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Feeling the Heat

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Imagine what it’s like slinging suitcases out on the tarmac when the mercury hits triple digits. Extreme heat is no fun for airlines or their customers. Related Stories: TALKING TURBULENCE THE DEICE MAN COMETH Photo: Victor Forgacs, courtesy of Unsplash. The post Feeling the Heat appeared first on AskThePilot.com.

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Airport Slots: The Unsung Heroes Keeping Our Skies Orderly

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Airport Slots: The Unsung Heroes Keeping Our Skies Orderly Ever found yourself drumming your fingers on the armrest, staring out at the tarmac, wondering why your flight’s running late ? This is critical for managing separation between aircraft, especially avoiding the potential hazards of wake turbulence left by larger planes.

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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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Flying Sky Express Airbus A320NEO From Athens to Thessaloniki!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Introduction Only 2 airlines operate this domestic route, Athens to Thessaloniki, they are Sky Express and Aegean Airlines. Curious about this airline? Well, here is my experience with this airline, both on ground and in-flight. Unfortunately this airline does not have mobile app version. Not user-friendly.

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Inaugural Flight: Flying On Scoot's A320ceo From Singapore to Subang!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Photo: Scoot) My ride: 9V-TRX Introduction When the airline announced on social media about this flight, I was interested but at the same time the timing wasn't good for me as it was a busy period (work). Let's see how this works out for both airlines after a year or two. More of this airline in my next trip report.

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Flying FireFly Propeller Plane from Kuala Lumpur (Subang) to Singapore (Seletar)!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

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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My Akasa Air Flying Adventure: Flying the 737 MAX 8 From Mumbai to Bengaluru!

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Congratulations to the airline! Introduction When this airline first came out into the aviation world, I kept misreading it as Alaska Air, anyone else has this issue? Today (July 2024), the airline has a massive fleet of twenty-three 737 MAX 8 with one 737 MAX-8200 in operation (197-seater, higher capacity aircraft).