Inspire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal There is a dynamic to two people working in a cockpit. For a long time now, the modern airliner has only had two crew members. Days gone by it had three or four.

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Simple Flying

JULY 5, 2025

Airlines Srilankan Airlines Sri Lanka Close Thread Sign in to your Simple Flying account Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. What began as a dispute with the flight’s purser led to a scolding by the pilot and airline management. No links, inappropriate language, or spam.

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2025

Garmin introduced its G5000 Prime integrated flight deck today (June 11). The company touts the system as the most advanced integrated flight deck for Part 25 (large airline) transport aircraft. The touchscreen system’s open architecture is friendly to integrating new technologies, Garmin said.

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AV Web

JUNE 20, 2025

The European Aviation Safety Agency says even the most modern airliner flight decks aren’t smart enough to act as pilots so it’s backing off creating regulations to allow for single-pilot operations. Each one of those systems will have to be exhaustively tested before getting in the air with passengers.

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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. He often donned his grandfathers old Navy flight helmet and imagined himself soaring through the skies.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In the past couple of weeks, weve seen two catastrophic accidents involving US-based airlines. If you look on social media, its clear that some people think that airlines are hiring pilots with little to no experience, simply because of the color of their skin or their gender. But thats also not whats going on at airlines.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 25, 2025

While airlines often provide standard headsets in the flight deck, many professional pilots opt to invest in their own for superior comfort, enhanced audio clarity, and advanced features tailored to long hours in a jet environment. A significant advantage is that its ANR is powered by the aircraft and requires no batteries.

Pilot

One Mile at a Time

JULY 14, 2025

pic.twitter.com/ch5mcBbjJp — Turbine Traveller (@Turbinetraveler) July 14, 2025 In the cockpit voice recorder, one of the pilots was “heard asking the other why did he cutoff,” and “the other pilot responded that he did not do so.” FAA tells airlines 787 fuel cutoff switches are safe.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

PRESS RELEASE U niversal Avionics (UA), today announced that Widerøes Flyveselskap AS (Widerøe), Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, is upgrading its Dash 8 fleet with the InSight flight deck and connected avionics solution as part of De Havilland Canada’s upgraded avionics suite.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 16, 2025

Delta Moves the Deck Chairs Around Everything you knew about flying on Delta is changing — except really nothing is changing at all– yet. The captain was eventually able to successfully return to the flight deck, divert to Madrid, and land safely without incident. Singapore Airlines is rolling in the dough.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago.

Pilot in Command

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

These two sets of federal rules shape everything from crew size to flight schedules. Whether you’re dreaming of flying for an airline or exploring charter opportunities, understanding the difference is a must. From day one, our training gets you ready for both structured airline paths and flexible charter flying.

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). I booked this flight because it was the most convenient way to get home, but I was excited about this because it would be my first flight with Uniteds new interiors.

Narrow-Body Aircraft

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. Comfort and Fit While perhaps not the top priority during relatively short flights common during the early days of training, comfort will soon be king as you embark on longer aeronautical excursions.

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WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

flight Instruments vs. Avionics An aircraft’s flight deck, with its collection of displays and controls, is a wonder of engineering. Two terms that are often heard are “flight instruments” and “avionics.” For a future pilot, a thorough knowledge of these systems is essential.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Air

JUNE 4, 2025

If you’ve ever found yourself plane-spotting , you might have noticed a striking feature on the flight decks of new Airbus aircraft: a sleek, black raccoon mask framing the cockpit windows. Historically, wide-body flight decks required as many as six separate glass panes, resulting in a complex and heavy structure.

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Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 16, 2025

Southwest Airlines is to roll out Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding software across its entire Boeing 737 fleet to enhance runway safety and pilot situational awareness. The software is being activated through the airline’s existing Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), which is already installed on all aircraft.

Runway

AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described?

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Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Pilots see these messages on cockpit screens, such as the FMS interface, or get printouts from a small built-in printer. They forward the messages onwards to airline operation centers, flight dispatch, maintenance facilities, or ATC. Ground Systems The ground side has a network of ground radio stations or satellite receivers.

Clearance

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 16, 2025

Bavaria-based Deutsche Aircraft has announced it is to use the Garmin G5000 Prime flight deck for the upcoming D328eco regional turboprop. The announcement was made at the Paris Air Show currently underway.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

A few months ago, I completed a set of upgrades to my home flight simulator cockpit that I chronicled in FLYING issues 952 and 953 titled Build Your Best Sim (Parts 1 and 2). READ MORE: Review: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Want to start flying airliners and learn their systems on your flight simulator?

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Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

This idea came from the airline industry, perhaps in the 1990s, with the well-intentioned goal of reducing airliner accidents. However, the text of the SAIB justifies its recommendations by citing transport category aircraft events, such as American Airlines flight 965 and Northwest Airlines 6231.

Final Approach

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space.

Lift

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

A random airliner doesnt often call up for push and taxi without an associated flight plan, and to do so with a desire to taxi around the airport for 10-15 minutes is even more unusual. Wings for All gave participants a reasonable expectation of what they would experience on an actual flight.

Runway

Aviation Bussiness News

JUNE 23, 2025

These airlines will benefit from commonality, linked to crew training, maintenance, spare parts and tooling needs. That means less back-and-forth, less potential damages, and more advantages for clearances, which will result in quicker turnaround times and improved on-time flight schedules.

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Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 9, 2025

For a moment, you wonder what it would be like to swap your desk job for a flight deck. Whether you’re burnt out, looking for more adventure, or simply ready for a change, the path from cubicle to cockpit might be closerand more possiblethan you think. If that sounds familiar, youre not alone.

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Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

For example, evidence of an in-flight fire, or the detection of fumes or smoke in the cabin or cockpit, is likely to be dealt with as aggressively as possible by the crew. Compare this to United Airlines, which seats 166 passengers in its Boeing 737 MAX 8s. Delay is an important factor in other aspects of an evacuation.

Cabin Crew

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2025

Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker in September reiterated a long-standing agency commitment: Two pilots must always be on the flight deck during routine commercial flight operations. airline told FLYING it sees a clear path to SPO or fully autonomous airline operations. At least one major U.S.

Pilot

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. One can dream and prepare, right?

Flight Deck

AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Having at least two semi-functioning human brains on the flight deck makes sense, but this single pilot thing may overwhelm common sense and become an industry standard before I manage to escape this crazy planet and fly west. We argued that three sets of eyeballs in the cockpit were necessary for safety. How do I know this?

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

MAY 21, 2025

link] Interview with a Future Airline Pilot [link] Secrets of an Airline Freight Dog [link] Confessions of a Regional Pilot [link] [link] Life of an Airline Pilot : (Video) Living the Dream! link] Fifi’s Final Flight! link] Cap’n Aux Answers Your Avgeek Questions Part I [link] II [link] III [link] III-2.0

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Flying Magazine

JULY 8, 2025

Whether you’re looking for upgrades for the flight deck or essentials for life on the go, there are significant savings on tech and travel items. Imiomo Carry on Luggage This 20-inch hardshell suitcase is airline-approved and designed for convenience at the airport.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Details have emerged of an incident involving a Flair Airlines flight in Canada on October 24, 2024. Flair Airlines flight F8641 was departing on a routine scheduled flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) heading to Winnipeg-Richardson International Airport (YWG). 24-OCT-2024 PILOTS are BLIND.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A SriLankan Airlines captain has been grounded, after he reportedly locked the first officer out of the flight deck, in a move intended to teach her a lesson… SriLankan pilot suspended over flight deck behavior A SriLankan Airlines captain has been suspended, following his actions on a recent flight.

Flight Deck

One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2024

For years, there had been talk of the cockpits of commercial aircraft in the United States getting a second flight deck barrier. As the FAA describes this, the intent is to slow any attack on the flight deck long enough so that the flight deck can be closed and locked before an attacker could reach it.

Flight Deck

AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. Jason Ambrosi urged the manufacturer to reconsider its proposal to reduce cockpit crew from two to one from entering the commercial aviation environment. In an Aug.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit. Following the serious breach of protocol, the pilot was grounded, and the airline is investigating the matter.

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