Aerotime

JANUARY 30, 2025

With the increasing number of air passengers and airlines adding further new routes in more areas, the aviation industry is facing a lack of aviation specialists. Tomorrows pilots: stronger analytical and monitoring skills One way in which digitalization is helping pilots is by providing support and guidance at every stage of the flight.

Aviation Technology

Ask Captain Lim

JUNE 1, 2025

What do pilots do if theres a medical emergency onboard? Captain Lim Khoy Hong explains how pilots handle such situations. Normally, the cabin crew informs the captain about the situation, and the captain coordinates with them to ensure that the airlines medical emergency protocols are followed.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Aviation has influenced global events, transformed travel, and captured the imaginations of pilots and enthusiasts around the world. You wont, of course, encounter many lessons on aviation history during flight training, but it nonetheless provides a context within which we can better understand ourselves as students, pilots, or enthusiasts.

Rudder

Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. When air flows over the aircraft wing, the shape of the airfoil creates low pressure above the wing and relatively higher pressure below the wing. As the swirling air strikes the ground, the vortex is pushed laterally along the surface.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

Drones have their own language, and its filled with abbreviations and acronyms that can be overwhelming for new drone pilots. Common Drone Acronyms and What They Mean Lets start off with the most basic acronyms that even beginner drone pilots should know. The effect is that the pilot feels like they are flying while inside the drone.

Pilot

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 16, 2025

In the firm’s biennial Aviation Talent Forecast released today at the Paris Air Show, CAE says the sector requires 300,000 pilots, 416,000 aircraft maintenance technicians, 678,000 cabin crew and 71,000 air traffic controllers. million civil aviation professionals by 2034.

Air Traffic Control

World Airline News

MAY 14, 2025

It is capable of communicating directly with Air Traffic Control flow management centres across Europe to find and generate more efficient routings and has prevented a total of 243,000 minutes of delays. These include new apps for pilots, cabin crew teams and aircraft dispatch teams to help speed-up aircraft departures.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The investigations complete findings, when published, could have far-reaching implications for future commercial air operations. In July 2024, Air Europas Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a sudden descent over the Atlantic Ocean, injuring three passengers and one crewmember.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

These clouds can help pilots spot where turbulence might be. Many reports and forecasts are available to assist the pilot in determining areas of potential turbulence. Stay tuned to other pilots reports and any advisories from air traffic control. Do you know how to handle clear air turbulence?

Turbulence

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

At that point, the flight crew were contacted to say that they needed to delay their departure, as more personnel were expected. Air Traffic Control noticed the same thing, calling the crew to ask whether they needed their taxi to be delayed. The crew responded that they needed more time, up to 30 more minutes.

Ferry Flight

Aerotime

OCTOBER 25, 2024

With air traffic continuing to soar in the post-pandemic era, airlines worldwide have embarked on recruiting the thousands of pilots needed to operate the multitude of new aircraft set to enter service during the coming years. The forecast initially focused on pilots, maintenance technicians, and cabin crew.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

Careers in aviation extend well beyond the typical jobs of piloting and cabin crew that often spring to mind. Growing demand across our sector The ever-growing demand for pilots and cabin crew since the COVID 19 pandemic has been well documented. Many other roles in aviation are set to grow in importance.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before departure Once you are onboard and safely seated, there will already be a rush of activity going on in the cabin around you. With all ground personnel off the aircraft, you will hear the familiar call over the aircraft’s public address (PA) system: “ Crew, arm the doors and cross-check ”.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

MAY 20, 2024

The flight crew told air traffic controllers that a passenger had managed to get their laptop stuck beneath a seat and that as a safety precaution, the flight needed to divert so that the laptop could be freed up due to the fire risk posed by the device’s lithium-ion battery.

Air Traffic Control

Aviation Bussiness News

JANUARY 20, 2025

The move comes after CAE struck a partnership with NAV CANADA for the training of air traffic controllers and flight service specialists. CAE claims to be the largest provider of civil aviation training worldwide,providing services for the training of pilots, aircraft maintenance technicians, and cabin crew.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

Launch a successful career as a commercial pilot by learning essential skills in flight school. What makes a good pilot? Aviators have the great responsibility of navigating long distances in the air and getting themselves and passengers to their destinations safely. This quality can make or break an airline pilot.

Pilot

Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 19, 2023

The safe transportation of passengers and cargo is the responsibility of pilots, and they must possess a range of technical, cognitive, and interpersonal skills to excel in their role. In this blog, we will explore the top 10 skills that every pilot needs to master in order to ensure a successful and safe flight.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A Communication Breakdown at Oslo An SAS flight landed normally at Oslo but then evacuated, apparently due to a misunderstanding between the pilot and cabin crew. Despite an investigation including breathalyzer tests for all crew (which came up negative), the exact nature of this miscommunication remains a mystery.

Air Traffic Control

Simple Flying

JULY 8, 2024

Last year, extreme weather events, staffing issues in some air traffic control towers, and strikes caused widespread travel disruption. Strikes occur when airport and airline employees refuse to work as they demand better pay and conditions.

Air Traffic Control

Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Typically, in the event of an engine failure, a pilot’s course of action is clear: adhere to the day’s Golden Rules – aviate, navigate and communicate. Firstly, the pilot must “aviate”, ensuring the stricken aircraft remains under control.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Do you dream of being a pilot but wonder if you need to go to college? Many aspiring pilots feel confused about what’s required to start their journey. Do Pilots Need a College Degree? The demand for pilots–which no one can predict. When the industry faces a pilot shortage, hiring standards tend to get looser.

Pilot

Aviation Bussiness News

MAY 1, 2024

Looking at the four categories of licensed professionals, pilots, cabin crew, air traffic controllers and maintenance technicians, the projected demand for new employees highlights the scale of what we must attract. million new licensed professionals over the next 20 years.

Air Traffic Control

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

The report shows that the real risk is for the cabin crew. The pilots enter a four-digit code into the transponder, which might be assigned by air traffic control to identify that particular aircraft or might be a general code showing what type of flight it is. Anyway, the seat belt light appeared.

Turbulence

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2024

The new Central European training centre in Vienna will add capacity and complement the pilot and maintenance technician training delivered at CAE Burgess Hill and fulfills CAE’s goal of building facilities closer to customers to make training more accessible and efficient.

Cabin Crew

AV Web

JUNE 15, 2025

By Jason Blair The aviation industry stands at a crossroads, with technological advancements and economic pressures prompting discussions about reducing flight deck crew from two pilots to one. The desire to transition to single-pilot flight decks overlooks a fundamental principle of aviation safety: redundancy.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Especially in cases between pilots and Air Traffic Control (ATC). The cause is to ensure that all pilots and controllers operating within an international environment can communicate clearly in English. Neither Japanese pilot mentioned the captain’s intoxication or stopped him from flying the plane.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

285 passengers and 11 crew members were on board the flight that day. The take-off and the en-route climb to the planned cruising altitude of 37,000ft (11,280m) was uneventful, with the first officer as the flying pilot. Although 111 of those onboard lost their lives when Flight 232 crash-landed, 185 survived.

Runway

Ask the Pilot

JUNE 28, 2024

Obviously certain outlets find the whole “the pilots flew to the wrong airport!” The pilots, the flight attendants, and their aircraft were dispatched, flight-planned, and fueled for a trip to Edinburgh. But, you’re thinking, wouldn’t the “welcome aboard” spiel by either the pilots or cabin crew have given things away?

Air Traffic Control

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Pilot Flying gently applies back pressure on the control column, pitching the aircraft nose up to transition from rolling on the ground to flying in the air. Zero Fuel Weight : 219,460 kg Take-off Weight : 328,425 kg Fuel in Tanks : 109,625 kg There were 15 crew, three pilots and twelve cabin crew.

Tail

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

During our descent to CPH, there was a sudden and noticeable increase in altitude, and the cabin crew announced that our landing had been aborted. Yes, thats an extreme example, and that was a close call, and the Southwest pilots did a stellar job. Why could traffic cause go arounds?

Airplanes

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Tower Controller : PAT25, pass behind the CRJ. Tower Controller : Vis[ual] sep[aration] approved. Unidentified Pilot in the air : Tower did you just see that? Tower Controller : American 427, American 3130, go around. Air Traffic Control and visual separation are generally more reliable at low altitudes.

Air Traffic Control

World Airline News

JULY 26, 2025

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Airlines

World Airline News

JULY 25, 2025

The pilot strike at KM Malta Airlines began on July 21, 2025, as a result of longstanding tensions surrounding recruitment practices and pilot seniority. The majority of KM’s cockpit crew pr. com Airline News.

Cargo

World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

View all posts by Bruce Drum → Post navigation ← Air Canada Inaugurates Flights to Prague Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Address Subscribe Join 3,151 other subscribers The Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots' union (APLA) has announced an eight-hour strike on June 10, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.,

Cargo

Aerotime

MARCH 4, 2025

Caldwell noted that pilots’ fatigue has been a top-of-mind issue for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) since 1990. One of tragic fatigue examples is the crash of the 2010 Air India Express Flight 812 on arrival into Mangalore. Managing crew exhaustion is not just about guidelines. Psychologist PhD John A.

Cabin Crew