Aerotime

JANUARY 26, 2025

A United Airlines aircraft flying from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington DC had to perform an emergency landing on January 24, 2024, after what several sources described as an unexpected movement which caused injuries to 38 passengers, six of which had to be hospitalized. The aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, had departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos (LOS) at 11:59pm local time with 245 passengers and 11 crew members onboard, and it landed back at the same airport at 3:22am, also local ti

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AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

The FAA published a final rule last week that allows online submission of aircraft registration documents. Previous regulations required registrants to submit original documents and ink-signed documents to register aircraft but the new rule does away with almost all of that. In some cases, certified or true copies will be needed. It’s hoped the modernization move will speed up the process and chip away at the months-long delays in processing aircraft registrations.

Aerotime

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Middle East is currently abuzz with executive aviation projects. However, more than a decade ago some operators had already spotted the regions potential and decided to act upon it. DC Aviation Al-Futtaim VIP Terminal (DCAF), a joint venture between the UAE-based international conglomerate the Al-Futtaim Group and German executive aviation operator DC Aviation, was the first integrated corporate jet company to set up shop at the then newly inaugurated Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport (DWC) back in 2

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

The popular Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal will be closing this summer, and Id consider that to be great news (thanks to Sel, D. for flagging this). Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos closes summer 2025 for renovation The Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal will be closing between July 15 and September 30, 2025, as the property undergoes a renovation. Reservations are no longer available for those dates, but stays are possible again as of October 1, 2025.

Aerotime

JANUARY 26, 2025

Uruguay may soon have a new national airline if plans outlined by a startup called Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviacin (SUA) come to fruition. This new airline project was publicly unveiled during the Fitur international travel trade show, which took place in Madrid, Spain, on January 22-26, 2025. While most details about the planned operation will be disclosed on January 28, 2025, at an event that will take place at Carrasco International Airport (MVD), in Montevideo, SUA has disclosed that it aims to

Airline

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

In late 2023, we saw a fascinating order announced for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Were now just potentially weeks from the first of these jets being delivered, and I want to take a look at what we know so far. Im probably a lot more excited about this than I should be, but I cant help it TAAG is acquiring four Boeing 787 Dreamliners In October 2023, Boeing announced that TAAG Angola Airlines placed an order for four Boeing 787 aircraft.

Wide-Body Aircraft

Aerotime

JANUARY 26, 2025

Korean Air announced on January 26, 2025, that it has introduced the Airbus A350-900 to its fleet. The Korean flag carrier is set to deploy its newest aircraft, at first, on twice daily services between Seoul Incheon (ICN) and Osaka-Kansai (ITM), Japan. A second aircraft will follow suit, linking daily the Korean capital to Fukuoka (FUK), also in Japan.

Cargo

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Lufthansa is one of Europe's largest airlines, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the largest airline in the Lufthansa Group. Through its hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport , Lufthansa carries millions of passengers across the world. The airline boasts a fleet of 318 aircraft, according to planespotters.net , and deploys a variety of both narrowbody and widebody jets across Europe and beyond.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

This sounds super exciting in theory, though like many sequels, maybe it makes sense to manage your expectations? Starwood founder is reviving the hotel brand In 2016, Marriott acquired Starwood for $13 billion, to create the worlds biggest hotel group. The truth is that Starwood was a company that punched above its weight in terms of its hotel portfolio and loyalty program: Starwood had some really innovative and cool brands, ranging from St.

The Aviationist

JANUARY 26, 2025

They combined the cockpit from an F-35, which experienced an engine failure on the runway, with the aft fuselage from another F-35, which suffered a nose gear failure. On Jan. 24, 2025, our friend and contributor Victoria Fontana caught a pretty interesting F-35A taxing at NAS JRB Fort Worth: the so-called “Franken-Lightning”, a Lightning II […] The post First Public Glimpse Of The ‘Franken-Lightning’ Built From Two Damaged F-35s appeared first on The Aviationist.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

Uruguay hasnt had any sort of a major passenger airline in over a decade, since PLUNA went out of business in 2012. Aviacionline reports how a new airline will be launching in the country this year, with exact details expected to be announced in the coming days. Uruguays new airline will fly airBaltic A220s Uruguay is expected to get a new passenger airline, in the form of Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviacin (SUA).

Airline

World Airline News

JANUARY 26, 2025

LATAM Airlines (Chile) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner CC-BBE (msn 38473) (Santiago 2023) MIA (TMK Photography). Image: 962575. Santiago, January 10, 2025 LATAM Group, Latin America’s leading airline conglomerate, has announced significant milestones for the year 2024, showcasing both passenger growth and expanded operations across the region. Record-Breaking Passenger Numbers in December In December 2024, LATAM transported 7.3 million passengers, reflecting a 5.4% increase compared to the same m

Cargo

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 26, 2025

Wait, wait, wait, wait theres an Aloft property that has a club lounge?!? The Aloft Kathmandu Thamel has a club lounge For reasons Im not quite sure of, yesterday evening I was looking at hotels in Kathmandu, Nepal. I found myself looking at rooms at the Aloft Kathmandu Thamel. For those not familiar, Aloft is ordinarily a limited service brand, where you get little beyond a basic room.

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

In China 's expansive aviation landscape, currently home to 66 airlines, the low-cost carrier (LCC) segment has emerged as a significant force, catering to the burgeoning demand for affordable air travel among the nation's growing middle class. This article delves into China's ten largest LCCs , ranked by fleet size per ch-aviation , exploring their histories, fleet compositions, and attributes.

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 26, 2025

On this day in aviation history, January 26, 1945, the McDonnell FH Phantom, the first pure-jet aircraft developed for the United States Navy, made its first flight. While McDonnell’s second aircraft named Phantom, the F-4, is more widely known, considering that it remains in limited service to this day, the lesser-known Phantom I was by no means unimportant to the history of US naval aviation, for it was also the naval aircraft developed by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation of St.

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AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

Both engines on the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that crashed in South Korea last month had the remains of ducks inside according to a preliminary report released by the government on Monday. The DNA from Baikal Teals, a common migratory bird that flocks to South Korea every winter was identified, confirming one part of the events that ended with a belly landing and explosion when the plane hit a concrete-topped mound at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29.

Knot

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

The Airbus A380 is famously the largest passenger jet in service, with around half of A380s flying operated by Emirates. Today, the longest routes offered by the A380 are operated by Emirates , Qatar Airways , and Australia's Qantas ( Qantas has a total of seven A380s in service ). But how much does it cost to fly first class on the A380 on the world's longest routes?

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Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

Friday 1.25.2025 I decided to check my fuel quantity and complete a very extensive preflight for my scheduled first flight of 2025 tomorrow afternoon. I did make a short video on a few of the checklist items but then put the camera down and got to the business at hand. Saturday 1.26.2025 The temps have climbed into my barley comfort zone almost breaking 40F.

Runway

Ask a Flight Instructor

JANUARY 26, 2025

I am a military T-6 (TEX2) instructor and occasionally fly simulated forced landing patterns at non-towered airfields. I typically arrive over the airfield/intended landing point 3,000 AGL then fly a 360 degree steep descent to a short final. This maneuver is described in JO 7110.65 (PCG). I believe the civilian equivalent is the 360 degree power-off landing once required of commercial pilot candidates, and described in previous editions of the Airplane Flying Handbook.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

In the coming week, Uruguay's newest airline will formally announce the plans for its entry into the Latin American market. News has already emerged that the new airline, Sociedad Uruguaya de Aviacin (SUA), will start operations through a wet lease of Airbus A220 single-aisle jets with airBaltic, becoming the first airline in Latin America and the Caribbean to fly the Canadian-built narrowbody.

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 26, 2025

PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, January 28 th , is a historic day for the City of Savannah and the United States. Eighty-three years ago, January 28, 1942, the charter for the Eighth Air Force was created in a former National Guard Armory, 1108 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia. Its main objective was two-fold: first, to cripple Hitlers war-making capabilities by destroying factories and taking out transportation lines, and second, to clear the skies of the Luftwaffe so that an allied landing on continent

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Fractional program operators PlaneSense and Jetfly have formed a new partnership in an effort "to provide enhanced service to clients" in the United States and Europe. Under the new partnership, share owners in each program will be able to use their flight hours to fly on the other program's fleet beginning April 1, 2025.

Jet

AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

Some in the private aircraft industry are running around with their hair on fire lamenting how Trumps 25 percent tariff proposal will spell the end of the U.S. aerospace industry. Well let them keep doing that since theyre fun to watch, but theres a glass-half-full story to share with everyone else. For beginners, therell be less State of The Union I will end private jet tax breaks rhetoric as read off the teleprompter by the last Commander in Chief.

Air Traffic Control

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Boeing has requested an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding two Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provisions related to the Stall Management Yaw Damper (SMYD) system on the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 10, neither of which have yet been certified by the regulator.

Airline Geeks

JANUARY 26, 2025

Starting a career as a flight attendant can feel intimidating, and many people wonder what to expect when they arrive at the training center.

Cabin Crew

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures, has reportedly visited Boeing and its facilities in San Antonio, Texas, where the plane maker has been modifying two Boeing 747-8 aircraft into the next Air Force One aircraft.

AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

YouTuber Josh Flowers and his Aviation101 crew attended Rotax’s open house and forum at Rotech Research in Vernon, British Columbia last September and flew a formation flight through the mountains, lakes and rivers of the Okanagan Valley and Shuswap region from Vernon to Salmon Arm and back. Full disclosure, AVweb editor Russ Niles learned to fly at the Vernon Regional Airport, is now based in Salmon Arm and has flown the same route many times.

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

American Airlines has suspended three European routes and reduced flight frequencies during the peak summer travel season due to ongoing delays in Boeing 787 Dreamliner deliveries.

Airline

AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

Half of respondents say they’ll clap for a landing but the other half won’t The post Last Week’s Poll Results: Some Like To Clap appeared first on AVweb.

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

The South Korean flag carrier is set to debut the Airbus A350-900 on Monday. Where will Korean Air fly the aircraft type, and what onboard features make the aircraft unique?

Airline

AV Web

JANUARY 26, 2025

Poll: Has Weather Limited Your Flying This Year? Has Weather Limited Your Flying This Year? Yes, hurricanes Yes, snowstorms Yes, fires and floods Nope, dodged them all The post Poll: Has Weather Limited Your Flying This Year? appeared first on AVweb.

Weather

Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Emirates has pushed back the Airbus A350-900 's deployment dates to later in 2025 for its major destinations of Lyon (LYS), Bologna (BLQ), and Muscat (MCT). On these routes, fans of the airline's cutting-edge A350-900 will have to wait a little while longer to enjoy its quieter cabins, improved onboard comfort, and increased fuel economy.

Airline

World Airline News

JANUARY 26, 2025

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

When it comes to air travel, Emirates has long been synonymous with luxury, comfort, and exceptional service. While many travelers are familiar with the airline's world-renowned First and Business Class offerings, Emirates relatively new premium economy class bridges the gap between affordability and luxury.

Airline

World Airline News

JANUARY 26, 2025

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 26, 2025

Growing security challenges along the Canada-US border have prompted the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to procure new aircraft. According to sources , the RCMP has introduced Black Hawk helicopters to strengthen the speed and range of their surveillance capacity along austere or rugged cross-border corridors. The RCMP has described this move as a response to increased criminal activity on the border, requiring faster aerial interventions.

World Airline News

JANUARY 26, 2025

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