Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The aircraft, operated by all-cargo airline Total Linhas Aereas was operating a domestic cargo flight from Vitoria to Sao Paulo when the crew received a cargo fire warning, forcing the emergency landing. This action occurred once all the remaining cargo had been removed from the aircraft.

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

On the day in question, DHL Air (Austria) Boeing 767-300ER freighter was operating a routine cargo flight from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport to London-Luton Airport as flight QY6700. Having received clearance to do so, the plane turned south and began its descent back towards Schiphol.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Descent 273

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

However, as the aircraft crossed the border between France and Belgium, the crew set 7700 on the aircraft’s transponder (indicating an inflight emergency) and requested an immediate descent and diversion to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) in the Netherlands, some 90 miles (144km) off the aircraft’s nose.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We were nearing the LAX airport at 18,000 feet and starting to get busy with the descent into SAN. This was done to save fuel and to allow the rampers to open the cargo doors on the right side sooner. Our normal after landing procedure was to shut down the right engine and make a single engine taxi to the gate.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 1, 2024

Career opportunities include business aviation pilot, flight instructing, cargo airlines, military flying, law enforcement and many more. You’ll most likely sit in the left seat, with your hands on the controls—you are flying! Some people start flying to make a career out of it, eventually working as a professional pilot.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Electrical: generators/alternators, backup systems, power distribution systems and logic Engine, APU: main turbine engines and the auxiliary power unit (APU) Fire Protection: engine/APU fire protection, cargo fire protection, and cabin fire protection systems. They need to be vigilant for other traffic as they are frequently in busy airspace.

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