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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

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Before entering the cockpit, pilots conduct a thorough pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, ensuring everything from the engines to the emergency systems is functioning properly. At the same time, they coordinate with cabin crew, dispatchers and engineers to confirm all systems are in order.

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Jeju Air flight 2216

Fear of Landing

There were 175 passengers, four cabin crew and two flight crew on board. The landing gear failed to deploy and the Boeing landed on its belly, skidding some 250 metres off the runway before crashing into a concrete platform used for the airports Instrument Landing System antennae.

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Wrong Way Woes

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But, you’re thinking, wouldn’t the “welcome aboard” spiel by either the pilots or cabin crew have given things away? The former were Edinburgh-bound. The latter were handling a flight to Germany — or so they thought. We always mention the destination, don’t we?

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Two injured as Southwest Airlines flight dives to avert a ‘midair collision’ (click photo for details)

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Transavia Netherlands takes delivery of a new Airbus A321neo in its original 1966 Transavia Holland livery to mark its 60th anniversary

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