One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 22, 2024

For the next segment of my quick trip to Japan & Korea ,I flew Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 first class on the 1hr30min flight from Sapporo (CTS) to Tokyo Haneda (HND). Most OMAAT readers are probably familiar with the incredible Japan Airlines A350-1000 first class , which I rank as being among the best in the world.

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Aerotime

JUNE 23, 2025

A SriLankan Airlines Airbus A320 suffered multiple failures of key flight instruments during a recent flight from Colombo to Singapore but managed to make an emergency landing in Medan after declaring a mayday to air traffic controllers. years old, having been delivered to SriLankan Airlines in 2011 on lease from Aircastle.

Pitot Tube

Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

The flight was operated using the airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft featuring three cabins of service: Signature Class with lie-flat seats, Premium Economy and Economy Class. Air Canadas campaign to kick-off the inaugural service between Vancouver and Canada featured a number of its employees in Canada who are of Filipino descent.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5 degrees to the right, and 3g vertical acceleration, and a rate of descent of approximately 1,098 feet per minute. So what caused such a steep descent, and why wasnt a go around performed?

Descent

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 18, 2025

For the outbound portion of our winter trip to Tokyo and Niseko , we flew Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER first class on the 10hr25min flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (HND). How I booked my Japan Airlines first class ticket We booked our Japan Airlines first class tickets using American AAdvantage miles.

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AV Web

MARCH 11, 2025

Army UH60L helicopter and American Airlines/PSA Flight 5342, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI formerly Bombardier) CRJ700 regional jet. The NTSB briefing, as well as the Preliminary Report, included a graphic (shown above) illustrating that a mere 75 feet of altitude clearance separated Route 4 from the normal descent profile to Runway 33.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The airline has comfortable business class seats with direct aisle access, friendly service, tasty meals that are served efficiently, exceptional bedding, and extensive entertainment. LATAM offers Thompson Aero Vantage XL seats on these jets, which is a staggered configuration that you’ll also find on several other airlines.

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Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Sperrys autopilot system became particularly popular during the 1920s and 1930s as airline transport took off and people began to travel more and further afield. The process of flight can be divided into seven crucial stages – taxi, take-off, climb, cruise, descent, approach, and landing phases.

Weight-Shift-Control

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 25, 2025

For the next portion of our winter ski trip to Niseko ,we flew Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 Class J on the 1hr10min flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Sapporo (CTS). A while back, I reviewed Japan Airlines A350-900 first class on a domestic flight, and this time around, I got the chance to fly the carriers Class J.

Airline

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. Like so much of aviation, there are several ways to skin this descent cat. Planning the Descent So, when is a good time to start planning the descent ?

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

But if the goal is to get to an inland airport, you might be more comfortable looking for 48 miles of glide, which requires four miles or 24,000 feet of descent. Some of these are quite precise: for one Cessna single, the procedure is to establish a 300 fpm descent at 55 knots. The plan might be to cruise at FL250 or higher.

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Airline Reporter

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

But if you’re thinking of flying Qatar, remember that the airline operates a diverse fleet with multiple seat styles. As the flight crew announced our descent, the flight attendants came by with Läderach boxed chocolates. Here’s a look at our nighttime descent and landing at Doha’s Hamad International Airport.

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Airline Reporter

APRIL 8, 2025

Two years ago, I got to experience the world’s longest flight, Singapore Airlines’ route between Singapore and New York. On the ground at New York JFK Singapore Airlines currently operates out of Terminal 4 at JFK. The airline doesn’t operate its own lounge here. The passenger experience matters.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

For the last segment of my quick trip to Paris and Cairo , I flew American Airlines Boeing 777-300ER first class on the nine hour flight from London (LHR) to Miami (MIA). American overhead console 777 Is this Etihads A380 first class , or Singapore Airlines A380 Suites , or Emirates Game Changer 777 first class ? No, of course not.

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Simple Flying

MAY 20, 2025

The crew requested a descent shortly after reaching cruising altitude. On May 12, a Lufthansa Airbus A340 flying from New York to Frankfurt was forced to return to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) following an in-flight engine-related issue over the Atlantic, as reported by The Aviation Herald.

Descent

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For one, ITA Airways A321neo might be the swankiest narrow body jet operated by any global airline, and really puts even other quality airlines to shame. Ive never had this level of service on a sub-three hour flight on any airline in any cabin. But even more than that, the soft product was mind-bogglingly good.

Wide-Body Aircraft

One Mile at a Time

MAY 29, 2025

Usually Im in the snitches get stitches camp, but Im curious to hear if/when others would report things like this The flight attendant behavior I observed on a recent flight The airline industry at large has an unwavering commitment to safety. On both the climb out and descent, the flight attendant had AirPods in.

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

On the 11th of March, the NTSB released an aviation investigation preliminary report on the mid-air collision between PSA Airlines flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH60L US Army helicopter. A CRJ700 operating as passenger flight PSA Airlines 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was inbound to Washington National Airport. Really a tragic event.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

My airline uses it both internally and as a pilot-facing app on our iPad EFBs. Participating airlines equip their aircraft with quick access recorders to harvest and regularly uplink detailed flight data. This one is for an unstable approach due to an excessive descent rate (1,232 ft/min). carriers over the last several decades.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 18, 2025

While visual approaches are commonly used in both airline and general aviation operations, their informal nature can lead to reduced situational awareness and decreased vigilance, especially when flown to unfamiliar airports or in challenging environmental conditions.

Approach

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 3, 2025

For the final segment of our royal visit to Versailles , I flew United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 first class on the 2hr20min flight from Washington (IAD) to Miami (MIA). Thats pretty awesome, and an increasingly common trend at airlines. Unfortunately this has just become the norm for so many airlines, which is disappointing.

Narrow-Body Aircraft

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

At that point you have to see either the red terminating row of lights in the Approach Lighting System or any one of the other nine runway environment items if you want to continue the descent. Unless you are a glider tow pilot most folks would agree that a 2000 fpm descent is not normal for landing. But how about 1000? Is that normal?

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Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

In 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Constellation collided over the Grand Canyon, killing all on board. The areas marked red on the VSI show climb or descent rates that can put you on a collision course. Green markings show the climb or safe climb, or descent rates. Foreign airlines flying in U.S. This is by design.

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Cranky Flier

MARCH 14, 2025

Southwest Airlines announced this week it was getting rid of everything that differentiated it from every other airline in the U.S. For more on Southwest’s descent into the abyss, please visit Tuesday’s post on crankyflier.com. Airlines Brace for Weakened Demand Three of the top U.S. LATAM posted a 3.1%

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Inflight Pilot Training

JANUARY 19, 2025

Many people associate pilots with airline captains flying across the globe. While airline piloting is a rewarding and highly visible career path, it represents just one slice of the diverse aviation industry. Lets take a closer look at some of the exciting opportunities for pilots beyond the airline cockpit!

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Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 10, 2025

This Korean War-era aircraft now joins a prestigious collection that includes the iconic Douglas DC-3 Western Airlines , the combat-veteran C-47 The Wabbit Express , and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Skeeter. The sessions began with basic airwork such as climbs, descents, coordinated turns, and power transitions. 135178 (N62466).

Ferry Flight

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Whats exciting is that the airline recently started taking delivery of 787s , representing a new era for the carrier. The roughly five-year-old Dreamliner was intended for Chinas Hainan Airlines, then flew for Vietnams Bamboo Airways, and then it was transfered to Austrian. Austrian is one of the few airlines to have inflight chefs.

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. It would also require a descent to 2,200 feet before crossing the outer marker. I reduced power and began a slow, cautious descent to the concrete surface of Runway 3. I didnt know.

VOR

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 5, 2025

On Monday, June 2, 2025, the airline needed to swap in a 787-9 instead, with the registration code N837AN. The eight hour flight operated more or less as usual, until the aircraft started its descent. Well, the airline acted fast, and seemed to handle this pretty well. As a result, the flight had to divert to Rome.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 22, 2025

It had been nearly a decade since I last flew Frontier, so I was excited to see that the airline had a perfectly-timed flight from SFO to Orange County that would let me get on the airline again on my return from United’s event. (It’s It’s an airline with an airplane and it gets you places. ” Uh huh.

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Flyertalk

MARCH 20, 2025

Report States Landing Gear Fractured, Leading to Chain of Events In the report, the TSB outlined the flights rate of descent as it prepared for landing. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released their initial report on the incident detailing the events of the day on Thursday, March 20, 2024.

Descent

One Mile at a Time

MAY 8, 2025

Admittedly this isnt quite as cutting edge as some of ANAs wide body aircraft (or Japan Airlines A350-900 first class ), but for a narrow body, it was perfectly nice, and I wouldnt hesitate to fly this product again. As a matter of fact, the flight I took was the only nonstop flight that day between the two airports on a full service airline.

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Simple Flying

JULY 1, 2025

A Spring Japan Boeing 737 , operating a flight from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) on June 30, was forced to make an emergency landing at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport (KIX) after the aircraft experienced issues with cabin pressurization.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 26, 2025

This also allows the plane to make a steeper descent without pointing the nose down and speeding up to unsafe airspeeds. Common Aircraft: Primarily used in large transport and airliner aircraft such as the Boeing 737, Airbus A320, and larger jets that require high lift at low speeds. How Do Flaps Work?

Camber

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 2, 2025

PYOK flags a Reddit post by a flight attendant at a major US airline, which has since been deleted, presumably due to how overwhelmingly negative the responses from other flight attendants were. Based on the airline classism and speaking down to her colleague, Im almost surprised that race isnt brought up.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. You might be surprised to learn that tiny four-seater Cessna 172s and 140-passenger Boeing 707 airliners both use simple cables for moving the ailerons and elevators!

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Japan Airlines flight 516 was landing at Haneda Airport (HND) when the Airbus A350-900 collided with a Japan Coast Guard DHC Dash 8 that was already on the runway. billion takeover of Spirit Airlines was blocked by the US Department of Justice on January 16, 2024. Watch the footage captured by one of the passengers. JetBlues $3.8

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