Aerotime

JUNE 18, 2025

June 18, 2025, 15:06 (UTC +3) June 18, 2025, 15:06 (UTC +3) Lithuania selects Embraer C-390 as next military transport aircraft The Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania has announced that the Embraer C-390 Millennium has been chosen as country’s next-generation military transport aircraft.

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Jetwhine

JULY 14, 2025

An Air India Boeing 787 That’s because of a short piece of text on page 13 reads, “The aircraft achieved the maximum recorded airspeed of 180 Knots IAS at about 08:08:42 UTC, and immediately thereafter, the Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel cutoff switches transitioned from RUN to CUTOFF position one after another with a time gap of 01 sec.

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Aerotime

JULY 12, 2025

Fuel cutoff mid-climb Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick (LGW), had departed Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) at 13:39 IST (08:09 UTC). Seconds later, at 08:09:05 UTC, a “Mayday” distress call was transmitted. It was carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members. The engines began to spool down.

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Fear of Landing

JULY 18, 2025

At 07:43 UTC (12:43 local time) the flight crew contacted ATC for pushback, which was approved, followed by the aircraft starting up. The aircraft lifted off at 08:08:39 UTC. This initiates a “re-light and thrust recovery sequence”, that is, the engines should automatically restart and begin producing thrust again.

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AeroSavvy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Engine thrust setting values and auto throttles require data from the TAT probe. My airline’s 767 procedures require the use of engine anti-ice in visible moisture (rain, snow, clouds) between +10°C TAT and -40°C SAT. 767 TAT probe as viewed out the captain’s side window Why is the TAT probe aspirated?

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 13, 2025

As per ATC, the aircraft departed from Ahmedabad at 1339 IST (0809 UTC) from Runway 23. This has happened before, and we just recently looked at an action slip by the pilot flying , who accidentally reduced thrust on take-off. It gave a MAYDAY call to ATC, but thereafter no response was given by the aircraft to the calls made by ATC.

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