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Avianca selects Honeywell cockpit technologies for Airbus A320neo fleet

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The adoption of Honeywells latest cockpit technologies will help Avianca improve operational efficiencies and maximize situational awareness for its pilots. This receiver helps pinpoint precise airplane locations for efficient landings, especially during difficult and new runway approaches.

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Asiana A350 Has (Dangerously?) Low Approach To SFO

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Almost the entire flight appeared to be routine, until the plane was on approach to SFO. The path for the Asiana 777 with a low approach This incident brings back some memories Of course mistakes happen, and sometimes pilots will be a bit high or a bit low on approach.

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Embraer E2 jet becomes the largest aircraft to ever land at London-City Airport

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After a flight lasting one hour and 15 minutes, HB-AZI landed on runway 09 just after midday, having flown just south of the airport to give those sitting on the right side of the cabin a good view of the airport and the center of London as it approached.

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The controversial push for AI single-pilot ops: Airbus vs. Pilot associations

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At the forefront of this technological push is European aerospace conglomerate Airbus, whose efforts to develop AI-driven cockpit technology have sparked intense opposition from pilot associations worldwide. And bear in mind, if you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit.”

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Flexjet pilot unsure of runways before Southwest’s critical Chicago go-around  

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After speaking with the Southwest flight crew, NTSB investigators established that as they continued their authorized approach both the captain, who was flying, and the first officer noted seeing a general aviation aircraft taxiing on a surface perpendicular to their runway and assumed it would be holding short of runway 31C.

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Alaska Airlines Flight 261: Investigating what caused the tragedy

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The two thumps that signalled the beginning of the end of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 At 16:08, the cockpit voice recorder heard Captain Thompson saying, “I’m going to click it off. Los Angeles air traffic control handed the plane over to approach control in preparation for its arrival at LAX. You got it?

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Bird strike confirmed by Jeju Air crash preliminary report

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The pilots reportedly spotted a flock of birds while approaching the runway at 08:58:56 local time. The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) failed to capture the final moments of the flight, stopping at 08:58:50 local time. The empennage flipped and fell beyond the embankment, partially burning.

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