Cranky Flier

JUNE 17, 2025

Over Memorial Day weekend, American filed its “overlay” for post-Labor Day travel through September. This is the schedule the airline intends to fly, fixing the existing placeholder schedule which had been in place in some form since those travel dates went on sale, about 11 months prior to travel. There wasn’t anything particularly note-worthy about this schedule, but it seemed like a great opportunity for me to look at exactly how this process has changed in recent times.

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Air Traffic Control Ferry Flight Airplanes Airlines 147

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2025

A Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 sustained damage after its right wing tip struck a ground structure at an airport in Greece. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew onboard the aircraft, which was able to return to service immediately following the mishap. Ryanair flight FR6080 departed from London-Stansted Airport (STN) at 09:00 on the morning of June 19, 2025.

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Drag Turbulence Runway Airlines 295

Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

On May 12th, an Air Canada Airbus A220-300 operating a flight bound for Texas was forced to turn back to Montreal after the captain became medically incapacitated mid-flight, as reported by The Aviation Herald. The aircraft was cruising over Pennsylvania when another qualified company pilot onboard assumed command.

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Pilot Airlines Airline 144

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 16, 2025

The restoration of the BMW 801-powered Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is nearing a critical milestone. Led by Dave Goss and his team at GossHawk Unlimited in Casa Grande, Arizona, the aircraft—known as “White 1” —recently had its engine reinstalled, marking the next major phase in a years-long restoration project that has captivated warbird enthusiasts. GossHawk Unlimited has been a sponsor of Vintage Aviation News for many years.

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Descent Airplanes 144

Flying Magazine

JUNE 19, 2025

PARIS—Since acquiring a majority stake in French manufacturer Socata in 2009, Daher has taken the company’s TBM family of single-engine turboprops to new heights. On Thursday at the Paris Air Show, it delivered its 600th TBM 900-series. The 900-series, launched in 2014 with the TBM 900, is the best-seller in the TBM family, accounting for almost half of all deliveries to date.

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Flight Deck Runway Airplanes Weather 123

Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has raised serious concerns over CFM International LEAP-1B engines used to power Boeing 737 MAXs. On June 18, 2025, the NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation over fears that smoke could enter the cockpit or cabin of aircraft equipped with LEAP-1B engines. The safety agency also issued additional recommendations to evaluate the potential for the same issue with LEAP-1A and -1C engines.

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Jet Cockpit Flight Deck Airplanes 301

Cranky Flier

JUNE 20, 2025

Turns Out Running a Beach Hotel is Less Profitable Than Running a 2x Weekly Beach Flight In the least surprising plot twist since it connected Bismarck with Las Vegas, Allegiant is reportedly in talks to offload its Sunseeker Resort in a Florida swamp — the crown jewel of its “what if a n airline travel company that looks like an airline also owned a hotel?

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Jet General Aviation Cargo Airlines 130

Flying Magazine

JUNE 14, 2025

At 35,000 feet, you can’t pull over to check the manual. In the operating room, you can’t pause the bleeding to Google the anatomy. Both cockpit and OR demand the same superpower—knowing what matters before it’s too late. Every pilot knows about the situational awareness scan—the continuous visual sweep. Altimeter. Airspeed. Engine instruments.

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Wind Shear Cockpit Altimeter Weather 126

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2025

The Cathay Pacific Group, which includes Cathay Pacific, Cathay Cargo, and HK Express, has released its latest set of traffic figures for May 2025. Simultaneously, the airline group has marked serving 100 global destinations for the first time in its history, as well as receiving a string of top awards for its services. Cathay Pacific , the group’s full-service passenger division, carried 36.1% more passengers in May 2025 compared with May 2024, while capacity in terms of Available Seat Kilometr

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Cargo Airlines Airline 265

Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

A week ago today, on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, Air India Flight 171 crashed shortly after departing from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) in the Indian city of Ahmedabad for London Gatwick (LGW) on a scheduled service operated by a Boeing 787-8. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, Campbell Wilson, the Indian flag carrier's CEO, addressed the crash in an online video.

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Airline Airlines 119

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 19, 2025

In December 2023, the American Heritage Museum (AHM) stunned the vintage aviation community with the announcement of its acquisition of an exceedingly rare Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bomber —one of only a handful of complete examples left in existence. Now, just over six months later, the museum’s president, Rob Collings, has shared exciting details about the complex restoration effort that is already well underway in Europe.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Tail Stability 116

Flying Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

PARIS—Spun out of Embraer in 2020, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility is younger than competitors like Archer Aviation, Joby Aviation, Beta Technologies, and Boeing’s Wisk Aero. Unlike Eve, each of those companies have flown eVTOL prototypes. But Luiz Valentini, chief technology officer of the Brazilian company, told FLYING it is unfazed.

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Approach Lift Pilot 112

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2025

Driven largely by the huge increase in new services flown by its home-based airline, Turkish Airlines, iGA Istanbul Airport in Turkey , has taken the top spot globally in hub connectivity, surpassing Frankfurt in the 2025 rankings. This is according to the 2025 Airport Industry Connectivity Report published by Airports Council International (ACI) Europe.

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Approach Airlines Airline 235

AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

Four French aerospace stalwarts have announced a partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for light aircraft. Ascendance, Collins Aerospace, Daher, and Safran aim to develop propulsion systems for six-to-10-seat aircraft with optimized propeller efficiency and a power source that is compatible with carbon-emission reduction goals set by the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (French acronym, DGAC) as well as goals set by France’s civil aeronautics research council (CORAC).

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General Aviation 98

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 20, 2025

Following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s in-depth discussion, as featured in Vintage Aviation News ’s 2024 coverage of the inaugural event , AirCorps Aviation is proud to bring back “Wrenching on Warbirds” for a second year at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. This unique technical forum focuses on the maintenance and restoration of the iconic North American P-51 Mustang and provides a rare platform for those who work behind the scenes—restorers, mechanics, and engineers—to share thei

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Hangar 105

Simple Flying

JUNE 20, 2025

The Boeing 777X is the US planemaker's next new aircraft on the horizon. First up is the Boeing 777-9, which is expected to debut next year (although its entry into service, or EIS, is six years behind schedule ), while the 777-8F is scheduled to begin commercial flights in 2028. Development of the passenger version of the 777-8, meanwhile, is currently on hold.

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Aerotime

JUNE 18, 2025

Honeywell and Vietjet Air have entered an exclusive five-year contract for the maintenance of Honeywell’s 331-350 Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) on Vietjet’s fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft. The deal was announced on June 18, 2025 at the Paris Air Show 2025 and covers 30 widebody aircraft. Honeywell said that the agreement builds on its existing maintenance support for Vietjet’s A330 fleet and further positions Honeywell as the aftermarket partner of choice for one of Asia’s fastest-growing low-cost

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Airlines Airline 272

Pilot Institute

JUNE 19, 2025

As a pilot, understanding every airport marking that you may encounter is vital to the safe operation of your aircraft. One slight misunderstanding of an airport marking could lead to embarrassment at best and an accident at worst. This guide will prevent that from happening. In this guide to airport markings, we’ll take an in-depth look at the different types of airport markings, including their design, purpose, and significance, so that you can navigate an airport with confidence.

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Runway Threshold Instrument Landing System VOR 98

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 18, 2025

At the Dubai Airshow in November 2023, EgyptAir placed a firm order for 10 Airbus A350-900s. Now the airline has increased that order to 16 jets , by converting six options into firm orders. Let’s take a look at all the details, as the first aircraft is expected to be delivered later this year. EgyptAir will add Airbus A350 to wide body fleet EgyptAir has placed a firm order for 16 Airbus A350-900s, though the planes will only be delivered gradually.

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Jet Approach Airlines Airline 109

Simple Flying

JUNE 14, 2025

The world-famous Paris Air Show will take place next week. The event, which occurs every two years, is known for being the biggest globally in terms of the number of exhibitors and size of the space itself. It also typically attracts hundreds of aircraft orders, from firm commitments to simple Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). In 2023 the show was unparalleled.

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Aerotime

JUNE 15, 2025

Finland’s flag-carrier Finnair is cancelling 143 flights in response to upcoming planned strikes at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL), in what could become a torrid week for the airline. Finnair announced on June 15, 2025, the Finnish Aviation Union (IAU) is proceeding with industrial action at Helsinki Airport, causing extensive disruptions to traffic on June 17, 2025.

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Airlines Airline 271

Flying Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

It’s tough to argue that the iconic Beechcraft Bonanza has long ago established itself as one of GA’s most respected piston singles. For buyers searching the six-place, piston-single market, the 36-series Bonanza is certainly worth a look. With a good blend of speed, cabin comfort, and solid build quality, buyers are drawn to them for the same reasons they always have.

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Gross Weight Knot Aileron Tail 110

AV Web

JUNE 20, 2025

The European Aviation Safety Agency says even the most modern airliner flight decks aren’t smart enough to act as pilots so it’s backing off creating regulations to allow for single-pilot operations. In a report released Friday, the agency said it’s pausing its investigation into new regs until the electronics are brought up to the level of safety achieved by having two human pilots on the flight deck in all phases of flight.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines 102

Simple Flying

JUNE 19, 2025

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has long been one of the powerhouse airports in Europe. Since its humble beginnings as a pre-World War II airfield, Heathrow has grown into Europe's busiest airport, consistently handling over 80 million passengers each year. As a base for British Airways and Virgin Atlantic , LHR oversaw its busiest year in 2024 and continues to break records this year, most recently when it registered its busiest-ever month of May.

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Jet 107

Aerotime

JUNE 16, 2025

LOT Polish Airlines has selected Airbus for a new regional fleet with an order for up to 84 A220s at Paris Air Show 2025. Airbus beat off strong competition from Embraer to secure the firm order for 20 A220-100s and 20 A220-300s, with the option to purchase 44 more planes in the future. The Airbus A220 fleet will be powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines with the new aircraft scheduled to be delivered between 2027 and 2031.

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Airlines Airline 264

Flying Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

PARIS—Wisk Aero, the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) arm of Boeing, is eyeing Miami and Kaga City, Japan, as some of the first markets for its self-flying air taxi. At the Paris Air Show on Monday, Wisk announced a flurry of new agreements with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and University of Miami’s Engineering Autonomy Mobility Initiative (MEAMI), as well as the city of Kaga and Japan Air Lines Engineering Co.

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Knot Cockpit Runway Pilot 108

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 17, 2025

In 2026, All Nippon Airways plans to start overhauling the cabins of its international Boeing 787-9s, which includes introducing new seats in all cabins. While the airline had already revealed its new premium economy and economy , there’s now a major update, as ANA has just unveiled its new business class. It should look sort of familiar. New ANA 787 business class product revealed ANA is known for its incredible “The Room” business class , available exclusively on select Boeing 777-300ERs.

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Airlines Airline 109

Simple Flying

JUNE 20, 2025

Iberia has unveiled an ambitious future for its long-haul network, with the Spanish airline, part of the International Airlines Group (IAG) alongside British Airways, outlining a potential investment of up to €6 billion ($6.9 billion) in its operations over the next few years.

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Airlines Airline 110

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2025

Airways Aviation has announced the signing of a deal with Diamond Aircraft to purchase five all-electric eDA40 training aircraft, completed on the final day of the Paris Air Show 2025. The deal was finalized on June 20, 2025, as the Paris Air Show 2025 concluded, making it one of the last agreements made during the event. In a statement issued by Airways Aviation on LinkedIn, the company said that the agreement “reflects Airways Aviation’s continued investment in next-generation technology to de

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

At the 2025 Paris Air Show held this week, Boeing shared that it is in the “early infancy” stages of discussions about potentially restarting production of the C‑17 Globemaster III. Speaking at the show, Turbjörn Sjögren, Boeing Global Services VP and general manager for government services, said the manufacturing giant has received interest from several countries, and that one unnamed nation is already engaged in preliminary conversations regarding a production restart.

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Threshold 102

AV Web

JUNE 19, 2025

Four French aerospace stalwarts have announced a partnership to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for light aircraft. Ascendance, Collins Aerospace, Daher and Safran aim to develop propulsion systems for six- to 10-seat aircraft with optimized propeller efficiency and a power source that is compatible with carbon-emission reduction goals set by the French Directorate General of Civil Aviation (French acronym, DGAC) as well as goals set by France’s civil aeronautics research council (CORAC).

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General Aviation 85

Simple Flying

JUNE 20, 2025

The regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demand that the air traffic control (ATC) tower at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) be staffed by 60 air controllers. According to CBS, as of today, the tower has only 29 controllers- less than half the required number.

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Air Traffic Control 102

Aerotime

JUNE 18, 2025

SkyWest Airlines has struck a deal with Embraer at the Paris Air Show to purchase up to 110 Embraer E175s, with 16 already allocated to operate for Delta Air Lines. Embraer and SkyWest announced on June 18, 2025, that the airline would purchase 60 aircraft with purchase rights on 50 extra planes in the future. SkyWest confirmed that 16 new E175 aircraft would operate under a multi-year contract for Delta Air Lines with deliveries set to being in 2027.

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Airlines Airline 273

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

PARIS—Scottish regional airline LoganAir could be one of the first to adopt hydrogen propulsion for commercial service. At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, the airline announced it will work with ZeroAvia—which has facilities in the U.S. and U.K.—to explore the “potential adoption” of the company’s hydrogen-electric engines. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) builds on ZeroAvia’s agreement with the U.K.’s RVL Aviation, its intended launch operator, to fly a Cessna Caravan equipped with its 600-

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Jet Airlines Airline 95

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 19, 2025

SkyTeam member China Eastern is launching a new fifth freedom flight, which is also the world’s most southerly long haul route, to my knowledge. China Eastern plans fifth freedom Buenos Aires flights As of December 2025, China Eastern plans to launch 2x weekly flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Auckland (AKL) to Buenos Aires (EZE), representing the carrier’s first route to South America.

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Airlines Airline 100

Simple Flying

JUNE 20, 2025

Passengers at New York JFK Airport looking out the window on June 3 may have noticed a very peculiar object moving around the taxiways. This tiny, fully white machine appears to have a helicopter body with a long, straight wing, two vertical stabilizers, and a propeller at the back. It's the Beta ALIA CX300, an electric aircraft that promises to revolutionize flying with its low carbon footprint, low operating cost, and a quieter onboard experience.

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Stability General Aviation 108

Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

After months of negotiations, Nigeria’s de facto national carrier, Air Peace, has finally been given the green light to begin flights between Abuja and London-Heathrow Airport (LHR). The airline, which currently serves London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) from Lagos, has been lobbying hard for access rights to Heathrow for years, but with the shortage of slots at the West London Airport, it eventually had to settle for Gatwick, where slots were more readily available.

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Airlines Airline Runway 248