Flying Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2025

Originally designed as a short range commuter jet, with the little “rocket” engines slung under the wings, the smaller 737-100 series was born out of the larger, first passenger jetliner to make its mark—the four-engined Boeing 707. We can’t forget the luxurious Boeing Business Jets either.

Cockpit

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. He returned to the cockpit, no doubt embarrassed at his rookie mistake, but there was no harm done. As it happened, he still remembered the speeds from that aborted take off.

Turbulence

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

. […] There are many checks and balances which should catch a slip like this, as the wrong weight has serious consequences: not just that the airspeed is too high or low for rotation, but that all of the V-speeds are off, which affects go/no-go decisions. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa.

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