ANA Holdings Orders 27 Airbus A321neo and A321XLR at Paris Air Show

Japan’s ANA Holdings (ANAHD) has finalized a firm order with Airbus for 27 single-aisle aircraft, including 24 A321neo and three A321XLR models. The agreement was announced on June 16, 2025, during a signing ceremony at the Paris Air Show 2025. (airguide.info) More...

India Seeks Pilot and Dispatcher Training Records After Deadly Air India Crash

India’s aviation regulator has requested detailed training records from Air India as part of its investigation into the crash of Flight AI171, which killed at least 271 people. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked for documentation related to the pilots and flight dispatcher involved in the incident, according to internal government memos. (airguide.info) More...

JetBlue Scales Back Network and Fleet to Curb Costs

Older aircraft to be parked, more route cuts expected amid demand slowdown. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Air India Crash Puts Boeing 787 Dreamliner Safety Under Global Scrutiny

The recent crash of Air India Flight 171 has reignited concerns over Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, marking the aircraft’s first fatal accident since entering service in 2011. The tragedy, which claimed more than 270 lives, has placed the Dreamliner at the center of a growing safety debate. (airguide.info) More...

Radio Silence from Spirit Airlines Flight NKS2442 Near Washington, D.C. Sparks Military Response

Spirit Airlines Flight NKS2442, an Airbus A320 en route from Milwaukee to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), experienced a brief but serious communication failure with air traffic control on Friday, June 13, 2025, prompting a swift military response near the National Capital Region. (airguide.info) More...

Vietjet Expands Fleet with Order for 100 Airbus A321neo Aircraft

Vietjet, Vietnam’s largest private airline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 100 A321neo single-aisle aircraft, with an option for 50 more. The agreement, announced at the 2025 Paris Air Show, was signed by Vietjet CEO Dinh Viet Phuong and Airbus EVP of Commercial Aircraft Sales, Benoît de Saint-Exupéry. (airguide.info) More...

Pan Am-Branded Flight Taking Off This Week

The 12-day tour will take travelers to Portugal, France, the U.K., and Ireland. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Amazon uses 21 Air for new dedicated cargo service to Colombia

Amazon is flying ecommerce orders to Colombia on its own freighter aircraft for the first time and using Avianca as a backhaul customer. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

LOT Polish Airlines Orders Up To 84 Airbus A220s, In Major Blow To Embraer

LOT is initially taking 40 A220 – split equally between the -300 and -100 – to replace the current fleet, the first time the airline has selected Airbus for fleet modernization. (onemileatatime.com) More...

Pair of F-14s Destroyed in Israeli Attack

The aircraft were parked at the time of the strikes. (www.flyingmag.com) More...

Air India Flight AI171 Crash: Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered

Investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the wreckage of Air India Flight AI171, marking a critical step in determining the cause of last week’s deadly crash. (airguide.info) More...

Boeing Lowers 20-Year Jet Forecast Ahead of Paris Airshow

Boeing has slightly lowered its 20-year forecast for global jet demand, projecting 43,600 new aircraft deliveries through 2044. The update, released ahead of the Paris Airshow, is nearly flat compared to last year’s estimate of 43,975 deliveries through 2043. (airguide.info) More...

Riyadh Air places firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft

Riyadh Air, the new premium international airline based in Saudi Arabia, has placed a firm order for 25 A350-1000 aircraft. The agreement, which can potentially increase to 50 A350-1000 was signed at the Paris Air Show, with the ceremony attended by H.E Yasir Al-Rumayyan, The Governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Christian Scherer, CEO Commercial Aircraft at Airbus and Tony Douglas, CEO of Riyadh Air. Riyadh Air will become the first airline in Saudi Arabia to operate the… (www.airbus.com) More...

Trump’s FAA pick has long claimed he has a commercial pilot’s license. Reports show he does not

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration has long claimed to have a commercial pilot’s license – but new reports suggest otherwise. Bryan Bedford, the CEO of Republic Airways, was listed on the airline’s website as holding “commercial, multi-engine and instrument pilot ratings” until Thursday, but after his credentials came under question, the word “commercial,” was removed from the description on Friday, Politico reported. (www.independent.co.uk) More...

LOT Places Its First-Ever Airbus Order

LOT Polish Airlines, the flag carrier of Poland, has placed its first-ever order with Airbus. The European airplane manufacturer announced Monday at the Paris Air Show that LOT placed a firm order for 20 A220-100s and 20 A220-300s. The deal could eventually be increased from 40 A220s to a total of 84, the company said. "Today's decision is about the future," said LOT CEO, Michał Fijoł, in a news release. "The Airbus A220 family aircraft, which will start joining our fleet in… (www.msn.com) More...

In the cockpit of Boeing 747-400 Freighter from Mumbai to Baku

In the cockpit of Boeing 747-400 Freighter from Mumbai to Baku (www.youtube.com) More...

United Launches Service to World’s Most Northern Capital

The route will run through this summer to late September. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Hong Kong Airlines Suspends These Flights Over Comic Book Earthquake Rumor

Hong Kong Airlines will temporarily suspend two Japanese routes following unfounded earthquake rumors which led to a sudden decline in bookings. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

Atlas Air consolidates Miami operations in larger cargo facility

Atlas Air is expanding its warehouse space at Miami airport. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

Co-Pilot Error Suspected in Air India AI171 Boeing 787 Crash

A fatal co-pilot error may have caused the Air India Flight AI171 crash that killed 241 people onboard and dozens on the ground, according to aviation expert Captain Steve Scheibner. The London Gatwick-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on June 12, 2025. (airguide.info) More...

Saudi AviLease, Riyadh Air Sign Major Airbus A350 Orders at Paris Airshow

Saudi Arabian lessor AviLease and fast-growing start-up Riyadh Air both secured major Airbus A350 orders on the opening day of the Paris Air Show 2025, marking significant moves for Saudi Arabia’s expanding aviation sector. (airguide.info) More...

US Air Force Deploys Over 24 KC-135 and KC-46 Tankers to Europe

In a major strategic redeployment, more than 24 U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft crossed the Atlantic on the night of June 16, 2025. The unusual mass movement of tanker aircraft departed from North America and headed eastbound, with flight patterns suggesting a coordinated redeployment rather than routine operations, according to military analysts. (airguide.info) More...

Ryanair Imposes Minimum €500 Fine For Unruly Passengers

In the latest update, they have announced that they will at minimum, fine passengers €500 (£500 if they operate under the Ryanair UK arm) if disruptive behavior results in them being offloaded from the aircraft. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

Here’s What It’s Like to Fly With a State Patrol

Most pilots will tell you they enjoy their jobs. This is particularly true when the work involves making a positive difference in the community. Flying for state patrol is one of these flying jobs. These flying law enforcement officers pilot helicopters and airplanes in support of troopers on the ground. (www.flyingmag.com) More...

Southwest Outfits Fleet With Runway Safety System to Assist Pilots

Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding system aims to improve situational awareness during critical flight phases. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Air India crash points to systemic problems at Boeing that CEO Ortberg must fix

The Paris Air Shown was supposed to be another step, however small, in Boeing’s way back from six years from crisis after crisis, safety and quality concerns, criminal investigations, Congressional hearings and existential threats following two fatal crashes of the 737 MAX and the COVID-19 pandemic. (leehamnews.com) More...

Air India crash probe strives to understand 787’s failure to climb away

India’s government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. (www.flightglobal.com) More...

Airbus Plans A350 Stretch Version, To Compete With Boeing 777X

Aircraft manufacturing of large commercial jets is basically a duopoly (assuming we don’t consider China’s COMAC to be a global player). Both Airbus and Boeing have as much business as they can handle, and aren’t in a position to ramp up production. (onemileatatime.com) More...

What we know about the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in the deadly Air India crash

The Dreamliner has no previous fatal accidents. The 737 Max, however, has had issues (www.cnbc.com) More...

How to fix the US Army's inefficient flight training

The United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence is embarking on a pivotal initiative to modernize its Initial Entry Rotary-Wing Flight Training program, also known as Flight School Next (FSN), based at Fort Novosel, Ala. (dcnewsroom.blogspot.com) More...

San Francisco Sunset Takeoff Airbus A350-900 Cockpit

San Francisco Sunset Takeoff Airbus A350-900 Cockpit (www.youtube.com) More...

4 Flights In, Global Airlines’ Risky A380 Gamble Faces Uncertain Future

Amid a flurry of criticism and bad publicity in the month since its inaugural A380 flight, Global Airlines CEO James Asquith claps back at skeptics and naysayers on social media. (avgeekery.com) More...

Air France CEO Doesn’t Miss the A380

The aircraft was largely unprofitable, Smith said. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

AirAsia Eyes Major Airbus A220 Order at Paris Air Show

AirAsia is reportedly on the verge of placing a major order for 100 Airbus A220 aircraft, according to sources cited by Reuters. The announcement could come during the upcoming Paris Air Show, scheduled for June 16-22, 2025, at Le Bourget. If finalized, this would mark a significant milestone for both AirAsia and Airbus, potentially reshaping the airline’s fleet strategy and future operations in the Asia-Pacific region. (airguide.info) More...

Air India Boeing 787 Crash Likely to Focus Investigation on Takeoff Configuration

The fatal crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad has shifted investigators’ attention toward the aircraft’s configuration during the critical takeoff phase, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing aviation safety experts. (airguide.info) More...

Boeing 787, Same Model as Crashed Air India Jet, Made Four Emergency Landings in Just One Month

A Boeing 787, identical to the one that crashed in India, was forced to make four emergency landings in less than a month earlier this year, sparking concerns over potential wing flap malfunctions. The incidents are now under investigation, with the malfunctioning wing flaps being closely scrutinized after footage of the Air India crash revealed possible issues with the plane’s flaps. (airguide.info) More...

Air India Parent Company Pledges $116K to Family of Crash Victims

The company will also cover the medical expenses of survivors. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Listen to Episode 2 of the New NTSB NewsTalk podcast

This episode, Rob and Max explore a series of recent general aviation accidents that underscore persistent issues around loss of control, distraction, weather misjudgment, and pilot training. (www.podpage.com) More...

American A321 Suffers Tail Strike

An American Airlines Airbus A321 suffered a reported tail strike on Monday after landing in Charlotte, North Carolina. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Airline Worker Pretended To Be Flight Attendant To Book More Than 120 Free Flights

An airline employee may be facing up to 30 years in jail for pretending to be a flight attendant in order to book more than 120 free flights. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

JetBlue A220 Skids Off Runway

The flight was flying to Boston from Chicago on Thursday. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Air India Crash a Deadly First for 787

The Dreamliner has faced years of scrutiny over technical problems but never experienced a fatal accident before this week. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Pilots of Crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Had 9,300 Hours of Flying Experience

The tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has raised questions about the incident. The plane, which was en route to London’s Gatwick Airport, crashed just five minutes after departure, killing all on board. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the flight was under the command of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kundar, with a combined flying experience of… (airguide.info) More...

Major Data Broker Sells Airline Passenger Data to the Government

Many travelers expect a lack of privacy when flying, given TSA scans, baggage searches, and in-flight recordings. However, what most passengers don’t anticipate is that their detailed flight information, including credit card details, is being sold to the government by the very airlines they trust to get them to their destination. (airguide.info) More...

AI171 Possible Cause Seen in Video

Some early speculation about wing configuration being the cause. (www.indiatoday.in) More...

Envoy Air Adds 33 New E175 Aircraft to Its Fleet

Envoy Air is bolstering its regional fleet with the acquisition of 33 new Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the airline’s strategic growth. This expansion will bring Envoy’s total fleet commitment to 214 aircraft, including 171 E175s and 43 E170s. (airguide.info) More...

World’s Largest Aircraft Owner Set to Receive $1 Billion Payout in Stranded Russian Planes Case

The world’s largest commercial aircraft owner, AerCap, is poised to receive a payout exceeding $1 billion after a UK High Court judge ruled that insurers must cover losses from planes stranded in Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. (airguide.info) More...

Air India: Flight AI171 crashed carrying 242 people

Air India said it had "confirmed that Flight AI171, from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, was involved in an accident today after take-off." (www3.nhk.or.jp) More...

Wizz Air Faces Losses from GTF Engine Issues and Delivery Delays

Wizz Air continues to grapple with ongoing Pratt & Whitney PW1000 engine issues, which have led to the grounding of 37 aircraft as of May 9, 2025. According to the airline’s annual report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 34 jets are expected to remain out of service through September 2025, with maintenance turnaround times nearing 300 days per aircraft. (airguide.info) More...

Airbus looks at transferring XLR wing to earlier A321neo variants

Airbus is looking to use the A321XLR’s wing on earlier models of the A321neo, to improve performance and simplify its industrial system. (www.flightglobal.com) More...