Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A new search is underway to find the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in 2014 and was presumed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean. Ocean Infinity will use highly advanced autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to conduct the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777.

Airlines

One Mile at a Time

JULY 13, 2025

As an avgeek, there aren’t many places that are cooler to see than the cockpit of a big jet. In this post, I want to address a question I see every so often — can you still visit the cockpit when flying on an airline? Do airlines allow airplane cockpit visits? Airline cockpits are pretty cool places!

Cockpit

Aerotime

JULY 22, 2025

The airline shared this information in a statement on July 22, 2025, following initial findings that the switches on flight AI171 were in the “cutoff” position just before the tragic crash occurred in Ahmedabad. The airline confirmed it has informed the regulator of the completed checks.

Jet

Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

On June 18, 2025, the NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation over fears that smoke could enter the cockpit or cabin of aircraft equipped with LEAP-1B engines. It added: “Such a condition can allow smoke from hot oil to enter the ventilation system and ultimately the cockpit or passenger cabin.”

Jet

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 three levels of control are ascending in their level of aircraft control and capability.

Weight-Shift-Control

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

On February 14, 2025, Homendy said that 17 seconds before impact a message from ATC directing the Black Hawk crew to pass behind the PSA Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ700 was audible on both aircrafts Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

The aircraft that operated the service, a rotation from Manchester (MAN) to Geneva (GVA), is being retired, marking an end to almost 42 years of Boeing 757 passenger services by UK-based airlines. Jet2 is a British low-cost airline offering scheduled and charter flights from the United Kingdom. The final flight, operated by 37.3-year-old

Cargo

Air Facts

JUNE 25, 2025

AirFacts Podcast—Behind the Cockpit Door: Insights from Joel Turpin Air Facts Journal In this episode our guest is Joel Turpin, a veteran pilot whose flying career spans everything from Piper Cubs and DC-3s to Boeing airliners and the Pilatus PC-12.

Cockpit

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The aircraft, operated by all-cargo airline Total Linhas Aereas was operating a domestic cargo flight from Vitoria to Sao Paulo when the crew received a cargo fire warning, forcing the emergency landing. A Boeing 737-400F has been destroyed after it caught fire in flight and was forced to make an emergency landing in Sao Paulo.

Air Traffic Control

Simple Flying

APRIL 26, 2025

A Piedmont Airlines flight traveling from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Evansville Regional Airport encountered in-flight disruptions and was forced to divert to Louisville, Kentucky. The aircraft landed safely and passengers were reaccommodated to get to their destination.

Cockpit

AV Web

JULY 24, 2025

airlines to install secondary cockpit barriers by one year, the agency announced this week. The rule, introduced in 2023, mandates that new commercial aircraft include an additional physical barrier to secure the flight deck when the cockpit door is open. The Federal Aviation Administration has pushed back the deadline for U.S.

Cockpit

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

On December 19, 2024, ten days after confirming an additional order for 100 Airbus airliners (90 A320neos and 10 A350s) , Air India announced a new aircraft order, this time for its newly created flight training school. Alongside a massive expansion of its fleet, Air India is also set to ramp up its capacity to train new pilots.

Cockpit

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Flightradar24 Due to its steep approach, London-City Airport places high demands on both the aircraft and the specially trained cockpit crews, said Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, following the aircrafts safe arrival in London.

Jet

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Airlines affected ed included United Airlines , Delta Air Lines, as well as several Hawaiian Airlines flights. automating various manual processes, and allowing airlines to take advantage of investments made in cockpit digital communications.

Air Traffic Control

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 30, 2025

Mayday, mayday, mayday, American 2332, declaring an emergency, we got smoke in the cockpit, well be returning to Dallas. Smoke in the cockpit can potentially represent a serious risk, so its something thats taken very seriously. What do you make of this American A320 cockpit smoke incident?

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Round-dials teach you hands-on skills, while glass cockpits use fancy technology to help you see what’s going on around you. Learning these differences will help you pick the right kind of cockpit for you.

Cockpit

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In July 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stepped up oversight of Southwest Airlines , after the airline hada series of close calls, mostly involving pilot error. Southwest is one of two major US airlines to be under increased scrutiny from the FAA in recent times.

Airlines

Aerotime

JANUARY 20, 2025

These flights, which could last up to 17 hours, took off from Hamburg, where the airlines maintenance base was also located. Additionally, the cockpit has been meticulously recreated to appear as it did when the aircraft was first delivered in 1957.

Rudder

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Norwegian airline Norse Atlantic Airways has announced a new agreement to lease three Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo. In December 2024, Norse Atlantic first unveiled its intentions to lease up to six of its current seven Boeing 787-9s to a reputable international airline during 2025.

Cockpit

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

After landing the crew advised they no longer had a live smoke condition on board, and that there had not been any smoke indication warning in the aircraft cockpit. RELATED Airline alliances: The power players of global aviation The post Two separate Delta widebody flights disrupted in one day by fumes onboard appeared first on AeroTime.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

APRIL 4, 2025

The recent search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been put on hold, 11 years after the Boeing 777 disappeared without a trace. On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight carrying 239 people vanished from air traffic control radars less than an hour into its six-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.

Weather

Aerotime

JANUARY 13, 2025

While the Ministry did not disclose the identities of the non-compliant airlines, they did say that strict enforcement and legal penalties would result. Both the aircrafts flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR)only captured data up until around four minutes before the plane collided with an airport embankment.

Cockpit

Aerotime

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A Swiss Airbus A220-300 aircraft from Bucharest to Zurich made an emergency landing in Graz owing to Engine issues and smoke detection in both cockpit and cabin on Monday. In a statement, the airline said, The plane landed safely. For technical reasons, the cockpit crew decided to make an unscheduled landing in Graz.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

These will also feature Garmin G1000 cockpits and will join 103 others of the type already in service with ATP. With airlines of every size and operating in every sector expanding, the demand for such pilots has never been higher, with training providers such as ATP rushing to keep up and satisfy this demand.

Pilot

Aerotime

JUNE 8, 2025

Air New Zealand takes pride in being one of the world’s most proactive airlines when it comes to sustainability. Even if it decided to withdraw from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in July 2024, becoming the first major airline to reassess its 2030 climate goals , Air New Zealand remains committed to lead in sustainability.

Payload

Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2025

Airlines in the United States of America have been granted a delay concerning the deadline that the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) had previously imposed in order for carriers to install secondary cockpit barriers on new commercial aircraft.

Cockpit

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The allure of the cockpit has always been tied to adventure and prestige. Still, in recent years, pilot salaries at major airlines like American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines have also become a topic of great interest.

Pilot

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 18, 2025

SmartLynx Airlines is celebrating the 10-year milestone since the introduction of its fully paperless cockpit. SmartLynx Airlines introduced the paperless cockpit project to streamline cockpit documentation processes and bring the airline in line with global aviation standards.

Cockpit

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 10, 2025

With commercial air routes getting increasingly longer with the arrival of ultra-long-haul airliners such as the Airbus A350-1000 and the forthcoming Boeing 777X series, European planemaker Airbus has taken the lead in creating concept images portraying what the first class cabins on these long-haul flights of the future might look like.

Ceiling

Aerotime

APRIL 20, 2025

They made their way past Gedser and Warnemnde, and it was not unusual for the pilot to sit in an open cockpit while the passengers sat in the back, trying to keep warm at speed, a spokesperson for the Copenhagen Airport said on April 20, 2025. Happy Birthday, CPH – heres to many more, the airline wrote.

Runway

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

The incident on February 25, 2025, currently being investigated, saw a Flexjet Bombardier Challenger 350 cross runway 31C moments before a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 was due to land on the same runway at Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). The cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from both aircraft were overwritten.

Runway

Aerotime

JUNE 2, 2025

Not only did the Doha-based airline sponsor the shirts of both competing soccer teams involved, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), but it also sponsored the 2025 international tournament itself, However, the carrier had one last surprise up its sleeve. Nos champions sont Paris !

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2025

In a historic moment for Alaska Airlines just ahead of Mothers Day, captain Michelle Miles and her son, first officer Jeff Miles, recently shared the flight deck, marking the airlines first mother-son pilot team. After attending Big Bend Community College in Washington state, Jeff started his airline flying career at SkyWest.

Pilot

Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2025

Vaeridion Microliner cockpit mockup. Vaeridion has also set up a market advisory committee which gathers operators, lessors and other services providers, such as Aero-Dienst, Cirium, Copenhagen Air Taxi, CPH Helicopters, IBA, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, MBA, Monte and TrueNoord, as well as launch customer, ASL Group.

Cockpit

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 11, 2025

On the one hand, its a major setback, though on the other hand, its also a major clue Jeju Air 737 black box stopped recording before crash Airliners have black boxes, as theyre called (despite not being black), which contain flight data and cockpit voice recorders. This is incredibly rare, so thats quite a twist in the investigation.

Air Traffic Control

Plane and Pilot

JULY 31, 2025

My first logbook entry in 1992 records a flight in a Beechcraft Skipper , its compact cockpit and low-wing design thrilling for a novice pilot. From glass cockpits to drones, advances in technology, regulations, training, and culture have reshaped the field of general aviation. Today, glass cockpits dominate even entry-level aircraft.

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