Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

Even the most automated aircraft, such as the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and the F-35 military jet, come with such instruments fitted as standard should an electrical failure affect the more modern cockpit display screens. These systems continue to be fitted in many current today.

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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. Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology.

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Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

However, as the aircraft crossed the runway threshold, the footage appears to show the aircraft making little attempt to arrest its rate of descent or initiate a flare by raising its nose to bleed off any excess airspeed before it touches down.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Threshold Descent 284

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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Airline Airlines Approach Runway 81

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

I’ve got jet traffic behind you, and I’ll try to keep you in front of them.” READ MORE: FlightSimExpo 2025: A Deep Dive into the World of Flight Simulation and Aviation Out of the clouds and beginning my descent into the Portland Class Charlie airspace, I could see the city 20 miles ahead. Moments later ATC radioed.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Weather Descent 94

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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Descent Ceiling Jet Airline 91

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 6, 2025

Within around two hours, the plane was on its descent to Heraklion. The Condor flight first diverted to Athens At 1:50PM, the jet once again took off for Heraklion. So at 5:04PM the jet took off, and just under an hour later, at 6:01PM, it landed in Thessaloniki. Things started smoothly enough.

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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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Approach Descent Runway Airplanes 108

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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Pilot Airline Airlines Cargo 52

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. Even that looked comparable to what youd find on a wide body jet.

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Wide-Body Aircraft Approach Jet Airline 91

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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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Welcome to my trip report on Japan Airlines 2024 edition! This is Japan Airlines A350-900 (JA15XJ) in the oneworld special livery being prepared for departure to Osaka at Okinawa Airport. I flew with this airline's 767 before (JA604J and JA607J) on the SIN-KUL-SIN many years ago so it wasn't necessary for me to fly on this bird.

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Airlines Airline Cabin Crew Turbulence 59

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.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

An Air France Airbus A350 flying to Tel Aviv yesterday flew most of the way, and then returned to Paris shortly before starting its descent. The Air France jet that returned to Paris What’s the reason for this Air France diversion? What exactly happened here? In the end, the plane operated a roughly 6hr50min “flight to nowhere.”

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Descent Approach Jet Airline 114

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 15, 2024

The interiors of new Korean Air jets no longer look like the (very blue) exteriors, and Id consider that to be a good thing. However, due to trade embargoes, these planes now fly for Turkish Airlines and Air India as well. Since the airline tends to keep cabins warm, thats something to be aware of if youre temperature sensitive.

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Approach Airline Airlines Jet 109

One Mile at a Time

MAY 27, 2024

The United States’ newest airline startup is kind of a brilliant idea that addresses a real need that exists. However, a ticket comes at a hefty price tag… BARK Air offers “private jet” flights for dogs BARK Air is a new public charter operator , intended specifically for humans who are looking to travel with their dogs.

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Airline Airlines Descent Cargo 124

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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Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Airline photograph of cabin after the passengers had been disembarked. The violent updrafts and downdrafts in a thunderstorm can toss a full-sized airliner around like a toy.

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Turbulence UTC Weather Airline 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The long journey from home on the East Coast was a long one indeed—almost nine hours of airliner travel in a nondirect way from Boston via Atlanta on a memorable 757-200 for me. The 757 was cramped, yet fun and nostalgic as it’s the biggest jet I could actually find that serves our farthest state.

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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. Even though the plane is new to Austrian, its not a new jet. 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.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 24, 2025

Emirates Lounge New York Kennedy Airport Emirates has a door to the jet bridge in its lounge, so in theory, boarding sometimes happens through the lounge, if your A380 is parked at the right gate. However, when I was flying, they were doing some work on the upper deck jet bridge, so boarding from the lounge wasnt possible.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 12, 2025

ANA takes a unique approach to its A380s, as the airline has three of these, referred to as the Flying Honu. I love flying the A380, and the first class cabin on this jet is comfy, with friendly service, great food, and impressive amenities. This was without a doubt the flight of the trip that I was most looking forward to.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 18, 2025

Delta A321neo first class cabin & seats The A321neo is Deltas latest and greatest narrow body jet. The jet features 194 seats, including 20 first class seats, and 174 economy seats (42 of which feature extra legroom). I get airlines want to maximize their schedule and gate space is limited, but that seems less than ideal, no?

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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?

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

That strategy seems to be a success, probably thanks to the great experience, the small cabin, the limited number of planes with first class , and the fact that the airline is based in Paris (a city popular with people who are willing to drop five figures on an airline ticket).

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Approach Airline Airlines Runway 83

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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Approach Descent Wide-Body Aircraft Runway 52

Aviation Bussiness News

AUGUST 21, 2024

This directive comes after a March incident where a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 experienced a sudden mid-air descent, resulting in injuries to more than 50 passengers. ” Among the most impacted airlines are All Nippon Airways and Qatar Airways, alongside Hainan Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 2, 2025

British Airways must have one of the worlds most improved business class products, as the airline has rolled out its new Club Suites business class on many aircraft types, including Heathrow-based 777s. Theres not any bluetooth audio on these jets. All things considered, I had a very pleasant flight. I had a cup of coffee to drink.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Okinawa was one of the cities I like to visit especially after hearing a lot of positive reviews from my friends so after much consideration, I decided to make it my first stop and looking at the list of airlines, I decided on Peach. Overall I thought the airline did a good job in designing the mobile app and website.

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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

One Mile at a Time

MAY 16, 2025

For the next segment of the return portion of our winter trip to Tokyo & Niseko , I flew Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 787-9 business class on the 4hr40min flight from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX). I love how the airline has comfortable business class suites with doors, and excellent tech.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse. So, what happened?

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 89

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

First time taxiing a jet, another tick in the box today. Descent briefing, approach briefing, and down we go. I keep comparing my days at my previous low cost passenger airline, and my first steps as a freighter pilot for a flag carrier. The post A dream comes true: flying the jumbo jet appeared first on Fly with Eva.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting Aeromexico offers some amazing product on a global scale, but within North America, I think it’s a cut above what you’ll get on US carriers, and I’d gladly fly with the airline again. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before on another airline, though maybe I just haven’t been paying attention.

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Approach Descent Runway Airline 97

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Not to worry: The airliner you are flying has probably not entered a stall in its entire 20- to 30-year service lifespan.

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Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Approach Pilot 83

Northstar VFR

JANUARY 21, 2024

You’ve been hired by a major airline and you can finally walk through the terminal at the airport in your flight uniform! While both absolutely have their pros and cons, I figured I would share what a recent trip for a major airline was like. You get assigned a block time of day during which the airline can call you in.

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One Mile at a Time

JUNE 29, 2024

How I booked my Kuwait Airways first class ticket Kuwait Airways doesn’t belong to any of the major alliances, and doesn’t even have many airline partnerships. For those curious about Kuwait Airways’ 777 business class, the airline has Collins Aerospace Diamond seats there, in a 2-2-2 configuration.

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Runway Airline Airlines Descent 120

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Photo: Scoot) My ride: 9V-TRX Introduction When the airline announced on social media about this flight, I was interested but at the same time the timing wasn't good for me as it was a busy period (work). Let's see how this works out for both airlines after a year or two. More of this airline in my next trip report.

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