Flying Magazine

JUNE 7, 2025

What about flying cargo around the world for FedEx or UPS? About 68 percent of the industry commutes to work by air, including flight attendants, mechanics, and other company personnel, which equates to a lot of competition for not a lot of seats given a high industry load factor (seats sold per flight). But guess what?

Airline

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 9, 2025

The Logistics Problem By the early 1960s, the Navy faced a serious logistical gap: how to deliver large, heavy cargo to carriers operating far from land. The proposed solution was bold: use the Lockheed KC-130F Hercules, a proven long-range cargo aircraft, to perform the COD role from aircraft carriers. ABH2 John P.

Flight Deck

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. From an engineering standpoint, its designed to be both strong and aerodynamicbalancing durability and performance in flight. Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible.

Lift

Professional Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

In 2016, the TBM 900-series family was augmented by the TBM 930, equipped with Garmin’s touchscreen-controlled G3000 integrated flight deck. This variant incorporated the initial elements of TBM e-copilot functionality, which lowers pilot workload and provides better situational awareness.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2025

Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker in September reiterated a long-standing agency commitment: Two pilots must always be on the flight deck during routine commercial flight operations. Not Everybody Agrees Rose predicted cargo airlines will be the first adopters of autonomy. These will be our first operations.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 16, 2025

A centerline hardpoint can carry a cargo pod for crew baggage. T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wings (TRAWING) 1 and 2 cover the flight deck of USS Harry S. One hardpoint under each wing can be used to carry practice bomb racks (can carry up to 12 Mk-76 practice bombs), rocket pods, or fuel tanks.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

At $69.99, the DC-6 is one of the most expensive aircraft available in-sim, but like other aircraft in the same pricing tier, it offers a level of systems modeling that can take you from radial engine neophyte to feeling confident enough to step onto the flight deck of a real DC-6 to help out someday. One can dream and prepare, right?

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JULY 25, 2025

Redundancy, including the protection afforded by two well-trained and qualified pilots on the flight deck, is a key guardrail for the maintenance and promotion of effective global aviation standards,” the senators continued. Whether a flight is carrying cargo or passengers, there is no replacement for two pilots on the flight deck.”

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

Avionics are centered on a Garmin G1000 integrated flight deck with dual GNS 530W navigation units providing WAAS enabled GPS approaches. Soft leather cushions offer executive comfort and the layout allows easy reconfiguration between passengers and cargo.

Gross Weight

One Mile at a Time

JULY 27, 2025

At first, they reportedly thought that his suitcase had just been put in the cargo hold. The lead flight attendant was reportedly stunned, and moved him to the first empty row, so they could talk calmly. The first officer overheard the conversation, and came out of the flight deck.

Pilot

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

On Friday, November 8th, a Total Cargo aircraft was destroyed after it caught fire and conducted an emergency landing in So Paulo. This was a routine-scheduled cargo flight, which is typically operated as TTL5682.

Cargo

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

The campaign argued that eMCOs would mean an “increased workload” for the remaining pilot and the “elimination of a critical layer of monitoring, cross-checking, and operating redundancy provided by a second pilot on the flight deck”. But what would be the advantages if eMCOs and SiPOs were implemented? Is it simply about profits?

Pilot

Aerotime

MAY 3, 2024

Interested pilots who would like to learn more about the various Emirates flight deck roles can find more information on entry requirements here. First Officers Emirates is offering enhanced salary packages for First Officers with experience of over 4,000 flying hours on modern fly-by-wire Airbus or Boeing aircraft.

Pilot

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

Cabin Crew

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

The Cub is little and light—two good-sized people can overload it, and it’s just not built for carrying much cargo. glass vs. analog gauges or Garmin flight deck vs. Avidyne), plopping yourself down in front of another without someone to teach you best practices and pitfalls is, quite frankly, a terrible idea. gallons per hour.

Knot

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

The flight today is a special training flight, without delivering any cargo. After all preparations are done, we go out to pass security, and a bus takes us to the cargo apron of Hong Kong airport. I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. There she is.

Jet

Flight Training Central

MAY 20, 2024

Some pilots participate in firefighting, rescue searches and other public service flying, while others become flight instructors. You must be able to maintain a high level of alertness while working irregular work schedules and spending time away from home.

Pilot

Fly with Eva

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

To join the worldwide Boeing 747 cargo operations is something I have been much anticipating. Ground School The 747 ground school consists of lots of CBT (Computer Based Training), classroom briefings with an engineer, and practicing systems and procedures on an IPT trainer (basically a Boeing 747-8 flight deck made from touch screens).

Approach

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated. Flight Controls: often hydraulically moved, and with many modern airplanes are fly-by-wire.

Pilot

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Regional Jet Cost Breakdown Large Private Jets : $10 million – $80 million+ Regional Jets : $10 million – $60 million+ Airliner Price Commercial airliners are large aircraft used by airlines to transport passengers and cargo on a large scale.

Airplanes

Aviation Bussiness News

MAY 15, 2024

It has recently added a new classroom at its academy as well as a mid-exit door for the Boeing 737 Max jet, with an entire replica Boeing 737 flight deck due to come on line later in the year. The facility also provides training for existing cabin crew and pilots employed by passenger and cargo airlines worldwide.

Cabin Crew

Professional Pilot

APRIL 12, 2024

feet to provide more passenger room and cargo space, a cruise speed increase to 210 KTAS, and a greater useful load while offering a maximum range of 1,129 nautical miles.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

To navigate the path from aspiring pilot to an airline flight deck requires awareness of the challenges and considerations of such programs. For example, cadets will often be taught in airplanes with advanced glass flight decks. The other three cargo airlines listed below have developed preferential hiring programs.

Pilot

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

The multirole aircraft is capable of quick configuration changes between airtanker, medevac, cargo, and passenger combined missions. Flying for Conair Conair has invested more than $20 million into its simulator systems to prepare its flight crews to be safe and successful within unique and challenging mission profiles.

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

Once the engines were started, announcement from the flight deck was heard and we were on our way. We had a bit of turbulence during our climb and for most parts of the journey, the flight was smooth. The best thing about this flight? However, like the previous aircraft, the window was dirty!

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Currently this airport is a hub for Air China, China Cargo Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, DHL Aviation, FedEx, Juneyao Air, Shanghai Airlines, Spring Airlines, Suparna Airlines and UPS Airlines. Once again, no announcements from the flight deck and the flight purser did the job.

Runway

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

Data from Flightradar24 shows that the aircraft taxied from the cargo apron located at the northwestern end of the airfield at 00:28 before taxying down to the taxiway leading to runway 33R. This runway has a total length of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters).

Tarmac

AeroSavvy

MARCH 26, 2022

Passenger and cargo aircraft look the same when flying over head. Most of the popular Boeing and Airbus passenger jets, like the 767, 747, A330, and A350, have cargo counterparts. Most dedicated cargo aircraft are military transports, e.g., C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hurcules, Antonov’s heavy-lift family.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

The partners will collaborate to certify the VX4s aircraft management system, which includes Honeywells Anthem flight deck, and flight control system, built using Honeywells compact fly-by-wire system. The following year, Vertical selected the Anthem flight deck.

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 11, 2024

That was the most boring ride I’ve given in a while,” he said, us having just evacuated onto the taxiway after a cargo fire sprang up while on approach. The captain is like a general contractor of sorts, coordinating the efforts of the flight deck crew, flight attendants, ramp workers, dispatchers, and the rest of the company.

Wind Shear

Cranky Flier

JULY 26, 2024

Awesome Cargo — which is a real thing — wants to fly to the United States, and we are fully in support of this. Turkish is going to have free wifi on all flights by 2026, which is about when Delta’s operation is supposed to be back on track. United selected Honeywell to pimp out the flight deck on its B737 MAX fleet.

Flight Deck

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 12, 2024

Given the nomenclature ‘C-49,’ it’s service with the USAAF included ferrying VIPs, troops, and cargo throughout the United States. The C-47 also had an astrodome positioned in the cabin roof, strengthened floor components, a double cargo door and a shortened tail-cone for glider-towing shackles, all of which the C-49 did not have.

Cargo

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. The loadsheet is then generated from this information and passed to the flight crew. In the jumpseat was a relief captain.

Tail

Aerotime

AUGUST 9, 2024

Boasting colossal dimensions and designed to carry the world’s largest payloads, WindRunner is set to break existing aviation records for scale by some margin and will set a new benchmark in airborne cargo transportation. The aircraft’s height will measure 79ft (24m) while its wingspan will be 261ft (80m).

Airplanes

Captain Laura

AUGUST 28, 2023

If you are a commercially trained and rated pilot, meaning that you are allowed to get paid for operating professionally, whether you fly small cargo planes, charters, banner towers, crop dusting, or as a co-pilot on mid sized aircraft or larger domestic only operations, you are required to pass a second class medical every 12 months.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Written specifications indicate it was designed to be flown by a crew of three, but the only flight had a crew of more like 17. The hull consisted of a flight deck, cargo deck, and below that, fuel tank compartments or bays separated by watertight bulkheads.

Flight Deck