCU) from September 26, 2025.

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Tail Cockpit Airline Airlines 241

Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

Hungarian operator Wizz Air has set out its timeline to restart flights to Israel after the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) lifted restrictions preventing airlines travelling to the country. Wizz Air confirmed on July 10, 2025, that it would relaunch flights to Israel on August 8, 2025, a month earlier than the carrier initially planned. EASA brought in restrictions on June 13, 2025, after Israel conducted a military strike targeting sites within Iranian territory to which Iran launched

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Lift Airline Airlines 227

One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

I tend to be a pretty sympathetic person, even to people who do bad things. However, here’s a case where I have no sympathy… Former CBP officer sentenced to prison for drug smuggling 45-year-old former US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer Ivan Van Beverhoudt has just been sentenced to 20 years in prison, following his convictions for importing and possessing with intent to distribute over 15 kilograms of cocaine.

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Aerotime

JULY 10, 2025

A few years ago, Sofia was working the late shift as a ground operations officer at an international airport at London, Heathrow. She had a knack for tech and spent her downtime studying aviation cybersecurity. Fast-forward to today, she’s leading threat response for one of Europe’s busiest hubs, a role that didn’t even exist when she entered the industry.

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Runway Pilot Jet Airline 130

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Airbus has announced that Lars Wagner, the current CEO of Germany-based MTU Aero Engines, will become the new Chief Executive of its Commercial Aircraft business, starting January 1, 2026. Wagner, who is based in Munich, will begin transitioning into the role later this year.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

Qatar Airways is well known for being a world-class airline , regardless of which cabin you’re traveling in. Qatar Airways is probably most famous for its Qsuites business class. In this post, I want to look at how you can figure out whether your plane is scheduled to feature Qsuites or not, and how to maximize your odds of getting this business class cabin.

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Jet Wide-Body Aircraft Airline Airlines 105

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Fire Free Forests (3F) aim to co-develop a next-generation firefighting platform based on the Boeing 767 converted freighter, giving the versatile widebody a new role in the aviation ecosystem. The companies aim to counter the growing global threat of wildfires.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 10, 2025

If you are one of the thousands of pilots who plans to fly their own airplane into EAA AirVenture from July 21-27, Garmin may have just made the trip easier by adding the FISK arrival to the Garmin Navigation Database. “All FISK arrival transitions and runways are selectable on Garmin avionics, Garmin Pilot, and SmartCharts when updated to the newest 2507 database release, allowing for precise navigation along the FISK arrival to Oshkosh [Wisconsin] this year,” Garmin said in a state

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Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Southwest Airlines commenced operations in 1971, and has since grown to become the fourth-largest airline in North America. Today, the low-cost carrier operates the largest fleet of Boeing 737s in the world, with the latest data from ch-aviation showing a staggering total of 801 aircraft, made up of 342 737-700s, 203 737-800s, and 257 737 MAX 8s.

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Airline Airlines 104

AV Web

JULY 10, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary report on the June 8 crash of a Cessna 414A that killed all six people on board. Investigators noted that the pilot reported control difficulties and made several mayday calls before radar contact was lost. The twin-engine aircraft, registered as N414BA, was on a business flight returning to Phoenix, Arizona, when it went down roughly two miles offshore near Point Loma in San Diego, California.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Ceiling Descent 84

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

In the race for hypersonic weapons, the United States Air Force (USAF) is taking a giant leap forward by upgrading a long-neglected feature of the B-1B Lancer. The supersonic bomber already has the most versatile weapons array in the USAF strategic strike fleet. The newly modernized pylons will dramatically increase the bomber’s already unrivaled magazine depth.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 10, 2025

On this day in aviation history, 83 years ago (July 10, 1942), the Douglas A-26 Invader made its first flight. This American-built, twin-engine aircraft was designed to serve as both a light bomber and a ground attack platform. The A-26 saw action during World War II, the Korean War, and even into the Vietnam War in various upgraded forms. Often confused with the B-26 Marauder—another twin-engine bomber used during WWII—the A-26 was later re-designated as the B-26 by the U.S.

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Ceiling Runway Pilot 84

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

On July 2, I was on Etihad Airways' first flight ever from Abu Dhabi to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. This was to celebrate the route's launch , which is the carrier's new longest link by distance. I traveled in business class as a guest of the airline. I was on A6-XWE, a 5.9-year-old Airbus A350-1000. It was a nearly full flight.

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Airline Airlines 105

One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

As we approach the 30-day anniversary of the horrific and mysterious crash of Air India flight AI171 , I think it’s worth reflecting on what a poor job India’s regulators have done in communicating with the public. To be clear, I’m not suggesting that their actual investigative work hasn’t been good (we don’t know!), but instead, I’m just saying that the communication has been abysmal, to a level we haven’t seen in a long time, especially for such a significant event.

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Approach 82

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

New York JFK Airport (JFK) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) are the two busiest airports serving the New York area. Both airports are classified as large hubs and handle tens of millions of passengers each year, putting them in the top 15 busiest airports in the United States. New York JFK is known for handling a higher quantity of international flights, while Newark - despite having an extensive international network of its own - has a higher focus on domestic connections.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 10, 2025

By the start of the next decade, Virgin Atlantic will no longer have any aircraft with onboard bars, ending a decades-long feature that has been popular with customers. Is this a sad development, or is Virgin Atlantic just getting better at math? Virgin Atlantic’s inflight bars aren’t long for this world A couple of days ago, Virgin Atlantic announced that it would retrofit its Boeing 787-9s with all-new interiors.

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Airline Airlines Jet 89

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Over the past year or so, SAS, the de facto flag carrier of the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, has been making waves following the conclusion of its restructuring processes. The airline, which has a new ownership structure, left Star Alliance for SkyTeam, joining its potential majority shareholder Air France-KLM in the airline alliance on September 1, 2024.

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Airline Airlines 100

Aviation News

JULY 10, 2025

Aviation News – Qatar Airways has officially completed its Starlink installation program on its entire Boeing 777 fleet, equipping 54 aircraft with SpaceX’s ultra-fast satellite wifi.

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Airline Airlines 66

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is one of the most prominent widebody airliners currently in production. The aircraft was first announced in the early 2000s. Boeing began designing this aircraft to make it as efficient as possible, making it one of the most cost-effective widebody aircraft at the time of its announcement. Overall, Boeing targeted 20% less fuel burn compared to other existing widebody aircraft like the Boeing 767.

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Airline Airlines 76

AV Web

JULY 10, 2025

Investigators released the final report on the January 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug incident Thursday, concluding that the in-flight separation of the left mid-exit door plug was the result of Boeing’s failure to follow proper manufacturing procedures. The FAA’s inadequate oversight and audit processes were also cited as contributing factors. The accident, involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9, led to rapid depressurization while climbing out of Portland, Oregon.

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Cockpit Airline Airlines 64

Flying Magazine

JULY 10, 2025

Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale chooses an aircraft that catches our attention because it is unique, a good deal, or has other qualities we find interesting. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 2020 Robinson R44 Raven. Helicopter buyers looking for an airframe with low time, premium comfort, and an attractive equipment list should take a closer look at this R44 Raven.

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Tail Transponder Pilot Airplanes 89

AV Web

JULY 10, 2025

Flying the legendary trek into Oshkosh just got a whole lot easier for pilots thanks to Garmin’s latest release, which includes the FISK arrival as a standard procedure. For the first time, pilots can input the complete FISK route — including all transitions and runway options — directly into Garmin avionics, Garmin Pilot, and SmartCharts. The integration brings enhanced situational awareness and precision to a procedure known for its visual demands and high traffic volume.

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Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Qatar Airways was the launch customer of the Airbus A350-1000, and it remains the largest user of the variant. According to ch-aviation , its first frame arrived in February 2018, with its most recent delivery taking place in July 2023. It now has 24 examples, averaging 5.6 years. They have either 327 or 395 seats.

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Airline Reporter

JULY 10, 2025

Flying is usually part of a larger trip, but there are some occasions where aviation IS the main destination. Think airshows, aviation museums, aircraft factories, and the like. Included in that category are the select few hotels out there that are major AvGeek sights in their own right. We’ve written about a few of them, like LAX’s H Hotel and the Excel Hotel at Tokyo Haneda.

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Runway Cockpit Airplanes Airline 80

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

Arajet , the fledgling flag-carrier from the Dominican Republic , has signaled its intention to continue its rapid expansion into the US market. The airline launched its first US route to Miami earlier this year, and has quickly grown to five active routes with three more on the way in the coming months. It has now applied to its local aviation authority to add another 11 US routes.

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Airline Airlines 74

Flying Magazine

JULY 10, 2025

Despite previous concerns about its development schedule, Axiom Space’s extravehicular mobility unit (AxEMU)—the planned replacement for NASA’s decades-old spacesuits—appears to be on track. Axiom on Tuesday revealed that it conducted initial crew tests of AxEMU in June, putting it in the pool at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

The Boeing 777-300ER has proven to be one of Boeing's best aircraft models, with the planemaker completing over 800 deliveries since the type entered service over two decades ago. The aircraft proved a huge hit with customers, offering exceptional range, engine performance and capacity to furnish the long-haul fleets of many major carriers worldwide.

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Aviation News

JULY 10, 2025

Aviation News – After decades of manufacturing iconic combat aircraft, BAE Systems has officially ceased final assembly of the Eurofighter Typhoon at its Warton facility.

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Jet 66

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

On July 8, 2025, at Korean Air’s aircraft maintenance hangar in Incheon, the first “X-ble Shoulder” was delivered in a ceremonial handover event. Korean Air is the first official launch customer for the joint program between Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation. The new device is a wearable industrial robot developed by Hyundai and Kia’s Robotics LAB.

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Hangar 78

Aviation News

JULY 10, 2025

In a milestone for regional aviation connectivity, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for installation on the Cessna Caravan, a.

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General Aviation 66

Simple Flying

JULY 10, 2025

American Airlines is giving travelers more routes to look forward to this winter. The Fort Worth-based carrier announced several new routes that will join the airline's robust North American network later this year, with a focus on growth at the airline's hubs at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. The new routes will connect these gateways to destinations in Latin America.

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Airline Airlines 66