✈️ Commercial Aviation
Brisbane Airport to Create New Plane Spotting Area — A Huge Win for Enthusiasts
Plane spotting just got a major boost in Australia. Brisbane Airport (BNE) has announced plans…
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KLM scraps further 300 flights
NEWS FLASHKLM is continuing to deal with the fallout of winter weather in Amsterdam, including snow and strong winds, with over 1.300 flights cancelled since last Friday and a further 300 today alone. The cancellations are impacting the carrier’s operations to markets in the former Yugoslavia as well. The airline has today cancelled both of its daily flights from Amsterdam to Belgrade and Zagreb, as well as its service to Ljubljana. Air Serbia has today scheduled an additional two flights to Ams
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Delta named Cirium’s Most On-Time North America airline in 2025
Delta Air Lines has been named the top on-time airline in North America by Cirium for the fifth consecutive year, reflecting an unwavering commitment to safety, reliability and service driven by the dedication of Delta people. Delta’s 2025 performance topped all North American carriers, with 80.9% of 1.8 million flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule, per Cirium’s measurement. This surpassed the nearest competitor by 1.7 percentage points on more than four times the fligh
⚠️ Safety & Incidents
Parafield crash pilot was still in training, says ATSB boss
Speaking to Sunrise, Angus Mitchell said the student pilot – identified in The Advertiser as 21-year-old Youngin Kim – was “very fortunate” to have escaped uninjured in the accident, which saw the Cessna 172M Skyhawk, understood to be registered VH-LGE, burst into flames, sparking a grass fire.
🚁 Military & Defense
The Saga of the Bella 1 and the Mysterious U.S. Special Forces Movements
As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the UK as the sanctioned tanker Bella 1, or Marinera, approaches the GIUK gap, let’s look at what we do and don’t know about the bizarre situation. While the world watched the U.S. stage an impressively swift operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, […]
✈️ Commercial Aviation
Press Release: SPI to integrate Skyted silent call tech to RAVE IFE
Skyted, the deeptech startup pioneering silent and confidential voice communication announces the signing of an exclusive agreement with Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), a leader in In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFEC) solutions, to integrate silent call technology into SPI’s RAVE In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems. This strategic collaboration marks a major milestone for secured inflight calls, aiming... The post Press Release: SPI to integrate Skyted silent call tech to RAVE I
📋 Regulatory & Policy
FAA selects RTX, Indra to replace 612 aging air traffic control radars
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected two contractors to replace hundreds of aging radar systems that… The post FAA selects RTX, Indra to replace 612 aging air traffic control radars appeared first on AeroTime.
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Press Release: Alaska’s Hawaiian Airlines to invest $600m to modernize
Hawaiian Airlines, a part of Alaska Airlines, today unveiled an investment plan of more than $600 million over five years to comprehensively enhance the experience for guests traveling to, from and within the islands by modernizing airport spaces, upgrading technology and retrofitting aircraft interiors, while expanding community and sustainability work across Hawai‘i. Hawaiian Airlines’ Kahuʻewai... The post Press Release: Alaska’s Hawaiian Airlines to invest $600m to modernize appeared first o
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StarFlight scoops up Rotor-Lift staff for Tasmanian operations
The company, which will replace Rotor-Lift for aerial EMS in the state starting 12 January, says that most of its advertised pilot, air crew officer, and aircraft maintenance engineer positions have been filled by Rotor-Lift employees.
🚁 Military & Defense
RAAF war hero posthumously recognised for WWII service
Acting Flight Lieutenant Tom Carmody, who served in both world wars, was deemed eligible for both the Australian Service Medal 1939–1945 and War Medal 1939–1945 after it was confirmed that he had served in the RAAF and not the Air Training Corps (ATC) during World War II.
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Hawaiian Airlines, a part of Alaska Airlines, announces Kahu‘ewai Hawai‘i Investment Plan of more than $600M over five years
Hawaiian Airlines made this announcement: Hawaiian Airlines, a part of Alaska Airlines, today unveiled an investment plan of more than $600 million over five years to comprehensively enhance the experience for guests traveling to, from and within the islands by modernizing airport spaces, upgrading technology and retrofitting aircraft interiors, while expanding community and sustainability work across Hawai‘i. […]
🚁 Military & Defense
MANPADS Becomes Latest Addition to Russia’s Geran-2 Attack Drone
A nearly intact Geran-2, landed upright on the ground, was found with a 9K333 Verba Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) mounted on the top. A month after a Russian Geran-2 one-way attack (OWA) drone was found with a Soviet-era R-60 infrared (IR)-guided short-range Air-to-Air Missile (AAM), another example has now emerged with a shoulder-fired Man-Portable […]
📋 Regulatory & Policy
Argentina modernizes aviation rules, eases GA and charter operations
Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) has enacted sweeping changes to the country’s civil aviation regulations that liberalize… The post Argentina modernizes aviation rules, eases GA and charter operations appeared first on AeroTime.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
American Unveils New 100th Anniversary Livery
The carrier's centennial logo will be used on other aircraft, across social media channels, and on merchandise.
✈️ Commercial Aviation
This Day in Airline History – January Events
This Day in Airline History – January Events: January Events as a Slide Show: Remembering Avianca flight AV052 of January 25, 1990 (click phto for details): January Events:
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Time to Push Back on the Two-Year Altimeter/Transponder Cost?
By Scott McFadden, EAA 611467/Vintage 726528, Thunder Bay, Ontario, and KCFC, Grand Marais, Minneapolis For the past few years, I did not fly my Taylorcraft in “mode C” airspace. That changed this past spring, and I had to complete the two-year mandatory altimeter/transponder performance test. I’m an AME (aircraft maintenance engineer) so I did the […] The post Time to Push Back on the Two-Year Altimeter/Transponder Cost? first appeared on Hangar Flying.
🚁 Military & Defense
Ukrainian Mirage 2000s Are Now Equipped with MICA Missiles
A recently emerged photo shows a Ukrainian Mirage 2000 equipped with a MICA air-to-air missile, after being initially showcased only with the older Magic 2. A MICA air-to-air missile has finally been spotted on a Mirage 2000 of the Ukrainian Air Force. After being initially showcased only with the older Magic 2, a recently emerged […]
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Mission: (Im)possible
By Curtis Penner, EAA 1103560, Manitoba “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” Pilots need a mission. Try this! Starting and finishing at the centre of the continent in Manitoba, Canada, you have 5 days/4 nights to journey 3,500 miles, see Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty, travel to islands in the Atlantic and […] The post Mission: (Im)possible first appeared on Hangar Flying.
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Two 85s — Confused?
By Ian Brown, Editor, Bits and Pieces, EAA 657159 There has been some confusion lately about two aviation association chapters in British Columbia, both with the same number. How did that happen? Well, it turns out that when the EAA chapter in Delta, British Columbia, decided to abandon its membership of EAA and become a […] The post Two 85s — Confused? first appeared on Hangar Flying.
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Santa Arrives in Lyncrest, Manitoba
By Brooke Van Gelderen, Manitoba 99s, Photos by Jay Ladouceur On the frosty morning of November 29, Santa brought just enough snow to land his airplane at the Lyncrest Airport (the reindeer were getting ready for Christmas). The children pressed their noses into the glass window as Santa landed his candy cane-coloured airplane on the […] The post Santa Arrives in Lyncrest, Manitoba first appeared on Hangar Flying.