Simple Flying

JULY 28, 2024

Southwest Airlines passengers are speaking out after a Boeing 737 MAX 8 descended prematurely during its final approach to Tampa International Airport (TPA) earlier this month.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. EQRoy / Shutterstock This is a regular source of passenger frustration on certain airlines.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

On January 29, 2025, a PSA Airlines CRJ200 regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter as it made its final approach to Washington-Reagan National Airport (DCA), killing 67 people. The accident comes as the fourth major aviation accident in the US in the past two weeks.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 24, 2024

On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report highlighting yet another close call between an American Airlines A319 and a Beechcraft King Air at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on May 29. The King Air crew responded noting that they had already landed.

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Simple Flying

JULY 23, 2024

On a foggy winter morning in February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, using a Boeing 737-800, was on a seemingly routine final approach into Amsterdams Schiphol Airport when it suddenly stalled and fell out of the sky about a mile from the runway.

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Simple Flying

JANUARY 4, 2025

A year ago, Japan Airlines flight 516, a domestic flight from Sapporo to Tokyo , was on its final approach to the capitals Haneda airport shortly after sunset.

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AV Web

JULY 21, 2024

The FAA continues to investigate a Southwest Airlines flight that descended to within 150 feet of the surface some four miles from the end of the runway at Tampa International Airport in Florida, according to ADS-b data posted by FlightAware. At that point in the GPS approach, the aircraft should have been at 1,600 feet.

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AV Web

JANUARY 14, 2025

The FAA revealed today (January 14) that a Delta Air Lines flight and a United Airlines flight busted separation requirements on approach to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (KPHX) in Arizona, midday on January 11. According to the FAA, Both flight crews received onboard alerts that the other aircraft was nearby.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The airport is the site of the world-famous Maho Beach, commonly known as Airplane Beach , where airplane spotters from far and wide gather to watch planes on their final approach. Winair, short for Windward Islands Airways, is the home carrier at Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) in Sint Maarten, in the Dutch Caribbean.

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Flyertalk

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On Monday, November 11, 2024, Spirit Airlines Flight 951 was hit by gunfire during the final approach to the airport in Port-au-Prince. CNN further found out that an American Airlines aircraft was also struck by gunfire after operating over Port-au-Prince. It wasn’t just a Spirit flight that was affected.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By Myron Nelson Airline schedule “meltdowns” seem to be in the news of late. The issue itself is fundamental to airline operation and could fill an entire tome to address fully. INFRASTRUCTURE Every day up to 50,000 individual airline flights operate in the U.S. airspace system, carrying upward of 3 million passengers.

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Airline Airlines Clearance Airplanes 103

One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 8, 2025

Given the duty of care that airlines have in Europe, I have to imagine that Ryanair arranged the bus so it wouldnt have to pay for hotel rooms for all passengers, since this would keep them moving. Meanwhile by keeping passengers moving, the airline got out of paying for hotels. Talk about a long travel day.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Consider the following accident report, a representative one picked mostly at random, which recounts how the pilot of an A36 Bonanza got behind the airplane, lost situational awareness, and ultimately crashed on an RNAV approach. These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach.

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Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This question from Quora explores whether the pilots of American Airlines Flight 5342 could have taken different actions to avoid the tragic collision. If the adjustment required rapid changes or the aircraft was not properly configured for the new approach, the captain could have requested to continue with the initially cleared runway.

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Flyertalk

JANUARY 30, 2025

On the evening of Wednesday, January 29, 2025, American Airlines Flight 5342 crashed with a U.S. Eastern Time as American Flight 5342 was on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Army VH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River and killing everyone aboard both aircraft.

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Ask Captain Lim

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines A350 earned praise on social media for expertly handling a demanding final approach in London’s Heathrow Airport during a storm that struck Britain. Some airlines impose a lower limitation. An approaching typhoon brings winds that increase progressively in strength.

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Fear of Landing

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The following is CCTV video of the crash as posted on X : New surveillance video captures the moment a Delta Airlines jet crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, with 75 passengers on board leaving 18 injured. The cockpit recordings during the final approach and the flight data on impact are sure to be of particular interest.

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ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

Hurghada Approach passed us off to Cairo Control and they refused to give us a direct to the first Saudi VOR WEJ at the east side of the Red Sea due to unknown reasons. MHz with an airliner taking off from there: that was new ! Never had such a bizarre approach … I guess it was safe !?

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

AUGUST 2, 2024

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. This is Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300ER painted in Indigo's livery. Welcome to my trip report on Indigo!

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

There is a lot more to gain from these NextGen services than just being able to see the location of thunderstorm cells on your iPad in flight, or noting the location of an airliner passing 10 miles in front of you. What is the best IFR route and which approach can I expect? How is the weather developing? Where is the traffic?

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. It is a precision approach aid based on two radio beams. This is most likely thanks to the ILS.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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. I have flown on this aircraft twice on SIN-SGN-SIN route in the Economy Class and the experience is what you expect when flying on one of the best airlines in the world.

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Air Facts

OCTOBER 7, 2024

But my goal was to fly the airliners that, as a child, I watched climbing out from La Guardia Airport over our Bronx apartment. So to prevent gear-up landings, a runway duty officer (RDO) sat by the runway with a flare gun and would fire it ahead of any hapless pilot lined up on final approach with the wheels up.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 28, 2024

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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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Welcome to my Skymark Airlines Trip Report! This is Skymark's one of the 2 pokemon special livery painted on the airline's Boeing 737-800. However, the first A380 (in assembly line) didn't make it to the airline's fleet as the airline was facing financial issue due to the Japanese yen dropping significantly against the U.S

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Introduction Okinawa was one of the cities I like to visit especially after hearing a lot of positive reviews from my friends so after much consideration, I decided to make it my first stop and looking at the list of airlines, I decided on Peach. Overall I thought the airline did a good job in designing the mobile app and website.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

DECEMBER 20, 2023

It's not everyday you have a new airline and from a hindsight, I should flown with this airline at the start of its operation but whatever it is the end of the airline's operation happened and from the public's point of view, it was shocking. After a while, I gave up, I decided to book with Air Asia instead.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome to my Delta Airlines 767-400ER Trip report! Introduction At this time of blogging, Delta Airlines offered 2 daily flights to GRU (Sao Paulo), I can chose either to fly to London Heathrow via Atlanta or New York JFK. Premium Select (2-2-2 seating configuration - 20 seats) This is the airline's premium economy class.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2024

Introduction This trip came about when I spotted some good airfares from Singapore Airlines thanks to social media. Since I am there, I decided to spend a few days in Thessaloniki before returning home from Athens, trying out Sky Express and flying Aegean Airlines once again. Does this make EVA Air not my favourite airline anymore?

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

Fly Gaggle Airlines! Final approach, runway 28, Block Island State Airport. While refueling, a CFI from one of the flight schools approached and asked how much I wanted to sell the Warrior. Nonetheless, the forecast showed some promise and we launched as a group for the Little Island of the Gods. Photo by Alicia.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Batik Air 737-800 vs Malaysia Airlines 737-800 It was formerly known as Malindo and I have done a few flights with Malindo and you can check out my last flight with the airline (2016) over here. Introduction It was an easy decision to decide which airline would fly me back from Kuala Lumpur.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

I requested flight following to Boston for a city tour from Beverly Ground and we were handed off to Boston Approach shortly after getting airborne. November Four Eight One, Boston Approach, radar contact, say request." How many times had I watched that distinctive tower slide past an airliner porthole window? Niles Pond.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 15, 2024

At this time of blogging) Air India and Vistara will be merged into one airline, with Air India branding continue to exist. Vistara's flight code, UK will no longer exist and so will the airline's website which would direct passengers to Air India's website for booking and redemption. Fortunately, my flight was not affected.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 29, 2025

An American Eagle regional jet collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on January 29, 2025, resulting in a catastrophic crash into the Potomac River. American Eagle Flight 5342, operated by PSA Airlines, was en route from Wichita Dwight D. ” U.S.

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