Aerotime

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Fragments of the windscreen entered the cockpit, causing minor injuries to the captain in the left-hand flight deck seat. RELATED “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday” – AeroTime’s guide to aviation emergency communications The post Captain of Flair Airlines 737 injured as birdstrike shatters cockpit window appeared first on AeroTime.

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AV Web

JUNE 11, 2025

Garmin introduced its G5000 Prime integrated flight deck today (June 11). The company touts the system as the most advanced integrated flight deck for Part 25 (large airline) transport aircraft. G5000 Prime has quadruple the memory and system connectivity; as much as 100 times faster than previous-generation flight decks.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines Airline 56

Flight Training Central

MAY 14, 2025

The flight deck of every airplane includes a collection of flight instruments that display important information, like airspeed, altitude, heading and turn information. In this video we’ll go over the standard 6 instruments you’ll find in a Cessna 172 and how to interpret their indications.

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Simple Flying

AUGUST 19, 2024

During the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 , Boom Supersonic unveiled its flight deck for the Overture. The company said it had reinvented the cockpit with a design that centers on pilots with safety at the forefront.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Garmin unveiled its latest integrated flight deck, the G3000 PRIME, on Wednesday. “Twenty years ago, Garmin redefined the general aviation cockpit with the G1000, our first integrated flight deck. The post Garmin Unveils G3000 PRIME Flight Deck appeared first on AVweb.

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A SriLankan Airlines captain has been grounded, after he reportedly locked the first officer out of the flight deck, in a move intended to teach her a lesson… SriLankan pilot suspended over flight deck behavior A SriLankan Airlines captain has been suspended, following his actions on a recent flight. Fair enough.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2024

For years, there had been talk of the cockpits of commercial aircraft in the United States getting a second flight deck barrier. As the FAA describes this, the intent is to slow any attack on the flight deck long enough so that the flight deck can be closed and locked before an attacker could reach it.

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AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. Jason Ambrosi urged the manufacturer to reconsider its proposal to reduce cockpit crew from two to one from entering the commercial aviation environment. In an Aug.

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Simple Flying

MAY 22, 2024

With the aviation sector projected to grow massively over the next couple of decades, Airbus is already planning to decongest airports and reduce cockpit workload.

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Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

In April 2024, Air Canada announced that up to 76 A320 family aircraft operated by the airline will undergo a “significant” flight deck upgrade following an agreement signed with Airbus. In the new deal announced on April 10, 2024, Airbus revealed that Air Canada’s A320 family aircraft will go through a “major cockpit and avionics system upgrade (..)

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Flight Deck Cockpit Jet Airlines 300

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

While it may be common to find some very spartan instrumentation on an open cockpit biplane at the local fly-in, the level of complexity increases exponentially in turboprops and jet cockpits. Technically, even a cockpit lighting rheostat qualifies as avionics, but pilots typically associate the term with advanced technology.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

According to EASA, “ground assistance, advanced cockpit design with workload alleviation means [and] pilot incapacitation detection” would be used to compensate for one less pilot during cruise flight. Pilots can thus achieve a better balance between working and resting time on long-range flights,” the European planemaker claimed.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit. Following the serious breach of protocol, the pilot was grounded, and the airline is investigating the matter.

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Flight Deck Pilot Cockpit Airline 128

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2025

In a historic moment for Alaska Airlines just ahead of Mothers Day, captain Michelle Miles and her son, first officer Jeff Miles, recently shared the flight deck, marking the airlines first mother-son pilot team. Not a Coincidence The pairing was not coincidental.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD). (L)

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Simple Flying

APRIL 30, 2024

Have you ever noticed the opened flight deck door during boarding and when the aircraft is being prepared for departure? It does not take much to peak inside the flight deck, where pilots are busy doing their calculations and preparing for flight.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Every airliner has more seats in its flight deck than are needed for just two Pilots. Jumpseats don't have controls, but they are equipped with functionality that helps whoever is occupying them stay in the loop as a flight crew member. Airliners have flying seats; each sits in front of various instruments and controls.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In the world of commercial aviation, there has been extensive discussion about whether maintaining two pilots in the cockpit at all times is necessary.

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Simple Flying

JULY 22, 2024

United Airlines is teaming up with aircraft engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace Technologies once again to introduce new cockpit features for its Boeing 737 MAX fleet. The companies announced their collaboration on Monday at the Farnborough International Airshow.

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Cranky Flier

MAY 16, 2025

February Lufthansa Flight Had No Pilot for 10 Minutes Lufthansa Flight 1140 from Frankfurt to Seville had 199 passengers and was flying about 35,000 feet above Spain when the captain stepped out of the flight deck to use the restroom. FAA which requires it during flight — for reasons just like this.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Earlier today, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A321 returned to Fort Lauderdale due to reported fumes in the cockpit.

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described? I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.

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Simple Flying

JUNE 26, 2024

The President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has presented the unions whitepaper, which criticized the extended minimum crew operations (eMCO), a concept that Airbus has introduced to reduce the number of pilots during certain stages of flight in a cockpit.

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Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

These included interruptions and incidents of multitasking that were happening on the flight deck during critical moments of ground navigation. Update a long-standing recommendation to require all airplanes be fitted with a cockpit voice recorder capable of recording the last 25 hours of audio.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Requirements to become an airline pilot are high The pilot shortage has reduced flight deck experience Factually, the average pilot in the flight deck of an airliner doesnt have as much experience as they did 10 years ago. Thats not due to DEI, but rather, due to the pilot shortage that originated during the pandemic.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airline Airlines 108

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 24, 2025

Soon, the Hellcat weighing over 12,500 lbs began to sink rapidly, and Thomas could not escape the cockpit until the aircraft was underwater, likely when the water pressure holding his canopy shut equalized with the water in the cockpit. We hovered over the plane and could look directly into the open cockpit. ” U.S.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Since 2020, Brian has been toiling in his garage, building the cockpit of a B-36H. Hes taken measurements of the Soplata B-36 flight deck, and used pictures, books, and data from SAC museum to shape his Peacemaker into what it is today. The cockpit canopy, structure, sides, and base are all complete, or nearly so.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2025

The Navigator iPad Case with Heat Sink , available from Sportys, combines rugged protection, flight deck versatility, and smart thermal management into one streamlined packagemaking it an excellent addition to any pilots flight bag.

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Air

JUNE 4, 2025

If you’ve ever found yourself plane-spotting , you might have noticed a striking feature on the flight decks of new Airbus aircraft: a sleek, black raccoon mask framing the cockpit windows. Historically, wide-body flight decks required as many as six separate glass panes, resulting in a complex and heavy structure.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago.

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The new application was on display at the event, allowing users to immerse themselves in a cockpit and begin flight training procedures in a virtual Bombardier Global 7500 integrated flight deck. The system can be adapted to any aircraft type. CAE plans to officially roll out the program in Spring 2025.

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Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

However, the pilots could not use the flight deck door, and they were forced to use the escape hatch on the cockpit ceiling which was now positioned towards the ground. For those wondering how the Delta plane crash in Toronto took place, heres a new video of exactly what happened.

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Simple Flying

MAY 9, 2025

Airbus introduced electronic flight instrument displays in the A310 flight deck, replacing traditional analog dials. The "glass cockpit" used six cathode ray tube displays to display flight and navigation information.

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iPad Pilot News

MAY 30, 2025

Product Report: Flight Gear Executive KneeboardA Sleek Upgrade for the Modern Cockpit iPad Pilot News If your old kneeboard feels more like a clunky clipboard than a cockpit companion, it might be time for an upgrade. But it’s more than just eye-catchingits also highly functional. from Sportys.com.

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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! Here’s an example: Cockpit Windows – Closed and locked (pretty important!)

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. Comfort and Fit While perhaps not the top priority during relatively short flights common during the early days of training, comfort will soon be king as you embark on longer aeronautical excursions.

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