AV Web

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Investigators found multiple human errors to be the primary cause of the fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a Japan Coast Guard (JCG) aircraft at Tokyos Haneda Airport earlier this year. Controllers also did not notice the runway occupancy alert (alerting them to a potential collision) had been going off for about a minute.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. Here are three ways to get a clearance at a non-towered airport.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 20, 2024

Southwest Airlines can’t seem to stay out of the news lately when it comes to concerning safety incidents. Around 2hr50min after departure, the plane was on approach to runway 10 at Tampa Airport. ATC: “Southwest 425, roger, cancel approach clearance, go around runway 10. There were several other diversions that day.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

High-Tech One Upmanship Air Facts Journal I flew for United Airlines from 1986 to 2015, thus ending a 29-year airline career of dedicated service to my employer. The translation of this saying is that when an airline pilot goes for recurrent simulator training and check ride, failure meant losing ones job if he or she failed the test.

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One Mile at a Time

JANUARY 7, 2025

181 people on board pic.twitter.com/9rQUC0Yxt8 BNO News (@BNONews) December 29, 2024 The localizer antenna (used for aircraft navigation) was a couple of hundred meters down the end of the runway, which isnt unusual. We know the plane had initially been given clearance to land on runway 1.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

At 1:26PM local time, the aircraft took off from Milan Malpensa Airport’s runway 35L. However, while rotating, the jet struck its tail on the runway. LATAM Airlines Brasil Boeing 777 PT-MUG, flight TAM8073 from Milan (MXP) to São Paulo (GRU), suffered a tail strike during rotation while taking off. So, what happened here?

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

It’s happened to us that we get a clearance, load the passengers, and start up. We finally get to the runway, but have to wait another 30 to 40 minutes with the engines burning 400 lb of fuel an hour. It would be nice if we could get a notice of the route change when we get the clearance on the ground. hour gate hold.

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One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

BREAKING : Two Delta Airlines planes collide on runway at Georgia airport. Were the Delta A350 pilots a bit too aggressive with their taxiing, and with ensuring there was sufficient clearance with the CRJ-900? As you’d expect, both aircraft are damaged, and flights ended up being canceled. Fortunately no injuries were reported.

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Flightworx

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Make permit clearance your pre-flight priority for a smooth and seamless journey. Flightworx draws on years of experience to clear the runway for your smooth journey, no matter the destination. Any airlines or airports reluctant to embrace cutting-edge AI capabilities will be left behind. Don’t leave access to chance.

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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. File one of these routes and you’re almost guaranteed a “cleared as filed” from clearance delivery.

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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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Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Clear weather, everything as usual, and the airfield quiet – just ourselves following a BA 747 to the runway. The controller anticipated a late landing clearance due to this aircraft in front. Jumbo on the runway, be down in a few minutes.” By Jove, Carruthers, isn’t that a jumbo on the runway? What could be simpler?

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Gary's Flight Journal

MAY 3, 2024

I launched from runway three-two and pointed for the Snow Hill VOR. I already had set up for Patuxent approach so I switched from CTAF to Pax to pick up my clearance. On departure I flew runway heading for a good distance. I think it was a combination of altitude and the active runway at Myrtle Beach.

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Universal Weather

MARCH 11, 2024

The focus here is on providing a smooth experience for passengers and crew in terms of services, express clearance of customs, and accommodation of any necessary schedule revisions. Runways, taxiways, and tarmac are in good condition. This year, these slots are being withdrawn to accommodate airline traffic that extends into the night.

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Cranky Flier

MARCH 1, 2024

Southwest Pauses Pilot Hiring Southwest Airlines is adjusting its pilot hiring efforts by suspending training for new First Officer hires for the rest of the year and deferring job offers, beginning with its April classes of potential pilots. Aer Lingus has to figure out what its doing with its pilots. El Al has been profitable lately.

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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Procedure Tab Hot Spots Construction Notices Arrival Alerts LTA Documents Pilot Handbooks Airport 3D Review Comments Procedure Tab The Airports tab in ForeFlight is packed with information about runways, weather, NOTAMs and detailed information about services available. These are all important, but don’t overlook the Procedure section.

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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A flight crew prepares a Boeing 767 for flight Every airline develops its own preflight procedures. Captain, first officer, and international relief officer preflight task assignments are different at every airline. Airlines are moving toward electronic maintenance logbooks. Every airline develops its own preflight flows.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

That big day finally arrives, and not being able to contain yourself for much longer, you decide to bite the bullet and fly down via the airlines. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. Can I safely land or depart given the density altitude and runway length?

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 29, 2024

For more information on Ireland airports, visit our destination guides: Shannon Preclearance destination guide Shannon Airport (EINN) is known as one of the best tech stops in Europe due to its ease of operation, low fuel prices, availability of pre-clearance to the United States, and no value-added taxes. PPR PPR is not required at Shannon.

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Northstar VFR

MAY 9, 2024

We had to quickly learn the cadence of communicating with Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach and Departure controllers. Break down typical calls by frequency (Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach/Departure, Center) and practice standard requests and dialogue for your airport.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Pilots must meet equipment and certification requirements and have ATC clearance to enter. You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. What is Class B Airspace?

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

I have seen military pilots, multi-thousand-hour airline captains, and 100-hour private pilots, each of whom fits that description. These organized folks do not find out the runway is closed when they see the large lighted X’s on short final. ATC clearance readbacks are one example. I like that definition.

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ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

After the necessary paperwork issues, we took off from runway 34R at Hurghada and got cleared to the right over the Red Sea. MHz with an airliner taking off from there: that was new ! Finally they vectored us again onto the localiser and we received a very late landing clearance from Kuwait Tower about 2 miles out.

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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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Universal Weather

MARCH 11, 2024

This year, these slots are being withdrawn to accommodate airline traffic that extends into the night. The slot system at Stansted is managed by the airport and voted and approved by the airlines, whose voting power means the business aviation community has little power to stop the airline lobby. Read more here.

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 8, 2025

Pre-clearance guide Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is a popular business aviation destination in Europe. The airport infrastructure, including the tarmac, taxiways, and runways, is well-maintained. Onboard CIQ clearance must be approved in advance. However, parking charges can be high depending on location and duration.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 9, 2024

Exactly like NYC, downtown Boston is encircled by restrictive Class Bravo airspace down to the surface that requires explicit clearance to enter. Boston Skyways -- a Boston Logan Tower frequency dedicated to city tour traffic -- will set restrictions for pilots based on which runways are in active use at Logan. I was a little nervous.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 17, 2024

Welcome to my first trip report to India with Singapore Airlines! Introduction I have always wanted to fly with Singapore Airlines Business Class for a while and looking at the prices and routes, I thought flying to India was not a bad idea. Booking with the airline This is how much I paid for the air ticket.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This ERJ-175 is operated by Republic Airways on behalf of Delta Connection (Photo: Philipp Schutz) Introduction Thanks to the airline for notifiying me about the change of schedule, I was able to select the extra stop-over (JFK-BOS) for no extra charges. Currently this airline operates a fleet of 230 and have hubs in 10 cities in the U.S.

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ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

So that’s what we did … They conveniently gave us runway 06, and off we were, carefully noting our fuel situation as a general repetition of things to come. IFR clearance was direct to DEVBI while we knew we could pick up our oceanic clearance (my first ever !) Westbound !! Towards Oshkosh !!!

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. While the temptation to find cheaper gas at an uncontrolled field loomed large, the extra services provided by the approach control, clearance delivery, and a busier FBO seemed to make more sense. I was a Garmin guy and Jim’s Mooney was Avidyne.

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Universal Weather

JANUARY 17, 2024

With a runway of 6,024 feet (ft.) Be sure to double-check operating and runway closure hours when planning a stop at Seletar. Some taxi and/or runway delays should be expected with the training hour restrictions and commercial turboprop operations. 1,836-m) runway. It’s only a 20-minute drive into the city center.

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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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Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Peak hours of airline operations are 0700 – 1100 and 1200 – 1400 local, but this does not affect GA operations, as there are four runways available. Because LEMD airport authorities provide equal access to airport slots for both scheduled airline and GA operations, there are usually no issues with GA slot availability.

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Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

MRPV is closer to San Jose’s city center than MROC but has a shorter (5,905-foot) runway and restricted hours of operation. In the case of tech stops, arrival cards are not needed, and CIQ clearance is not required so long as crew/passengers do not embark/disembark. No fees are associated with CIQ clearance in Costa Rica.

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Flight Training Central

MARCH 15, 2024

Real World VFR Online Course This fun and educational course will give you the confidence to fly cross-country flights in VFR conditions, whether your destination is a remote island runway or a busy Class B airline hub. Ride along with an experienced pilot and flight instructor as they fly ten end-to-end flights.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

But more than that, it opens a whole new world of usefulness for you and your aircraft, and the ATC services provided on an IFR clearance are significantly better than the “workload permitting” VFR advisories. Each pilot can set their own personal minimums, and many IFR-rated pilots continue to fly on an IFR clearance in VFR conditions.

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