Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released figures relating to the financial performance of carriers in the region for the year 2024. The report, published on July 9, 2025, shows that airlines in the Asia Pacific region achieved US$7.3 billion in combined net profits in 2024. According to the AAPA, this figure was supported by strong growth in passenger traffic and a marked recovery in cargo volumes.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

Concorde was not just another airliner. It flew at the speed of sound, crossed the Atlantic in under three and a half hours, and cruised at altitudes so high that some passengers reported seeing the curvature of the Earth. Every element of the Anglo-French aircraft was shaped by its need to perform at supersonic speeds. The sharp delta wing, slim fuselage, and four afterburning engines made it unlike anything flying in commercial service then, or now.

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Airlines Airline 102

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

London’s principal airport, London-Heathrow (LHR), has announced that it will be investing £10 billion ($13.6bn) to help improve service levels, boost reliability, and unlock growth. For the first time in a decade, Heathrow will also create new terminal space for new lounges, shops, and restaurants within existing terminals using private investment funds.

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Lift Cargo Airlines Airline 240

Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) plans to raise passenger fees as part of its £10 billion ($13.5 billion) expansion project, which aims to create additional capacity to accommodate 10 million more passengers by 2031.

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Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published its final official report into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 on January 5, 2025. While most of the details of the report had been laid out at an NTSB board meeting on June 24, 2025, a few details have now come to light that were previously unknown. Following the incident, it was widely noted that it was fortunate that no passengers were sat next to the left mid-exit door plug when the Boeing 737-9 expe

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Airlines Airline Jet 247

Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

Australian carrier Qantas has taken delivery of its very first Airbus A321xlr. The aircraft, assembled in Hamburg, made the long journey down under between June 30th and July 1st. We take a look at this journey and the details of the first XLR airframe for Qantas in today’s video.

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Airlines Airline 117

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

Air Canada has announced that it is further expanding its network to Latin America for Winter 2025-26. The Canadian flag carrier will be resuming non-stop service to Lima’s Jorge Chavez International Airport (LIM) in Peru, with twice-weekly flights from both Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

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Cargo Airlines Airline 205

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

Embraer has announced a partnership with Viasat for the installation of in-flight internet connectivity on Aeroméxico’s Embraer E190 fleet, providing free Wi-Fi to passengers flying short-haul flights. High speed satellite connectivity via Viasat’s global Ka-band network will allow Aeromexico passengers onboard these aircraft to stream movies and television, watch live sports, access the internet, send emails, and connect to their social networks while in the sky, Embraer announced in a statemen

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

This article was researched and written on July 11. Cirium Diio data shows that the US has 6,335 departing long-haul international flights this week. There is an average of 905 takeoffs daily. In this article, long-haul assumes at least 3,000 statute miles, equivalent to 2,607 nautical miles and 4,828 km.

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Airlines Airline 99

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) announced on July 10, 2025, that in a bid to expand the global footprint of its Airlander 10 air vehicle, it had established a new US-based subsidiary, HAV USA. The aim, according to the company, is to cater for “the growing international demand” for the Airlander. “The move positions HAV closer to its customers in the region, in particular the US Government, aerospace primes, as well as commercial passenger and cargo transporters.

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Payload Cargo Runway Jet 175

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2025

The government of Portugal is looking to privatize national carrier TAP Air Portugal, with the goal of selling a large stake within a year. Is that likely to happen, and if so, which airline group stands to benefit the most? TAP Air Portugal privatization effort underway Portugal’s government has relaunched an effort to privatize TAP Air Portugal, with the goal of selling a 49.9% stake within a year, with the possibility to give up a majority stake over time.

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Airlines Airline 93

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

AeroTime is excited to welcome Ann Cederhall as our columnist. An instructor with IATA on Airline Distribution Strategy and with Aeroclass on Airline Retailing, Ann is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry events. She has authored numerous highly regarded articles and white papers in the travel industry press. As one of the owners of the consulting firm LeapShift, Ann brings an extensive track record of delivering business value in project and product management roles worldwide.

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Airlines Airline 143

Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

With broad economic uncertainty in the United States, the country’s leisure travel market has contracted in the past few months, while the premium travel segments, fueled by the spending of individuals or businesses with higher earnings, have remained resilient. This is evident, for example, in Delta Air Lines’ Q2 earnings, which showed that main cabin revenues declined by 5% year-on-year (YoY), while premium products’ revenue rose by 5% YoY.

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Airlines Airline 105

Aerotime

JULY 11, 2025

In June, for the second consecutive month, Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international ground handling, aircraft fuel supply and logistics service provider, and part of Avia Solutions Group, the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) provider, achieved 100% on-time performance for Wizz Air flights at Vilnius Airport. The company was able to achieve this result despite the summer season increase of passengers and the typical challenges associated with the summer vaca

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Weather Airlines Airline 130

Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

The Airbus A380 is one of the world's most recognizable airliners. With two full-length passenger decks, a nearly 80-meter (262 ft) wingspan , and four large high-bypass turbofans, this enormous "superjumbo" turns heads wherever it goes. Unfortunately, it turned the heads of airline executives for another reason; it was simply too big to operate profitably on most days, and it was too thirsty.

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Airlines Airline 114

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2025

Delta Air Lines is the most profitable airline in the United States, and also tends to innovate in many areas, both for better and worse. Along those lines, over the past year we’ve heard Delta executives talk about how the airline will increasingly be using artificial intelligence (AI) to price airline tickets. It sounds like the airline is planning on massively increasing its use of this capability over the coming months.

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Vintage Aviation News

JULY 11, 2025

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is proud to announce the acquisition of a rare and historically significant collection of artwork by Corporal Anthony “Tony” Starcer, the celebrated World War II nose artist of the 91st Bomb Group. Starcer brought life and identity to nearly 130 B-17 Flying Fortresses with his imaginative and morale-boosting nose art—now considered one of the most iconic visual legacies of the U.S.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report about the Alaska Airlines mid-air door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 MAX 9, which happened in January 2024. The investigators concluded that the probable cause was Boeing’s failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight to ensure proper manufacturing process, including the removal of the mid-exit door (MED) plug.

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Airlines Airline 81

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2025

At least in the airline industry in the United States, there’s no denying that the demand for premium cabin travel isn’t just a fad, but instead, is a more structural change to consumer demand. People value nice travel experiences more than in the past, and a large percentage of the profits in the industry coming from loyalty programs also plays into that.

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Airlines Airline Airplanes 81

Aviation News

JULY 11, 2025

Aviation News – July 11, 2025 — Warsaw Modlin Airport is set to become the first airport in Poland to manage air traffic using a Digital Tower, marking a significant step forward in modernizing na…

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Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale highlights a unique aircraft that blends performance, value, and appeal. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1999 Lancair 360 Mk II. This kitbuilt Lancair 360 is located in Granbury, Texas, near Fort Worth and brings together custom aerodynamic mods, a recently installed engine, and a full suite of Garmin avionics.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

American Airlines is one of the most popular airlines in the world. It is the largest in terms of passengers carried and in terms of daily flights. Because of this, it is no wonder that American Airlines operates from several different hub airports, including Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago, Illinois, and its headquarters at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

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Airlines Airline 104

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2025

In 2018, Air France-KLM and Qantas launched a partnership, initially consisting of a codeshare agreement. In 2019, that was expanded to also include reciprocal loyalty perks. There’s now a positive update , as the parties will cooperate even more closely, especially when it comes to loyalty. Air France-KLM & Qantas partner for more connectivity Air France-KLM and Qantas have just expanded their existing partnership, aimed at improving connectivity and enhancing the travel experience between

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Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLYING FINANCE When most buyers start to think about aviation financing, they’re focused on interest rates and down payments. Just like other kinds of financing, insurance, or lack thereof, will have an impact on your aviation loan terms. If you want to set yourself up for the best loan, you need to understand how insurance considerations directly impact your financing terms.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2025

United Airlines is taking its upgrade list transparency to the next level. Is this just a customer friendly change in line with United’s big tech focus, or what’s the carrier’s motivation for such a move? United app now shows upgrade list one month out The “big three” US carriers all publish their upgrade lists in the hours (or even couple of days) leading up to a flight, whether you’re hoping for an upgrade with miles, or are an elite member eligible for a complimentary upgrade.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

For this year’s Ultimate Issue, I wanted to push myself out of my comfort zone into an airplane worthy of the Ultimate title. I was inspired by Ernest Gantt’s seminal work, Fate Is the Hunter , which chronicles his adventures of flying the line when round-engined DC-2s, -3s, -4s, -6s, Boeing 307s, and Lockheed Constellations were the primary people movers during the golden age of airliners.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

April 6th, 2024: It was on this day at Vienna’s airport, that the Austrian Airlines A320neo registered OE-LZQ rolled backwards from a remote stand and collided with airport infrastructure. Looking like a write-off, Airbus teams assessed that repair was possible - even if the work had never been done before.

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Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would give the U.S. Transportation secretary the power to exempt air traffic controllers from mandatory retirement past age 61. The Control Tower Continuity Act would allow air traffic controllers (ATCs) to continue working past 61 provided they meet certain medical standards and agree to update their medical certifications every six months.

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World Airline News

JULY 11, 2025

Expands reach to 45 U.S. cities in partnership with Amazon Air Cargo Reduces transit time and costs by up to 20% via Honolulu transshipment SEOUL, South Korea, July 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Air Premia, South Korea’s premier hybrid airline, has announced the signing of an interline agreement with Amazon Air Cargo, the largest cargo carrier in the United States, marking a major step forward in its expansion into the American air cargo market.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

Preliminary reports from Air India flight 171 have identified that the two engine fuel control switches had been transitioned to CUTOFF, three seconds after the aircraft transitioned from the ground to the air. This subsequently resulted in the shutdown of both of the 11-year-old Boeing 787-8 engines. Cockpit voice recorders have witnessed the pilots questioning why the other switched it to CUTOFF, with the pilot in question responding that they hadn't touched it.

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Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Why do jet pilots talk about speed in terms of Mach number? Why don’t they use Indicated Airspeed just like the pilots who fly slower aircraft? Jet aircraft often fly at speeds close to the speed of sound. Flight at those speeds introduces all kinds of challenges, including the need to know your speed in relation to the speed of sound. Here’s why. Key Takeaways Mach number is a dimensionless ratio of true airspeed to local speed of sound.

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

After , I was flying back to Frankfurt Airport with Lufthansa. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is one of six airports to have an alliance-operated lounge from the Star Alliance. As Lufthansa is a Star Alliance carrier, this was the allocated lounge during this visit.

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iPad Pilot News

JULY 11, 2025

New: ATP Test Prep and Checkride Course Now Available in Sporty’s Pilot Training App iPad Pilot News For pilots on the final leg of their professional training journey, Sporty’s has launched a brand-new Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Test Prep and Checkride Course , available now in the award-winning Pilot Training app. Whether you’re preparing for the FAA ATP Multiengine Airplane knowledge test (ATM) or looking to sharpen your skills ahead of a checkride, this comprehensive digital course offers

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

In recent months, the new Qatari Boeing 747-8i arrived in the United States to be reconfigured into the next Air Force One aircraft. This aircraft will eventually replace the aging VC-25A Air Force Ones that are currently in service. The VC-25A fleet, which is based on the Boeing 747-200B, is over thirty years old. However, the new Boeing 747-8i is much newer.

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World Airline News

JULY 11, 2025

Addis Ababa, 10 July 2025 Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline and one of the fastest-growing airline brands in the world, is pleased to announce the commencement of its new four-times-weekly passenger service to Hanoi, the vibrant capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. To mark this significant milestone, Ethiopian Airlines hosted an inaugural ceremony at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, attended by high-level government officials, diplomatic representatives, and executives of the ai

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Simple Flying

JULY 11, 2025

The United States Air Force (USAF) just transferred an undisclosed number of F-16C/D Fighting Falcon fighter jets from Misawa Air Base in northern Japan to Osan Air Base to the south of Seoul, South Korea. The Lockheed Martin multi-role fighters are upgraded models that represent a force enhancement for Osan AB as they replace legacy F-15C/D Eagles and A-10 Warthogs.

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World Airline News

JULY 11, 2025

Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-324 ER WL N394DL (msn 27394) SBD (Michael B. Ing). Image: 963954. Delta announces first-ever nonstop service from Salt Lake City to Lima, connecting the Mountain West to South America starting December 2025. Delta is expanding its global network with a historic milestone: The launch of its first-ever nonstop service from Salt Lake City (SLC) to South America.

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