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ZeroAvia Completes First Hydrogen-Powered Flight
ZeroAvia’s modified 19-seat Dornier 228 twin-engine aircraft took to the sky in testbed configuration for the first flight as part of the HyFlyer II project. The airplane was retrofitted with a full-size prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain on the aircraft’s left wing. The flight took place from the company’s R&D facility at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire, U.K. […]
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Lessor: Air India Set to Order Around 500 Jets
According to a Reuters report, Air India is near an order of 500 jets through AirLease Corp, one of the largest aircraft lessors in the world. “As a result of this recovery, there is now more momentum for large orders from airlines who have sort of sat back and watched the movie, and now they’re seeing there’s […]
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Trip Report: Flying Small on A Cessna 172
When people think about scheduled flights, Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s are likely the first planes that come to mind. However, flight operations come in different shapes and sizes when it comes to aircraft fleets. I got to fly on San Juan Airline’s Cessna 172 over the New Year’s holiday. With only three passenger seats, […]
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Aeroflot Purchases 10 Boeing 777s from Lessor
Aeroflot — Russia’s largest carrier — announced on Dec. 30, that it had bought 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, which have been under financial lease from an Irish leasing company since 2013 and 2014. The airline will continue to work on further aircraft buyback deals. “Aeroflot has bought and received ownership rights to 10 long-haul Boeing […]
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Trip Report: Single-Pilot Flying on a Britten-Norman Islander
With all the renewed discussion on single pilot operation, it’s important to remember it is not an entirely new concept. Many commuter flights already utilize single-pilot operation, and here’s one of my experiences flying on one. I took the flight in April 2022 from Westerly, R.I., to New Shoreham, R.I., on New England Airlines. The […]
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Laminar Research Releases X-Plane 12
Laminar Research announced the official release of X-Plane 12 today. The simulator has been in early-release testing since September. If you have not heard of them, they are one of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s main competitors. The company specializes in simulating realistic flight dynamics. They even offer an FAA-certified version that allows pilots to accrue training […]
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Embraer Energia Drops Full Electric To Focus on Hydrogen and Hybrid Propulsions
Embraer revealed new aircraft concepts today as part of the company’s progress report on Energia, Embraer’s initiative to get the aviation industry to net-zero by 2050. A year on from Embraer’s Sustainability in Action event, which detailed the study of four new aircraft concepts powered by new technologies and renewable energies, the company has been […]
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Smooth Thanksgiving Holiday Travel After Chaotic Summer
Despite having a chaotic summer of air travel, US airlines performed well during Thanksgiving week. According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, US airlines canceled a total of 441 flights across the week. Calm weather across the continental US kept the airlines moving. The only exception was a major storm on Sunday, delaying more than […]
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Opinion: Single Pilot and Autonomous Flight Operations
Over 40 countries, including Germany, the UK and New Zealand, have asked the United Nations body that sets aviation standards to help make single-pilot flights a safe reality. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has also been working with aircraft manufacturers to determine how solo flights would operate and preparing rules to oversee them. EASA […]
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Trip Report: How I Tried All Forms of AA’s Customer Service
I recently took a trip from Seattle to Little Rock, Ark., on an interline ticket with Alaska Airlines and American Airlines. It was a trying experience with mediocre integration, delays, and poor customer service. Here’s what happened. Booking The booking process was straightforward. I booked the personal trip with Alaska using miles. Although the Seattle-based […]