Aerotime

JANUARY 6, 2025

Spanish carriers Iberia and Iberia Express have been named the most punctual airlines in Europe in 2024, taking the two highest rankings in an industrywide survey published for the year. Iberia has been among the most punctual airlines in Europe and in the top 10 worldwide for the last nine years.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

However, the crew stopped the climb at 6,000ft (1,829m) around four minutes after take-off and reported to air traffic controllers that the aircraft had struck a flock of birds on departure. The aircraft took off from runway 24 at Schiphol around 10:09 local time.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Bureau (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy has suggested at her latest briefing that the Black Hawk helicopter crew may have missed a key instruction from air traffic controllers (ATC) before the crash with an American Eagle flight.

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Aerotime

MARCH 25, 2025

The runway, formally designated as runway 18R/36L but known to many as the Polderbaan, has faced daily usage restrictions since March 5, 2025, as pilots of landing aircraft reported being dazzled by glare from the panels as they attempted to land on the runway. The position of the sun means that this effect occurs in the late morning.

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Aerotime

MARCH 17, 2025

Passengers traveling with German budget airline Eurowings from Dsseldorf in Germany to Troms in Norway were left unimpressed after an eight-hour journey that saw them landing back at the German airport from where they had originally departed.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Air traffic controllers at JFK are known for sometimes having an attitude. There was a point where the planes were merging, and one of the JetBlue pilots in the queue seemed to think there was confusion regarding the order in which planes were supposed to merge onto the taxiway. Air traffic controller: Say again?

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, for whatever reason, the pilots taxied right across runway 31C, as the Southwest 737 was flaring to land. Fortunately the Southwest pilots were paying close attention, and they initiated a go around, a moment before touchdown. The Bombardier pilots were given a phone number to call, for a pilot deviation.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) in the US have launched an investigation following a ground collision involving a Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787 Dreamliner and a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Aucun bless bord.

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Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

Since its establishment, Embry-Riddles Europe Campus has supported military personnel from various European nations, as well as employees of airlines and aircraft manufacturing companies. Embry-Riddle Europe alums are now working at companies that include European and Middle Eastern airlines, plus MROs, IT firms and more.

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Simple Flying

MAY 6, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has added three antidepressants that are approved for use by pilots and air traffic controllers (ATC), a significant development for the mental well-being of professionals working in the aviation industry.

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Aerotime

JULY 29, 2024

A United Airlines flight was forced to divert while it was in the air due to an onboard “biohazard” issue that affected the crew and left passengers in distress. A recording of the conversation between a pilot and an air traffic controller was shared on X (formerly Twitter).

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 14, 2025

Im not sure what to make of this incident, other than being grateful that the Southwest Airlines pilots seemed to know what they were doing Van Nuys tower struggles to deal with difficult situation VASAviation has the air traffic control audio and a visualization of a close call in Southern California, which happened on March 17, 2025.

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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.

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Aerotime

APRIL 29, 2024

Careers in aviation extend well beyond the typical jobs of piloting and cabin crew that often spring to mind. In this article, Jainita Hogervorst , Director of Dubai-based Aviation Consultancy Aerviva, which provides aviation recruitment and document management services, highlights 3 non-pilot careers in aviation that are currently in demand.

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One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

An Austrian Airlines jet scheduled to operate a long haul flight ended up right where it started after flying for nearly 10 hours, though the reason for the diversion is especially strange. The airline even points out how it flew exactly the same route a couple of days earlier, without any issues.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

If you dream of becoming a pilot, you might be wondering if its a hard career to enter. So, is it hard to be a pilot? Key Takeaways To become a pilot, you must invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. Pilots face many challenges, but the rewards and incentives make them worthwhile.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

This is the first crash of a US airliner since 2009. American Eagle & helicopter DCA incident night before crash VASAviation has both the air traffic control audio and a visualization of an incident that happened the night of January 28, 2025, just over 24 hours before the fatal crash.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What appears to have been a potential, maybe incipient runway incursion at LAX was caught on video by Airline Videos, a YouTube channel that livestreams movements at the airport. 27 a Delta Airlines A321 was on the roll on Runway 24 heading for Atlanta. At about 4:20 p.m. The jet never crossed the runway edge line.”

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

Thankfully, I invested in a good starter headset before officially beginning my training, but I can only imagine the (entirely avoidable) challenge it would have been to attempt learning to fly without being able to understand half of what my instructornot to mention air traffic controllers and other pilotssaid.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. ” The pilot in the left seat As that accident shows, being PIC is a full time job.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 11, 2025

On the one hand, its a major setback, though on the other hand, its also a major clue Jeju Air 737 black box stopped recording before crash Airliners have black boxes, as theyre called (despite not being black), which contain flight data and cockpit voice recorders. If the aircraft had a full loss of power, that would explain why.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 30, 2025

With the increasing number of air passengers and airlines adding further new routes in more areas, the aviation industry is facing a lack of aviation specialists. However, pilots must be trained in critical analysis and monitoring to work with AI assisted flight systems. Cargo volumes are also projected to reach 72.5

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The first officer, accompanied by another Lufthansa pilot acting as relief crew, subsequently took control of the flight and made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada. The flight involved was LH463, the German carriers daily flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Frankfurt-Main Airport in Germany, the airlines main.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 21, 2025

A Southwest Airlines jet attempted to take off from a taxiway yesterday, somehow mistaking it for a runway in broad daylight. Orlando Airport map (MCO) According to ADS-B data, the aircraft made it all the way to 70 knots before it rejected its takeoff, after an air traffic controller warned them of what was going on.

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AV Web

MARCH 24, 2025

An SAS Connect pilot has been fined about $5,800 in the first prosecution of a 2016 law that requires pilots to keep in radio contact with ATC. It resulted in a hijacking scare that led to two RAF Typhoons being scrambled to escort the airliner to Manchester. The post Pilot Fined For Radio Silence appeared first on AVweb.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 22, 2024

An emergency was declared on an Air India flight from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) to Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) in India after a bomb threat was found in the aircraft’s lavatory. The threat was declared at 07:36, local time, after it was reported a few minutes earlier by the crew.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 18, 2025

What makes this noteworthy is that the air traffic controller advised the pilots that somebody saw some sparks from one of your wings, and asked you guys feel anything? One of the pilots simply responded with we didnt, but well check it. Pilots just arent as experienced as they were pre-pandemic.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

KTVU @SFGate @VASAviation pic.twitter.com/Lqkh5snd8i Hoppinaroundtheworld (@Hopinarndthwrld) February 24, 2025 Fortunately air traffic controllers at SFO got a low altitude alert, and informed the pilots of their concerning altitude. Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

NTSB Investigators know that the Black Hawk was visible on radar screens, but the ADS-B is an advanced surveillance technology that provides more accurate details to air traffic control and other aircraft pilots.

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Northstar VFR

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

By Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI The pilot shortage has made headlines for several years, and the result has been a record number of young people going into flight training and other adults making a career change for the allure of becoming an airline pilot. No new planes = No pilots needed. No new planes = No pilots needed.

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AV Web

MARCH 26, 2025

Controller hiring; the Washington, D.C. But notably, the interviewer asked pointed questions about general aviation operations mixing with airlines in response to the recent runway incursion at Chicago Midway Airport. midair; and the ever-popular whats up with Boeing were on the agenda.

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Aerotime

MAY 20, 2024

A United Airlines flight from Zurich in Switzerland heading to Chicago on May 19, 2024, had to make an emergency overweight landing in Shannon, Ireland after a business class passenger’s laptop became stuck beneath the mechanism of their seat.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 28, 2025

Air traffic controllers in New York have the reputation for sometimes having a bit of an attitude with pilots, and losing their cool. So heres an interesting interaction, where the opposite is true the pilot loses his cool, while the air traffic controller keeps his calm. Spirit pilot: 4 at P.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Aviation has influenced global events, transformed travel, and captured the imaginations of pilots and enthusiasts around the world. You wont, of course, encounter many lessons on aviation history during flight training, but it nonetheless provides a context within which we can better understand ourselves as students, pilots, or enthusiasts.

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Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after an Airbus A321neo operated by American Airlines performed an unusual takeoff path near Honolulu on Wednesday. Rather than making an immediate right turn upon departure, the crew missed instructions and flew the aircraft straight out east.

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Simple Flying

APRIL 5, 2025

Southwest Airlines has been recognized by avgeeks and avid travelers alike for its seemingly speedy taxis across airport tarmacs. However, a viral TikTok Southwest pilot sets the record straight on how fast pilots taxi.

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Inflight Pilot Training

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Or maybe youre a parent of a child who cant stop talking about becoming a pilot? To help you navigate the journey, weve answered some of the most commonly asked questions from young aspiring pilots and their families. Inflight Pilot Training offers discovery flights for kids as young as 10 years old. Lets get started!

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