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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know: Part one  

Aerotime

Before departure Once you are onboard and safely seated, there will already be a rush of activity going on in the cabin around you. These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later).

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

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

After reaching our flight level, the cabin crew started their duty and soon we were given a packet of snack and a choice of beverage. The inflight service was ok and apart from the crampy legroom space, the comfort level of the A220 is great as I find the cabin to be quite spacious and roomy. An ITA Airways cabin crew's uniform.

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Experiencing Air France Airbus A220-300 (Part 2: CDG-BCN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

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. Look at how lovely the weather was that morning. We arrived in good weather in Barcelona.

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Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321

Fear of Landing

The report shows that the real risk is for the cabin crew. Flightradar24 have commented that many analyses are including the descent from 37,000 to 31,000 feet as caused by the turbulence. In fact, the descent to 31,000 feet was flown by the flight crew as the start of the planned emergency descent to Bangkok.