Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The report added: Having diverted from MAN to BHX the aircraft made a missed approach due to a windshear warning on final approach. This was followed by an extended track flown for a further approach because an opportunity to prioritise G-TUIB for an expeditious landing was missed.

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Air Traffic Control Approach Final Approach Weather 248

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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Runway Final Approach Jet Approach 261

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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Runway Final Approach Clearance Approach 105

Aerotime

MAY 22, 2024

According to Times of India, the B777-330ER, with registration A6-ENT, was descending to make its final approach on the airport’s runway 27 when it crossed paths with a flock of flamingos flying north to Kutch, a known feeding and breeding ground. Its conservation status is Near Threatened, which means the population is declining.

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Final Approach Approach Runway Airline 258

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

A violent and destructive engine failure on the aircraft, one of United Airlines ’ McDonnell Douglas DC-10s, caused the loss of all standard flight controls through the fracture of all three hydraulic syst ems on the aircraft. Captain Haynes continued his flying career with United Airlines after the incident involving Flight 232.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 294

AV Web

MARCH 19, 2025

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has posted its Preliminary Report on the runway incursion and near-collision involving a Flexjet Challenger 350 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW).

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Runway Clearance Final Approach Approach 81

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A United Airlines Boeing 757 flying from Denver, CO, to Lihue, HI, faced a flap issue on final approach, resulting in a go-around. The issue was fixed on the subsequent approach, and the aircraft landed without incident.

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Approach Final Approach Airline Airlines 111

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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Final Approach Lift Approach Jet 117

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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Descent Final Approach Approach Airline 99

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO. Of course an incident involving an Asiana plane on approach to SFO brings back memories of 2013, when Asiana flight OZ214 crashed while landing at the airport. Ultimately in the case of the OZ214 crash, the plane was both too low and too slow.

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Approach Knot Air Traffic Control Final Approach 99

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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Altimeter Final Approach Runway Approach 105

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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Clearance Runway Final Approach Approach 98

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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Airline Airlines Turbulence Runway 59

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning. EQRoy / Shutterstock This is a regular source of passenger frustration on certain airlines. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 269

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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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Airline Airlines Cabin Crew Descent 59

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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Air Traffic Control Final Approach Approach Runway 98

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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Final Approach Airplanes Approach Airline 92

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 105

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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Final Approach Approach Runway Weather 98

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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Final Approach Approach Airline Airlines 98

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

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. The approach review should include an altitude target for pattern entry or joining the final approach so we can compute the best descent.

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Descent Approach Final Approach Turbulence 54

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

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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Turbulence Final Approach Cabin Crew Runway 59

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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Runway Tail Knot Altimeter 59

Fear of Landing

MARCH 21, 2025

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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Runway Air Traffic Control Approach Descent 58

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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Weather Runway Airline Airlines 66

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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Turbulence Weather Final Approach Cabin Crew 59

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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Runway Descent Airline Airlines 59

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse.

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Stability Approach Runway Pilot 85

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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Air Traffic Control Final Approach Runway Approach 52

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. However, during final approach, we were instructed to switch to Runway 22L, a shorter runway typically used for departures.

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Pilot Runway Air Traffic Control AGL 59

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. However, a few critics commented that the captain was taking unnecessary risks.

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Crosswind Pilot Approach Final Approach 52

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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Airline Airlines Descent Turbulence 52

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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Descent Runway Cabin Crew Weather 102

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 8, 2025

Introduction Flying with this airline has already been in my mind for a while and I decided to take a day trip to Sapporo from Tokyo Haneda just to fly on the airline's 767-300ER. This airline works along with All Nippon Airways to give the Star Alliance airline more capacity to operate in some of the high demand routes.

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Runway Final Approach Weather Wide-Body Aircraft 52

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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Airline Airlines Weather Runway 52

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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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105