Cranky Flier
MARCH 11, 2025
When we look back in the distant future, I think we’ll remember today as the day that Southwest died. No, it is not going out of business, but its entire value proposition — everything that made it different — has disappeared faster than you can say “Elliott Investment Management.” For this, Southwest has earned the Cranky Jackass Award, but even that seems insufficient.
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JANUARY 13, 2025
The team at Boom Supersonic are determining whether a 12 th test flight of its XB-1 demonstrator is needed before undertaking its first attempt at breaking the speed barrier. On January 10, 2025, XB-1 reached speeds of Mach 0.95 during a 44-minute flight over the Mojave Desert with Chief Test Pilot Tristan Geppetto Brandenburg at the controls. The 11 th XB-1 test flight also saw the aircraft climb to 29,481 feet as it closes in on supersonic speeds.
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MARCH 4, 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is to issue airworthiness directives (ADs) to US airlines concerning the engine nacelles on older generation Boeing 737 airplanes. It is hoped that the issuance of the ADs will prevent a recurrence of an incident in 2018 in which an engine suffered an uncontained engine failure on one of its Boeing 737-700s and another earlier incident in 2016 involving the same type and the same carrier.
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JANUARY 10, 2025
Dublin-based aircraft leasing company Avolon has published a new market outlook report , predicting that the global airline industry will reach US$1 trillion in revenue for the first time ever during 2025. According to this analysis, the main driver behind this growth is the Asia-Pacific region, which will be adding more capacity than all other regions of the world combined.
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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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FEBRUARY 4, 2025
South Korea is set to completely rebuild its aviation safety system after recent aviation accidents in the country, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced. On February 4, 2025, MOLIT revealed plans to create an Aviation Safety Innovation Committee, which will include around 20 private experts aimed at improving safety in the aviation industry.
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JANUARY 28, 2025
Boom Supersonics XB-1 demonstrator became the first manned civilian aircraft to break the sound barrier since the end of the Concorde era. The aircraft took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV), California, at 8.22am local time on January 28, 2025, and headed towards a reserved airspace section over the Mojave Desert which had been previously approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the purpose of this test.
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MARCH 17, 2025
Communities along France’s Atlantic shore have long held a special relationship with the sea. What has for centuries been a region of sailors, shipbuilders and maritime traders has evolved into one of Europe’s most dynamic centers for sailing technology innovation. The region is home to a thriving ecosystem where boat builders, equipment manufacturers, naval architects, and sailing technology startups collaborate to push the boundaries of what’s possible on water.
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JANUARY 17, 2025
AeroTime is excited to welcome Christian Charalambous as a guest columnist. A pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations plus a masters degree in Blockchain. In his columns, he explores the modern challenges and innovative technologies that are shaping the future of flight.
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JANUARY 8, 2025
On January 7, 2025, airBaltic announced that it had successfully conducted a certification test flight of its new SpaceX’s Starlink internet connectivity on one of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft. This flight, which departed and landed at the airlines main base in Riga, Latvia (RIX), is one of the necessary steps required in order to obtain the required certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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JANUARY 2, 2025
Latvian-based carrier airBaltic has announced the cancellation of 4,670 flights from all its bases for the summer season of 2025. The decision is due to unexpected delays and prolonged engine maintenance by its supplier Pratt & Whitney, the carrier announced in a press release published on January 2, 2025. airBaltic said the engine manufacturers inability to meet its timely maintenance obligations has impacted the operational capabilities of the airlines Airbus A220-300 fleet.
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MARCH 6, 2025
It is understood that Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways have cancelled flights to and from Mogadishu, Somalia, following a warning from the US of a potential imminent attack at Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ). On March 4, 2025, after tracking credible information the US Embassy in Somalia issued an alert indicating multiple locations in the country, including Mogadishus airport, were at risk of attack.
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MARCH 6, 2025
Air France-KLM Group has released its latest set of figures for both the final quarter of 2024 (4Q24) as well as its full-year results. The results, announced on March 6, 2025, are generally favourable, with capacity increasing and the Franco-Dutch airline group benefitting from the use of more efficient aircraft. However, KLM is finding headwinds are hampering its overall performance, with a range of cost-cutting measures being actioned to improve its position in 2025 and beyond.
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MARCH 7, 2025
SpaceXs Starship spacecraft has exploded in space shortly after taking off from Texas, leading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reroute or delay air traffic in some areas of Florida and the Caribbean due to rocket debris. SpaceX confirmed they lost contact with the Starship rocket nine minutes and 30 seconds into its eighth test flight on March 6, 2025, as the spacecraft began tumbling to Earth.
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FEBRUARY 23, 2025
The company behind the Lilium Jet has filed for insolvency after its funding options dried up and promises of new financing failed to materialize. Lilium Aerospace , which evolved after Lilium GmbH and Lilium eAircraft GmbH filed for insolvency at the end of last year, confirmed on February 21, 2025, that operations had stopped. As the funding options to secure Liliums future have not materialized in time, Lilium Aerospace has filed for insolvency today, a spokesperson for Lilium said.
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JANUARY 10, 2025
A Los Angeles aircraft has been grounded and pulled from firefighting service in the United States (US) after being hit by a civilian drone. According to the LA County Fire Department, the Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper was struck on January 10, 2025, at 13:30, local time, while operating in the Palisades fire area. The grounding of the lifesaving aircraft will come as a massive blow to the LA region, as firefighters try to defend homes and businesses from the devastating fires that have so far r
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JANUARY 9, 2025
Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has announced that it is preparing for the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The leased aircraft, painted in the airlines pearl livery, will be showcased at Riyadhs King Khalid International Airport (RUH), the carrier announced on January 9, 2025. The new aircraft will be used as a technical spare and for training purposes in the upcoming months, the statement read.
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JANUARY 30, 2025
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Max Airs domestic flight services for three months following an incident where a Max Air Boeing 737-400 suffered a nose gear collapse during landing at Kano Mallam Aminu International Airport (KAN). The announcement was made by Michael Achimugu, the Director of Consumer Protection and Public Affairs at the NCAA, on January 29, 2025.
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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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MARCH 5, 2025
Advanced air mobility developer Volocopter has laid off its entire workforce as it enters insolvency proceedings, several German media outlets have reported. Volocopter filed an application for the opening of insolvency proceedings on December 26, 2024. A court in the German state of Baden-Wrttemberg, where the firm is based, has now confirmed the start of this legal process through which creditors will be able to present their claims.
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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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JANUARY 14, 2025
Lufthansa and Thai Airways International are expanding their existing codeshare program to expand connectivity between Europe and several Asian destinations. The deal will see two cities in Vietnam plus one in the Philippines join the program to be linked by the Thai carrier from its hub in Bangkok. The expansion will see flights between Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) to Hanoi (HAN), Ho Chi Minh (SGN), and Manila (MNL) all continuing to be operated by Thai Airways but carrying an additional LH fligh
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JANUARY 14, 2025
Austrian Airlines has become the latest carrier from the Lufthansa Group to adopt the aerodynamics-enhancing AeroSHARK technology. The Austrian flag carrier announced on January 14, 2024, that one of its Boeing 777-200ER aircraft (OE-LPC) had flown between Bangkok (BKK) and Vienna (VIE) featuring the specially treated fuel-saving fuselage surfaces. AeroSHARK was developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik, which is the engineering and maintenance arm of airline group, and German chemicals giant BASF.
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JANUARY 15, 2025
Boeing delivered 180 fewer commercial aircraft in 2024 than 2023 after a torrid year which began with a door plug separating from an Alaska Airline 737-9 midflight. On January 14, 2025, Boeing confirmed that 348 passenger jets were delivered to customers last year including just 57 in the final quarter. In 2023, a total of 528 commercial planes were handed over to operators, with 157 delivered in the final quarter.
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JANUARY 8, 2025
UK-based electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has become only the second company in the world to perform a piloted thrustborne flight test in a full-scale vectored thrust aircraft. The full-scale eVTOL aircraft, known as VX4, took off on January 7, 2024, with pilot Simon Davies at the controls, at the Vertical Aerospace test center at Cotswold Airport (GBA).
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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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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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JANUARY 6, 2025
Gulfstream Aerospace announced on January 6th, 2025, that two more G700 aircraft have been delivered to Qatar Executive , the private aviation arm of Qatar Airways. These deliveries take the total number of G700s in Qatars fleet to six, with four more scheduled to arrive in the near future. Mark Burns, president of Gulfstream, praised his team for the swift delivery of the new aircraft to Qatar, noting that the unprecedented speed with which the team has been able to deliver this remarkable airc
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FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Critical data that could piece together the final movements of a Black Hawk helicopter before it crashed with an American Eagle Bombardier CRJ-700 in Washington DC are contained within the submerged wreckage, according to the National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB). On February 4, 2024, the NTSB confirmed that the US Army Black Hawk was at 300 feet (rounded to the nearest 100 feet) at the time of the collision but additional information to verify data points from the helicopter was needed.
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JANUARY 9, 2025
The number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines reached 83.4 million in 2024, a figure which represents an increase of 2.1% year-on-year, according to a statement issued by the national carrier of Turkey on January 8, 2024. The total included 31.7 million international passengers, up 6.4% over 2023, a rise it largely credits to a major international expansion push throughout 2024.
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JANUARY 8, 2025
International flights have resumed at Syrias Damascus Airport (DAM) for the first time since former president and dictator Bashar al-Assad was overthrown on December 8, 2024. Images taken at the airport, and on flights to Damascus, show scenes of celebration as crew and passengers wear Syrias independence flag proudly. One of the first flights to arrive at Damascus Airport was Qatar Airways QR 410 from Dohas Hamad International Airport (DOH).
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FEBRUARY 4, 2025
French aerospace giant Safran has secured certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its ENGINeUS 100 electric motor. The ENGINeUS 100 electric motor is capable of powering small regional transport aircraft with up to 19 passengers, with the potential to usher in a new era of commercial air mobility. It is the first time that an electric motor of its size and capability has been approved by EASA, requiring 1,500 hours of certification tests and more than 100 flight hours o
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JANUARY 24, 2025
US-based flight developer Boom Supersonic has begun the final countdown to its first attempt at breaking the sound barrier with its XB-1 demonstrator. On January 25, 2025, Boom Supersonic declared the start of a five-day countdown to the historic flight, following 11 tests and 22 months of rigorous testing. Announcing XB-1’s first supersonic flight, Boom wrote: 3, 2, 1 Boom The countdown is on.
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FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Bahamasair, the state-owned airline of the Bahamas, is reportedly considering a potential order for Airbus A220 narrowbody aircraft as the carrier mulls a replacement for its aging jet fleet of four Boeing 737-700s. The airline would also use the new aircraft to expand into new markets and develop its footprint across the Caribbean region, according to the airlines CEO.
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JANUARY 24, 2025
Boeing has announced that it expects a $4 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2024, due to a challenging year marked by a seven-week labor strike by US Coast factory workers and extra charges within the defense segment. In a statement released on January 23, 2025, Boeing announced that it will recognize impacts to its financial results related to the IAM work stoppage, charges for certain Defense, Space & Security programs and costs associated with workforce reductions when it reports its
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MARCH 7, 2025
REGENT Craft successfully conducted the first sea trial of a full-scale seaglider carrying passengers onboard on March 6, 2025. The seaglider that conducted this test was a prototype of the Viceroy electrically powered wing-in-ground vehicle, designed to carry up to 12 passengers. Ground-in-wing vehicles make use of the laws of aerodynamics to move at high speeds just a few meters above the surface of the sea.
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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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