Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

The Air France-KLM Group has reportedly tabled an offer of 300 million ($330 million) to take a controlling stake in Spanish carrier Air Europa. The move places the Franco-Dutch airline consortium in the running to take control of the Spanish airline with Germanys Lufthansa Group, which until now, had been considered as the clear favorite to take a majority shareholding in the Madrid-based airline.

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Stability Airline Airlines 334

Cranky Flier

MARCH 18, 2025

Thanks to Southwest’s elimination of its differentiators, both United CEO Scott Kirby and Delta President Glen Hauenstein said last week that in competitive markets, Southwest’s customers are up for grabs. Scott took things further in his chat at the JP Morgan Industrials Conference as he explained what should happen next. I think the far bigger thing… it’s the slaying of a sacred cow.

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Airline Airlines 256

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 26, 2025

Recently, I wrote about how were seeing a general softening of demand for travel to the United States, for a variety of reasons. Theres no denying that the most contentious situation is between Canada and the United States, and we now have some data that shows just how extreme the change in demand is. Transborder flight bookings are down by 70%+ Weve known that travel demand between Canada and the United States has been decreasing, both by air and by roads.

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Airline Airlines 145

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

Pilot actions, including an excessive rate of descent, may have contributed to the Feb. 17 crash of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, according to a preliminary report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. The TSB report noted that the aircraft descended too quickly, striking the runway and causing the right main landing gear to collapse.

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Pilot Descent Runway 122

Simple Flying

MARCH 3, 2025

Pilots operating the B-52 Stratofortress endure some of the worlds most extended missions, often exceeding 30 hours. Sustaining concentration while crossing multiple time zones requires significant physical stamina and mental resilience. Health and fitness efforts for pilots focus on optimizing human performance, ensuring that aircrews effectively cope with fatigue, stress, as well as decision-making under persistent strain.

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Pilot 131

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

On a quiet Virginia afternoon, the Military Aviation Museum ‘s Messerschmitt Me 262 replica returned to the skies for the first time in over a decade. The museums chief pilot, Mike Spalding, took off at 3:14 PM and landed safely at 3:45 PM, marking a significant milestone in the aircrafts journey back to operational status. Back in February, the Military Aviation Museum announced that its Me 262 replica was on track to return to flight , with the goal of making an appearance at EAA AirVent

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Pilot Airplanes 131

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Germanys Lufthansa Group has declared that, from summer 2025, all ITA Airways flights at Frankfurt and Munich airports will be managed from Lufthansa terminals. On March 30, 2025, the German airline group announced that this change means ITA and other Lufthansa Group airlines will operate under one roof at all the Group’s hubs. The move follows a previous announcement in February 2025 , where the German airline outlined detailed plans for incorporating the newly acquired Italian carrier in

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Airline Airlines 308

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 19, 2025

Among network carriers, long haul markets tend to be dominated by joint venture agreements. With this, airlines are allowed to coordinate fares and schedules, to create as comprehensive of a network as possible. The downside is that these joint ventures are the equivalent of eliminating a competitor, since multiple airlines are essentially merging parts of their business, and acting as one.

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Airline Airlines 129

AV Web

MARCH 30, 2025

Airbus says it is considering using an open rotor engine on its replacement for the A320. The company has been working with CFM to develop the engine, which has primary and secondary counterrotating turbine vanes on the outside of the engines rather than being encased in a nacelle. Exposing the turbines makes the bypass ratio a lot bigger and that improves efficiency.

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Jet Airplanes 118

Simple Flying

MARCH 11, 2025

On Tuesday, Korean Air unveiled its first new corporate identity in 41 years by pulling the curtain back on a gleaming Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner adorned with a bold and distinctive livery. The event took place in a Korean Air hangar in Seoul in front of more than 1,000 enthusiastic guests, including employees, industry leaders and international and domestic media.

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Hangar Airlines Airline 122

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 3, 2025

On Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Volandia Museum in Milan, Italy, the Savoia Marchetti Historical Group unveiled a full-size reproduction of the iconic Savoia-Marchetti S.55X seaplane , famously used by Italo Balbo in his historic transatlantic formation flight. In 1933, Balbo led a fleet of 24 S.55X flying boats from Orbetello, Italy, to Chicago to participate in the Century of Progress International Exposition, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the citys founding.

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Aileron 128

Aerotime

MARCH 25, 2025

If you were to try to list the airports around the world hosting the largest number of A380 double-decker aircraft, Dubai (DXB), Singapore (SIN) and London Heathrow (LHR) might possibly spring to mind. However, a rather unsuspected name pops up on that list not far behind these major global hubs, On a regular day, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport (LDE), a small regional airport in the south of France, presents quite a sight to behold, with several of these giant aircraft lined up on the apron whi

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Tarmac Airline Airlines Weather 304

Cranky Flier

MARCH 4, 2025

To say it has been a whirlwind month for those who live in Washington, DC would be an understatement. It has been an absolutely insane month, truth be told. Now, American is pulling back at its primary airport in the region, Washington/National, or DCA, and I’m guessing that these two things are directly related. Just think about everything that region has had to endure since inauguration day.

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Drag Airplanes Airline Airlines 179

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 18, 2025

Its a big day for Air France, Europes most premium airline. The airline has today unveiled its new first class product (marketed as La Premiere), as part of a project that has been over three years in the making. For context, Air Frances current first class was introduced over a decade ago, in 2014, and continues to be very competitive to this day. Now the airline is launching a new cabin, designed in partnership with Frances STELIA Aerospace, that will no doubt lead the industry for the next de

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Airline Airlines 120

AV Web

MARCH 11, 2025

At a Washington, D.C. press briefing this afternoon, National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy announced an urgent recommendation to the FAA to prohibit helicopter operations on the designated helicopter Route 4 near Washingtons Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) when Runway 15/33 is in operation. The announcement included release of the NTSB Preliminary Report on the January 29 nighttime midair collision involving a U.S.

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Runway Descent Clearance Approach 110

Simple Flying

MARCH 20, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 nearly departed from a taxiway at Orlando International Airport (MCO) on Thursday. The incident occurred amid a busy morning at the airport, as Spring Break peak travel is in full swing.

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Airline Airlines 128

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

I dont exactly fit the standard pilot profile of Game Aerospaces GB1 GameBird But theres always been something about the GameBird that has piqued my interest. The sleek, sexy lines, aggressive facial-esque features, and more often than not, bright and flashy paint schemes make this aerobatic design stand out from the crowd. Never in a million years did I think I would get the chance to learn the ins and outs of this beautiful machine, until recently.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was one of the worst aviation disasters in modern US history. What should have been a routine flight turned into a tragedy after a part of the tail assembly failed. Twenty-five years on from this terrible accident, we look back at what led up to the crash, what was learned from it, and why the pilots Ted Thompson and Bill Tansky are now hailed as heroes for their actions during the incident.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airline Airlines 290

Cranky Flier

MARCH 24, 2025

This is a two-part series looking at airline credit cards. Today, we look at how it all works. Then tomorrow, we’ll ponder what happens if it all goes away. The airlines in the US have developed into a special kind of company… one that consistently loses money on its core business but makes up for it on financial services. This is thanks to the way banking laws work in the US.

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Airline Airlines Approach 162

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 29, 2025

If reports are to be believed, a fight broke out in the air traffic control tower at Washington National Airport (DCA), and it got so bad that blood was spattered on control consoles. Bloody fight breaks out at Washington DCA tower The Daily Mail reports on an event that reportedly happened on Thursday, March 27, 2025. According to sources, two air traffic controllers traded punches, when a fight erupted inside the control tower at Washington National Airport.

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Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 131

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 29, 2025

Seventy-six years ago today, on March 29, 1949, the P-51C Mustang Thunderbird set a new transcontinental speed record in the United States. Flown by former Army Major Joseph C. De Bona, Thunderbird departed Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank, California, at approximately 6:20 AM. Over the next five hours, the cobalt-blue Mustang carved a path into the record books, cruising at 30,000 feet and averaging an astonishing 490.625 miles per hour.

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Pilot Hangar 119

Simple Flying

MARCH 10, 2025

The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 777 represents the pinnacle of private aviation, offering an unparalleled combination of range, space, and luxury. As a widebody private jet, the BBJ 777 is derived from Boeings proven 777 airframe but customized for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, heads of state, and corporations that demand the very best in long-haul private air travel.

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Jet 126

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is deploying runway safety technology upgrades at 74 air traffic control towers in the U.S., the agency announced Wednesday. The Runway Incursion Device (RID) is designed to assist air traffic controllers by providing real-time alerts when a runway is occupied or closed. With the ability to monitor up to eight runways simultaneously, the RID will replace various outdated systems currently in use at control towers, streamlining safety operations across th

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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach 111

Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

Virgin Atlantic has posted its 2024 financial results, which show an Earnings Before Interest and Tax profit (EBIT) of 230m (US$297 million), an almost five-fold increase over the 48 million (US$62.1 million) posted the preceding year. In terms of revenue, 2024 was a record year for the UK-based long-haul carrier. Virgin Atlantics revenues went up by 183m (US$236.7 million) to a total of 3.3bn (US$4.27 billion).

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Cargo Airline Airlines 300

Cranky Flier

MARCH 6, 2025

As Spirit sails through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and prepares to exit, fellow Florida-based airline Silver is not quite having the same luck. After a whole lot of drama, the airlines’s fleet is shrinking and it has cut back flights with no notice. Silver’s outlook is… cloudy… at best. After Silver stopped flying for Amazon’s Prime Air in 2023, the airline had 14 aircraft flying around Florida and the Caribbean.

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Airplanes Airline Airlines 147

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 25, 2025

Air France-KLM and Etihad seem to be ending their partnership in a pretty drastic way. Im curious what happened in the background to cause this Air France-KLM & Etihad end their cooperation Air France-KLM and Etihad have had a partnership in some form or another dating back as far as 2012. Initially it was just an interline agreement, with a limited codeshare partnership.

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Airline Airlines 122

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 14, 2025

The restoration of the worlds oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, is progressing at American Aero Services in New Smyrna Beach, FL. After spending several years in the Netherlands , this iconic U-boat killer has been owned by the American Heritage Museum since 2019. Recently, the American Heritage Museum shared an update on this restoration, which we are publishing here with their permission.

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Cockpit Rudder Approach Pilot 119

Simple Flying

MARCH 15, 2025

Air Canada was forced to apologize after the map on some of the airline's narrowbody aircraft erased Israel. The live flight tracker, featured on Air Canada's seat-back entertainment system, reportedly excluded the country name from its map, causing controversy and outcry from some of the carrier's passengers. Air Canada and its map provider responded swiftly to the complaints, and the issue has since been resolved.

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Airline Airlines 136

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

What do you think happens to the air when an aircraft flies by? The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. Would it surprise you to know that the most dangerous part of an aircrafts wake is not the engine exhaust? By far the strongest component of wake turbulence is the swirling air generated at the tips of the aircrafts wings.

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Turbulence Lift Drag Runway 97

Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Communities along France’s Atlantic shore have long held a special relationship with the sea. What has for centuries been a region of sailors, shipbuilders and maritime traders has evolved into one of Europe’s most dynamic centers for sailing technology innovation. The region is home to a thriving ecosystem where boat builders, equipment manufacturers, naval architects, and sailing technology startups collaborate to push the boundaries of what’s possible on water.

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Aileron Lift Tail General Aviation 312

Cranky Flier

MARCH 31, 2025

I have never cared about elite status, not even a little bit. Would an upgrade be nice? Sure, but I don’t travel enough to have high enough status to think that I’d ever actually get one. And I’m not tall, so I really don’t care much about extra legroom either. Living in Southern California, there are different airlines that are better for different routes.

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Airline Airlines 147

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

When talking about drinks served in first and business class, understandably the focus is often on alcohol, especially great champagne. However, it goes without saying that not everyone drinks alcohol. For that matter, even many who usually drink may not want much alcohol when flying, since its not exactly great for beating jetlag. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun to talk about the airlines that serve the best non-alcoholic beverages.

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OAT Airline Airlines Airplanes 109

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 19, 2025

Back in February, the Military Aviation Museum announced that its Messerschmitt Me 262 replica was on track to return to flight , with hopes of making an appearance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 this July. Yesterday, March 18th, at Suffolk Executive Airport in Virginia, the museums chief pilot, Mike Spalding, conducted a series of engine runs, taxi tests, and landing gear swingskey steps in the aircrafts return-to-flight process.

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Airplanes Jet Pilot 131

Simple Flying

MARCH 1, 2025

It has now been more than nine years since the Boeing 737 MAX took to the skies, with its first test flight taking place in January 2016. The narrowbody entered service in May 2017, although, within two years, the type would be grounded for 20 months following two crashes that bore striking parallels to one another. By the time it reentered service, COVID-19 had brought aviation to a standstill.

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Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Wednesday, March 26, 2025, marked another milestone in the 38-year history of London-City Airport (LCY), located in the Docklands area of East London just a stones throw from the financial and legal hub of Canary Wharf. At 12:01 local time, an Embraer E195-E2 regional jet operated by Helvetic Airways and registered HB-AZI touched down at the airport, simultaneously taking a place in the airports history books.

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Jet Approach Cockpit Runway 311

Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

Robinson Helicopter Company (‘Robinson’), based in Torrance near Los Angeles in California, has just announced the launch of its first all-new aircraft type in nearly 15 years. The R88 helicopter will be a larger helicopter than both the companys existing R22 and R44 models, which, according to Robinson, is a helicopter designed to meet a wider range of mission requirements while maintaining the companys hallmark reliability, affordability, and safety.

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Payload Cockpit Cargo Clearance 299

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

A panicked Hong Kong Airlines flight crew raced to extinguish a fire using bottles of water after a blaze reportedly broke out in an overhead bin during a flight. Video posted on social media on March 20, 2025, showed crew members and passengers scrambling to douse the blaze as the pilot initiated an emergency landing. Hong Kong Airlines confirmed to local media that the fire aboard an Airbus A320-200 was successfully extinguished and flight HX115 landed safely at Fuzhou Changle International Ai

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Airline Airlines Pilot 290