AeroTime Daily News | October 6, 2022

Canadian flight crew still detained in Dominican Republic

Receiving death threats from narco criminals, extortion from inmates, and living in "inhumane and humiliating" conditions, this is how Pivot Airlines Captain Robert Di Venanzo has described the past six months that he and four colleagues have spent being detained in the Domincan Republic.

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Volocopter eVTOL performs first crewed demo flight in Italy

Germany-based urban mobility developer Volocopter and its partners, Atlantia, UrbanV, and airport operator Aeroporti di Roma, have conducted the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. During the event, which took place on October 6, 2022, a test pilot performed...

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Pilots oppose alerting system exemption for MAX 7, MAX 10

The Allied Pilots Association (APA), the labor union representing around 15,000 American Airlines ( A1G) ( AAL) pilots, has said it opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from flight crew alerting system requirements for two Boeing 737 MAX models, the MAX 7 and the MAX 10.

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LOT Polish Airlines to double its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet

Polish flag carrier LOT Polish Airlines will expand its Boeing 737 Max fleet with an additional six aircraft. The planes will operate LOT's short-haul and medium-haul routes and are expected to join the airline in October 2022. "LOT is in the process of selecting a new fleet in the regional...

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Nigeria's ValueJet offers 'first flight free' ahead of launch

ValueJet, a new Nigerian start-up airline, plans to commence operations on October 10, 2022, with a bold campaign. ValueJet was first founded in 2018 as a commercial and charter service carrier with the aim of becoming a "global airline" that connects "people and places using modern air travel."

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Air Tahiti Nui launches first direct flight to Seattle

Air Tahiti Nui has just launched the first ever direct flight from French Polynesia's capital, Papeete to Seattle. Flight TN 52 departed Tahiti's Faa'a International Airport also known as Tahiti International Airport (PPT) at 21:34 local time on October 4, 2022. It arrived at Seattle-Tacoma Airport.

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Norse Atlantic, Flyr trim flights before challenging winter

Two new Norwegian low-cost carriers Norse Atlantic Airways and Flyr have announced they will be trimming flight schedules and routes for the upcoming winter season due expected low passenger demand, high general cost inflation, and record high energy prices.  Oslo-based budget carrier Flyr, which entered the Norwegian commercial aviation market in 2020, recently announced that it will reduce domestic routes in Norway "to a minimum" as it prepares for "the challenging winter season ahead".

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Philippine Airlines' passport snapshot practice questioned

This is what airline passenger Caria Metis is demanding, taking to social media to address the Philippine flag carrier and raise concerns. Can you explain why did you ask your employees to use their personal phone to take pic of passengers passport and send it to you through WhatsApp ?

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Flights canceled after Eurowings Germany amid pilot strike

Eurowings Germany, a low-cost subsidiary of German flag carrier Lufthansa ( LHAB) ( LHA), is facing operational challenges after a pilots strike causes the budget airline to cancel hundreds of flights. The one-day strike, which took place on October 2, 2022, saw pilots...

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