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Hawaiian Airlines A330 makes emergency landing in Tokyo after phone catches fire  

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The fire was quickly extinguished by the cabin crew in yet another example of mobile electronic devices overheating a process known as #thermal runaway. According to the Aviation Herald, the aircraft was at a height of 40.000ft and planning to begin its descent into Tokyo when the incident unfolded.

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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

Ask Captain Lim

At the same time, they coordinate with cabin crew, dispatchers and engineers to confirm all systems are in order. Passengers might not realize how much pilots interact with the cabin crew. A Safe Descent About 30 minutes before landing, pilots begin preparations for descent, con figuring flaps and briefing the approach.

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AeroTime’s top commercial aviation news stories of 2024

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In July 2024, Air Europas Boeing 787 Dreamliner made a sudden descent over the Atlantic Ocean, injuring three passengers and one crewmember. In August 2024, a Korean Air A330 ran into turbulence, injuring 10 passengers and four cabin crew.

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My First Flight for 2025: Flying with Air China (Part 1: SIN-PEK)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Once on board the aircraft, the cabin crew seems a bit stress as they were preparing the cabin for departure. No inflight announcement from the cabin crew on this flight so I had no idea about the weather on route and arrival in Beijing. Here are a few more photos of the cabin.

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Review: Emirates Business Class Airbus A380 (JFK-MXP)

One Mile at a Time

Finally at 10:50PM the main cabin door closed, at which point the purser made her welcome aboard, on behalf of the 24 cabin crew, coming from 15 countries, and speaking 13 languages. Our descent started shortly thereafter, at which point the crew began preparing the cabin for landing.

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Enjoying Club J cabin with Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 From Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. The cabin lights were turned off during take off and we were on our way, 25 minutes behind schedule. Once we were clear of them, landing at Tokyo Haneda was not too bad.

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Southwest alters landing procedure to reduce cabin crew turbulence injuries 

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Southwest Airlines will alter landing procedures from December 2024, in an effort to reduce injuries sustained by cabin crew members during turbulence, according to an internal memo. This chime serves as your cue to secure the cabin for landing and to be seated and secured in your jump seats,” the internal memo said.