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6 days ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
The number of aircraft connected to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service from SpaceX looks set to grow to over 10,000 by the end of 2034, a new report shows. In a report from the UK-based provider of market intelligence services Valour Consultancy, released on May 7, 2025, the company noted that the in-flight connectivity industry is “undergoing a major transformation, largely fuelled by Starlink”.
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6 days ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
US Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy has announced a plan to modernize the old US air traffic control system, which includes replacing outdated telecommunications with new technology at more than 4,600 locations across the country. “Decades of neglect have left us with an outdated system that is showing its age. Building this new system is an economic and national security necessity, and the time to fix it is now,” Duffy said.
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6 days ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
British-Spanish multinational airline holding company International Airlines Group (IAG) has ordered up to 76 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft. In a statement released on May 9, 2025, IAG announced that these new aircraft “will enable IAG’s airlines to grow and replace their long-haul fleets with modern, fuel-efficient planes”. IAG confirmed that the aircraft will be delivered between 2028 and 2033.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
Boeing’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company Wisk Aero has announced that CEO Brian Yutko is moving to a new leadership role at Boeing. Sebastien Vigneron, the former Senior Vice President of Engineering and Programs at Wisk, will take over the role of CEO, the company announced in a statement on May 7, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
The leaders of the five biggest US airlines intend to support the Trump administration’s new plan to update the aging air traffic control system. The CEOs of Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue Airways are expected to speak at an event on May 8, 2025, where US DOT Secretary Sean Duffy will present his latest proposal to Congress, according to a Reuters report.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Ian Molyneaux |Goda Labanauskaite |Jean Lim |Gabriele Petrauskaite
SWISS forced to rebalance A330 aircraft fleet due to heavy first class seatsPremium seats are sometimes referred to as the ‘pointy end’ of the plane. But SWISS has also found…
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
A number of major airlines have suspended or rerouted flights to avoid Pakistani airspace following a series of missile strikes by Indian forces aimed at militant infrastructure in both Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on the night between May 6 and 7, 2025. India said the missile strikes are in response to a recent terrorist attack connected to militant groups from Pakistan, which resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir in April 2025.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
The Trump administration pledged to “radically transform” air traffic control following telecommunications and equipment issues at the Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON), according to US Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy. The move follows an incident on April 28, 2025, when TRACON controllers lost access to systems that help direct aircraft to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), leading to numerous flight cancellations and delays.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
A Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero, the first Model 32 variant to fly since 1945, has successfully completed its first flight after an extensive restoration, according to the Military Aviation Museum, located in Virginia Beach, United States. The former Imperial Japanese Navy fighter took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, on May 5, 2025, at 08:00 local time, the Military Aviation Museum announced in a statement. The aircraft was flown by Mike Spalding, the museum’s chief pilot.
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1 week ago | 
aerotime.aero | Goda Labanauskaite
About 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have launched strike action at the Pratt & Whitney plants in Hartford and Middletown, Connecticut, after turning down a proposed three-year employment contract. Members of Connecticut IAM Locals 700 and 1746, District 26 declared a strike starting May 4, 2025. Their existing agreement was valid until 11:59 local time (ET) the same day.
