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Flying the CRJ in Europe, and why it’s highly underrated
Last week I took a flight from Stockholm to Paris (CDG) on SK571, a Scandinavian Airlines flight operated by Xfly. That was an interesting one because it meant flying on a CRJ-900 for the two-hour...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 116: WTO look there’s China
On this episode of AvTalk, the US and EU close the book on their aviation subsidies fight and turn their attention to China. CFM debuts its new RISE engine platform. And Airbus and Cathay Pacific are...
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Status of the Lufthansa 747 fleet (plus a video!)
Lufthansa’s 747 fleet has been making moves lately. And in a world with far too few passenger 747s, that’s great news. After the airline announced it would be sending a handful of 747-8Is down to Palma...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 117: Undesirable Retraction
On this episode of AvTalk, Southwest Airlines is getting a new CEO, airlines are running into the great training roadblock, and the 737 MAX still isn’t re-certified in China. Southwest Airlines’ CEO...
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Global air traffic during the first 6 months of 2021
Global air traffic is recovering from the pandemic induced lows of 2020, but the health of the aviation industry varies widely by region and airline. We’re taking a look at the first six months of 2021...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 118: A real aircraft order
On this week’s episode, United announces a huge and real aircraft order, the Boeing 777X suffers another setback, and an airline in Alaska seeks to become the Icelandair of the northwest. The big...
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Transair 737 makes emergency landing in water near Honolulu
A Transair 737 operated by Rhoades Aviation made an emergency landing in the water near Honolulu after reportedly suffering engine trouble. Initial information from the FAA indicates both crew members...
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New Flightradar24 ADS-B Receivers Activated in June 2021
Each month we send out complete ADS-B receiver kits that include an ADS-B receiver, antennas, and all necessary cabling to qualified hosts to help increase flight tracking all around the world. You can...
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The An-225 is ready for its close-up
This is closest you’ll ever get to the Antonov An-225 in the air without being inside of it. For its recent flight from Kyiv to Leipzig, the airline and its chief pilot Dmytro Antonov filmed the flight...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 119: Ditching in the dark
On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the ditching of a Transair 737-200 in Hawaii. Delta is headed to the used plane lot and we’re finally ready to launch Richard Branson into space. Transair 810...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 120: Aviation, it’s electric!
United orders 200 Heart Aerospace electric regional aircraft, Porter finally confirms its E195-E2 order, and Boeing is now dealing with fresh 787 quality issues. Heart Aerospace gets a big order from...
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UK AAIB issues bulletin to prevent additional nose gear mishaps
On 18 June 2021, a British Airways 787 being loaded for a cargo-only flight at London’s Heathrow Airport suffered an unintended nose gear retraction. This week, the UK AAIB issued a special bulletin...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 121: Passing 100,000
On this episode of AvTalk, the industry recovery is expanding as we pass 100,000 commercial flights for the first time in over a year, the operator of the Transair flight that crashed in Hawaii is...
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Updated individual playback in the Flightradar24 app
In the latest updates to our iOS and Android app, we’ve made some upgrades to individual flight playback. We’ve added additional information about the aircraft and flight performance and made it easier...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 122: Everything you need to know about eVTOL aircraft
On this episode of AvTalk, we sit down with Elan Head, editorial director of eVTOL.com to get a primer on the world of electric vertical take off and landing aircraft. Plus, Jason previews the new...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 123: Cockpit Casual with Steve Giordano
On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome back Steve Giordano of Jet Test and Transport to talk about his new YouTube series Cockpit Casual, which showcases the bizarre world of test and ferry pilots....
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 124: Get out your smelling salts
On this episode of AvTalk, the 737 MAX begins recertification flights in China, US airlines weigh vaccine mandates, and the law of unintended consequences hits airlines in the nose. Airlines weighing...
View ArticleAvTalk Episode 125: Chaos in Kabul
On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the rapidly devolving situation in Kabul, Afghanistan. And Ned Russell joins us to discuss his reporting on how airlines feel about the 737 MAX some eight months...
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The Aviation Situation in Afghanistan
Since last weekend the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated rapidly. Kabul Airport has been the focus of evacuation and repatriation efforts. Meanwhile, civil aviation has slowed to a trickle. In...
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US Department of Defense activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet
For just the third time in history, the US Department of Defense has activated the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) to assist with the transportation of evacuees and refugees from Afghanistan. The CRAF...
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