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Norwegian B737 suffers runway overrun in Molde, close call with sea edge: video

Aerotime

According to the Aviation Herald, the top of descent and initial approach phases were uneventful and routine with the aircraft beginning its descent into Molde at 18:39. However, the airline reported the aircraft went off the runway due to weather conditions, strong winds, and a slippery runway.

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Delta Air Lines 767-400 loses pressurization, makes emergency descent into ParisĀ 

Aerotime

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 en route from New York to Paris was forced to make an emergency descent following cabin pressurization issues. The aircraft managed to land safely in Paris despite its rapid descent from 34,000 ft to just 10,000ft in eleven minutes.

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FAA Issues New Safety Alert on Risks of Visual Approaches

Flight Training Central

The FAA recently issued a new Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 23004 to highlight operational risks associated with visual approaches. Key Points from the SAFO: Lack of stabilized approach criteria : Visual approaches often lack defined vertical profiles, increasing the risk of an unstable approach.

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Flying Frontier is Perfectly Good… Except for That Seat (Trip Report)

Cranky Flier

It had been nearly a decade since I last flew Frontier, so I was excited to see that the airline had a perfectly-timed flight from SFO to Orange County that would let me get on the airline again on my return from United’s event. (It’s It’s an airline with an airplane and it gets you places. ” Uh huh.

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Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

One Mile at a Time

degrees to the right, and a rate of descent of 1,110 feet per minute The plane touched down at a bank angle of 7.5 degrees to the right, and 3g vertical acceleration, and a rate of descent of approximately 1,098 feet per minute. So what caused such a steep descent, and why wasnt a go around performed?

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Review: Japan Airlines First Class Boeing 777 (SFO-HND)

One Mile at a Time

For the outbound portion of our winter trip to Tokyo and Niseko , we flew Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER first class on the 10hr25min flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (HND). How I booked my Japan Airlines first class ticket We booked our Japan Airlines first class tickets using American AAdvantage miles.

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Review: Japan Airlines Domestic First Class Airbus A350 (CTS-HND)

One Mile at a Time

For the next segment of my quick trip to Japan & Korea ,I flew Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 first class on the 1hr30min flight from Sapporo (CTS) to Tokyo Haneda (HND). Most OMAAT readers are probably familiar with the incredible Japan Airlines A350-1000 first class , which I rank as being among the best in the world.

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