Norwegian Moves To Short Haul

Airline Norwegian has revealed that it will not return to long-haul flying. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Vigili del Fuoco acquistano nuovo P.180 Avanti EVO

A poche settimane dall’annuncio della vendita di un velivolo P.180 Avanti Evo a un cliente statunitense, Piaggio Aerospace aggiunge al proprio portafoglio un nuovo ordine, questa volta sottoscritto da un organismo che fa capo al Ministero dell’Interno: ad acquistare un nuovo esemplare del prodotto di punta della società ligure è il Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco, al cui Dipartimento sarà consegnato nell’estate del prossimo anno. (www.piaggioaerospace.it) Altro...

SOFIA project - The Flying Observatory

SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting telescope (with an effective diameter of 2.5 meters or 100 inches). (www.nasa.gov) Altro...

voli low cost cancellati in tutta europa per fare cassa

perchè le compagnie low cost - ancora non quelle di bandiera, ma potrebbe accadere- cancella no i voli diretti in Italia in tempo utile per non incorrere in sanzioni, a spesa dei clienti? (www.repubblica.it) Altro...

Turkish Airlines Brings Back Full Premium Onboard Dining Service

Turkish Airlines Brings Back Full Premium Onboard Dining Service (www.gatechecked.com) Altro...

Careers at FlightAware

FlightAware is a digital aviation company and operates the world’s largest flight tracking and data platform. With global connectivity to every segment of aviation, FlightAware provides over 10,000 aircraft operators and service providers and over 13 million passengers with global flight tracking solutions, predictive technology, analytics, and decision-making tools. All of this is backed by the most comprehensive flight-tracking data and intelligence in the industry. We process over 50 million… (flightaware.com) Altro...

Executive Profiles

Our leadership team continues to move FlightAware forward with their expertise in technology and data, and shared affinity for aviation. (flightaware.com) Altro...

Aviation Stats Update: January 27, 2021

"Despite Lunar New Year approaching, China continues its precipitous decline tethered to flying restrictions imposed in early January. The story out of the US is more steady with both commercial and business aviation traffic behaving as expected given the lack of changes in travel policy." -Daniel Baker, CEO, FlightAware. (flightaware.com) Altro...

Central to Aviation: Conversations with Eammon Brennon, Dir. General of EUROCONTROL

View the complete conversation between Eamonn Brennan, Director General of EUROCONTROL, and Daniel Baker, CEO of FlightAware, as they ponder the aviation industry's future with an eye to: Sustainability Efficiency Survival vs. thriving in a post-COVID world (flightaware.com) Altro...

FlightAware FBO Toolbox

Sell more fuel and improve your FBO operations. Easy to use and low cost There are no long-term contracts, and you can cancel your subscription at any time. Nothing to install The FBO Toolbox offers you and your team tools that are seamlessly integrated with the FlightAware website Unlimited users for each airport and no device limits FBO Toolbox is priced for cost-conscious FBOs (flightaware.com) Altro...

Airlines to lose $48B despite banner year for cargo

The pace of vaccinations will dictate extent to which passenger markets can open, but slow rollouts have IATA forecasting slower recovery this year. The cargo side of the business is growing rapidly and providing financial support for airlines. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

An Uneven Recovery: A Sector-by-Sector Visualization of the Impact of COVID-19 on Aviation

An in-depth analysis looking at aviation recovery by geographic region, operation type, flight length, and airliner size. (blog.flightaware.com) Altro...

Ryanair New Routes from Brussels-South Charleroi

Ryanair (FR) has announced new services out of Brussels South Charleroi (CRL) with a destination to the Greek Islands and Croatia. (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

Delta Air Lines Back in Athens, Portland-Seoul Launched

Awaiting free unhindered travel, Delta Air Lines (DL) is proposing two new international destinations to Athens (ATH) and Seoul (INC). (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

Race in Chicago: United Airlines to Prioritize Diversifying Pilots

United Airlines is on a mission to put more people of color and women in the cockpit of an airplane. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports (www.nbcchicago.com) Altro...

United Airlines tumbles 8% as business and international travel recovery still far off

United Airlines shares tumbled on Tuesday after the carrier reported its fifth consecutive quarterly loss, and its CEO expressed uncertainty about when two key parts of the business would recover from the coronavirus pandemic. (www.cnbc.com) Altro...

FedEx Reportedly Close To Moving Into Boeing’s Dreamlifter Center

According to reports, American multinational delivery services company FedEx is close to finalizing a deal that will see it take over Boeing’s former Dreamlifter Operations Center at Paine Field in Everett, Washington. If it comes to fruition, this deal quashes any hope that Dreamliner production currently done in Charleston, South Carolina, might one day return to Everett. It would also herald a massive uptick in air traffic at Paine Feild, with FedEx cargo flights joining passenger flights… (simpleflying.com) Altro...

United Airlines plans to resume flights using Boeing 777s with Pratt & Whitney engines

United Airlines said Tuesday it plans to resume flying the Boeing 777-200 planes equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines sometime "in the future." The announcement comes two months after United removed all 52 Boeing 777-200 plans powered by Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines from its flight schedule due to a catastrophic engine failure in one of its planes earlier this year. (www.foxbusiness.com) Altro...

Incapacitated Pilot Prompts ANA Boeing 787 Diversion

A Captain suffering a suspected stroke caused the hasty diversion of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Dreamliner on Monday. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Crystal meth found in air passenger's breakfast burrito: TSA

Eagle-eyed U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers at a Houston airport spotted something extra in a traveller’s breakfast burrito during a routine check of carry-on luggage. (torontosun.com) Altro...

Advertising Campaigns

Do you want to reach high-end travelers flying on both private and commercial airlines, as well as those in the aviation industry? (flightaware.com) Altro...

Enter your aircraft registration numbers FlightAware

Specify aircraft registration numbers only ('tail numbers'). FlightAware must verify aircraft ownership before you can access restricted flight data. (flightaware.com) Altro...

FlightAware Global is the most modern private aviation platform for aircraft owners and operators.

When privacy is paramount, A more connected flight experience, Remote coverage with Space-Based ADS-B (flightaware.com) Altro...

FlightAware data sources

FlightAware started out as a free interface on a single FAA data feed. Today, FlightAware offers the most accurate and comprehensive flight tracking, merging data from thousands of sources worldwide. (flightaware.com) Altro...

India's DGCA Allows Banned Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Over India

National aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Tuesday issued an order allowing foreign-registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft, banned in India since 2019, to fly over India after taking its permission. (www.thehindu.com) Altro...

FlightAware Data Reports

Powerful insights from the world's largest flight tracking data company. (flightaware.com) Altro...

AIR CANADA E-190 Toronto to Ottawa + Special Approach

In the cockpit of an Air Canada Embraer 190 for a flight from Toronto to Ottawa (www.youtube.com) Altro...

French President Announces Travel Ban Ease

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a progressive easing on travel restrictions to take effect from the beginning of May. (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

Cargo, new passenger demand brighten United Airlines' outlook

United Airlines lost a ton of money in the first quarter, but that should be sharply reduced in the second quarter and beyond officials say. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Orders 15 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Jets

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) today announced the aircraft lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 15 737-8 jets. DAE had been investing in the 737 MAX by buying jets from existing customers and leasing them back to the carriers. The new order is DAE's first direct 737 MAX purchase from Boeing as it modernizes its portfolio for better economic and environmental performance. (www.prnewswire.com) Altro...

JetBlue Set To Pass Pre-Pandemic Flight Numbers In Early September

September 4th is the first day that JetBlue expects to have more flights than before the pandemic struck. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

FAA To Require Checks Of All US Registered Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Boeing’s 787 program has received another setback with news the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

JetBlue One Step Closer To Transatlantic Flights: CAA Approves Airline

The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has today confirmed regulatory approval for US airline JetBlue to begin flights to the country (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Broken Phone Caused Small Fire On A British Airways Boeing 787

A broken phone caused a small fire onboard a British Airways Boeing 787-9 as it was descending towards London Heathrow Airport. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Lawsuit over Indonesia 737 crash claims autothrottle problem

A lawsuit filed in Seattle against Boeing alleges that a malfunctioning autothrottle system on an older 737 jet led to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane into the Java Sea in Indonesia last January, killing all 62 people on board. (www.kiro7.com) Altro...

Long Range Battle: The Airbus A350-900ULR Vs. Boeing 777-200LR

In the battle to produce aircraft that can perform ultra-long-range missions, aircraft manufacturing rivals Airbus and Boeing have produced some twin-engined aircraft with impressive long-range capabilities. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Hong Kong relaxes COVID rules for cargo pilots

Cathay Pacific and FedEx are the two primary beneficiaries of rules allowing pilots to avoid quarantine. (www.freightwaves.com) Altro...

Gulf Air Begins Flying to Tel Aviv in June

Bahrain's Gulf Air (GF) announced it will offer direct flights between Manama (BAH) and Tel Aviv (TLV) starting June 3. (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

SWISS' 'Back in the Air' Initiative to Restore Free Travel

SWISS (LX) and representatives from air transport-related industries got recently together for a virtual summit, named 'Back in the Air'. (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

Delta Air Lines Announces Q1 2021 Revenue Results

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines (DL) announced its March 2021 quarter revenue results with positive numbers amid the pandemic. (airwaysmag.com) Altro...

United Airlines Launches Ambitious International Route Portfolio

As traveler volumes are beginning to return to normal and demand for international travel is gradually increasing, airlines are beginning to reinforce their international route networks in order to accommodate for the increases in demand. This morning, United Airlines announced three new international additions, which are planned to mainly target the vacation sector of the industry. (aeroxplorer.com) Altro...

United’s newest Hawaii flagship just got a big schedule boost

United has seemingly found a winner with its newest Hawaii route. The carrier’s 4,903-mile, 11-hour hop from Newark (EWR) to Kahului/Maui (OGG) was first announced back in September 2020 as a seasonal summer service lasting just two and a half months. (thepointsguy.com) Altro...

American Airlines Plans To Buy More Planes As Soon As They “Start Growing Again”

American Airlines has more debt than any airline in world history. The carrier just reduced its intentional fleet by retiring Airbus A330s, Boeing 767s and Boeing 757s. Yet last month the airline told employees they’d go out and buy more planes if the price was cheap enough. (viewfromthewing.com) Altro...

How Much Did The Airbus A380 Cost?

The Airbus A380 is a plane that has sadly been rendered rather obsolete by the ongoing pandemic. However, even before COVID-19 brought the airline industry to a near standstill, the European manufacturer had already canceled its production with around 250 examples built. Nonetheless, the A380 remains a fascinating aircraft whose size draws attention wherever it goes. But how much did the ambitious superjumbo cost? (simpleflying.com) Altro...

The Right Aircraft For Each Route: How Alaska Looks At Its Fleet

Choosing the right aircraft for a route takes a lot of analysis and planning. Alaska Airlines frequently does well in this regard. Alongside the airline’s latest route announcement out of Santa Rosa, Simple Flying got a chance to speak with Brett Catlin, Alaska’s Vice President of Network and Alliances, on how the airline chooses a particular aircraft for a particular route. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

United Airlines said it was just PR. The CDC says airlines are full of it

Perhaps you've already been vaccinated, which has led you toward being emboldened. You want to get out. You want to go and see clients, colleagues, and certain secret friends whom you always manage to catch up with when you're on a business trip. (www.zdnet.com) Altro...

Companhia aérea conhecida pelos aviões pretos recebe o primeiro Boeing 737-800

A Chrono Aviation, com sede em Quebec, no Canadá, recebeu seu primeiro Boeing 737-800. Com matrícula C-FMBO (msn 30631), o jato tem 19 anos de idade e teve a sua conterrânea Air Transat como operadora anterior. A aeronave está no deserto de Marana, nos EUA, desde setembro de 2020, antes de ser entregue à sua nova operadora. Quando chegar no Canadá, o jato será alocado para a Chrono Jet, subsidiária do grupo. (www.instagram.com) Altro...

United Airlines Looks At Bringing Back Seatback Screens

United Airlines will be adding seatback screens to older aircraft. The carrier is looking to improve customer experience as it seeks to come out of the present pandemic with a fresh outlook. The Chicago-based airline provides a broad range of programs and movies to stream on most of its aircraft. However, the airline is looking to up its offering on older members of its fleet. Ultimately, seatback IFE can be a gamechanger for several passengers when they’re looking for a full-service carrier.… (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Why Did Pan Am Operate So Many Fifth Freedom Flights?

For over 60 years, Pan Am grew as a dominant operator of international flights from the US. While it is this legacy it is remembered for; it also became one of the largest ever operators of fifth freedom flights between other cities. Many of these started as a method to promote viable growth on long-haul operations and went on to become important routes in their own right. (simpleflying.com) Altro...

Etihad Removes The Airbus A380 From Its Website Entirely

Going to Etihad’s website and navigating to its ‘Fleet’ page, you’ll notice that the carrier’s A380 is no longer listed. Taking this further, any mentions of Etihad’s special A380 cabins are missing as well. These include the airline’s first class ‘Apartment’ suites and the unique three-room suite known as ‘The Residence.’ While we were already fairly certain that the A380 would not return to Etihad, this website change takes things a step further. (simpleflying.com) Altro...