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TAAG Angola forced to adjust schedules after pilots start strike

TAAG Angola passengers are set for disruption and may be booked onto other airlines after pilots commenced a strike that ...

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Romania forced to ground MiG-21 LanceR fighters because of low-quality fuel

Romania forced to ground MiG-21 LanceR fighters because of low-quality fuel

The Romanian Air Force was tricked into fueling its MiG-21 fighters with poor-quality kerosene, damaging the fuel pumps ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
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France’s Aura Aero garners interest for its 19-seat electric aircraft

France-based aerospace developer Aura Aero wins letters of intent from airlines intensions for 130 of the Electric Regio ...

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Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew assaulted in Melbourne near layover hotel

Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew members were assaulted in Melbourne near the airline’s layover hotel...

Civil Aviation

Six months detention: Canadian flight crew still detained in Dominican Republic

Pivot Airlines crew members are still detained in the Dominican Republic six months after finding and reporting drugs on...

Aviation in Europe

10 European aircraft manufacturers you may not have heard of

Airbus is not the only European aircraft manufacturer. So, what happened to the continent's most prominent plane mak...

Aircraft

WATCH: AeroTime Explains: An-225 Mriya: from the space race to modern day war

Seven months ago, the Antonov An-225 Mriya was destroyed. However, plans to rebuild the giant are already underway....

Airlines

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Belarus and Russia until at least 2023

Turkish Airlines has extended the cancellation of flights to and from Belarus and Russia until at least 2023.  &nbs...

Airlines

Garuda Indonesia files for US Chapter 15 bankruptcy procedure: Reuters

Garuda Indonesia has requested that a New York court recognize a restructuring deal with creditors to halve its outstand...

War in Ukraine

‘Crappy day’: Russia loses multiple Flankers in one day over Ukraine

At least two of Russia’s latest Sukhoi Su-34 attack jets were shot down in one day over Ukraine...

Civil Aviation

Pilot sues Southwest Airlines after captain exposed himself mid-flight: AP

A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the airline, her union and an ex-colleague after the co-worker locked the cockpit do ...

Airlines

Sri Lanka's new low-cost carrier FitsAir launches inaugural flight to Dubai

Sri Lanka’s latest low-cost carrier FitsAir kicks off passenger operations with its first flight from Colombo to D ...

Defense

Dassault Systèmes: the modernization of defense

Dassault Systèmes is at the forefront of defense modernization. ...

Aviation Economics & Finance
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SAS reaches deals to change leases for 36 aircraft

SAS is making progress in its restructuring, agreeing amended lease deals for 36 aircraft ...

Aviation Economics & Finance

Reeling from Russian airspace closure, Finnair looks to cut jobs

Finnair is in talks to cut up to 200 jobs globally, mostly among management, after the closure of Russian airspace curta...

Airlines

Disruption expected at Heathrow after American Airlines engineers vote to strike

Heathrow Airport is set to face more flight disruptions after American Airlines engineers voted in favor of strike actio ...

Civil Aviation

Pilots strike forces Eurowings Germany to cancel hundreds of flights

Eurowings Germany is facing operational challenges after one-day pilots strike caused the budget airline to cancel hundr ...

Airlines

Philippine Airlines caught in data privacy issue over passport snapshot practice

Philippine Airlines is caught in a data privacy issue after a passenger questioned airline staff being able to take snap ...

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Meet the platinum record producer flying rescue dogs across America

AeroTime meets Ric Browde, platinum record producer and president and CEO of Wings of Rescue, who spends his time flying ...

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Emirates SkyCargo offers capacity to bring aid to flooded Pakistan

Emirates SkyCargo forms an airbridge between the UAE and Pakistan to provide humanitarian aid after the severe floods.&n ...

Essential Aviation
Women in Aviation

Flying through fire and bias as a female water bomber pilot

Emily Crombez, the first woman to fly a Bombardier CL-415 water bomber in North America, talks to AeroTime. ...

Essential Aviation

China’s AG600M completes maiden takeoff and landing on water

The AVIC AG600M, an upgraded version of China’s AG600 seaplane, completed its maiden flight taking off and landing ...

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Aviation Safety

Lack of information factor in C-130 crash while fighting Australian bushfires

Australian investigators detail how a C-130 air tanker crashed, likely due to a stall, while on a mission to fight bushf ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Volocopter eVTOL takes off for first crewed demo flight in Italy: video

Volocopter and its partners have completed the first crewed eVTOL demo flight at Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) i ...

Airlines

LOT Polish Airlines set to double its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet

Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines will expand its Boeing 737 Max fleet with an additional six aircraft.  ...

Airlines

Nigerian start-up ValueJet offers ‘first flight free’ ahead of launch

Nigerian start-up ValueJet to launch operations on October 10, offering travelers a “first free flight” on r ...

Civil Aviation
Boeing 737 MAX 7

Pilot union opposes alerting system exemption for Boeing 737 MAX 7, MAX 10

Pilot’s union APA said it opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from flight crew alerting system re...

Airlines
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Air Tahiti Nui operates first direct flight from Tahiti to Seattle

 Air Tahiti Nui operates the first ever direct flight from Tahiti to Seattle, partnering with Alaska Airlines for c...

Civil Aviation

Avion Express signs partnership agreement with Danish tour operator Bravo Tours

Avion Express, ACMI provider, a member of Avia Solutions Group, has signed a new contract with Danish tour operator Brav ...

Airlines

Two Norwegian low-cost airlines trim schedules ahead of ‘challenging’ winter

Two new Norwegian low-cost carriers Norse Atlantic Airways and Flyr will trim winter flight schedules in anticipation of ...

MRO

Airbus commences flight test of Pratt & Whitney GFT Advantage engine

Pratt & Whitney has announced that Airbus has started flight testing of the GTF Advantage engine on an A320neo aircr ...

Space

Countdown for launch: Virgin Orbit ready for UK’s first orbital space launch

Virgin Orbit is ready to launch from Spaceport Cornwall in what would be the UK’s first orbital space launch  ...

Civil Aviation

Virgin Atlantic scraps London Heathrow-Hong Kong route after 30 years

Virgin Atlantic will not be resuming services between LHR and HKG due to the closure of Russian airspace   ...

Airlines

Thai Airways searching for a 'highly adaptable' and 'ethical' CEO on LinkedIn

 Thai Airways is looking for someone to fill the role of CEO via professional networking site LinkedIn ...

Aviation Economics & Finance

SAS reaches deals to change leases for 36 aircraft

SAS is making progress in its restructuring, agreeing amended lease deals for 36 aircraft  ...

Defense

Two dead after newly delivered military aircraft crashes at airport in Gao, Mali

A newly delivered military aircraft, a Sukhoi SU-25, crashed at an airport in Gao, Northern Mali, killing two army perso ...

Aircraft

Croatia Airlines to switch to all-Airbus A220 fleet with new order for six jets

Croatia Airlines announces an order for six Airbus A220 aircraft, saying it will switch its fleet to a single type by 20 ...

Defense

Ireland abandons historical stance on air defense neutrality

With the decision to purchase a primary radar system, Ireland will no longer be solely relying on the British Royal Air ...

War in Ukraine
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“New normal”: How Europe airspace is coping with increased military activity

With military traffic in Europe increasing, more coordination is needed to ensure best use of airspace, according to Eur ...

Civil Aviation

US Dept of Transportation extends rest hours for flight attendants

The US Department of Transportation has extended the minimum rest period for flight attendants ...

Aviation History
5,500 miles: the first non-stop trans-pacific flight

5,500 miles: the first non-stop trans-pacific flight

On this day in history: In October 1931, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon crossed the Pacific non-stop for the first time ...

Airlines
Atlas Air Boeing 747-87UF Freighter

Atlas Air takes delivery of the second of four final Boeing 747-8 Freighters

Atlas Air has taken delivery of a new Boeing 747-8 Freighter, the second of four final 747-8 Freighters to ever be produ ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
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Flying taxis? Maybe for cargo, not people, says head of major leasing company

The head of aircraft leasing company AerCap is not sure that flying taxis will take off soon as a form of passenger tran ...

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Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew assaulted in Melbourne near layover hotel

Two Singapore Airlines cabin crew members were assaulted in Melbourne near the airline’s layover hotel ...

Airlines
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Ryanair reports September traffic record with 15.9 million passengers carried

With strong year-on-year traffic results to report in September 2022, Irish budget carrier Ryanair kicks off the autumn ...

Airport
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)

London Heathrow will lift daily passenger limitations in late October

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in the United Kingdom has confirmed it will remove limitations on daily passenger numbers ...

Defense
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RAAF and US Air Force sign Joint Vision Statement, strengthening relations

The RAAF and the US Air Force further strengthened relations between the two nations by signing a Joint Vision Statement ...

Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX airliner

Boeing doesn’t anticipate FAA approval for MAX 10 before summer 2023: Reuters

Boeing does not expect to gain approval for the 737 MAX 10 before summer 2023, according to a Federal Aviation Administr ...

Civil Aviation
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Nigeria’s ICAO member status elevated, improved safety standards recognized

The ICAO has promoted Nigeria’s member status and recognizes its safety standards following turbulent market condi ...

Defense

Japan has issued evacuation notices to its residents after North Korea fires a ballistic missile over the country. ...

Civil Aviation

Despite current challenges, is there growth ahead for European aviation?

It’s been a rough summer for European aviation, but participants at a conference hosted by Eurocontrol gave upbeat...

Airport
Singapore Changi Airport hopes to reach 80% of 2019 traffic levels by 2023

Singapore Changi Airport hopes to reach 80% of 2019 traffic levels by 2023

Singapore Changi Airport hopes to reach 80% of its 2019 traffic levels by the end of 2022, thanks to easing COVID-19 tra ...

Airport
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More than 100 passengers at Auckland airport left stranded in corridor for hours

Transit passengers at Auckland Airport were left stranded in a corridor for hours after they were denied entry into a de ...

Defense
F-35: Saab accuses Canada of breaking rules of competition

F-35: Saab accuses Canada of breaking rules of competition

Saab has accused the Canadian government of discussing terms with Lockheed Martin that should have been decided prior to ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

eVTOL developer Wisk unveils the latest version of its self-flying air taxi, which it hopes to get certified and bring t...

Space

Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket has reached orbit during its second attempt, successfully delivering three satell...

Airport
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Stansted Airport to host third job fair of 2022; more than 500 jobs available

London Stansted Airport is hosting its third job fair of the year, with more than 500 jobs and positions available ...

Airlines
Myanmar National Airlines plane attacked by gunfire; one passenger injured

Myanmar National Airlines plane attacked by gunfire; one passenger injured

A plane passenger has been injured after a Myanmar National Airlines aircraft was attacked by gunfire from the ground. ...

Civil Aviation
War in Ukraine
Russia loses seat at ICAO council. What now?

Russia loses seat at ICAO council. What now?

Accused of breaching the rules of the Chicago Convention on international aviation, Russia failed to collect enough vote ...

Defense

Hercules grounded: USAF discovers problems with C-130 propellers

The USAF has grounded almost its entire fleet of aging C-130H freighters due to a problem with their propellers. &n ...

Airlines
Civil Aviation

United Airlines halts flights to SA due to jet fuel shortage in Cape Town

United Airlines has temporarily halted its Newark (EWR) - Cape Town (CPT) return service due to a fuel shortage issue at ...

Airport

United Airlines temporarily suspends service at New York's JFK airport

United Airlines will temporarily suspend flight service at New York’s JFK Airport due to “ too-small-to-be-c ...

Aviation Safety

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety ratings from Category 2 to Category 1...

Airlines

Nigeria Air, Nigeria’s proposed flag carrier, would consider purchasing some of China’s COMAC C919s, the cou...

Aviation Safety

Transavia Boeing 737 suffers structural damage during landing in France

A Transavia France Boeing 737 passenger aircraft suffers structural damage during landing at Nantes Atlantique Airport ( ...

Aviation Quiz

Lifestyles of the rich and famous: celebrities who own private jets | Quiz

How much do you know about celebrity private jets? Take this AeroTime quiz and find out! ...

Civil Aviation

World Vegetarian Day: Around the world in eight vegetarian in-flight meals

To celebrate World Vegetarian Day 2022 (October 1), AeroTime takes you around the world in eight vegetarian in-flight me ...

Aircraft

European plane maker Airbus announces the delivery of the 500th A350 passenger aircraft, marking the introduction of a n...

MRO

Indian Air Force retired its most famous MiG-21 squadron, giving up on one of the oldest jets in the world...

Air Cargo

Emirates SkyCargo, United Cargo form partnership to expand airfreight network

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Dubai-based airline Emirates, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wi ...

Space

NASA, SpaceX to collaborate on plan to save the Hubble Space Telescope

NASA and SpaceX will collaborate on a plan to save the Hubble Space Telescope from falling out of orbit in the 2030s. ...

Airport

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to extend pax cap until March due to staff shortage

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport said it would continue to limit the daily number of passengers during the winter seas ...

Defense
Finland closes major highway to conduct air force drill

Finland closes major highway to conduct air force drill

The Finnish Air Force used a section of an important highway to test its ability to operate from improvised runways. ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
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Floating, foiling and flying: How does REGENT’s electric seaglider work?

REGENT announces that its electric seaglider has taken flight, with a series of test flights  ...

Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 7 aircraft

Boeing has not completed work needed for MAX 7 approval: FAA

The FAA has told Boeing it has not completed safety tasks needed in order to certify the 737 MAX 7 by December 2022.&nbs ...

Airlines
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Malaysia Airlines to return inactive A380s to Airbus by 2023: report

Malaysia Airlines is set to return its inactive A380s to Airbus by 2023   ...

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Canada's WestJet strengthens Boeing commitment, orders 42 B737 MAX 10s

Canadian low-cost airline WestJet orders an additional 42 Boeing 737 Max 10s, with options for 22 additional jets ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
Lilium shares footage of all-electric demonstrator transitioning

Lilium shares footage of all-electric demonstrator transitioning to level flight

Lilium performs the first successful test of thrust-vectoring electric engines on its technology demonstrator, transitio ...

Civil Aviation

Airlines cancel thousands of US flights due to Hurricane Ian

Thousands of flights have been canceled across major airports in the United States as Hurricane Ian strikes Florida.&nbs ...

Aircraft

Taiwan’s China Airlines finalizes order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners

China Airlines, the state-owned flag carrier of Taiwan, has finalized an order for Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.  ...

Aircraft

Boeing, Airbus planes will “never be delivered” to Russia again: Rostec

The head of Russia’s technology conglomerate Rostec says that Airbus and Boeing will “never” deliver a ...

Aviation Economics & Finance

Reeling from Russian airspace closure, Finnair looks to cut jobs

Finnair is in talks to cut up to 200 jobs globally, mostly among management, after the closure of Russian airspace curta ...

Defense

China ‘on track’ for 6th-gen fighter, US needs to focus on own development: ACC

A US official said China is going forward with the development of its own sixth generation fighter jet ...

Aircraft

China certifies home-grown COMAC C919 narrowbody jet

It looks like China’s aviation regulator has issued the type certificate for the COMAC C919 narrowbody aircraft&nb ...

Civil Aviation
Two airliners collide while taxiing at London-Heathrow airport

Two airliners collide while taxiing at London-Heathrow airport

A Korean Air Boeing 777 and an Icelandair Boeing 757 were involved in a ground collision at London-Heathrow Airport. ...

Airlines
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Will the Indian aviation market be the growth story of the next decade?

AeroTime delves into the Indian aviation market to look at its predicted growth, new entrants and restructuring efforts ...

Civil Aviation
travelers wearing masks at Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia

Face masks no longer required on Air Asia Malaysia flights

Air Asia Malaysia passengers no longer need to wear face masks on board after the government changed its guidance  ...

Defense

USAF F-15 fighter shoots down Iranian drone near coalition base in Iraq

A USAF F-15 fighter shot down an Iranian Mohajer-6 unmanned aircraft as it was heading toward US soldiers in Erbil, Iraq ...

War in Ukraine

Footage shows Su-24s bombing tanks in CAS mission near Kherson

Footage has appeared online showing what appears to be a pair of Ukrainian Su-24 strike aircraft bombing a forest near K ...

Aviation Safety

Two F-16 fighter jets escort Singapore Airlines A350 after bomb threat

A Singapore Airlines A350 aircraft was escorted by two F-16 Fighting Falcons of the Singapore Air Force due to a bomb th ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Eve partners with India’s FlyBlade, receives order for 200 eVTOLs

FlyBlade India has placed a non-binding purchase order for up to 200 Eve Air Mobility eVTOLs to develop urban air mobili ...

Business Aviation

How dependent is the tourism industry on private jets?

While it might not seem that prominent at first glance, private jets are one of the key cogs in the tourism industry &nd ...

Defense

France to order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023

The French Ministry of Armed Forces will order 42 Dassault Rafale fighters in 2023 and replace the 24 second-hand aircra ...

Space

Artemis I rocket is safe after a reported fire in VAB storage

NASA’s Artemis I rocket is safe after a reported fire inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center ...

Airlines

New gender policy: Virgin Atlantic staff can choose the best uniform for them

Virgin Atlantic staff can now choose which uniform to best represent themselves under a new gender identity policy  ...

Aircraft

Boeing delivers 100th 737-800 BCF to largest commercial aircraft lessor AerCap

Boeing delivers 100th 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter delivery to aircraft lessor AerCap ...

Air Cargo

Shipping group MSC to set up a new cargo airline

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to set up a new cargo airline as a complementary service to its container shipp ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Eviation’s all-electric plane Alice takes off for the first time

Eviation’s all-electric passenger plane Alice took off for its maiden test flight on September 27, 2022. ...

Space

NASA tests anti-asteroid defenses, films satellite impacting asteroid

The DART spacecraft has successfully moved an asteroid for the first time. The mission was part of a historical attempt ...

Airlines
Wizz Air Airbus A320 aircraft

Wizz Air Malta receives Air Operator’s Certificate and Operating License  

Wizz Air Malta has been granted its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Operating License (OL) in Malta. &nb ...

Airlines
Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 aircraft

Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Belarus and Russia until at least 2023

Turkish Airlines has extended the cancellation of flights to and from Belarus and Russia until at least 2023.  &nbs ...

Defense
Danish Air Force F-16 pilot takes aerial pictures of Nord Stream gas leaks

Danish Air Force F-16 pilot takes aerial pictures of Nord Stream gas leaks

A Danish Air Force F-16 fighter has managed to capture aerial pictures of the leaks affecting the Nord Stream gas pipeli ...

Airlines
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Air New Zealand’s NYC route hits more issues with passengers paid to offload

Air New Zealand’s NYC route faced further issues when the airline offered passengers payment to be offloaded on fl ...

Airlines
British Airways, Qatar Airways aircraft

British Airways and Qatar expand partnership on 185 flight routes

British Airways and Qatar Airways have announced the expansion of their partnership to 185 flight routes across more tha ...

Airlines
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Emirates expands flight schedules across three cities in South Africa

 Emirates increases connection to South Africa by launching additional services to Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Dur ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
VX4 eVTOL aircraft

Vertical Aerospace's VX4 all-electric air taxi performs first tethered flight

UK company Vertical Aerospace has completed the first tethered flight test of its VX4 electric vertical take-off and lan ...

Civil Aviation
Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam alliance in early 2023

Virgin Atlantic to join SkyTeam alliance in early 2023

Virgin Atlantic is set to become the first UK-based member of the SkyTeam airline alliance. ...

Airlines
Air India Boeing 777

Air India and Vistara may merge under new joint venture: report

Air India and Vistara may merge under new joint venture, sources close to the matter have confirmed to Live Mint. ...

Airlines

Norwegian carrier Norse Atlantic has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and operating license from the...

Civil Aviation

New destinations, new discoveries: Here’s seven places you should visit in 2023

For World Tourism Day, AeroTime has compiled a list of seven of the best new airline routes to discover new destinations...

Aircraft
AeroTime Explains Mriya: from the space race to war

WATCH: AeroTime Explains: An-225 Mriya: from the space race to modern day war

Seven months ago, the Antonov An-225 Mriya was destroyed. However, plans to rebuild the giant are already underway. ...

Defense
Will the Airbus Beluga become the next Antonov An-225 Mriya?

Will the Airbus Beluga become the next Antonov An-225 Mriya?

With the Antonov freighter fleet unavailable, Airbus presented a solution using its Beluga A300-600ST aircraft to transp ...

War in Ukraine
Russia loses multiple Flankers in one day over Ukraine

‘Crappy day’: Russia loses multiple Flankers in one day over Ukraine

At least two of Russia’s latest Sukhoi Su-34 attack jets were shot down in one day over Ukraine ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

easyJet unveiled a raft of measures to reduce CO2 emissions to net zero and said the countdown was on for passengers to...

Airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) in the UK will begin to “wind down” operations from October 2022, the airp...

Airlines
easyJet Airbus A320 aircraft

easyJet to invest in software to cut fuel costs, noise levels across A320 fleet

easyJet to make a fleet-wide investment in the latest aircraft software from Airbus aimed at cutting costs on jet fuel a ...

Space
NASA’s powerful and controversial SLS rocket ready to launch

NASA delays Artemis launch due to threat of Tropical Storm Ian in Florida

NASA cancels plans to launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon on September 27 as Tropical Storm Ian heads towards Flori ...

Airlines
Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737

Garuda Indonesia files for US Chapter 15 bankruptcy procedure: Reuters

Garuda Indonesia has requested that a New York court recognize a restructuring deal with creditors to halve its outstand ...

Airlines

United Airlines hopes to resume US-Cuba flights by end of 2022: report

 United Airlines is working to resume US-Cuba flights by end of the year, a report from Reuters says. ...

War in Ukraine
Defense

Russia repeatedly bombs Odesa using Iran-made kamikaze drones

Russia bombarded the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine using kamikaze drones made in Iran. ...

Airlines

Qantas Group names Stephanie Tully as new Jetstar CEO

Qantas Group appoints Stephanie Tully, an ex-Qantas customer chief, as the new chief executive officer of Jetstar ...

Civil Aviation

A Sudanese conglomerate DAL Group and Emirati Air Arabia form a joint venture to launch a new low-cost airline in Sudan....

Airlines

Qantas Airways is reinstating vegetarian meals and snacks on all domestic flights following a backlash....

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Top 10 innovations in passenger experience

AeroTime picks its top 10 innovations that have improved the passenger experience, designed to help make today’s f ...

Civil Aviation

Boeing 737 freighter overshoots runway, dips in water at Montpellier Airport

A West Atlantic Boeing 737 freighter overrun the runway at Montpellier Airport and dipped in a lake nearby on September ...

AeroTime Extra

10 of the most luxurious Business Class cabins in the world

Fancy booking a lavish flight? Here’s 10 of the most luxurious Business Class cabins currently on offer ...

Aviation Quiz

What do you know about electric aircraft? Take this quiz and test your knowledge of the latest developments in electric...

Airlines

Wizz Air plans to further expand in Italy, making it the country’s third largest airline.   ...

Civil Aviation

US SEC charges Boeing, ex-CEO with misleading investors over the 737 MAX

The SEC charges Boeing with providing misleading information about the safety issues with its 737 MAX aircraft.  &n ...

Defense

Raytheon, Northrop Grumman awarded $1B to build hypersonic cruise missiles

aytheon and Northrop Grumman receive a hefty contract of nearly $1 billion to develop and deliver hypersonic cruise miss ...

Defense

Italy considers collaborating with Japan on sixth-generation fighter jet

Italy may join the UK and Japan in their increasingly intertwined efforts to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet ...

Civil Aviation
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Low-cost carrier Canada Jetlines starts commercial operations

Canada Jetlines has launched commercial operations, with the first flight between Toronto and Calgary. ...

Aircraft
Airbus to auction parts of an A380 in mid-October

Airbus to auction parts of an A380 in mid-October

From trolleys to seats - everything must go! Airbus will auction off parts of a scrapped Emirates A380 aircraft mid-Octo ...

Civil Aviation
Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine by the end of September

Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine by the end of September

Hong Kong will end its 14-day hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals from September 26, 2022. ...

Aviation Economics & Finance
SAS

Too slow: Scandinavian carrier SAS fined over way it announced pilot strikes

Nasdaq Stockholm fines SAS after news of pilot strikes reached some journalists before the company published an official ...

AeroTime Extra
AeroTime teams with Chartbeat for real-time analytics to boost us

AeroTime teams with Chartbeat for real-time analytics to boost user experience

AeroTime Hub has announced a new partnership with Chartbeat, a content intelligence platform for the world’s leadi ...

Aviation Safety
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Ensuring safety in-flight: how do airlines prevent hijacking?

How do airlines prevent aircraft hijacking? AeroTime investigates.  ...

Civil Aviation

To combat the pilot shortage, Mesa Airlines wants to help pilots build hours

Mesa Airlines has a new way to resolve the pilot shortage - buy a fleet of light aircraft to help future pilots build th ...

Airlines

More chaos for Russian aviation with pilots, controllers facing mobilization

Russia’s aviation industry is set for more disruption with workers facing the possibility of being suddenly m ...

Defense

Argentina allocates $664M for fighter jets, pits the Tejas against the JF-17

The Argentinian government has allocated funds to purchase new fighter jets, pitting the JF-17, the Tejas and the F-16 a ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Flying taxi pioneer Kitty Hawk closes down after more than 10 years

Flying taxi start-up Kitty Hawk, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, decides to close down.   ...

Aviation Safety

Why did the flaps extend inadvertently on a Bombardier business jet?

UK investigators have issued a special bulletin after a serious incident where flaps deployed without being commanded to ...

Aircraft

Boeing customer Xiamen Airlines picks Airbus, orders 40 A320neo aircraft

China’s Xiamen Airlines places an order for 40 Airbus A320neo aircraft. ...

Columnists
AI could save aviation from fuel crisis – Gedinimas Ziemelis

Crisis is coming. Big Data and AI could save aviation – Gediminas Ziemelis

Fuel price spikes pose a risk in aviation. Big Data and AI could help reduce consumption and CO2 emissions by ...

Aircraft
DHC-515 water bomber

Aircraft manufacturer De Havilland to open new assembly line in Canada

De Havilland selects a site for its new manufacturing facility where the company will produce Dash 8-400s, DHC-6 Twin Ot ...

Civil Aviation
Anatoly Gerashchenko, ex-rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute

Former Moscow Aviation Institute head falls to his death in accident at the uni

The former head of the Moscow Aviation Institute dies after an accident at the university, with local media reporting he ...

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Taking on Tom Cruise’s Top Gun jet trainer

AeroTime’s Ben Griffiths recalls taking to the skies in one of the world’s most maneuverable jet fighter tra ...

Defense

USAF clears Boeing KC-46 for global deployment

The U.S. Air Force has cleared its long-suffering Boeing KC-46 tanker for worldwide deployments following years of troub ...

Defense

US Air Force plans to roll out B-21 Raider in early December 2022

The USAF has confirmed plans to reveal the B-21 Raider strategic bomber in the first week of December 2022  ...

Civil Aviation

ANA announced as the launch customer for Boeing's Insight Accelerator

Japan’s All Nippon Airways will be the launch customer for Boeing’s Insight Accelerator product ...

Airport

Masterplan finalized for Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport

A masterplan to expand Saudi Arabia’s Agha International Airport has been finalized.  ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Not pilots, but “supervisors”: Boeing and Wisk set out flying taxi roadmap

Boeing and Wisk have set out proposals for how self-flying electric taxis can be integrated into airspace, including a n ...

MRO

EASA certifies Rolls-Royce's new Pearl 700 engine set to power Gulfstream jets

Rolls-Royce has received certification from the European aviation authority for its new Pearl 700 engine. ...

Airlines
War in Ukraine

Flights from Russia sell out after Putin declares mobilization

Outbound flights from Russia sell out after Vladimir Putin declares a partial mobilization of Russian citizens to suppor ...

Airlines

American Airlines introduces new premium Flagship Suite on long-haul flights

American Airlines introduces its new Flagship Suite premium seats, available on the airline’s long-haul fleet star ...

Aviation Economics & Finance

Strong bookings set to help Air New Zealand to six-month profit

Air New Zealand is expecting a return to profit for the first half of the current financial year thanks to strong bookin ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation

Embraer invests in Latin American drone specialist XMobots

Embraer is investing in XMobots, a Latin American drone company, hoping to jointly explore new market areas  ...

Aircraft

Chinese regulator meets Boeing to review 737 MAX operation

China’s aviation authority organized a meeting with Boeing on September 14, 2022, to discuss the return of the 737 ...

Civil Aviation
Pilots of one of Russian air carriers

Turkish flight simulators now off-limits to Russian pilots: report

Reports suggest that pilots at Russian airlines can no longer undertake simulator training at EASA-approved pilot traini ...

Aviation Technology and Innovation
Eviation Alice on runway render

Eviation’s all-electric Alice aircraft undergoes high-speed taxi test: video

Israeli electric aircraft developer Eviation has released video of its all-electric Alice aircraft as it completes a hig ...

Civil Aviation
Flight crew in a flightdeck

FAA turns down airline request to hire less-experienced pilots during shortage

The FAA has rejected a request from a regional air carrier to hire less-experienced flight crew to address the ongoing p ...