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A Day in the Life of a Pilot

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A Day in the Life of a Pilot For many passengers, air travel is a routine experience – boarding a plane, settling into a seat, and trusting that the air craft will safely reach its destination. But behind the smooth operation of every flight is a carefully organized routine carried out by pilots. Weather plays a crucial role.

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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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Obviously certain outlets find the whole “the pilots flew to the wrong airport!” The pilots, the flight attendants, and their aircraft were dispatched, flight-planned, and fueled for a trip to Edinburgh. But, you’re thinking, wouldn’t the “welcome aboard” spiel by either the pilots or cabin crew have given things away?

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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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The pilot strike at KM Malta Airlines began on July 21, 2025, as a result of longstanding tensions surrounding recruitment practices and pilot seniority. The majority of KM’s cockpit crew pr. com Airline News.

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Coming Soon in Atlanta

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View all posts by Bruce Drum → Post navigation ← Air Canada Inaugurates Flights to Prague Leave a Reply Cancel reply Email Address Subscribe Join 3,151 other subscribers The Aerolíneas Argentinas pilots' union (APLA) has announced an eight-hour strike on June 10, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Edinburgh will be the airli.