Aerotime

MAY 3, 2024

The Dubai-based airline announced the launch of a global drive to recruit pilots across its First Officers, Direct Entry Captains, and Accelerated Command Programmes: We've unveiled exciting updates to our pilot recruitment process. The airline continues to welcome DECs for its fleet of A380s.

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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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Ask Captain Lim

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Smokes in the aircraft cabin (an AI illustration only) What does smoke with the smell of fire in an airliner cabin mean? Smoke with the smell of fire in an aircraft cabin could indicate a potential fire, which is a rare but serious situation. The final transmission was a chilling “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!”

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World Airline News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This challenge is initiated by SkyTeam and dares airlines to conduct their operations as efficiently and with as little environmental impact as possible. In terms of cargo transport, KLM hopes to eventually replace all cargo pallets with lightweight cardboard alternatives.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As airlines struggle with pilot shortages and rising operational costs, the concept of single-pilot operations has emerged as a contentious talking point. The British Airline Pilots Association ( BALPA ) has also voiced strong opposition to reduced crew operations.

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Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Southwest Airlines unveiled its $4 billion plan to transform the airline at its Investor Day event Thursday in Dallas. The two will team up for connections in Baltimore beginning next year, with more cities and airlines expected to be added later. Come back next week for more detailed posts on what the airline is doing.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 9, 2024

Key Takeaways The Boeing 777, a versatile twin-engine aircraft, has been pivotal in long-haul travel and is known for its capacity to efficiently transport both passengers and cargo. Its ability to carry both passengers and cargo efficiently has made it a favorite among airlines and passengers alike.

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Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Unlock your pilot career with airline pilot cadet programs. Whether you are aspiring pilot looking to kickstart your aviation career or a recent flight school graduate, modern airline pilot cadet programs can be a fit for your pilot career goals. Table of Contents What is an airline pilot cadet program?

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Dispatchers are often considered “pilots on the ground” and play an important part in airlines. In an airline environment, pilots have many responsibilities. Once the route and cruising altitude have been decided, the dispatcher will focus on the aircraft’s payload, including the passengers’ weight, luggage, and cargo.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Introduction Before booking with Gulf Air, I had plans to fly on the airline's Boeing 787-9 on the 5th freedom route, SIN-BKK but now I don't have to do that as the chance presented itself for me to fly the airline's 787-9 on a longer flight sector from Bahrain to Singapore. My ride (A9C-FJ) being prepared for departure.

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Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

Traditionally, the first to use new technologies is military aviation, then these solutions come to business aviation, civil aviation, and finally cargo aviation. I would say that cargo operations, on the contrary, experienced a growth spurt during that period. The cabin crew has the same problem. YS : I agree.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 14, 2024

My ride: SX-NEC in the airline's new livery Introduction Flying with Aegean Airlines has been in my mind for a while and when the chance presented itself, I decided to go for it. However I would be flying Economy Class so will I be impressed with the airline? Welcome to my 2024 New Year trip report! Read on to find out.

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Aviators of Tomorrow

JUNE 19, 2023

The safe transportation of passengers and cargo is the responsibility of pilots, and they must possess a range of technical, cognitive, and interpersonal skills to excel in their role. Communication and Teamwork Clear and effective communication is crucial for pilots to interact with air traffic control, cabin crew, and other team members.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This is my ride, B-58502, the airline's Airbus A350-900. The airline's website/mobile app The airline's website and mobile app are easy to use, user-friendly and the terms and condition are clearly stated so one should not have any issues navigating them. Meanwhile the airline is working hard to operate more flights to the U.S,

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Flying on Vistara reminds me of Jetblue, IFE screen on the A321neo on all classes, main difference, Vistara offers Premium Economy Class on this aircraft type while Jetblue has 2 different configured A321neo, the first with the high density one-class configuration while the second with a 2-class configured J and Y class cabin. (At

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Welcome to my trip report on Singapore Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8! Checking the aircraft type on this route, most of the flights were operated by 737 MAX 8 and I knew I had to fly on Singapore Airlines' aircraft to compare the difference between the 737-800 and this aircraft model. Could it be a typo? Anyone has any idea?

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction I always rated this airline very highly especially after reading trip reports on them and when they announced the merger between this airline and Air India, I had to book and fly with this airline before they disappear from our skies. Your airline may be disappearing but you will always be part of our memories.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 29, 2023

For now, Firefly is the only airline that operates at this airport but I suspect once Scoot starts operating the ERJ-190 E2, we might see them flying out of this airport, giving Firefly some competition. About Firefly Firefly is a subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines set up in March 2007 and started commercial flights a month later.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From the inexpensive thrill of soaring in a glider to the massive expense of a commercial airliner, there is a lot to consider regarding the cost of the flight. Large Private Jets / Regional Jets: $10 million – $80 million Commercial Airliners: $80 million – over $400 million How Much Do Airplanes Cost? million – $8.8

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 26, 2024

American’s Q1: Labor Costs Up, Profit Down American Airlines lost $312 million in the first three months of the year as it saw labor costs rise 18%, or nearly $600 million from a year ago. The airline expects to retire just 35 airplanes this year instead of 49, and for rest-of-the-year growth to be below current economic trends.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

On the 9th of July 2024, flight LA8073, operated by the Chilean airline LATAM, departed from Milano Malpensa for a passenger flight to São Paulo, Brazil. Zero Fuel Weight : 219,460 kg Take-off Weight : 328,425 kg Fuel in Tanks : 109,625 kg There were 15 crew, three pilots and twelve cabin crew.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Note: This trip report is shorter as most of the essential information of the airline's A380 can be found in my previous trip report (Part 1). Anyway, I will be doing a short summary of this flying adventure soon and if you happen to be considering flying on any of the airlines I just flown with, you can check them out.

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