Delta Air Lines Pauses Hot Meals From Detroit Flights After Food Safety Concerns

Due to food safety concerns, Delta Air Lines halts hot meals on over 200 Detroit flights. The Atlanta-based carrier suspended operations at its Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport catering facility after a recent inspection revealed issues. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

German intelligence: Russian sabotage almost caused plane crash

German intelligence services have accused Russia of sabotage that nearly caused an air disaster. This was announced by Thomas Haldenwang, head of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz), in the German parliament. (www.msn.com) More...

Greater Good Charities Teams Up With Southwest Airlines And Lucky Dog Animal Rescue To Deliver Humanitarian Aid...

In response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Greater Good Charities partnered with Southwest Airlines® and Lucky Dog Animal Rescue to deliver critical humanitarian aid to North Carolina communities in need. The collaboration provided essential supplies to those affected by the storms, offering timely relief in the midst of the crisis. Additionally, a Southwest aircraft, donated for the cause, was used to conduct an emergency airlift, transporting 145 shelter pets from the storm-ravaged Southeast… (news.flightag.com) More...

AeoMexico Boeing 777-200ER cockpit from Madrid to Mexico City

Full cockpit flight AeroMexico Boeing 777-200ER Madrid to Mexico City (www.youtube.com) More...

Delta Expects ‘More Normalized’ Industrywide Pilot Hiring

The airline estimates 5,000 new pilot jobs across the industry next year. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

China Airlines Eyes Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X for Fleet Expansion

Taiwan-based China Airlines is reportedly preparing to place an order for its next generation of widebody aircraft, with both the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X under consideration. According to a report published by Reuters on October 11, 2024, the new aircraft are essential for expanding the carrier’s operations between Taiwan and the US mainland, as well as for several high-density regional routes. (airguide.info) More...

Alaska Airlines 737 Windshield Cracks, Forces Emergency Landing in Montana

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing in Missoula, Montana, after the flight deck windshield cracked mid-flight. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

United To Resume D.C. To Salt Lake City Flights in Time for Holiday Travel After 11-Year Pause

United Airlines has announced plans to connect Washington, D.C., with Salt Lake City for the first time in over a decade. Launching just in time for the busy winter holiday travel season, starting on December 19th, 2024, United will operate daily flights between their Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) hub and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Korean Air Launches Cabin Crew Cultural Immersion Program

Korean Air has introduced a new cultural immersion program called “Dive into K-Style,” aimed at enhancing the cultural understanding of its newly hired international flight attendants. This initiative provides crew members with hands-on experiences that immerse them in Korean traditions and foster an appreciation for the airline’s corporate culture. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Michael Jordan's 1st Flight Captured on Film

I was lucky enough to be filming at the airport that Michael Jordan was flying into for the first time aboard his brand new 2024 Gulfstream G650ER. Check out the landing and him walking off the jet. (www.youtube.com) More...

Airbus Beluga XL aircraft lands in Kolkata airport

Kolkata Airport has for the first time welcomed the biggest Airbus Beluga series aircraft - Beluga XL. Beluga XL is the upgraded and bigger version of Beluga ST. (www.wionews.com) More...

US says FAA oversight of Boeing production 'not effective'

FAA lacks adequate method to oversee Boeing production issues: government report (www.reuters.com) More...

Another Airline Set to Retire Airbus A318

The aircraft type is becoming increasingly rare around the world. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Boeing To Slash 17,000 Jobs Amid Mounting Losses Due To Factory Strike

Boeing plans to reduce its workforce by 10%, affecting around 17,000 employees, as its financial losses worsen and a machinist strike that has halted production at its aircraft factories extends into its fifth week. Additionally, the company will further delay the long-awaited launch of its new wide-body aircraft. (news.flightag.com) More...

Boeing 787 cockpit landing at London Heathrow

Royal Jordanian Boeing 787-8 landing on runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport (www.youtube.com) More...

Boeing will lay off 10% of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

New CEO Kelly Ortberg told staff in a memo Friday that the job cuts will include executives, managers and employees. (www.msn.com) More...

Hurricane Milton Creates Huge Hole in Roof of Melbourne-Orlando Airport

Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction through the state of Florida, with reports of damages to homes piling up and more than 2.2 million of these buildings without power. Not even airports were strong enough to hold together during the Category 3 storm, as one airport's giant skylight came down, leaving a gaping hole in the ceiling. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Sarasota International Airport (SRQ) Hurricane Milton Damage

Major damage was dealt to Sarasota International Airport by Hurricane Milton. Repairs are underway to open the airport as soon as possible. (www.foxweather.com) More...

Boeing will lay off 10% of its employees as a strike by factory workers cripples airplane production

Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes. (apnews.com) More...

Boeing Cuts 10% of Workforce, Delays 777X Program

The beleaguered aerospace manufacturer expects to report $5 billion in losses for the third quarter. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Delta Unveils Luxurious New Delta One Lounge at LAX, Elevating The Premium Ground Experience For Travelers

Delta is elevating the lounge experience for West Coast travelers with the debut of its new Delta One Lounge at LAX. (news.flightag.com) More...

In a rare disclosure, the Pentagon provides an update on the X-37B spaceplane

After more than nine months in an unusual, highly elliptical orbit, the US military's X-37B spaceplane will soon begin dipping its wings into Earth's atmosphere to lower its altitude before eventually coming back to Earth for a runway landing, the Space Force said Thursday. (arstechnica.com) More...

Delta Looks to Shake Off Pandemic-Era Slump in Regional Flying

The airline hopes to restore full regional capacity by next summer. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

ZIPAIR To Offer First Low-Cost Flights From Tokyo to Houston

Japanese low-cost airline ZIPAIR has just announced its latest US route: Tokyo - Houston. The 6,643-mile (10691 km) transpacific connection between Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) will mark the first low-cost nonstop offering between the two cities. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Airbus Announces 85 New Orders, Pointers Show Air India Is Purchaser: Report

According to sources cited by Bloomberg, Airbus received an order for 85 planes from Air India Ltd., which consisted of 75 A320neo single-aisle aircraft and 10 A350 wide-body jets, as mentioned by the source. (www.aol.com) More...

Damning New Evidence In Boeing’s 737 MAX Response

Newly released emails show Ethiopian Airlines reached out for safety information before fatal crash. (www.avweb.com) More...

ONE Record: Driving Digital Transformation in the Air Cargo Industry

Globalized supply chains and an increase in global demand for goods have drastically increased the importance of the air cargo industry. Today, airlines transport more than 62 million tons of cargo—approximately $8.3 trillion worth of goods—per year. Unfortunately, this increased demand for air cargo has exposed problems within the industry, including a lack of transparency and data sharing among airlines and the organizations that task them with transporting their goods. This has sparked the… (connectedaviationtoday.com) More...

UPS getting more elbow room at Gary/Chicago airport

A small Indiana airport has some big cargo desires. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

Southwest Retires Last Legacy ‘Canyon Blue’ 737

The 23-year-old livery was replaced by Southwest’s current paint scheme in 2014. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

United Makes Sweeping Network Changes

The airline is adding several unique international routes this summer. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Damage Assessments Underway At TPA Following Hurricane Milton

Aviation Authority staff are evaluating the airfield and facilities to assess when Tampa International Airport TPA can safely reopen. As Hurricane Milton moves out of the area, Tampa International Airport is assessing the airfield and all airport facilities on Thursday morning. TPA officials will provide a reopening plan later on Thursday after completing a comprehensive inspection of the 3,300-acre campus and its buildings. (news.flightag.com) More...

Etihad Bets Big on Airbus A321LR, Eyes 30 New Destinations

The A321LR will enable Etihad to access new markets unsuitable for its larger Boeing 787, 777, and Airbus A350 aircraft. (aviationa2z.com) More...

Transavia Boeing 737-800 Cockpit into Paris

Transavia Boeing 737-800 Cockpit into Paris Orly Airport (www.youtube.com) More...

Emirates Cancels All Iran Lebanon Flight Plans to Resume Iraq Service

With ongoing tensions in the Middle East, numerous airlines have cancelled and avoided destinations in countries currently at war. Emirates, however, remains optimistic that some of these countries are safe to travel to and from again. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Long Live the Air France Livery

In Ask the Pilot: Des Couleurs Magnifique. Long Live the Air France Livery. (askthepilot.com) More...

Gulf Air eyes US flights, will add free Wi-Fi and improved food as it upgrades service

Bahrain's Gulf Air plans to upgrade some aspects of its inflight offerings next year as it eyes a return to the U.S. amid its 75th anniversary celebrations. At the Routes World 2024 conference in Bahrain Oct. 6, Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh said the airline's soft product improvements will include new and upgraded food options, onboard amenities like free Wi-Fi and improved inflight entertainment content. "New chinaware, new glassware, new cutlery, new soft finishings — all those will… (www.msn.com) More...

Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with union end without a deal

Boeing withdrew a contract offer for 33,000 machinists who have been on strike since mid-September, and said further negotiations “do not make sense at this point.” The machinists walked off the job on Sept. 13 after overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative labor deal, halting production of most of Boeing’s aircraft, which are made in the Puget Sound area. Boeing later sweetened the offer, increasing pay raises, a ratification bonus and other improvements, which the union turned down, arguing that… (www.msn.com) More...

South Korean Government Banned T'Way Air Aircraft from Flying

Back in July, the Government of South Korea banned an Airbus A330 that belongs to T'Way Air, a South Korean Low-Cost-Carrier. The government also fined T'Way 2 billion Won (approximately $1.5 million) for not following aviation safety rules. Significant Delays Due to Aircraft Maintenance Back in July 26th, the South Korean Government ordered a specific Airbus A330 to be banned from flying. The aircraft in question is an Airbus A330-300 registered as HL8501, which was operated by… (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Pilot dies aboard Turkish Airlines flight, forcing emergency landing in New York

A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said. Medical intervention failed to revive the captain, and the co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing, but the captain died before the plane landed. (www.cnn.com) More...

How Airports Are Preparing for Hurricane Milton

The Category 4 storm could make landfall as early as Wednesday evening. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

Building a Bridge from Tcl to Rust

Much of FlightAware is implemented in a scripting language called Tcl, which has served us well since our inception nearly two decades ago. But looking around at today’s software ecosystem, it’s difficult to claim that Tcl will continue to be the best choice for our needs in the future. For example, we routinely need to maintain our own Tcl bindings and implementations for commonly used software such as Kafka, Prometheus, and PostgreSQL. In most other language ecosystems that are prevalent… (flightaware.engineering) More...

Amazon airline sells excess cargo space to third-party shippers

Amazon is sharing its cargo planes with other businesses to add another revenue stream. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

Tarom sells its four A318s and only Air France will continue flying the “Baby Bus”

The Romanian airline, which is experiencing financial difficulties, has already negotiated two aircraft with the company 3TOP Aviation, which will dismantle them Airbus’ biggest commercial failure, the A318 is about to lose one of its only two operating airlines, Tarom. The Romanian carrier sold two of the four jets it had in its fleet to the British company 3TOP Aviation Services, which will dismantle them and use the components in good condition for resale. (www.airdatanews.com) More...

United Airlines's New Boeing 787 Special Livery

United Airlines has recently painted a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in Special SAF Livery, showcasing sustainability as its ethos of operating in the years to come. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Qantas Apologizes After Sexually Explicit Movie Played on Every Passengers Screen

Passengers on a Qantas flight to Japan were forced to watch a sexually explicit movie. Read what a Reddit user had to say about the flight as well as a response from the airline. (aeroxplorer.com) More...

Airbus CEO Indicates Potential For Final Assembly Line In India

The French Aerospace Industries Association (GIFAS) is leading a large delegation of companies to India. Along with a number of high-profile guests from the industry and government, Guillaume Faury, CEO of Airbus and Chairman of GIFAS, and Frédéric Parisot, CEO of GIFAS, took part in a recent France-India seminar. And among the various things discussed was the potential of India having a final assembly line for Airbus aircraft. Potential for a final assembly line in India Airbus CEO Guillaume… (www.msn.com) More...

United Airlines Accused of Price Gouging as Florida Travelers Try to Flee Hurricane Milton

United Airlines is accused of price gouging flights from Florida as people try to flee Hurricane Milton before it hits on Wednesday. On Monday, an X user named Jeremy shared screenshots revealing the prices for a one-way United flight from Tampa to St. Louis, set to depart at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The fares varied significantly, ranging from $1,174 to $2,531. He contrasted that fare with those of competitors American Airlines and Southwest departing from Tampa. The Southwest flight was priced at… (www.msn.com) More...

Shold Miami build a new airport

Miami-Dade commissioners are set to vote on a resolution that would authorize a feasibility study on building a new airport. Miami-Dade’s Airport and Economic Development Committee is scheduled to have a hearing on October 9 where the resolution is on the agenda. Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera sponsored the resolution. The resolution notes that the county and Miami International Airport in particular have experienced “explosive” passenger and cargo growth over the past several years, and… (www.thenextmiami.com) More...

Airlines halt Florida cargo operations as Milton approaches

Air cargo shipments will be delayed because of Hurricane Milton. (www.freightwaves.com) More...

Flying to a Mine in Western Australia on the Maroomba Dash 8

Flying to a Mine in Western Australia on the Maroomba Dash 8 (www.youtube.com) More...