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Jeju Air B737-800 carrying 181 people onboard crashes in South Korea

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#Jeju #JejuAirline #PlaneCrash pic.twitter.com/RoWzXKaDdx — Vani Mehrotra (@vani_mehrotra) December 29, 2024 According to flight tracker site Flightradar24, the last ADS-B message it received from the flight was when the aircraft was at 500 feet on approach.

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Two separate Delta widebody flights disrupted in one day by fumes onboard  

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The flight had 162 passengers and 15 crew onboard. The aircraft departed Los Angeles at 21:04, taking off from runway 25R at the airport and heading out over the Pacific Ocean en route to Australia. After a short delay to assess the situation, the flight crew elected to make an immediate return to Los Angeles.

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

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In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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Revealed: The safest airlines in the US in 2025

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It cited the crash of JAL 516 at Haneda Airport (HND) as an example of where crew training and procedural accuracy prevented an incident from becoming a disaster. American Eagle Flight 5342 collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Reagan Airport.

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

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Before departure Once you are onboard and safely seated, there will already be a rush of activity going on in the cabin around you. With all ground personnel off the aircraft, you will hear the familiar call over the aircraft’s public address (PA) system: “ Crew, arm the doors and cross-check ”.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

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There have been numerous incidents of passengers and cabin crew suffering injuries ranging from mild to severe after their aircraft bounced around after getting caught in someone elses wake. Pilots need to keep this behavior in mind as theyre likely to encounter these vortices while theyre on approach or during departure.

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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

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The approach to Sioux City With the aircraft at a range of about nine miles from touchdown at Sioux City, the crew made visual contact with the airport. During the final approach, Haynes noted a high sink rate alarm from the aircraft’s ground proximity warning syst em (GPWS).

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