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.

Airline

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. United first class headphones Uniteds 737 MAXs feature Viasat Wi-Fi, which is excellent quality.

Narrow-Body Aircraft

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 two pilots were unable to leave from the cockpit door, and had to exit using the overhead emergency hatch with the help of passengers.

Descent

WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI): Indicates the aircraft’s rate of climb or descent, making it possible to accurately control the vertical flight path. Turn Coordinator: Indicates the turn rate and coordination (quality) of a turn, allowing for smooth and efficient maneuvering.

Omni-Directional Range

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!

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

I double-checked my autopilot and looked down at my sim cockpit to verify the pitot heat was on. As I double-checked ForeFlight to load the approach plate on my iPad, which I had paired to the simulator cockpit, the radio crackled with the Boston Center VATSIM controller. Cape Air 73-31, you’re 40 miles south of Portland.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

The aircraft was equipped with a cockpit camera that captured the entire instrumentation for both the left and right seats, as well as the center pedestal and overhead panel. READ MORE: Pattern Operations Require the Right Technique The pilot was trying to fly by looking at the instrument on the other side of the cockpit, said Sedor.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Analysts confirmed that they had the data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder but last week, there was concern about the fire damage from the Flight Data Recorder. Both cockpit voice recorders were overwritten, so the primary information is crew interviews and ADS-B data. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data.

Descent

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 15, 2024

However, due to trade embargoes, these planes now fly for Turkish Airlines and Air India as well. So Korean Air is only the second airline to purpose-order this product, and its the first airline to install this on a Boeing jet. Aeroflot was the launch customer for this product.

Approach

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Additionally, many aircraft feature placards or markings in the cockpit that indicate important speed limitations. Firstly, adopting airline procedures can be beneficial even for general aviation pilots. Having a structured approach to your descent and landing procedures is another helpful strategy.

Final Approach

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. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

If conditions get too rough near descent, don’t hesitate to delay or hold off until it’s safe to continue. In December 2022, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 was flying at FL400, above a cloud layer between FL370 and FL380. Make the most of the tools in your cockpit and coordinate effectively with your crew.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Whether you’re aiming for airline work or just want the thrill of flying more capable aircraft, the multi-engine rating is a smart move. It’s also essential for pilots aiming for roles in charter flight, corporate aviation, or the airlines. Performance planning—charts, weight/balance, fuel, climb/descent profiles.

Checkride

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

For Air France, this is the primary airport for both regional and international flights and is popular with international airlines from all continents. Skyteam Airlines are assigned 2E for international routes and 2F for Schengen routes. After an hour of flying, we started our descent into Barcelona. Time to leave the aircraft.

Runway

Air

JULY 24, 2025

The watchman in the sky Imagine you are flying an airliner at 35,000 feet. When it detects a potential conflict, it acts in a tiered logic so as not to create unnecessary stress in the cockpit. Your seat in the cockpit is waiting for you! What is TCAS in aviation? These are the two levels of warning: 1. ATC vs TCAS: Who to obey?

Transponder

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Frontier Airlines crew members reported a chemical smell that became increasingly pungent before an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas that resulted in a dramatic brake fire. Frontier flight 1326 from KSAN-KLAS just caught fire on landing at KLAS.

Cockpit

Cranky Flier

JULY 31, 2025

We got over to Orcas Island in no time and did a spiraling descent before landing pretty far away from the dock once again. This cockpit was a mix of old and new, and I spent the first few minutes staring at the old steam gauges alongside the GPS. This trip was low and slow and absolutely beautiful.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 9, 2025

Photo: Alpha 380) Introduction I have always wanted to fly with this airline to compare with Scoot, however I wasn't able to find any suitable routes until this time which I was quite fortunate to come across the 5th freedom flights between Taipei Taoyuan and Osaka Kansai Airport.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

I was inspired by Ernest Gantt’s seminal work, Fate Is the Hunter , which chronicles his adventures of flying the line when round-engined DC-2s, -3s, -4s, -6s, Boeing 307s, and Lockheed Constellations were the primary people movers during the golden age of airliners. Gantt would not have been impressed.

Flight Deck

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. Thats FA tenacity.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

Although dressed as a military C-47 on the outside, most likely to suit the restaurant theme where it was displayed, this DC-3 once wore United Airlines livery. When I reached the narrow passage to the cockpit, the metal surfaces on either side radiated enough heat to fry eggs. Venturing inside removed all doubt of its origins.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Nevertheless, I am excited to fly on another varient of the E2 series, this would be my 60th airline type in my flight logbook. It's nice to see some other airlines such as TransNasu added China's Comac aircraft, the C909 (formerly known as the ARJ-21) to its fleet so there is something to look forward to.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JULY 31, 2025

Authorities have identified the pilot killed in a plane crash in Greenwood, Indiana, on Wednesday as Anh-Thu Nguyen, the founder of the Asian Women in Aerospace & Aviation organization and the 10th woman and first of Vietnamese descent to fly around the world solo. Nguyen also became a Boeing 767 pilot for a major airline.

Descent

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. It departed LAX at 16:06 local time and landed in Frankfurt at 11:14 the following morning.

Runway

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

I’ve been intrigued by the photographs being passed around of the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 that flew into a hailstorm. Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Austria. The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet.

Airline

Flyertalk

AUGUST 15, 2024

Cowboy State Daily reports Alaska Airlines Flight 3491 ended up at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) when the pilots were unable to land at their scheduled arrival city. After a cockpit crew change, the aircraft continued to Jackson Hole without further troubles. Keep up with everything Alaska Airlines on the FlyerTalk forums.

Pilot

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A Big Surprise from a FAA Inspector Air Facts Journal The FAA employs Air Carrier Operations Safety Inspectors to oversea airline operations. On board in a cockpit observer seat was a well known FAA air carrier inspector who oversaw the L-1011 operations at TWA. This board oversaw the training and standards of the airline.

Checkride

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation. We will now begin our tour through a commercial airline flight, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey! Welcome onboard For some people, traveling by air has become purely routine, much like traveling by bus or train.

Cabin Crew

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

My phone chime woke me up from a deep sleep hours later and I headed back to the cockpit to relieve the Captain so he could get some well deserved sleep. Arriving at the flight deck door, I performed the normal cockpit entry procedure but received no response. After waiting a moment, I tried again with no luck. Why not Anchorage?”

Flight Deck

AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

We spent the day with old airline friends at a beach restaurant, drinking non-alcoholic beverages and eating a parade of appetizers. He had spent his airline career carrying packages around the globe, mostly at night. I don’t know how many long nights in the cockpits of various slow-piston and faster-turbine aircraft.

Cockpit

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

This airline is operating a massive fleet of over 550 aircraft (July 2024) excluding the wet lease aircraft of 2 Turkish Airlines's Boeing 777-300ER and damp lease of 6 Qatar Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. This is Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER painted in Indigo's livery. Welcome to my trip report on Indigo!

Descent

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

They already have orders for up to 1,000 aircraft, with customers including American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and AirAsia. For the unmanned test, the pilot controlled the aircraft from a remote cockpit with a curved screen offering a panoramic view of the instruments. A vertical descent rate of 19.5

Descent

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.

Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

JANUARY 16, 2024

A Gaping Hole on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Photo credit: RickyCourtney ( [link] ) How fortunate were the passengers and crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that the door blew out at a lower altitude rather than during cruising! In the instant case, the crew were caught by surprise when the cockpit door also blew open.

Cockpit

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.

Airplanes

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

Welcome to my 2nd flight review on Aegean Airlines! This is Aegean's Airbus A320CEO with the racoon style cockpit. Introduction There are 2 airlines operating on ATH-SKG route and since there is not much of a choice, I decided to fly Aegean Airlines once again, this time flying on the Airbus A320ceo version.

Descent

Ask Captain Lim

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

United Airlines DC-10 Photo Credit: Kplastique (Wikimedia Commons) What can you do when the hydraulic system in your plane fails? On July 19, 1989, United Airlines Flight 232, a DC-10, crash-landed at Sioux City Airport after a catastrophic failure of its tail engine had caused a loss of all hydraulic control.

Runway