Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Flight training is an exciting and rewarding journey, but it is also filled with challenges. Mistakes are a natural part of learning, but understanding common pitfalls ahead of time can help you progress more efficiently, build confidence, and become a safer pilot. In this comprehensive guide, well take a deep dive into the top 10 mistakes student pilots make, why they happen, and actionable strategies to avoid them. 1.

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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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Cranky Flier

MARCH 10, 2025

I recently had a conversation with someone at an airline outside the US who was lamenting how airports in the US just keep raising costs to unsustainable levels, and there aren’t enough checks to prevent it. The airlines have largely rolled over or even approved of the spending… but not all. Allegiant is apparently the hero we all need as it has now told LAX that it is shutting its crew base and scaling back flights since high fees make the operation unsustainable.

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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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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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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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Cranky Flier

MARCH 14, 2025

Southwest Sells Out There’s not much to say here that hasn’t been covered both here on the blog and all over the internet this week. Southwest Airlines announced this week it was getting rid of everything that differentiated it from every other airline in the U.S. market, finally caving and adding baggage fees, basic economy fares, and variable award redemption rates while adding expiration dates to ticket credits.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 11, 2025

Its officially the end of an era for Southwest Airlines, and the airline will finally do what it has insisted for so long that it wouldnt even consider. Southwest cuts two free checked bags policy Southwest has long been known for offering two free checked bags to all passengers, regardless of the fare they book. This has been one of the major ways that the airline has differentiated itself from the competition.

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Aerotime

MARCH 12, 2025

The maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) market is experiencing significant supply-demand tensions. The vigorous post-pandemic travel recovery has led airlines to increase fleet utilization, extend the life of their older aircraft and even reactivate some airframes that had long been in storage. This has coincided with a number of quality production issues which have been plaguing several major engine makers, resulting in numerous unplanned aircraft groundings and longer lead times for the

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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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Simple Flying

MARCH 13, 2025

When a medical emergency occurs onboard a commercial aircraft, the crew will often look to divert to a nearby airport to ensure that the impacted passenger can be given medical attention by specialists on the ground. However, this leaves a period of time spent in limbo, when minimal treatment options are available as the plane diverts. At Emirates, a new partnership with Parsys is looking to address this.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 9, 2025

Some passengers on a recent long haul Air India flight were in for a pretty crappy time, after their flight had to divert over clogged toilets. By all accounts, it sounds like the carriers handling of this situation was not impressive. Air India 777 returns to Chicago over clogged toilets This incident happened on March 5, 2025, and involves Air India flight AI126, scheduled to operate from Chicago (ORD) to Delhi (DEL).

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Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

Chinese automotive group Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Wheel has acquired insolvent German eVTOL developer Volocopter for 10 million. The acquisition was officially confirmed on March 10, 2025, in a notification to the Shenzen Stock Market, a ccording to China eVTOL News , a news site covering the Chinese advanced air mobility industry, which, a few days prior,had already reported that a deal along these lines could be in the making.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 10, 2025

At Vintage Aviation News, we have been covering the Martin JRM Mars “Philippine Mars” in its final journey from Sproat Lake, British Columbia, to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona (you can read our archives on Philippine Mars HERE ). Since its final flight from San Francisco to Lake Pleasant, just northwest of Phoenix, on February 10, the aircraft has been undergoing a careful disassembly at the boat ramp on the south shore of Lake Pleasant.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 8, 2025

Virgin Galactic, long known for its ambitious space tourism ventures, is making waves in the world of luxury air travel. With the unveiling of its ultra-high-speed private jet concept, comparisons to the legendary Concorde are inevitable. Promising to revolutionize private aviation in the same way Concorde redefined commercial supersonic travel, Virgin Galactics private jet aims to offer an unparalleled experience in speed, efficiency, and luxury.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 14, 2025

Air traffic controllers have stressful jobs, and a vast majority of them go above and beyond to be professional. But then you have this one dude at JFK, who just cant help himself. JFK is notorious for having air traffic controllers with a bit of an attitude, but this guy somehow always manages to steal the spotlight (if you listen to JFK ATC with any frequency, youll immediately recognize this guys voice).

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Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

Auckland Airport (AKL) has found a sustainable, more meaningful way to offload lost and unclaimed items. While some airports routinely auction off unclaimed items, AKL Airport is distributing them to local homes and communities. The airport said that while every effort is made to reunite lost or leftover items, around 9,000 kilograms of airport goods made their way to new homes in 2024.

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Cranky Flier

MARCH 8, 2025

Airline incidents and layoffs have made recent headlines. What does it mean for the industry? – KJZZ 91.5 I had a chat with KJZZ in Phoenix about all the different things going on in the airline industry during this very busy year. Appleton International Airport Director named Best Airport Partner by online airline news outlet – WFRV Green Bay It may not get coverage in the big cities, but when the head of air service in Appleton wins a Cranky Network Award as Best Airport Partner, i

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Simple Flying

MARCH 10, 2025

The Boeing 777X is set to offer a new level of passenger comfort. The 777X is the third generation of the popular Boeing 777, the most-built widebody aircraft and the largest commercial aircraft still in production. The Boeing 777X is being developed in three variants: the 777-8, 777-8F, and the 777-9. Here are all the airlines that have ordered the third generation Triple Seven.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 12, 2025

Man oh man, it has been quite the 24 hours for Southwest Airlines. As Ive already covered, the airline will start charging for checked bags , will add expiration dates to flight credits , and will introduce basic economy. Now I want to cover the development that has the biggest implications for the miles & points world, which is that Southwest is making changes to how Rapid Rewards award ticket pricing works.

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Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

United Airlines has announced that it has begun the roll out of SpaceXs Starlink WiFi connectivity system on its regional aircraft fleet. The announcement, made on March 7, 2025, also unveiled further details of the processes that underscore the technical operations benefits associated with the equipment, including size and weight as well as the ease of installation and maintenance.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 10, 2025

Fifty-eight years ago today, on March 10, 1967, Pardos Push unfolded in the skies over Vietnam. On this day, Captain Bob Pardo and his WSO, 1st Lt. Steve Wayne, were assigned to attack a steel mill near Hanoi, North Vietnam. Flying alongside them in the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 433rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, was Captain Earl Aman and his WSO, 1st Lt.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 14, 2025

The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), a nonprofit government watchdog organization, is urging the US Department Of Transportation 's Office of Inspector General (OIG) to look into whether the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) violated federal conflict of interest laws in its dealings with Elon Musk 's satellite communications company, Starlink.

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MARCH 10, 2025

Delta Air Lines has long led the US airline industry when it comes to profitability, and in recent years, it seems like there have been no signs of the good times ending. Well, thats finally starting to change, and some cracks are forming Delta cuts earnings guidance, stock tanks Delta has just slashed its earnings and revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2025, ahead of a Tuesday morning presentation at the JP Morgan Industrials Conference.

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Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

Verticon 2025 in Dallas, Texas, has proved to be rich pickings for Airbus with its helicopter manufacturing arm making multiple order announcements. Verticon is widely considered to be the worlds largest vertical aviation conference and trade show in the calendar year with thousands of visitors and hundreds of exhibitors flocking to attend the event.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 14, 2025

On October 26, 2023, leaders from the City of Hickory, the Hickory Aviation Museum , and Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) gathered at Hickory Regional Airport to break ground on a new facility that will merge aviation history with education. The City of Hickory is partnering with the Sabre Society of North Carolina/Hickory Aviation Museum and CVCC to construct a building designed to house the museums collection of vintage military aircraft, preserve aviation heritage, and provide STEM edu

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Simple Flying

MARCH 14, 2025

Yesterday, a British Airways Airbus A321neo operating flight BA1327 from Newcastle International Airport (NCL) to London Heathrow (LHR) was forced to return to its point of departure shortly after leaving. The reason for the diversion was reportedly a pressurization issue, and the aircraft remains on the ground at the time of writing. Let's take a closer look at how exactly yesterday's events unfolded.

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MARCH 13, 2025

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby was asked about the possibility of a merger with JetBlue, and his answer was surprisingly candid United CEO seems open to JetBlue merger, or something? It has been a fascinating time for the airline industry. While Delta and United have been doing really well overall (though theyre now seeing demand falling ), other US airlines are struggling.

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Aerotime

MARCH 12, 2025

Diamond Aircraft is entering into a joint venture (JV) with Sakthi Aircraft Industry, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Sakhti Group, to build a final assembly line (FAL) in India for the DA40 NG light training aircraft, several media outlets have reported. According to those sources, the deal also involves an order for 200 DA40 NG aircraft, 150 of which will be manufactured in India.

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AV Web

MARCH 13, 2025

FedEx Corporation is under fire from its own pilots for outsourcing American jobs to foreign carriers, according to the Air Line Pilots Association, Intl (ALPA). The FedEx Master Executive Council (MEC), represented by ALPA, claims the company has eliminated key European routes once flown by U.S.-based FedEx pilots, instead handing them off to third-party international operators.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 11, 2025

Another disturbing incident has come to light about a passenger becoming violent onboard an airplane, physically assaulting at least two people on an American Airlines flight. Co-incidentally, the flight in question was the same Wichita-Washington service that was involved in the fatal midair collision in January.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 14, 2025

In September 2023, SWISS leisure subsidiary, Edelweiss Air, announced plans to completely overhaul its long haul fleet. Theres now an exciting update , as the first of these jets has landed in Zurich, and will be entering service in the coming weeks. Lets cover all the details. Edelweiss modernizing fleet with Airbus A350s Up until now, Zurich-based Edelweiss Air has had a fleet of 18 aircraft, including 13 Airbus A320s and five Airbus A340-300s.

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Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

Following the completion of its planned merger with fellow South Korean carrier Asiana, Korean Air is poised to relaunch its branding and introduce a new aircraft livery to mark the rebirth of the newly expanded carrier. Pictures leaked online show the first aircraft to wear the new color scheme, a Boeing 787-10 landing at Seoul-Gimpo Airport (GMP) on March 10, 2025, ahead of the new brandings official launch.

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AV Web

MARCH 9, 2025

A Maine start-up has hit 100 orders for a clean sheet amphibious forward-looking design that borrows a name and heritage from aviation’s Golden Age. Mallard Enterprises has sold 30 of its ME-1A twin turboprops to a South African start up regional airline JOLY. The capacious flying boat will carry 19 passengers 350 nautical miles at 250 knots in the regional airline configuration.

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Simple Flying

MARCH 9, 2025

Delta Air Lines has been on something of a new route spree in recent months. Last week it announced new routes from its hub in Atlanta to Accra and Marrakech, and its first international route from its burgeoning focus city in Austin to Cancun. This is on top of its record transatlantic expansion that it announced in September last year and the 35 new routes that took off in December.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Hello from Los Angeles, as Im on the return portion of our winter ski trip to Niseko. After flying All Nippon Airways A380 first class , I flew Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 first class, on the 4hr55min flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX). This is yet another product that has been near the top of my list of airlines to review, so Im happy I had the opportunity to experience this.

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Aerotime

MARCH 11, 2025

Qatar Airways has announced a raft of additional flights to destinations across its global network to meet the soaring demand for its international services. Key cities in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond are being serviced with increased flights throughout 2025 as the Doha-based carrier continues to expand its international footprint to over 170 worldwide destinations.

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