Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Thousands of Flights Cancelled Due to Unusually Long Shutdown
Flights at London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) were brought to a standstill on March 21 due to a fire at a nearby electrical substation. Some operations were able to pick back up around 14 hours later, but enough damage had been done to pin cancellations and delays on thousands of passengers.
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Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Controller Canceled Takeoff Clearance As Aircraft Began to Roll
A Southwest B737-8 came to a screeching halt at Orlando International Airport after the air traffic controller informed pilots that the runway they were beginning to take off from was actually a taxiway. The plane and crew were then tapped out and replaced. These incidents rarely occur in commercial aviation.
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Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Orders Total 38 Since 2023 Part Of Fleet Replacement Program
Japan Airlines is pushing forward with its fleet replacement program as it announced an order for an additional 17 Boeing 737 Max 8 after ordering 21 of the same aircraft in March 2023. The Japanese flag airline is replacing its single-aisle Boeing 737-800 on domestic routes.
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Sat, Mar 22, 2025
Greek Airline Purchases 8 More Airliners to Support Network Growth
AEGEAN, Greece’s flagship carrier, has placed an additional order for eight Airbus A321neo aircraft, bringing its total direct orderbook with Airbus to 60. More than half of these have already been delivered, allowing the airline to support its growing network. AEGEAN’s fleet modernization began with a $5 billion order in 2018.
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Thu, Mar 20, 2025
Southwest Airliner Goes Around As Flexjet Aircraft Crosses Runway
The National Transportation Safety Board released its Preliminary Report that revealed sun glare may have been a contributing factor.in a February 25, 2025 incident at Midway Airport (MDW) in Chicago that nearly resulted in a collision when a Flexjet aircraft crossed a runway in front of a landing Southwest Airlines jet.
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