Aerotime

JUNE 3, 2025

Ethiopian Airlines is eyeing up a possible double-digit order for regional jets with Airbus, Boeing and Embraer all in the running for the potentially lucrative deal. The CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Mesfin Tasew Bekele, spoke to Reuters at the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) where he confirmed the carrier was considering at least 20 regional or small jets.

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Cranky Flier

JUNE 2, 2025

The worst-kept secret in the industry finally became officialy last week when United and JetBlue announced the launch of their Blue Sky partnership. The headlines were about what I expected, but there were some interesting nuggest buried in the release. I spoke with JetBlue President Marty St George to get the story. On the surface, again, it’s largely what I expected.

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Alaska Air

JUNE 3, 2025

Alaska Airlines is continuing the celebration of our new global gateway in Seattle by adding Rome, Italy, to our international destination lineup. This is the first time in history that Seattle will be connected to Italy via a nonstop flight. The post Ciao Italia! Alaska Airlines announces new nonstop service between Seattle and Rome appeared first on Alaska Airlines News.

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Airlines Airline 139

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 9, 2025

It is hard to describe the Hangar Thirteen Foundation —they are quite unique. The project, based in Asheville, North Carolina, and headed by Ray Moore, is not well known in the warbird community despite its focus on the popular Boeing B-17. Hangar Thirteen has no wealthy benefactor, no formal museum facility, and is more of a rebuild than a restoration.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

NEW YORKEvery day, hundreds of aircraft fly into New Yorks John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK). On Tuesday, though, the airport welcomed an aircraft unlike any that has ever graced its runways. About 100 local officials, industry executives, city developers, and other spectators gathered at Modern Aviations JFK FBO to witness the approach of Beta Technologies Aliathe first all-electric model to fly into one of the areas three major airports.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 12, 2025

GE Aerospace is developing the General Electric GE9X. The high-bypass turbofan is being tailor-made for the Boeing 777X. The GE9X made its first flight in 2018 and powered the inaugural flight of the 777-9. Based on the GE90, it has higher bypass and compression ratios, a larger fan, and new materials. The engine is rated at 110,000 lbf (490 kN) with a 10% increase in fuel efficiency over the GE90.

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Aerotime

JUNE 8, 2025

Air New Zealand takes pride in being one of the world’s most proactive airlines when it comes to sustainability. It was one of the pioneering carriers to commit to ambitious net zero targets and later demonstrated remarkable transparency by publicly acknowledging the need to recalibrate its approach. Even if it decided to withdraw from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in July 2024, becoming the first major airline to reassess its 2030 climate goals , Air New Zealand remains committed

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 4, 2025

In todays episode of yes, airport curfews are actually enforced, I present to you what happened on a recent Condor flight , which missed the airport curfew by seconds, leading to an outrageously complicated rerouting (thanks to Klaus for flagging this). Delayed Condor flight misses Munich Airport curfew by seconds On Monday, June 2, 2025, Condor flight DE1513 was scheduled to operate from Palma de Mallorca (PMI) to Munich (MUC).

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 13, 2025

PRESS RELEASE POOLER, GA — In a major development for aviation preservation, a rare Consolidated B-24 Liberator is being transferred from Barksdale Air Force Base to the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia. The aircraft, one of only three B-24s in the U.S. Air Force’s historical collection, will become a centerpiece of the museum’s expanding exhibit on World War II aerial warfare.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

If there’s anything I’ve learned in my 31 years in aviation, it’s that just about every pilot claims their spiritual hometown as Lake Wobegon, where “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” Which is to say that if we weren’t all a bunch of raving egomaniacs before we started flying, the experience of soaring through the sky and looking down upon oblivious earthbound folks didn’t do us any favors.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 2, 2025

With its four engines, the 747 uses vast quantities of fuel, burning through 3,800 gallons every hour. This high fuel burn amounts to 0.9 gallons used every second and 0.19 miles per gallon (mpg).

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Aerotime

JUNE 9, 2025

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, is expanding its electrification capabilities with two new facilities in Europe: a new engineering center of excellence in Wolverhampton, UK, and an electric thrust reverser actuation systems (elecTRAS) production line in Colomiers, France. The Wolverhampton site will focus on developing next-generation electric thrust reverser actuation systems, harnessing advanced design and testing facilities.

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Cranky Flier

JUNE 4, 2025

If you’ve left a comment in the last couple of days, you may have noticed some, uh, turbulence. See, the company that has powered my comment emails for years, Postmatic, seems to have just disappeared. All of a sudden, it stopped working. I sent a help request and heard nothing back. So, I had to scramble to find an alternative. While I was doing that, I found something that you’ve all been asking about for ages… the ability to edit. 1) You Can Now Edit Your Comments If you lea

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 3, 2025

Its quite a transformative time for Alaska Air Group, as the company acquired Hawaiian Airlines , and is turning Seattle-Tacoma into a global hub , with plans to launch a dozen long haul routes by 2030. Weve recently seen the airline add flights to Tokyo Narita (NRT) , and then flights to Seoul Incheon (ICN) are coming as of September 2025. Weve known that the third long haul destination out of Seattle will be to Europe, and we now have the details its exactly what many of us were expecting.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2025

Few things capture the imagination quite like the survival stories of historic warbirds. Beyond their combat records and engineering marvels, it’s often the sheer improbability of their survival that fascinates most. Many of these legendary aircraft owe their continued existence to a string of fortunate circumstancesrepurposed for aerial survey work, stored away in forgotten hangars, or turned into static displays in unexpected places.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

Transport aircraft have a new option for upgrading the flight deck as Garmin on Wednesday introduced the G5000 PRIME. The company described it as its “most advanced integrated flight deck for Part 25 transport aircraft.” According to Garmin, G5000 PRIME uses an intuitive, all-touchscreen flight deck designed to provide more displays and show layout options that can help pilots access additional information when they need it most, such when operating in busy airport environments. R

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Simple Flying

JUNE 12, 2025

An Airbus A220-300 operated by JetBlue Airways rolled off a runway at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday. The incident prompted airport officials to close the runway, while the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop.

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Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

The Indian carrier IndiGo is reportedly eyeing up an order for up to 50 ATR 72-600 turboprops with confirmation of the deal set to come at Paris Air Show, according to Business Standard. The news website spoke with sources familiar with developments who said it was likely that IndiGo would place an order for between 30 and 50 ATR 72-600s. It is thought that once finalized the agreement could be valued in the region of between $450 and $750 million, according to Business Standard.

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Cranky Flier

JUNE 3, 2025

June 1 was the day that Chicago/O’Hare was required by the terms of its lease to officially publish its new gate map. Even though the gates won’t change hands until October, the deed is done … though American’s objections are still making their way through the courts. Here is what O’Hare will look like in October if the courts don’t force a change: Image via Chicago Department of Aviation In the end, there were no surprises, but things did shift around compare

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 8, 2025

American recently started taking delivery of its latest batch of Boeing 787-9s. These are exciting for the airline and for passengers, as they’re premium heavy jets, with new interiors. What’s less exciting is the recurring maintenance issue that one of these jets seems to be having. The short, cursed life of American’s N846AN The Boeing 787-9 with the registration code N846AN is brand new, and was delivered to American on April 29, 2025, flying from Everett (PAE) to Dallas (DFW).

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 3, 2025

Last year, we published an article about The Museum of Flight (MOF) of Seattle, Washington, restoring two of their WWI aircraft displays, namely their original 1918 Pfalz D.XII fighter and their Fokker D.VII reproduction. Now, one of the two aircraft has successfully returned from the museum’s Restoration Center and Reserve Collection at Paine Field in Everett, just north of the museum’s main campus at Seattle’s King County International Airport – Boeing Field and is now

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 3, 2025

The avionics market is undergoing substantial growth and is expected to be worth $82.3 billion by 2030, according to a new report from research and management consulting firm MarketsandMarkets. Market revenue for the industry this year is expected to reach $56.2 billion, and if MarketsandMarkets prediction holds true, the sector will see a compound annual growth rate of 7.9 percent over the coming five years.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 1, 2025

The New Terminal One at John F. Kennedy International Airport is being built at a massive scale and promises to be not just one of the best in the country but also globally. As part of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's $19 billion transformation of JFK Airport, it will be completed in two phases the first phase, including the new arrivals and departures halls and the first set of 14 new gates, is expected to open in 2026.

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Aerotime

JUNE 3, 2025

Ryanair, Europes leading low-cost airline, has called for the CEO of the UKs National Air Traffic Services (NATS), Martin Rolfe, to resign immediately after almost 12,000 Ryanair passengers travelling to and from London-Stansted Airport (STN) on May 31, 2025, were made to suffer what the airline described as unnecessary delays of up to 50 minutes due to staff shortages among NATS-employed air traffic controllers.

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Cranky Flier

JUNE 5, 2025

This week on The Air Show , we are talking about JetZero and its proposed aircraft. With the episode just going live — if you don’t see it, keep refreshing — I’m putting up a bonus Thursday post with some visual aids that will help you understand what we’re talking about. You really have to see it, I think. The airplane itself is a blended-wing aircraft, or as they like to call it, an “all-wing” airplane.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 1, 2025

We often hear of passengers behaving poorly on flights, but its rare to hear of this kind of behavior from a member of the crew British Airways flight attendant suspected of inflight drug binge This incident happened on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and involves British Airways flight BA284, operating as an Airbus A380 service from San Francisco (SFO) to London (LHR).

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 12, 2025

After months of speculation within the warbird community, The Flying Bulls have officially confirmed their acquisition of the famed “Blue Angels Bearcat” with a formal announcement on Facebook. While news of the purchase—brokered by Platinum Fighter Sales —had circulated privately among aviation enthusiasts, the Austrian-based Flying Bulls requested that details remain confidential until they could make the news public themselves.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board has scheduled a three-day investigative hearing focusing on the midair collision of an American Airlines passenger jet and a military helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January. The hearing will take place July 30 to August 1 in Washington and will be livestreamed. More information, including an agenda and a witness list, will be released in the coming weeks, the NTSB said.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 6, 2025

When flying on a budget, comfort is often the first thing sacrificed. But among Allegiant Air , Spirit Airlines , and Frontier Airlines - America’s three major ultra-low-cost carriers (ULCCs) using similar fleets based on the Airbus A320 family, which airline actually offers the most comfortable cabin? With millions of passengers flying these carriers each year, the competition for customer satisfaction, legroom, and seat experience is fierce.

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Aerotime

JUNE 13, 2025

Vertical Aerospace, the British-based developer of the VX4 eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft, has announced a new partnership with Bristow Group that will see the companies collaborate to offer a full-service, ’ready-to-fly’ support package to VX4 customers. Vertical’s VX4 is a piloted, four-passenger, eVTOL aircraft with zero operating emissions.

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Lift Pilot Airlines Airline 235

Cranky Flier

JUNE 7, 2025

American’s inaugural flight on its new 787-9, internally called the 787-9P, was from Chicago to Los Angeles this week. While the airplane was on the ground at LAX on its turn, I was invited to come and take a look. I put together two threads on Bluesky with the photos I took. First, here’s a look at all the cabins onboard. Click in to see the rest of the photos in the replies.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 5, 2025

“Folks, this is your captain speaking. I’m sorry to say, we unfortunately need to divert, as we realized the plane we’ve been flying across the Atlantic all night isn’t actually authorized to land at our destination airport…” That’s gotta be awkward, but that’s basically what happened, per a fascinating scoop by @xJonNYC. Naples-bound American 787 diverts to Rome American operates a seasonal daily flight between Philadelphia (PHL) and Naples (NAP), AA780, operated by a Boeing 787-8.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 11, 2025

One of aviation’s most unique and iconic aircraft is set to take center stage at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 , as Pratt & Whitney brings its Boeing 747SP flying test bed to Boeing Plaza during the 72nd edition of the world’s largest aviation gathering. The event runs July 21–27 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The aircraft’s special appearance is part of Pratt & Whitney’s global centennial celebration, marking 100 years of innovation since its founding in 1925.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

Lawmakers in Louisiana have advanced a bill based largely on a conspiracy theory alleging that aircraft are spraying nanochemicals that alter the weather. SB 46 , passed by the state House of Representatives on May 29, would ban chemtrails, the white streaks that trail from jets as they fly. The white lines are actually known as condensation trails or contrails, and they are the result of water vapor in hot aircraft engine exhaust hitting low temperatures at high altitudes.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 1, 2025

The 20th century saw a vast number of new aircraft designs. Today, however, these are few and far between. Airbus refreshed its A320 and A330 series into the A320neo and A330neo, respectively, while developing the clean-sheet A380 and A350. Boeing has only released the 787 as a new aircraft design, while it refreshed the 737 and 777. Embraer refreshed its popular E-Jet series as the E2, while Bombardier created the clean-sheet CSeries, now the Airbus A220.

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Aerotime

JUNE 12, 2025

Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) could see a €3.2 billion expansion project if plans unveiled by the Catalan government on June 10, 2025, finally materialize. The key elements of the proposal, which is co-sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Transportation and AENA, Spain’s airport operator, are a lengthening the airport’s shortest runway by 500 meters (from 2,660 to 3,160 meters) and the construction of a new satellite terminal at the northeastern edge of the airport’s perimeter.

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Runway 284

AV Web

JUNE 9, 2025

A French hybrid electric propulsion company will release a 260 kW (350 horsepower) version of its unit for use in homebuilt/experimental and light sport aircraft next year. VoltAero intends to eventually put the HPU210 power unit in a certified aircraft called the Cassio in coming years but said it’s making it available for the amateur built market after a year of flight testing on a modified Cessna 337 called the Cassio S.

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