AV Web

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Lithuanian authorities say that so far there is no evidence of sabotage in the crash of a cargo plane near the country’s capital city Monday. The aircraft was on final approach but came down short of the runway and slid about 350 feet before hitting a house. The flight originated in Leipzig, Germany.

Final Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 24, 2025

It took quite a while before we were finally out of the clouds and by then we were on final approach into Taipei Taoyuan Airport. Usually the landing light is turned on during take off and on final approach into the arrival airport during night time. Overall it was a nice and pleasant flight.

Final Approach

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Any accident, regardless of its severity or frequency, highlights the critical importance of maintaining a proactive approach to safety, identifying and addressing potential safety issues and emerging trends, as well as implementing safety measures to reduce the likelihood of an accident. This list is not exhaustive, however.

Runway

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. At this point, the use of the aircraft’s flaps becomes critical.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The 31-year-old cargo aircraft, registered in Spain as EC-MFE, was operated by Swiftair on behalf of the German logistics group DHL for a routine cargo flight from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius, Lithuania.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

It is a possibility but for now the airline uses its current fleet to transport cargo within the network. At this point we were on final approach into LCY's runway 27. At this time, the airline had started the process to leave the Skyteam Alliance. Will ITA operates its own dedicated fleet of freighters in the near future?

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 22, 2024

It operates both cargo and passenger transport. For the cargo side, Sky Express aircargo was established at a later date, joining venture with Finaval Group and established routes between Europe and the Far East. We are on final approach on runway 34 at SKG. Beautiful, isn't it? Not long after, we started our descent.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

At this point, we were on final approach as landing gears were deployed and flaps were set. On final approach onto runway 20R. Landing smoothly onto the runway and we passed by the cargo terminal with the 747 Freighters in sight. Reverse thrusts were deployed and our aircraft slowed down to taxi speed.

Cabin Crew

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

The approach and landing in Taipei was a smooth affair. On final approach We touched down 13 minutes late. Passing through the choppy sea as we were still experiencing some minor chops. At this point, the ride was smooth. I dimmed the window at this point. We started descending. With that, our flight came to an end.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

This was my flight's final assigned gate. I spotted another green stripes livery on this A330-900neo on final approach to this airport. Lufthansa Cargo's Boeing 777F replaced the fleet of MD-11F and now operating just this aircraft type. DHL and Aerologic are also big names in the cargo airline business.

Airline

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A Spanish pilot was killed and three others on board the flight were injured when a DHL Boeing 737-400 freighter crashed during its final approach into Vilnius Airport. According to LRT , representatives from Spain and Germany will also arrive in Lithuania to investigate the crash.

Final Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 23, 2025

The southeast part of Singapore with the cargo ships dominating the sea. We were on final approach into Taipei Taoyuan Airport. During the climb, we made some turns in order to avoid some bad weather. There were bits of turbulence during the climb, but nothing bad. Gloomy weather Fortunately, the weather was better in Taiwan.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

On that day, there were three commercial flights and a cargo flight flying from Taipei to Singapore and would return to Taipei after a short layover. At this point, we were on final approach to Taipei Taoyuan Airport. Checking the departure board, my flight was scheduled to depart on time. Overall it was a nice flight.

Airline

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

After 11 hours of flight during our descent to initiate an approach, the airport closed for Category I (CAT I) approaches due to weather. I had a landing gear failure in a King Air 200 on a night instrument approach to a small airport after hours. Slow to approach speed. Contact Dallas Approach for vectors to Love Field.

Weather

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2024, a Boeing 737-400 freighter operated by Swift Air of Spain on behalf of global logistics giant DHL crashed on final approach into Vilnius Airport (VNO) in Lithuania, the aircraft’s intended destination. The aircraft involved in the Vilnius incident was operated by Spanish all-cargo airline Swift Air under contract to DHL.

Final Approach