AV Web

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What appears to have been a potential, maybe incipient runway incursion at LAX was caught on video by Airline Videos, a YouTube channel that livestreams movements at the airport. 27 a Delta Airlines A321 was on the roll on Runway 24 heading for Atlanta. The jet never crossed the runway edge line.” At about 4:20 p.m.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

A Jet Rescue Learjet 55 ambulance aircraft crashed violently moments after takeoff from North Philadelphia Airport (PNE/KPNE) on January 31, 2025. The Bombardier Learjet 55, registered in Mexico as XA-UCI and operating under the call sign Med Jets 56, was completely destroyed upon impact.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 19, 2025

Key Takeaways Runway markings are white and guide takeoff, landing, and alignment. Yellow taxiway and holding markings prevent runway incursions. What Are Runway Markings? Airport markings are a system of symbols, lines, and colors found on runways, taxiways, aprons, and other areas of an airport.

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Aerotime

MARCH 31, 2025

While there were no injuries caused to anyone onboard the commercial flight which landed safely, the incident has raised further questions regarding aviation safety protocols around the downtown airport, which comes just 24 hours after another flight narrowly missed a US Air Force jet while departing the airport. As can be seen from the map.

Threshold

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, for whatever reason, the pilots taxied right across runway 31C, as the Southwest 737 was flaring to land. According to ADS-B data, the Southwest 737 was only feet above the runway surface, and around 1,600 feet short of the intersection where the other jet was taxiing.

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Aerotime

MARCH 26, 2025

The ultra-long range single aisle jet was photographed by a keen-eyed aviation enthusiast on several occasions this week, most notably on March 25, 2025, as the new aircraft completed its first runway check. The Airbus A321XLR aircraft, a long-distance variant of the A321neo, is capable of reaching distances of up to 4,700nm.

Airline

Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

In 2023, after months of meticulous planning, the founder and CEO of Japanese business aircraft operator OpenSky, Shigeto Honda, took delivery of Japans first Pilatus PC-12 NGX turboprop and PC-24 jet. I can say we have the best aircraft in Japan… except perhaps the ultra-long-range jets, said Honda.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Air Greenland has signed a lease agreement with Carlyle Aviation to acquire a single Airbus A320neo aircraft with the new narrowbody jet scheduled to join the carriers 2027 summer schedule. It is understood that Air Greenlands CEO, Jacob Nitter Srensen, signed the six-year lease agreement, with the option to extend, on February 14, 2025.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 3, 2025

Spanish officials confirmed the aircraft has now been removed from the runway at the Tenerife South Airport (TFS), and airport operations are back to normal. A small aircraft landing in Spain's Canary Islands yesterday caused more than twenty flights to be diverted after it accidentally obstructed one of the busiest airports in the region.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

According to CBS , Jet Rescue Air Ambulance confirmed the names of all the aircraft victims which included a child patient and her mother who were being flown back to their home in Mexico after the young girl received treatment at Shriners Childrens Hospital. My office is open over the weekend to help those impacted.

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Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A Boeing 737-800 , operated by Southwest Airlines , narrowly avoided colliding with a Bombardier business jet at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) on Tuesday. The aircraft, which was seconds before touching down, pulled back up and ascended over the runway to perform a go-around procedure.

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Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet, operating Flight 5342 under American Airlines regional brand American Airlines, collided with a US Army Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on its final approach to Runway 33 at DCA. The announcement comes after a tragic mid-air collision near the Potomac River on January 29, 2025.

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Aerotime

MARCH 30, 2025

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 narrowly avoided a collision with at least one US Air Force T-38 jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Paul International Airport (MSP), was departing Runway 19 around 3:15 p.m. On March 28, 2025, Delta Flight 2983, an Airbus A319 bound for Minneapolis-St.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

MAY 28, 2025

These will allow the D328eco to operate from runways with a maximum length of just 1,028m (3,550ft) and land in a distance of just 965m (3,166ft). One of the key operational benefits of the D328eco will be its STOL (short take-off and landing) capabilities.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

There are runways 7L and 7R (which are parallel, at a heading of 70 degrees), and then theres runway 8 (which is nearly parallel, as its at a heading of 80 degrees). The runway layout at Phoenix Airport The United 737 was coming straight in to land on runway 7R. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

JANUARY 13, 2025

However, the aircraft struck a concrete mound housing the localizer landing aid antenna at the end of the runway and became engulfed in a post-impact fire. The accident claimed 179 of the 181 lives onboard with two flight attendants surviving.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Investigators found multiple human errors to be the primary cause of the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a Japan Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Tokyos Haneda Airport earlier this year. Controllers also did not notice the runway occupancy alert (alerting them to a potential collision) had been going off for about a minute.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

According to a release from the Italian Air Force, the three pilots were flying their MB-339s in inverted formation when one of the jets collided with the other two. Two of the aircraft sustained “serious tail damage,” and the third veered off the runway with an apparent nosewheel issue.

Jet

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 5, 2025

The airport is often regarded as one of the most dangerous in the world, given the short length of the runway (just over 2,000 feet), combined with the steep angle at which planes have to descend in order to land. Its not every day you get to land on a beach runway, so Id say thats pretty remarkable!

Runway

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

Electras EL9 combines blown lift technology and hybrid-electric propulsion to land on runways as short as 150 feet (45 meters) enabling it to rival helicopter access. Electras Ultra Short is the unlock for a new era of air travel what we call Direct Aviation that is as transformative as its practical, said Marc Allen, CEO of Electra.

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AV Web

MARCH 11, 2025

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. At a Washington, D.C.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Thanks to a new runway, this is the first time Greenland's largest city has been able to accommodate widebody jets, and Simple Flying was onboard for the historic occasion.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 3, 2025

Those are parallel runways, and of course its common to use parallel runways for multiple operations around the same time. As you might expect, putting two heavy jets on a near collision course with little ability to deviate isnt ideal. I guess at least a close call wasnt in the United States, for once?

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

APRIL 20, 2025

And from one route to Berlin to connections across the globe now with jet engines, air conditioning and coffee, the airport said. History is our runway the future is our departure. Sheep were used to keep the original airports grass runway nice and trimmed.

Runway

Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The near-miss at Chicago Midway, caused by a runway incursion, is not so very rare. The FAA lists an average of 1,700 runway incursions per year from 2021-2024, the great majority of which had no immediate safety consequences or plenty of time and/or distance to avoid a collision (scroll down for runway incursion data ).

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 28, 2025

Londons most restricted airport may soon see service from larger jets , and it could have significant implications London City Airport hopes for A320neo service approval London has six airports Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW), Luton (LTN), Stansted (STN), City (LCY), and Southend (SEN).

Approach

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 27, 2025

Two seconds after the controllers cut out instruction about passing behind the jet, Warrant Officer Eaves replied, affirming for the second time that the Black Hawk saw the traffic. The Black Hawk was 15 seconds away from crossing paths with the jet. This is where the details are really concerning. Request visual separation, he said.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

MAY 4, 2025

The airport had one runway, longer and wider than that of any other Northern England airport. This was because it was originally constructed as an air base for large bombers, requiring a runway of around 2,893 meters in length and 60 meters in width. This madeit suitable for widebodied, cargo-carrying or long-haul aircraft.

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AV Web

JULY 14, 2025

Bell Helicopter has been asked to build a flying prototype of a jet-powered VTOL that can hit speeds of up to 450 knots by DARPA as part of its Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program. The aircraft is expected to operate on land without runways and to be able to land and take off from ships at sea.

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Aerotime

JUNE 15, 2025

The passenger jet then impacted the campus of Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College and Civil Hospital, located just a few short miles from the airport, killing 229 passengers and 12 crew members on board. Indian media has also been reporting that the 787-8 exhausted the entire runway before takeoff.

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AV Web

JANUARY 29, 2025

There were 60 passengers and four crew aboard a PSA CRJ700 regional jet that collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter, with three service member on board, on short final for Reagan National Airport. The flight was operated on behalf of American Airlines and originated in Wichita. The plane ended up in the Potomac. Video coverage here.

Runway

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Even the most automated aircraft, such as the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the F-35 military jet, come with such instruments fitted as standard should an electrical failure affect the more modern cockpit display screens. These systems continue to be fitted in many current today.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Air taxi operators and private jet/general aviation companies are not included, nor are companies that have been incorporated but have not yet operated their first commercial service. With the jets soon departing from Australia, chances of the carrier taking to the air again became very slim.

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This iconic fighter jet, still operational with the Iranian Air Force, continues to inspire awe. The Persian cat approaching the runway at Kish Airport @luhengfoto The single F-14A Tomcat (U.S. These fleeting moments with one of the worlds most storied fighter jets will remain etched in the memories of all who were present.

Jet

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 25, 2025

On April 21, 2025, the jet was supposed to perform the 394-mile flight LH1390 to Poznan (POZ). At 9:40PM the aircraft departed runway 18, but the crew stopped the climb at 22,000 feet, and decided to return to Frankfurt. The aircraft landed back in Frankfurt on runway 25L around 25 minutes after it first departed, at 10:05PM.

Jet

Aerotime

JUNE 24, 2025

According to ch-aviation, Smartwings operates a fleet of 55 aircraft, of which three are business jets and eight are wet-leased Airbus A320s. RELATED Fatal Stinson 108 plane crash due to pilot avoiding turtle on runway: NTSB The post Smartwings adds more schduled destinations to winter 2025/26 timetable appeared first on AeroTime.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 29, 2025

Specifically, this was the first civil supersonic jet made in American to break the sound barrier. So this is the first time weve seen an independently developed jet break the sound barrier. Its incredibly impressive to see a private company developing a supersonic jet in this way.

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