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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

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35 years ago this week, the crew operating a routine transcontinental US passenger service faced a dramatic, unprecedented situation. And yet, with professional calmness and supreme skill, working as a team in the most desperate of situations, the crew pulled off the impossible and landed the aircraft.

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

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In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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Discovering IndiGo Airbus A321neo Part 1: New Delhi To Mumbai

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

This airline is operating a massive fleet of over 550 aircraft (July 2024) excluding the wet lease aircraft of 2 Turkish Airlines's Boeing 777-300ER and damp lease of 6 Qatar Airways Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Damp Lease is which the lessor (owner) provides the aircraft, maintainence of the aircraft and flight crew.

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Flying Singapore Airlines’ Business Class 787 Flight From Bangkok to Singapore!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

What makes decided to fly on this route with the airline is mainly to check out the lounges at Bangkok and also to experience the Boeing 787 aircraft in the front cabin. Is this flight as good as my previous business class experience with this airline? Once on board, the cabin crew waiting at the door, showed me to my seat.

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Flying Back To Athens On Board Aegean Airlines A320CEO!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Welcome to my 2nd flight review on Aegean Airlines! Introduction There are 2 airlines operating on ATH-SKG route and since there is not much of a choice, I decided to fly Aegean Airlines once again, this time flying on the Airbus A320ceo version. The aircraft was on final approach to SKG.

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Flying The Kangaroon's (Qantas) Airbus A380 (Part 1: SIN-LHR)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Welcome to my latest trip report on my 112th airline! TAP Air Portugal was one of the airlines I wanted to fly so the decision on the airline part was easy. As for the flight to London, this time I decided to go direct and fly the airline that I should have flown long time ago, that is Qantas!

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Flying on New Year's Day With A New Airline from Frankfurt to Athens!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

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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