Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The aircraft was directed towards runway 28L at Guarulhos for a priority landing. pic.twitter.com/zFHP54kbY7 — Boar News (@PhamDuyHien9) November 9, 2024 Despite the fire in the hold, the crew managed a safe landing on runway 28L and stopped on the runway.

Air Traffic Control

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

At 4:41PM local time, the aircraft departed from Bogota’s runway 14L, which is 3,800 meters (~12,500 square feet). However, the plane didn’t manage to become airborne before the end of the runway, so it ended up overrunning the runway, and hitting the localizer antenna, before finally gaining altitude.

Runway

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time. The plane eventually landed on runway 18R at the airport at 10:36, 27 minutes after it had taken off. The aircraft remained off the west coast of the Netherlands while heading north to prepare for the approach back into Schiphol.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW) will redesignate its runways on June 12. Runway 13C/31C will become Runway 13L/31R, while the existing Runway 13L/31R will be decommissioned. The incident occurred when the Challenger jet crossed Runway 31C while the Southwest aircraft was operating on the same runway.

Runway

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Did you know that those huge white numbers at the start of the runway arent just assigned at random? There is a logical and easy system for assigning runway numbers. Key Takeaways Runway numbers reference the nearest 10-degree magnetic heading, with the last zero removed. This number is then assigned to the runway.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 29, 2025

While SFO’s runway layout is great for maximizing space, it’s kind of awful in terms of the frequency with which runways have to be crossed while taxiing, especially for such a congested airport. Runway 1R was the primary runway being used for takeoff, with one takeoff after the other.

Runway

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

The automatic pilot (autopilot) has to be one of aviations finest technological inventions. Largely gone are the days when pilots had to manually control their aircraft from engine start-up to shut down by keeping their hands rigidly fixed on the controls at all times.

Weight-Shift-Control

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In December 2024, Jeju Air Boeing 737-800, coming from Bangkok, Thailand, suffered a runway excursion during an emergency belly landing at Muan International Airport (MWX) and exploded after colliding with an embankment. The formation of the committee follows a series of recent aviation accidents.

Runway

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A transmission telling the Black Hawk crew that the American Eagle flight was maneuvering to a different runway may also have been partially missed, according to the Associated Press. The check ride is an exam that a pilot must pass to undertake certain flight duties.

Air Traffic Control

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 6, 2025

The channel has just uploaded a video involving interactions between a NetJets pilot and an air traffic controller, and Im just plain confused by how this could happen. Let me emphasize that NetJets operates flights with two pilots in the cockpit, and its a reputable company, with many career pilots. NetJets pilot: Yes, sir.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

APRIL 10, 2025

The package comprises the following three main features: Enhanced Take Off Configurations (ETOC) which provides the pilot with additional flap positions. At other, even more runway-restricted airports, the net gain could be as much as seven tons without increasing the engines thrust, added the spokesperson.

Drag

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

With a tip of the hat to Stephen Covey, just what are some of the habits and characteristics that define the highly effective pilot? For the record, the one-size-fits-all, larger-than-life image that the movies and TV paint of pilots is not always accurate. As the saying goes, “A good pilot is always learning.”

Pilot

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The new arrival is set to coincide with the major expansion of North Greenlands Ilulissat Airport (JAV) which is expected to open in late 2026 with a 2,200 metre runway. Flight and cabin crews will operate on both the A330neo and A320neo and a number of Air Greenland’s Dash-8 pilots will be retrained to fly the new arrival.

Cabin Crew

Aerotime

APRIL 18, 2025

A man hijacked a small plane flying over Belize and attacked two passengers plus the pilot with a knife, local authorities announced. Tropic Air said in a statement that in the face of incomprehensible pressure, the pilot acted with extraordinary courage and calm, guiding the aircraft to a safe landing.

Runway

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

pic.twitter.com/C01hd7yQ4s — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 1, 2025 Tragically, all six people onboard perished in the accident, including the pilot, co-pilot, paramedics, a pediatrician, a young girl receiving medical treatment, and her mother who was accompanying her.

Descent

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

Pilot actions, including an excessive rate of descent, may have contributed to the Feb. The TSB report noted that the aircraft descended too quickly, striking the runway and causing the right main landing gear to collapse. The post Pilot Actions May Have Contributed To Endeavor Air CRJ-900 Crash appeared first on AVweb.

Pilot

Aerotime

APRIL 15, 2025

Since launching in 2018, OpenSky has offered its customers the freedom of fractional fleet ownership while traveling on aircraft that can operate on shorter runways, enabling them to avoid Japans larger airports. In 2020, with this in mind, Honda, a qualified pilot himself, turned to Pilatus and its PC-12 NGX and PC-24 business aircraft.

Runway

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

The aircraft was able to safely land at Runway 06 of Shannon Airport, where emergency vehicles were on standby. All passengers, including three pilots and nine flight attendants, were evacuated safely. The captain then followed procedures and diverted to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport possible.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

If there’s anything I’ve learned in my 31 years in aviation, it’s that just about every pilot claims their spiritual hometown as Lake Wobegon, where “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” My airline uses it both internally and as a pilot-facing app on our iPad EFBs.

Pilot

AV Web

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The crew declared an emergency on final and controllers said flames were visible after the plane stopped on the runway. The pilots were not hurt. Firefighters met the plane on the runway and fought the stubborn blaze for several hours. The written off airframe was towed off the runway more than eight hours after the incident.

Cargo

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Until now Vertical Aerospace had conducted piloted flight tests, but with the aircraft always tethered to the ground by a cable. The proposed investment and recapitalization will help to expand the company’s financial runway and bring it closer to the planned certification date for the VX4. million ($57.4 million ($98 million).

Payload

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

The aircraft must be capable of making the steep approach that is required, and pilots must also be qualified to execute this type of landing. The airports application is specifically asking the CAA to approve a new flight procedure (RNP AR) which would alter the approach angle for this aircraft at each runway end.

Approach

AV Web

MARCH 1, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has doubled down on a threat to revoke the certificates of pilots found to blame for causing accidents. In the aftermath of a tight runway incursion at Chicago Midway last week, Duffy posted on X that it is imperative that pilots follow the instructions of air traffic controllers.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Robert DeLaurentis, well-known pilot, author and entrepreneur in aviation circles, was involved in a crash-landing Monday night at Felts Field Airport (SFF) in Spokane, Washington. ” DeLaurentis escaped unscathed, but the aircraft he was piloting, known as The Citizen of the World , is said to be a total loss.

Pilot

AV Web

APRIL 8, 2025

I n 1997 the worst runway incursion in aviation history occurred in foggy weather on the island of Tenerife when a KLM 747 began a takeoff with a lost Pan American 747 on the runway. More recently, runway incursions remain in the news. The real question is how well-trained controllers and pilots can make such grievous mistakes.

Runway

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 14, 2025

So, how do pilots manage to land their aircraft safely and accurately without even being able to see where theyre going? The ILS (Instrument Landing System) uses radio signals to help pilots align the aircraft accurately on their approach to a runway. The ILS gives three types of information to the pilot.

Approach

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The aircraft safely touched down on runway 03L approximately one hour later. RELATED easyJet pilot hospitalized in Lisbon after fainting mid-flight The onward flight to Manchester was delayed overnight, and passengers were provided with accommodations before resuming their journey the following day.

Tarmac

Ask Captain Lim

JULY 13, 2025

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.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 26, 2025

Many other technologies are at workalbeit unseen, but critical to get the pilot back on the ground safely. Subscribe Now During the warm season when convective SIGMETs outnumber all other advisories, many pilots cant seem to get enough ground-based weather radar images from the WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler radars. Heres the problem.

Weather

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 14, 2025

This incident happened in the early morning hours of March 2, 2025, and involves the pilots of an All Nippon Airways Boeing 777, who were trying to get taxi clearance. All Nippon Airways pilot: All Nippon Airways 159 heavy, sorry, say again. All Nippon Airways pilot: All Nippon Airways 159 heavy, sorry, say again.

Air Traffic Control

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 14, 2025

There are runways 7L and 7R (which are parallel, at a heading of 70 degrees), and then theres runway 8 (which is nearly parallel, as its at a heading of 80 degrees). The runway layout at Phoenix Airport The United 737 was coming straight in to land on runway 7R. Meanwhile the Delta A330 was on a base leg for runway 8.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

MAY 7, 2025

The aircraft was proceeded by two prototypes and two pre-production Concorde that are now housed near the runways at Paris Orly Airport (ORY) and at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK. Known as Concorde No. Concorde No. Since 2014, Concorde No.

Cockpit

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Thats a question for pilots who intend to fly into Californias Humboldt County need to ask themselves because the county has contracted with Vector Airport Systems PlanePass to manage the landing and transient parking tracking and billing program at the four county-run airports. Would you pay $23 for self-serve fuel and a portable toilet?

Pilot

Flight Training Central

MARCH 31, 2025

Youve probably seen runway approach lights at larger airports many times during your training and when flying at night. If an approach lighting system is available for a runway, the symbology will be displayed in both the small airport diagram in line with the runway, and in the briefing strip towards the top of the instrument approach chart.

Approach

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 5, 2025

The airport is often regarded as one of the most dangerous in the world, given the short length of the runway (just over 2,000 feet), combined with the steep angle at which planes have to descend in order to land. Its not every day you get to land on a beach runway, so Id say thats pretty remarkable!

Runway

AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The charges arose from an FAA investigation into a 2023 incident in which it was alleged he took off from the opposite end of the active runway in Palmer and nearly collided with a plane landing in the correct orientation. The post ‘Free Citizen’ Alaskan Pilot Convicted Of Flying Without Certificate appeared first on AVweb.

Pilot

Universal Weather

AUGUST 1, 2025

visibility is given in meters whenever reporting Runway Visibility Range (RVR) and Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts (TAFs). Pilots must be mindful that nearly half the area around an airport may have lower conditions than the reported prevailing visibility. Measurements of visibility Other than in the U.S., In the U.S.,

Weather