Author: FlightDrama

JetBlue Airways is adding it’s first-ever flights to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The airline is unveiling five new routes to picturesque summer escapes—four of which are brand-new additions to the JetBlue network. These routes complement the airline’s previously announced new European destinations, Madrid and Edinburgh. With these additions, JetBlue will offer an industry-leading 77 nonstop destinations from Boston, more than any other airline. From Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): Destination:Launch DateFrequencyWilmington, NC (ILM)April 30, 20251x, daily summer seasonalNorfolk, VA (ORF)April 30, 20251x, daily summer seasonalIslip, New York (ISP)April 30, 20251x, daily summer seasonalMadrid, Spain (MAD)*+May 22,…

NEWS FLASHLow cost carrier easyJet is discontinuing its seasonal summer flights between Toulouse and Zadar. The decision comes following the closure of the carrier’s base in the French city. easyJet commenced the service last summer season, maintaining flights twice per week between June and September. As previously reported, easyJet has removed another four routes from Croatia for the coming summer.

Salt Air has introduced the Helibarge 2.0 to their operations out of Paihia.  According to the company, the Helibarge provides a second helipad on the waterfront at Paihia and reduces noise on the waterfront while it also apparently “improves the guest experience”.Here is a Salt Air photo of the Helibarge with their Robinson R 44 II ZK-IWT2 aboard.

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Hilton made changes to its Honors guest loyalty program in 2018 (read more here), which also introduced the ability to gift Gold and Diamond tiers based on the number of nights consumed within the calendar year. Hilton lowered the gifting requirements during the pandemic, but they have been back to the usual levels for the past two years. You can access this offer on Hilton’s website here and page to gift Gold here and Diamond here. READ MORE: Hilton Honors Rate & Bonus Points Offers The gifted Gold or Diamond status is valor 365 days from the date the Honors members…

When companies and government organizations want to deploy satellites and other objects into space, they usually go to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), and they have only a few options. That is about to change. Impulse Space is developing a space transport vehicle that promises to reduce the time to take objects to orbits above LEO from months to just hours.Helios Space Transport vehicle deploying from a Space X Rocket | Image: Impulse SpaceImpulse Space CEO Designed Space X EngineImpulse Space, based in Redondo Beach, California, is focused on providing space transport, or space-tug capabilities, for satellites and other payloads. With…

Icelandair’s first A321LR, TF-IAA, at a gate at Stockholm Arlanda Airport following its inaugural revenue flight from KEF Icelandair has, other than their domestic/feeder airline, long had an all-Boeing mainline fleet consisting of 737 MAX-8 and MAX-9, 757-200, 757-300, and 767 jetliners. That all changed on Dec. 10, 2024, when the airline placed an A321LR into service as TF-IAA, named Esia, per their protocol of naming aircraft after Icelandic volcanoes. There’s a lot to unpack here, so this article will focus on the experience of the flight. We’ll do a follow-up story on the implications of the fleet change later…

Here are the current resources on the Cal Fire: drawing from the largest fire aviation fleet in the world plus support from eight other states, Canada and Mexico.California statewide fire summary, 13 January 2025. Cal FireCal Fire has been active in promoting what its aircraft can and cannot do in extreme wildfires.And here is the CAL FIRE Aviation Recognition Guide This provides a comprehensive overview of the resources in wildfire aviation. https://www.paperturn-view.com/cal-fire…/aviation-guide…Related

The UK’s House of Commons committee’s GCAP report admits that 2035 is an ambitious target date and, even if progress has been positive, the program needs to avoid mistakes and break the mold set by previous programs. The UK’s Parliament released on Jan. 14, 2025, the House of Commons committee report on the Global Combat Aircraft Programme (GCAP), with recommendations to the government about how to proceed. The report admits in the summary that fulfilling the promised fielding date of 2035 will not be easy as it is an ambitious target date, even if progress so far has been positive.…

  Italian flag carrier ITA Airways has just released an interesting promotional sale for flights departing from the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Germany, or Switzerland to any destination in Italy, or any other city in Europe or North America now offering a 30% discount on selected flights operated by this airline in Economy (Light fare excluded), Premium Economy and Business Class. There are a few exceptions depending on the origin city. ITA Airways operates to various scheduled destinations in Europe, North America, and Italy. This ITA promo code 2025 applies to all flights operated by ITA Airways.…