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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

Pilots also review NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen), which report temporary changes such as runway closures or airspace restrictions. 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.

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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. At 11PM we started our quick taxi, and by 11:15PM we were cleared for takeoff on runway 22R.

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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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Discovering ITA Airways Airbus A220-100 (Part 1: LCY-LIN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

This small airport can handle only a terminal and single runway 09/27 and can handle small commercial aircraft up to the size of Airbus A220-100, ERJ-195-E2 and A318. No tow truck was required as we were able to taxi out from our parking lot and made our way to the runway. An ITA Airways cabin crew's uniform.

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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. The airline's A350 has 2 types of configuration. What's provided for each passenger?

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AeroTime’s top commercial aviation news stories of 2024

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First, there was a shocking runway collision in Tokyo on the second day of the year. Japan Airlines flight 516 was landing at Haneda Airport (HND) when the Airbus A350-900 collided with a Japan Coast Guard DHC Dash 8 that was already on the runway.