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United Airlines B737 hits kite while landing at Washington-Reagan Airport  

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A United Airlines Boeing 737 had a lucky escape after it struck a kite on its final approach to Washington-Reagan Airport (DCA) in the US capital. The incident involving the United Airlines aircraft and a kite occurred on Saturday, March 29, 2025, according to reports. As can be seen from the map.

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Stabilized Approaches

Plane and Pilot

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse.

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Experiencing Air France Airbus A220-300 (Part 2: CDG-BCN)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

For Air France, this is the primary airport for both regional and international flights and is popular with international airlines from all continents. Skyteam Airlines are assigned 2E for international routes and 2F for Schengen routes. At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway. Air France Concorde on display.

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Experience in the Chair: Guiding a Twin Beech Home

Air Facts

After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in business aviation, regional airlines, and bush operations. After the war, many surplus aircraft were repurposed for civilian use in regional airline operations. About four years earlier, I was a first officer on a Pilgrim Airlines Twin Otter.

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Trial by Ice

Air Facts

I got out my instrument approach chart and studied the holding pattern and the VOR approach procedure. A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. We were about 1/2 mile from the threshold.

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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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A day trip to Fukuoka Part 1: Solaseed Air Boeing 737-800 Okinawa to Fukuoka

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

If you are lucky, you might fly one of the airline's aircraft painted in the Pokemon special livery. As I had already flown with Starflyer and Peach, I looked the my other options and they are Solaseed Air, Jetstar Japan, Sky Airlines, Japan Airlines and it's subsidiaries and ANA. Passenger's pick up point at the ground level.