Aerotime

MAY 13, 2025

If you visit any major airport, it is hard to imagine a time when jet engines did not exist. But while flying thousands of miles around the world seems commonplace to most of us these days, none of this would have been possible if it had not been for the invention of the jet turbine engine. Before this critical invention had established itself on the world stage, flying was slower and far more time-consuming when trying to get from A to B by air.

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Air Facts

MAY 14, 2025

Throttle Mismanagement: A T-38 Lesson That Stuck Air Facts Journal An Air Force instructor teaches a powerful lesson on throttle finessein a jet that doesnt forgive overcorrections Have you ever been in a car or plane where the person driving or piloting is constantly adjusting the throttle? In the early 90s, I carpooled to the Pentagon with a guy who had only two speeds: pedal-to-the-metal or full coast.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 14, 2025

Trkiyes Directorate General of Civil Aviation has just implemented some new aviation regulations , and Turkish Airlines is the first to update its announcements to reflect these new policies. I suspect these are empty threats, but its still interesting to see an airline add this to its standardized announcements. Trkiyes new regulations for how to act after landing Trkiye has new regulations regarding passenger behavior between the time the aircraft lands and when passengers disembark.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 15, 2025

Time and money variables go hand in hand. The most popular question we address with prospective pilots is how much and when? Of course the time and money variables go hand in hand. While difficult to arrive at an exact date and decimal point, pilots control much of their own destiny and we can provide ranges for time and money with reasonable accuracy based on past performance.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

Australia marked a milestone this week when it received nearly two million litres of unblended Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), the largest commercial importation of SAF it had ever received. The fuel was imported by Australian petroleum company Ampol from Malaysia to its facility in Kurnell, New South Wales on May 7, 2025. The SAF is currently being blended with conventional aviation fuel before testing and certification so that it can be distributed into the supply chain of Sydney Kingsford Sm

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 14, 2025

The sight of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Lancaster, PA474, soaring through the skies for the National VE Day 80 commemorations was a testament to the dedication and skill of the team behind its restoration. While the aircrafts return to flight is widely celebrated, the behind-the-scenes efforts by BBMF engineers to ensure its readiness for this significant milestone are less well known.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 15, 2025

The Aviation Herald reports on some findings that have just been released regarding a Lufthansa incident from some time ago. The details are kind of shocking. Lufthansa pilot became incapacitated while alone in flight deck On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 with 205 people onboard operated flight LH1140 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seville (SVQ), and had to divert to Madrid (MAD).

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

On May 15, 2025, Singapore Airlines Group (SIA) posted its highest-ever annual profit figures in the companys 53 years under its current name. The Singapore-Changi Airport (SIN) based carrier airline group recorded a net profit of US$2.78 billion, representing an increase of3.9% higher over the previous year. This is despite the airline recording an increase in overall competition on key routes and decreasing yields as a result.

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AV Web

MAY 15, 2025

Pilot incapacitation due to an unexplained loss of cabin pressure was likely the cause of a 2023 Cessna Citation 560 crash near Montebello, Virginia, that killed all four people on board, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). In its final report, the NTSB stated that the jet departed Melbourne, Florida, on June 4, 2023, made a brief stop in Elizabethton, Tennessee, to refuel and pick up passengers, and then continued toward its destination in Long Island, New York.

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World Airline News

MAY 14, 2025

Airbus A321 take off – Courtesy of British Airways Cutting-edge technology introduced as part of British Airways 7bn transformation investment programme has seen the airline boost its operational performance to record levels. The airlines Chairman and CEO, Sean Doyle, told the Future Travel Experience World Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh that AI, forecasting, optimisation and machine learning have transformed the airlines operational performance and become an integral part of getting cust

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Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2025

The world of FPV (First Person View) drone flying has experienced exponential growth over the past few years. What started as a hobby for people who loved drone technology and tinkering with electronics has become a multimillion-dollar industry. In 2023, this segment of the drone industry was valued at $117 million and is projected to reach almost $400 million by 2030.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

German startup Evia Aero is moving ahead with its plans to launch a sustainable regional airline in Europe using zero-emissions aircraft. Evia Aera has closed a deal to acquire six Beech 1900D-HE aircraft, retrofitted to use a hydrogen-electric propulsion system developed by Australian firm Stralis Aircraft. These aircraft will be able to carry up to 15 passengers for distances of up to 432 nautical miles (800 km) and at speeds of some 270 knots (500 km/h).

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 14, 2025

Yesterday, American Airlines announced plans to improve service in economy on some flights. Specifically, the airline will be restoring a second drink service in economy on domestic flights of over 1,500 miles, and will be restoring a pre-dinner drink service in economy on long haul international flights departing before 9:01PM. Yay right? Well, not so fast.

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World Airline News

MAY 13, 2025

New United Polaris Studio suites are 25% larger than United Polaris with privacy doors, extra ottoman for companions, 27-inch screens, luxury skincare amenities and exclusive caviar and wine pairing New Boeing 787-9s with the United Elevated interior get a nose-to-tail transformation with the highest number of total premium seats in United’s fleet, new United Polaris Studio suites, new United Polaris suites, updated United Premium Plus seats with privacy dividers and wireless charging, an

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Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2025

Growing up in a lower-income family in Minnesota, I never gave much thought to college. My parents didnt attend, nobody in my extended family had a degree, and to the limited amount of contact I had with rich kids, college seemed to be part of their world, not mine. But then I fell in love with flying and quickly discovered that all the major airlines required their pilots to have a four-year degree.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

United Airlines flight attendants gatecrashed a company press event to protest over contracts as negotiations between the airline and a trade union continue. The media event, attended by the United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, was being held to unveil the carriers new Polaris business class cabins when flight attendants appeared waving banners and chanting.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 14, 2025

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is already regarded as one of the worlds best airports. The airport will eventually get even better, with the opening of a new mega-terminal, though well have to be patient. While the concept was first revealed in 2013, the groundbreaking has just taken place , 12 years later. It will now be roughly a decade until the first passengers departs from the terminal.

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 13, 2025

Recently, a combat veteran McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet Bureau Number 163502 was transferred from the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) in Pensacola, Florida, to an affiliate museum across the country, the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California. Though the World War II veteran Essex-class carrier was decommissioned well before the F-18 Hornet made its first flight, the USS Hornet (CV-12) will now provide a home for a Hornet that gained notoriety for downing an Iraqi-

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Charlotte, North Carolina, is introducing app-based drone delivery of food, beverages, medicine, and other items weighing 5 pounds or less within 30 minutes. Food delivery platform DoorDash and partner Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, on Wednesday launched the citys first such service, delivering to the doorstep of residents living within 4 miles of The Arboretum Shopping Center.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking to improve conditions and regulations for the transport of human organs on commercial airliners As part of a program to improve organ donation and transplant, the US government, specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have recently launched the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 14, 2025

Im not sure what to think of this, exactly, though I cant imagine itll be good for labor relations Protesting United flight attendants reportedly in trouble Yesterday, United had a media event in Brooklyn, to celebrate the launch of its new Polaris business class product. Prior to executives at the airline taking the stage, roughly a dozen flight attendants stormed into the event, walked around in front of the stage holding signs, and screamed.

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Ask the Pilot

MAY 10, 2025

An Airbus A330. May 10, 2025 AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS of flying the Boeing 757 and 767 — plus several earlier years on an assortment of other types — I’ve switched over to the Airbus. The transition wasn’t easy, entailing more than a month of study and simulators, with a series of tests and evaluations along the way.For those of you who buy into the old “jetliners just fly themselves” mantra, five weeks of A330 training might change your mind.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

A group of lawmakers in Congress is putting forward a bill that would undo much of the more than 50-year-old rule banning most supersonic flight over U.S. land. The Supersonic Aviation Modernization Act, introduced Wednesday by Senator Ted Budd of North Carolina and Representative Troy Nehls of Texas, would instruct the FAA to revise a 1973 statute prohibiting nonmilitary air travel that exceeds Mach 1 over land.

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Aerotime

MAY 15, 2025

In September 2024, Scandinavian Airlines, most commonly referred to as SAS, gathered staff, members of the media and partners at a venue on the outskirts of Copenhagen to mark the successful completion of one of the most momentous shifts in its decades-long history. The Nordic carrier had not only exited a complex and life-saving restructuring process but had done so while performing one of the most radical realignments of any major airline in recent years, switching from Star Alliance to the co

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Vintage Aviation News

MAY 16, 2025

In the world of vintage aircraft restoration, few endeavors are as ambitiousor as inspiringas bringing a long-abandoned bomber back to life. Such is the case with Consolidated LB.30 Liberator II AL557 , a rare Royal Air Force version of the Consolidated B-24, now undergoing a full restoration to airworthy condition under the direction of Eric Miller and his team at Project Warbird in Easley, South Carolina.

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Ask Captain Lim

MAY 12, 2025

Should I Turn Off My Phone on a Plane? Yes, you should either turn off your phone or switch it to airplane mode when flying. Airplane mode disables all wireless signals – cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth – while still allowing you to use offline features. The main reason for this requirement is to prevent potential interference with the aircrafts communication and navigation systems.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the FAA would be temporarily reducing flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) during a press conference on Monday afternoon. Hours before the conference, the FAA published a statement saying it would slow arrivals and departures at the airport due to runway construction, staffing, and technology issues at the Philadelphia TRACON radarwhich briefly went offline Friday for the second time this month.

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Aerotime

MAY 16, 2025

US Republican Senator Ted Budd, from North Carolina, has introduced a bill that, if approved, would considerably expand the market for commercial supersonic flight in the US. The proposed new piece of legislation, registered as S.1759 , but referred to also as SAM (Supersonic Aviation Modernization) Act, would make it possible to operatecivil supersonic flights within US airspace, under certain conditions.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 11, 2025

Barclays and Emirates have co-branded credit cards in the United States. Ive written about them in the past, but Id like to take an updated look in this post, as I think more people may suddenly be interested in them. Why? Well, Emirates Skywards has just restricted first class award tickets to elite members of its Skywards program. For those of us in the United States, the easiest way to earn elite status with Skywards is by picking up one of the co-branded credit cards.

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Universal Weather

MAY 14, 2025

Business aviation operators arriving in Italy continue to face confusion and inconsistency regarding the country’s aircraft disinsection requirements. While the health regulations are clear in writing, real-world enforcement and interpretation vary widely by airport and local authority. A recent ordinance issued August 6 has formally recognized the self-spray disinsection method as an alternative to residual treatment.

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 10, 2025

With the launch of The Other First Man, we introduced a new series titled Flight Test Files , focused on the fascinating legacy of aeronautical advancements pioneered by NACA and later by NASA. This series highlights the aircraft operated by NASAs Dryden Flight Research Centernow known as the Armstrong Flight Research Centerlocated in Edwards, California.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

Hydrogen propulsion startup ZeroAvia has set its sights on the air cargo market. On May 13, 2025, ZeroAvia announced that it has signed an agreement with RVL Aviation, a provider of specialized air services based at East Midlands Airport (EMA), in the United Kingdom, to retrofit one of the latters Cessna Caravan 208B aircraft with a ZA600 powertrain.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 15, 2025

Singapore Airlines has just reported its results for the 2024-2025 financial year , and theyre good, though the airline notes the uncertainty that the current environment is causing. Employees are also being rewarded with huge bonuses. Details of Singapore Airlines strong financial results Singapore Airlines reported its results for the past financial year, which ended on March 31, 2025.

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Simple Flying

MAY 14, 2025

The Boeing 737 has a set of two wheels for its nose landing gear and two sets of two wheels for the main landing gear. This is a common layout for single-aisle planes, shared by the Airbus A320 , for example. What isn't shared with the Airbus, however, is how the gear functions. The main landing gear extends and retracts largely the same, but while the A320 has doors to cover the gear wells, the Boeing does not.

Pilot Institute

MAY 15, 2025

If we were to ask you which was the highest mountain on earth , what would you say? We are guessing you answered Mount Everest? The true answer is that it all depends on your datum for reference. And herein lies the rub. There is also a difference between Altimeter vs. GPS altitude, and there are some important differences to cover. Today well discuss these differences and tell you how both systems work.

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Aerotime

MAY 14, 2025

AviLease, a global aircraft lessor headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has made its first direct order for Boeing aircraft, securing 30 737-8 aircraft. The deal consists of a firm order for 20 737-8 jets and options for an additional 10. This initial order supports the lessors goal to be among the top 10 global aircraft lessors, AviLease announced in a statement on May 13, 2025.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 11, 2025

In theory, Marriott Bonvoy has a really generous upgrade policy for elite member , whereby Bonvoy Platinum members and above receive space available suite upgrades. However, as any frequent Marriott guest can attest to, suite upgrades are often few and far between. While some hotels play games with upgrading guests, in many cases the lack of upgrades is simply due to the sheer number of elite members Bonvoy has, which makes it hard to deliver on those benefits.

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