One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In early 2022, Delta Air Lines took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo. The airline has 155 of these planes on order, which will be delivered through 2027. The airline has been taking delivery of these jets quickly, and Deltas A321neo fleet is now approaching 70 aircraft. This is a great addition to Deltas fleet the A321neo has fantastic range and economics, and Delta offers a good passenger experience onboard, including a new first class seat.

Narrow-Body Aircraft

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

According to a report published on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, the Australian Government, led by Anthony Albanese, intends to announce as soon as February 12, 2025, that it is considering the purchase of a controlling stake in Rex Airlines , the beleaguered regional Australian carrier that serves many smaller and more rural communities across the country that would be isolated to a large degree should Rex services cease to exist.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Im just finishing off my review trip to Hong Kong , with a quick side trip from New York to Los Angeles in Delta One business class. While Ill share my initial thoughts on the flight in a separate post, in this post I want to talk about the Delta One Lounges in both New York (JFK) and Los Angeles (LAX), which I visited on both ends of my flight. Weve seen the opening of Delta One Lounges in recent times, which are Deltas new premium lounges, intended to compete with American Flagship Lounges and

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Advanced air mobility developer Archer Aviation announced on February 11, 2025, that it has closed an additional U$301.75 million funding round from a number of private and institutional investors, including renowned investment firm BlackRock. These new investors will receive 35,500,000 shares of Archers Class A common stock at a price of $8.50 per share.

Aviation Technology

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Youve probably seen the amazing footage captured by drones on social media or in the latest Hollywood blockbuster. From first-person views of a racing drone flying through abandoned buildings to sweeping shots of breathtaking landscapes as cars speed along some coastal highway. You may have even thought to yourself, Hey, Id like to do that, only to find that many of the drones you looked at cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars, pricing them out of your budget.

Pilot

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In 2025, Air France and the loyalty program of French railway operator SNCF (Socit Nationale des Chemins de Fer Franais), known as SNCF Voyageurs are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their commercial partnership and will broaden their activities under that agreement. The companies first joined forces in 1995 to facilitate access to airports by train and encourage the use of low-carbon transport solutions where possible to reduce carbon emissions through travel.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Lufthansa is in the process of introducing its new Allegris cabin concept, which includes an all-new first class and all-new business class. While these cabins are debuting on newly delivered Airbus A350-900s ( and eventually Boeing 787-9s ), Lufthansa has limited plans to retrofit existing aircraft. There is one exception Lufthansa intends to introduce its Allegris concept on Boeing 747-8s, and the airline will even start the process of installing these cabins before the end of the year.

Jet

Professional Pilot

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

PRESS RELEASE The second of 2 TBM 960 birddog airplanes for Conair is shown in flight prior to its departure from Daher Aircrafts production and final assembly facility in Tarbes, France, for delivery to Abbotsford, Canada. T he utilization of Dahers TBM and Kodiak aircraft families in multi-mission duties has expanded with deliveries of two new-production TBM 960s as birddog airplanes for the Conair Group Inc.s operations in fighting wildfires.

Airplanes

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

With the introduction of its Allegris onboard product in May 2024, Lufthansa promised to transform the travel experience for the long-haul flyer. Now, less than a year later, the German flag carrier has announced that it will be bringing its innovative premium cabin offering to three more routes across its network, bringing the total number of cities enjoying Allegris service to seven in 2025.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Garuda Indonesia has an excellent first class product , which Ive historically ranked as being one of the best in the world. At the moment, the airline only consistently offers first class to one destination. In the coming months, that destination will be changing, though. Let me first provide a bit of background, and then well talk about the change.

Jet

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Etihad Airways has announced that its new direct service between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta, which is due to commence on a four-time weekly frequency from July 2, 2025, has proved so popular that it will increase the frequency of services on the route to a daily service from November 1, 2025. The move is most unusual for a route that has not yet even begun and is a clear indicator of the airlines confidence in the route and its commercial viability.

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The last of the Martin Mars flying boats departed from Sproat Lake, British Columbia, early Saturday, making a stop at NAS Alameda near San Francisco before arriving in Arizona. Once at PASM, it will join a collection of more than 400 aircraft displayed across the museums expansive 80-acre site. The mighty Mars landed on Lake Pleasant, near Phoenix, at about 3 p.m.

Cargo

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Embraers E-freighter, based on the Brazilian planemakers popular E190 regional jet, has received its European Authority for Aviation Safety (EASA) certification just four months after the type received full certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US followed by the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC). The EASA certification paves the way for the E-Freighter to begin global operations as a short-to-medium haul dedicated air cargo carrier.

Cargo

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Alaska Airlines has nicely been investing in its network of Alaska Lounges, including refreshing and expanding existing lounges, and opening new ones. Theres now a positive update for one of the companys smaller lounges, which is also the carriers only lounge in the state that its named after. Alaska Lounge Anchorage undergoes significant expansion The newly expanded and renovated Alaska Lounge has just opened at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Imagine getting onto a plane and not getting off again for almost 19 hours. Thanks to advancing technologies and ever-more capable airplanes, thats entirely possible today if you take one of the longest flights in the world. As more airlines join the realms of ultra-long-haul travel, the list of the worlds longest flights keeps on changing. AeroTime has consulted with data experts at OAG to find out which flights are the longest in 2025, and whos flying them.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A surprising number of airports have VIP facilities that most of us travelers would never even know about. Were not talking about standard airport lounges, but rather about special facilities that offer private aviation levels of service while traveling with commercial aircraft. Along those lines, London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has just unveiled its fully updated private terminal service , which looks pretty incredible, though also has eye-watering pricing.

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

A new interline agreement between Emirates and Air Peace will open gateways to 13 new Nigerian destinations for passengers flying from Dubai to Lagos. On February 11, 2025, Emirates announced its newest international partnership that will provide customers with frictionless single-ticket travel and simplified baggage arrangements. Those traveling on the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER service into Lagos will be able to connect to over a dozen cities in Nigeria including Asaba, Akure, Benin City, Calab

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada (followed by WestJet and Porter Airlines) and the country's flag carrier. Today, the carrier operates a fleet of more than 350 aircraft to almost 200 destinations around the world. Using data from Cirium , an aviation analytics company, what are Air Canada's ten longest routes in 2025, and what can passengers expect onboard these ultra-long-haul services?

Airline

Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Seems like this is turning into Washington Week here on the blog. This time, however, it’s Dulles that gets some love. United’s Washington/Dulles hub has always been something of a red-headed stepchild. It has long seemed unloved, and we’ve all heard calls to shut it down over the years, but those calls are misguided and really always have been.

Stability

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Boeing and Royal Jordanian have signed multiple service agreements at the MRO Middle East conference to support the airlines 787 Dreamliner fleet. Boeing announced on February 10, 2025, that the two sides had put pen to paper over parts exchange programs and connectivity upgrades. Royal Jordanian renewed and extended its 787-9 Component Services Program which ensures fast and easy access to components when needed.

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

On this day in aviation history, February 11, 1945, the Consolidated XP-81 made its first flight. Intended to be a long-range escort fighter, the Consolidated XP-81 also represented a departure from conventional aircraft, but the rapidly evolving nature of both the Second World War and jet engines would see the XP-81 becoming nothing more than a footnote in American aviation history.

Thrust

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Colombian flag carrier Avianca announced that it is set to launch a direct route between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogot, Colombia. The route is set to commence by May 26, 2025, and the four times weekly flights will be operated using the carriers fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft has the capacity to transport 180 passengers between the two cities, representing a weekly offer of 1,440 seats.

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

As an aviation geek, I love listening to air traffic control audio, and the VASAviation YouTube channel does an incredible job picking up on some of the more interesting interactions that happen. Along those lines, a recent event at San Diego International Airport (SAN) gave me a good chuckle. Sure, planes can fly through the sky at incredibly fast speeds.

Air Traffic Control

AV Web

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Last week, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) weighed in on the controversy surrounding G100UL unleaded aviation gasoline from General Aviation Modifications Inc. (GAMI). As an advocacy group for Experimental-Amateur Built (E-AB) aircraft, among others, EAAs statement focused on specific concerns for E-AB builders and operators. While EAA noted that G100UL has been authorized for use in most certified aircraft through the Approved Model List Supplemental Type Certificate (AML STC) proce

General Aviation

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Its now possible to redeem JetBlue TrueBlue points for the carriers cheapest fares, which Id say is a positive development. JetBlue now allows basic economy award redemptions TrueBlue is a revenue based frequent flyer program for travel on JetBlue (unlike on partners, theres it not), meaning the cost of an award ticket is correlated to the cash cost of a ticket.

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Fighter jets from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), US Air Force (USAF), and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) flew alongside each other for a trilateral exercise held at Exercise Cope North in Guam. Cope North is a multilateral US Pacific Air Forces-sponsored field training exercise conducted every year at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. For the first time in the history of Exercise Cope North, Australian, United States and Japanese F-35s flew alongside each other over Guam, demonstrat

Stability

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Earlier this month, an Alaskan Airlines flight from Oakland, California, to Portland, Oregon, was canceled after a highly troubling onboard incident. Without speculating on why this happened, a video clearly shows a male passenger aggressively pulling the hair of a female passenger sitting in the seat ahead while a flight attendant tries desperately to release his grip.

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Turkish Technic, one of the leading maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) companies worldwide, has signed an agreement with Air India Express, subsidiary of Air India group, covering their Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 fleet. The agreement covers the component support and solution needs of 190 Boeing 737-8 and 737-10 aircraft, enabling Air India Express to benefit from extensive component services such as component pooling, repair, overhaul, modification, and logistics services of Turkish Technic.

Airline

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Saudia has 37 Airbus A320s, among the most ubiquitous of aircraft. While the carrier has two layouts, the most intriguing version has two classes but just 110 seats. In contrast, most airlines have ~150 seats in two classes, reaching a maximum of 186 in an all-economy, lowest-seat-mile configuration.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Link: Apply now for the Capital One Spark Miles for Business Card The Capital One Spark Miles for Business ( review ) is one ofthe more rewarding business credit cards out there. If youre looking to earn travel rewards and want a card that offers a good bonus, reasonable annual fee, and solid return on everyday spending, this is the card for you. In this post, I want to share seven reasons you should consider picking up the card.

Airline

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Airbus A380 is one of the most iconic commercial aircraft to ever take to the skies and remains a firm favorite among passengers and aviation enthusiasts alike. The double-decker giant is instantly recognizable and even today, 18 years after it first entered service, the aircraft still attracts attention wherever it flies.

AV Web

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

From IFR Magazine reader Daniel Spitzer My copilot Daniel and I were inbound to New Jerseys Teterboro Airport in our Embraer Praetor 500. Our arrival was during a busy time for one of the busiest GA airports in the world. In the middle of continuous rapid-fire transmissions on Newark Approach, ATC instructed us, 84 Papa Delta; 90; 2,000; Approach; Tower.

Approach

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Air Canada no longer plans to fly the 169-seat Boeing 737 MAX between Montreal and Porto. The route, which will begin on June 4, is brand-new to the carrier. However, Air Canada's lower-cost unit, Rouge, flew to Portugal's second-most populous city from Toronto in 2018 and 2019.

AV Web

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The FAA announced on February 10 it will be updating aeronautical charts and databases to include the names The Gulf of America and Mount McKinley, replacing the Gulf of Mexico and Denali, respectively. The agency advised it is in the process of updating charts and databases, changes that will be targeted for the next publication cycle. The FAA said, This Charting Notice implements President Trumps direction in Executive Order 14172, Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness, that the names

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In 2025, internet connectivity has become an essential part of everyday life, and many passengers want to remain connected while flying. That said, providing a fast and reliable onboard WiFi connection for its passengers can often be problematic for an airline due to complexities relating to WiFi infrastructure and reliability.

Airline

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

What does it take to lead an airline? If youve ever wondered what it takes to be a CEO or president of an airline, chances are youve done your research into the career paths of current carrier heads. According to a 2019 paper published by Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 72% of airline CEOs and presidents are insiders. So, loyalty does pay.

Airline

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Manchester (MAN) is a key hub for air travel in the northwest of England, with its catchment area extending into the Midlands and the northeast. The airport is among the busiest in the UK, typically ranking third in terms of passenger numbers behind London Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW) in first and second place. With two runways longer than 3,000 meters, it can handle all sorts of long-haul flights.

Runway