Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

An American Airlines passenger has been sentenced to 19 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to interfering with flight crew members and flight attendants. Audio between the aircraft pilot and air traffic control also revealed that the convict attempted to enter the flight deck.

Air Traffic Control 290

Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Airlines Airline 290

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For perspective, aircraft used to have three crewmembers on the flight deck: two pilots and a flight engineer,” Shalopanova said. The reduction in crew means both pilots must decide their work more effectively to balance responsibility and check each other as the flight goes on.”

Pilot 246

Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Flight Deck 246

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that interruptions and multitasking led to distractions that resulted in a near-collision incident between a Delta Air Lines and American Airlines aircraft at John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York earlier last year.

Air Traffic Control 281

Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 281

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

On April 22, 2024, an Air Atlanta Europe Malta Boeing 747-400 freighter operating on behalf of Saudi Arabian Airlines was scheduled to depart from Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH) and fly to Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya.

Tarmac 297

Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 297

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. While fatalities resulted, the majority of those onboard survived.

Runway 297

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 297

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

I’ve been intrigued by the photographs being passed around of the Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 that flew into a hailstorm. Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Austria. The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet.

Airlines 83

Airlines Airline Cockpit Weather 83

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. Honeywell’s Anthem integrated flight deck has driven a cascade of upcoming solutions for aircraft, including the Pilatus PC-12. “Can you accept the visual?”

Approach 92

Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92