Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Ongoing Training Youll have to spend a significant amount of time in training every year, both in the classroom and the cockpit. Youll interact with passengers, air traffic controllers, cabin crew, and other pilots. Because of this, flight crew often develop strong working relationships, sometimes even lifelong friendships!

Pilot

World Airline News

APRIL 30, 2025

Flights will be operated by Ascend Airways-trained cockpit and cabin crew , with the airline also overseeing all aircraft maintenance procedures for the route. The new partnership is built on a foundation of regulatory compliance and operational safety.

Cabin Crew

Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 7, 2025

To honour International Womens Day 2025 on March 8, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will operate its ZurichGothenburg return flights with an all-female cockpit and cabin crew. While women currently make up just over 5% of SWISSs cockpit crew, the number is steadily growing, with 13% of current pilot trainees being female.

Cabin Crew

Aviation Bussiness News

MAY 1, 2025

All flights on this route will be operated utilising Ascend Airways-trained cockpit and cabin crew. The partnership between Air Sierra Leone and the UK-registered Ascend Airways promises a high level of safety and adherence to strict regulations.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that a cabin crew member who was taken to hospital after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Austria when smoke filled the cockpit and cabin, has died. There were 74 passengers and five crew members on board. All passengers were evacuated safely.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

JANUARY 17, 2025

There were 175 passengers, four cabin crew and two flight crew on board. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members. The only survivors were the two cabin crew seated in the aft jump seats. On approach, the captain made a mayday alert, declaring bird strike, bird strike.

Thrust

Flying Magazine

JUNE 25, 2025

One of the more chilling statements came from an interview with a member of the cabin crew who said when they saw the hole in the airplane and the twisted seats, they initially feared some passengers had been lost. Images of the seats show mangled frames, as the force of the decompression was so great it tore the armrests off.

Cockpit

Aerotime

MAY 19, 2025

After all, a failure to evacuate an aircraft promptly can lead to unnecessary deaths or injury to crew and passengers. 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.

Cabin Crew

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

JULY 15, 2025

Air India 171 Preliminary Accident Report GENERAL FACTS Crew, Passenger and Aircraft Info Pilot Experience & History Excerpt : The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight Al171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick with ETD 07:40 UTC ( 13:10 IST ). Both pilots were based at Mumbai and had arrived at Ahmedabad on the previous day.

UTC

Aerotime

MARCH 20, 2025

The cabin crew was even tasked with handing out bottles of a product made by another well-known Atlanta-based company Coca-Cola. That same year, Delta introduced female flight attendants, branded stewardesses by the airline for the first time.

Cargo

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200, registered N701FR, departed San Diego International Airport (SAN) on October 5, 2024, shortly after 15:00, with 170 passengers and seven crew onboard. The investigation continues and a full report on the incident will be published in due course.

Cockpit

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

After a smooth climb towards our assigned flight level and direction, the friendlier cabin crew (compared to my previous flight) came around to start the service and once again we were given a snack and a choice of beverage. The flying condition towards Barcelona was nice and there was hardly any turbulence on this flight.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 9, 2025

Once my booking was confirmed, I was offered some duty free items sold at a discount and I can order them before the flight and the cabin crew were delivered to me during the flight. Lavatory A relatively clean lavatory located behind the cockpit. You can also select a 2nd meal but you have to pay for it.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The cabin crew generally was nice and I interacted with one asking her what she thinks about this aircraft and from her response she wasn't enthusiastic about working on it and I can understand why. I managed to take a little peek of the cockpit when it was opened. Once our aircraft pushed back, we were on our way.

Weather

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The ground staff said the cargo section was completely full, so they had to load the remaining baggage and equipment into the cabin. He had joined Saurya as a first officer in 2015 and was promoted to captain in 2017.

Ferry Flight

Aerotime

OCTOBER 15, 2024

An investigation is underway after a Sri Lankan Airlines pilot locked his co-pilot out of the cockpit mid-flight. According to reports, the female co-pilot left the cockpit to use the restroom towards the end of the 11-hour flight.

Cockpit

Aerotime

JANUARY 14, 2025

Looking elsewhere through its Belgian DNA profile, the airline has closely partnered with the Belgian Red Devils and the Belgian Red Flames (the national mens and women’s soccer teams) for many years, and during their important matches, scores of the game are also shared on board through the onboard intercom from the cockpit.

Airlines

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Before departure Once you are onboard and safely seated, there will already be a rush of activity going on in the cabin around you. With all ground personnel off the aircraft, you will hear the familiar call over the aircraft’s public address (PA) system: “ Crew, arm the doors and cross-check ”.

Cabin Crew

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Under the carrier’s policy, there need to always be two people in the cockpit. Since the lavatory is outside the cockpit, that means a pilot needs to arrange for a flight attendant to enter the flight deck when they go to use the bathroom. It’s not clear why the first officer wasn’t following company procedures. Fair enough.

Flight Deck

One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cabin crew disinterested and surly, I would hate to see them have to perform in an emergency situation. Aircraft grubby with the crew unable to work the inflight entertainment. Crew smoking in the toilets and cockpit door wedged open for a while. Cabin crew did not use shoulder straps on take off and landing.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There were two flight crew, two cabin crew, and 58 passengers on board when the aircraft, an ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) departed Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport in Cascavel. At no point during this hour did the flight crew reactivate the airframe de-icing system. The airframe de-icing system turned off.

Knot

Fear of Landing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A Communication Breakdown at Oslo An SAS flight landed normally at Oslo but then evacuated, apparently due to a misunderstanding between the pilot and cabin crew. Despite an investigation including breathalyzer tests for all crew (which came up negative), the exact nature of this miscommunication remains a mystery.

Air Traffic Control

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

Damp Lease is which the lessor (owner) provides the aircraft, maintainence of the aircraft and flight crew. However, cabin crew and insurance will not be provided. The airline that is leasing the aircraft will provide its own cabin crew and will be trained before being allowed to work on these leased aircraft.

Descent

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

B747-8i, B737, MD11 Contributing Writer AI-powered system could be trained to assist in the cockpit and even land the plane in extreme emergencies, such as pilot incapacitation. As type rated pilots are envisioned as GPs, the ground-based cockpit will most likely look like the real deal minus oxygen masks. Y oure alone.

Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

To aid pilots’ recall, they act on the 5 C’s (CCCCC): C rew: Inform all cockpit crew members. C abin Crew: Inform the cabin crew of the nature of the emergency, whether an evacuation was required; time to impact or any special instructions.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 6, 2024

As a pilot, you’re in charge of the navigation inside the cockpit, as well as the flight attendants and cabin crew members. The flight crew depends on you to guide the aircraft to its destination safely, which instills trust in your passengers.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Airlines have shifted their focus toward getting pilots into the cockpit faster, with less emphasis on formal education. They offer courses that lead directly to the cockpit. These programs typically last 1-2 years, providing a faster route to the cockpit than traditional four-year degrees. This might be the path for you.

Pilot

Airspeed Junkie

MARCH 27, 2022

Fly Girl Aviation Engraved Cutting Board The fly girl cutting board is the perfect gift for cabin crew members. Aviation Cockpit Cutting Board This is a simple cockpit graphic laser engraved onto bamboo for a really neat aviation themed cutting board. Perfect for older cabin crew that love the glamourous look of vintage.

Cabin Crew

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Crew Crew costs can represent a significant portion of the total cost of owning and operating an aircraft, especially for larger and more complex aircraft. Crew costs include salaries, benefits, training, and other expenses associated with staffing the cockpit or flight deck (including pilots, cabin crew, and ground crew).

Airplanes

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

This is Aegean's Airbus A320CEO with the racoon style cockpit. By then the aircraft started its descent when the cabin crew were released from their seats. By the time they are done, they started collecting the thrash but during our descent, we encountered some rough turbulence and the hardworking crew had to hold on.

Descent

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

APRIL 27, 2024

Once we started our descent, the cabin crew appeared and at least they did their job by checking everyone is buckle up before they made their way to their seats. The cockpit view - my favourite. My last trip to Shanghai was with Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 from PVG to BKK and that was more than 15 years ago. Almost there!

Cabin Crew

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The view of the cabin after meal service was completed. The cabin crew's seats during take-off and landing. Photos of the rear cabin including the lavatory The cabin crew's workspace. There are 2 lavatories located at the rear of the aircraft and 1 lavatory located at the front of the cabin.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

Do you like the racoon style cockpit? The racoon style cockpit Time to experience my first Aegean Airlines flight! Once on board, I noticed a cabin crew was serving champagne on a plastic cup and was pleasantly surprised I was given one, I suppose because of the occasion (New Year's Day). Let's go to Greece!

Airlines

Aerotime

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection provided further details claiming that the passenger had assaulted a cabin crew member and attempted to enter the cockpit to divert the plane.

Cabin Crew

AV Web

JUNE 15, 2025

When a passenger suffers a heart attack, stroke, or other life- threatening condition, the flight crew coordinates a response. This split of crew duties would not be possible in a single-pilot environment. The opportunity to execute such an event is significantly lessened with two crew in the flight deck.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

MAY 30, 2025

Renato spent 15 years as Senior Cabin Crew in the Middle East and has a lifelong passion for aviation history. With its twin hulls, cockpit embedded in the wing, and push-pull engine configuration perched overhead, the aircraft broke every rule of conventional design and thrived because of it. 55 first took flight in 1924.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

He used the first officer’s airspeed indicator and visual cues out of the cockpit windows to determine the flight path of the plane and the need for any power changes. The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport.

Runway