Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport (ARN), the largest airport in Sweden, was forced to temporarily close on the night of September 8-9, 2024, after several drones were spotted in its vicinity. According to Swedish media, at around 01:00 local time up to four unidentified drones of different sizes were detected in restricted airspace near the airport, prompting a decision by Luftfartsverket, the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, to divert all incoming flights to alternative airports.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

JetBlue has put out some new updated guidance for Q3 of 2024, and it is looking (relatively) good. In a year when airlines have had nothing but downward revisions, JetBlue says things are looking significantly better than the previous guidance suggested. This is great, but it’s also the easiest part of the process. The hard part will be coming in the not-too-distant future.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Emirates is set to receive its first Airbus A350 in October 2024, having postponed the aircrafts entry into service due to delivery delays. The Dubai-based carrier had initially planned to start flying the Airbus twinjet as early as September 2024.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

At an airshow such as the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, there will always be at least one example somewhere on the field of a Boeing-Stearman Model 75, be it in Army, Navy, or civilian colors. But at this year’s event, many heads turned in the warbird section to a Stearman with distinctive blue and white stripes all over the aircraft. This Stearman was manufactured as construction number 75-4018 at the Boeing-Stearman factory in Wichita, Kansas as part of a batch of Stearmans destined fo

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Boeing’s 777 assembly line at Everett, Washington, is reportedly in a state of disarray, according to information published in The Seattle Times on September 9, 2024. The report, which quotes anonymous sources within the company, describes a chaotic work environment in which some airframes are rushed through the production line and need to be completed later outside of the regular sequence, potentially exposing them to production defects.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In late 2023, British Airways revealed plans to open its own lounge in Miami. There’s now an update, as the airline has confirmed that this lounge is expected to open in 2025, which is earlier than initially expected. British Airways Lounge coming to Miami Concourse E A British Airways Lounge is expected to open at Miami International Airport (MIA) at some point in 2025.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Boeing has just reached a massive new tentative agreement affecting over 33,000 Boeing employees In its statement on the deal, Boeing revealed it plans to build the much-anticipated 797 mid-sized airliner in Washington. The proposed New Midsize Airplane (NMA) has been touted for around a decade, but these are the first concrete plans for the project.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Joby Aviation is moving forward with its plans to launch commercial eVTOL operations in the Middle East. On September 9, 2024, the Californian company announced that it has submitted an application to aviation authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become certified as an air taxi operator. The announcement was made during the Advanced Air Mobility Symposium, organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which is taking place in Montréal, Québec, Canada, between Sep

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Ask the Pilot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

September 11, 2024 MY MOST VIVID MEMORY of September 11th, 2001, is my memory of a cockroach. It was one of the biggest roaches I’ve ever seen — copper-colored and bullet-shaped, the length of my little finger — and it came crawling across the platform of the Government Center subway station at 7:00 a.m., as I stood there waiting for the train that would take me to Logan Airport.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

On Friday, September 13, Corporate Jet Investor reported that the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to invest in several Airbus business jets. These aircraft are to be used for team and executive transport between various games. Specifically, the NBA will invest in 13 Airbus A321neos, although converted into executive transports.

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Jet 136

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Here’s a topic that I’ve never covered, which I figured would be interesting — which airlines publish their full inflight menus and/or drink lists for a particular flight in advance? I imagine I’m not the only person who likes to look this up prior to traveling, so let me first discuss why it might matter, and then I’ll share my list of airlines offering this.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

AirAsia has announced that it has joined Heart Aerospace’s industry advisory board in order to help develop the Swedish startup company’s hybrid-electric aircraft, the ES-30. As a member of the board, the low-cost carrier will provide strategic guidance and oversight on the design, development and commercialisation of the hybrid-electric 30-passenger regional aircraft.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Perhaps an unlikely aviation news source, the Tobacco Reporter, posted this week that battery thermal-runaway incidents on aircraft reached a five-year high in 2023, with e-cigarettes topping the list of causes. The information came from a report from the non-profit UL Standards and Engagement (ULSE), an organization focused on safety standards. ULSE initiated its Thermal Runaway Incident Program (TRIP), which solicits voluntary incident reports from its 35-member group of passenger and cargo ai

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

About 1.8 million people flew between Europe and Iran last year (excluding Turkey, heaven for older Iranian aircraft ). Due to sanctions, safety, and other considerations, over seven in 10 people connected en route, particularly in Istanbul. Few non-stop operators existed, with Iran Air being number one.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In the summer of 2024, Air Greenland launched what might just be one of the coolest airline routes ever, connecting Greenland to the Canadian Arctic. While this was initially a seasonal route for one year, it’s cool to see that this route will be returning in 2025, with a long season, no less, as flagged by AeroRoutes. Air Greenland’s Nuuk to Iqaluit route details Air Greenland is operating a seasonal once weekly route between Nuuk, Greenland (GOH), and Iqaluit, Canada (YFB).

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Avolon announced an agreement to acquire Castlelake Aviation (CA)’s total $5 billion portfolio of 118 aircraft. This includes 105 aircraft on lease, commitments for 13 new-technology aircraft, 2 engines on lease, and 9 loans. CA was established in 2021 by the investment firm Castlelake. Over the past three years, its portfolio has grown to comprise a diverse mix of narrowbody, widebody, and regional jets.

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Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Air Canada is planning to add two new routes to the United States next summer, with one of them being the American airport’s only international flight.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Delta Air Lines bid farewell to one of its Boeing 767-300ER s last month. After more than 30 years of service, this particular aircraft made a name for itself when one of its emergency slides flew off earlier this year.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Emirates operates a huge number of fifth freedom routes , ranging from New York to Milan, to Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo, to Male to Colombo, to Bangkok to Hong Kong. The airline has just revealed plans to cut one of its longest standing fifth freedom flights, and I can’t say I’m surprised. Emirates ending Singapore to Melbourne route As reported by The Straits Times , Emirates has revealed that it intends to cut its daily flight between Singapore (SIN) and Melbourne (MEL).

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Qantas launched its inaugural flight to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) in Port Vila, Vanuatu from Brisbane Airport (BNE) on September 10, 2024. QF159 was at full capacity and departed Brisbane at 11:37 local time. After an almost three-hour flight, the B737-800 aircraft arrived in Port Vila at 14:59 local time. Welkam, welcome and Bienvenue @Qantas A wonderful moment this morning to witness the inaugural @Qantas flight to #PortVila #Vanuatu.

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Airlines Airline 307

Airline Geeks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

United has made a significant leap forward in inflight connectivity, announcing a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet service to its fleet.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

It was more than a decade ago when building a new Terminal 5 at Singapore's Changi Airport was first announced. As Asian aviation soared, momentum for the project grew, although that came to a crashing halt when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, but some good news has now emerged.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We’ve seen a scary number of close calls lately in commercial aviation, so here’s the latest example of that. Alaska & Southwest jets have close call in Nashville This incident happened on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Nashville Airport (BNA), and involves two aircraft: One aircraft was a three-year-old Alaska Boeing 737 MAX 9 with the registration code N919AK, which was getting ready to depart for Seattle (SEA) as flight number AS369 The other aircraft was a 19-year-old Southwest Boeing

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s new national carrier Riyadh Air is due to operate its first non-commercial flight on September 12, 2024, from Riyadh to Jeddah as part of the airline’s program of test flights required to obtain its Air Operators Certificate (AOC). Once its AOC is awarded by the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), the carrier will be permitted to commence commercial passenger and cargo services using its planned fleet of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, as first revealed in an announcem

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As winter approaches, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued Safety Alert SA-097 reminding pilots about the dangers of flying in icing conditions—namely the adverse effects of airframe and propeller icing on aircraft performance. SA-097 emphasizes “as little as 1/4 -inch of wing-leading edge ice accumulation can increase the stall speed by 25 to 40 knots and cause sudden departure from controlled flight.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Alaska Airlines midair blowout incident in January this year has been dissected and analyzed in great detail by relevant authorities. But one of the pilots who flew the plane and handled the emergency situation recently spoke about it for the first time. In an interview, she detailed the initial chaos when the door plug detached and everything that followed next.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Over the past several years, LATAM has been installing a new business class product on its long haul aircraft. The airline hasn’t even finished this installation, but has now revealed plans to introduce yet another new business class seat, as flagged by Pontos pra Voar and PaxEx. Basics of LATAM’s new business class suites LATAM will be modernizing the business class product on much of its Boeing 787 fleet.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Heart Aerospace has revealed its first full-scale demonstrator aircraft for the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane. The demonstrator, named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1), is a 30-seat airplane with a 32-meter wingspan built at Heart’s facilities in Gothenburg. It will be used for ground-based testing initially, focusing on operations such as charging, taxiing, and turnaround procedures.

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Inspire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By Sharon Puschmann, EAA 1382843 Pilots come in all shapes and sizes with different motivations, drives, and desires. Some are inspired by family members, military ambitions, or dreams of becoming an airline pilot. Our 2023 Ray scholar, Josiah Harding, EAA 1481653, opened our eyes to something more. The Ray Aviation Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship […] The post A Pilot, a Passion, a Calling first appeared on Hangar Flying.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Another near miss has been reported in the United States, this time involving aircraft of Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines. The Alaska Boeing 737 was far into its takeoff roll but had to suddenly stop upon spotting a Southwest 737 crossing the same runway.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Traveling to the United Kingdom will soon require an extra step for virtually all visitors, including those from the United States and European Union. UK rolling out widespread Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) As it stands, travelers from many parts of the world are able to travel to the UK without pre-registering, thanks to a visa waiver program.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A Trigana Air ATR-42-500 turboprop aircraft (registration PK-YSP) skidded off the runway after an aborted takeoff at Serui Airport (ZRI), an island just north of New Guinea, in Indonesia. According to local media, which quote sources at the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation, the aircraft was taking off for Sentani International Airport, in Jayapura (DJJ), shortly after 10:35 local time on September 9, 2024, when, for unknown reasons, it veered left while failing to gain altitude.

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Airline Economics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

There is currently a strong demand for classic widebody aircraft, driven by manufacturer delays. This was noted at the widebody focused commercial aviation finance and investments panel at this years London Growth Frontiers conference.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A new survey that measured the value of more than 60 frequent flyer programs worldwide named Air France , KLM , and Transavia's loyalty program Flying Blue as the world's best airline rewards program.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s a challenging time at Southwest Airlines. The airline isn’t performing as well financially as it used to, though things are quickly changing. For one, an activist investor took a major stake in Southwest , and is calling for radical changes at the airline. At the same time, the current management team is working on making updates to the business model to increase revenue, from introducing assigned and extra legroom seating , to adding redeye flights to the schedule.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One of Airbus’ fleet of six BelugaXL transporter planes was forced to make an emergency diversion and land in Amsterdam after its crew reported a technical issue while en route from France to Germany on September 10, 2024. The aircraft, registered F-GXLI and operated by in-house subsidiary Airbus Transport International, had departed from Saint-Nazaire Airport (SNR) in eastern France where the company has a manufacturing facility.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The NTSB and FAA are investigating a runway incursion at Nashville International Airport on Thursday in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crew rejected its takeoff at about 130 knots when a Southwest 737-700 crossed the far end of the runway it was using. Both aircraft had been cleared by controllers and the Alaska crew made the decision to hit the brakes, flattening at least two main gear tires.

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