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The controversial push for AI single-pilot ops: Airbus vs. Pilot associations

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The association argued for keeping an additional set of eyes, ears and hands on the flight deck as a safeguard in high-workload situations or in case of crew incapacitation. Only after rigorous testing proved the safety of a two-person crew did ALPA agree to what is now the industry standard: two pilots on the flight deck.

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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

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At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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Exploring the Essential Sections of an Aircraft: A Comprehensive Guide

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Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure. The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display.

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From Challenges to Rewards: The Path to Your First Turbine Pilot Job

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Downstream consumers of bleed air include cabin environmental and pressurization systems, anti-ice and de-ice systems, and in some cases charging accumulators associated with hydraulic, fuel, or water systems. Flight Controls: often hydraulically moved, and with many modern airplanes are fly-by-wire.

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Air Atlanta 747 freighter rejects takeoff from taxiway at Riyadh Airport 

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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. This runway has a total length of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters).

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Rotation Gone Wrong: The Critical Error Behind LATAM’s Milan Tail Strike

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Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. The crew gives the final fuel figures to the load controller. They took 122,702 litres of Jet-Fuel A-1 at Malpensa.

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