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The anatomy of a commercial flight – all you ever wanted to know:   Part two   

Aerotime

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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Hell Know How I Died: Southwest Airlines Passengers Recount Dangerous Tampa Descent To 150 Feet

Simple Flying

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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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

We often hear that the key to a great landing is an equally great approach. And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. So, just maybe planning the descent and landing starts before takeoff?

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Enjoying Club J cabin with Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900 From Okinawa to Tokyo Haneda

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Welcome to my trip report on Japan Airlines 2024 edition! This is Japan Airlines A350-900 (JA15XJ) in the oneworld special livery being prepared for departure to Osaka at Okinawa Airport. I flew with this airline's 767 before (JA604J and JA607J) on the SIN-KUL-SIN many years ago so it wasn't necessary for me to fly on this bird.

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Intolerable Risk: Dangerous Design behind the Washington DC Mid-Air Collision

Fear of Landing

On the 11th of March, the NTSB released an aviation investigation preliminary report on the mid-air collision between PSA Airlines flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH60L US Army helicopter. When an aircraft descends below 900 feet on final approach to land, TCAS stops issuing resolution advisories. Here is another hole in the cheese.

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Joyride on Air Do Boeing 767-300ER: Part 2 CTS-HND

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

There wasn't a lot of options for me as the likes of Starflyer and Fuji Dream Airlines do not fly on this route so in the end I decided to stick with Air Do and the 767-300ER and taking a risk of flying back on the same aircraft. The history of Japanese aviation This history includes the cabin crew uniform of various airlines.

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Flying on (Former Malindo) Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737-800 from KUL-SIN

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

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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