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

Aerotime

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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Fear of Landing

The cabin was run by the chief purser and four cabin crew. When he escorted the two passengers to the aircraft, one of the cabin crew gave him a cup of coffee and wished him a nice evening before they closed the doors again. In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer.

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Norse Atlantic approved to operate ULTRAMAIN ELB across Dreamliner fleet

Aviation Bussiness News

The Norwegian airline, which specialises in low-cost, long-haul, and direct flights across Europe, the US and Asia, has selected ULTRAMAIN ELB on iPads to fully replace the aircraft paper technical log, cabin log, journey log, and fueling logs on its fleet of 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

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Airline Hiring Pauses: Setback or Opportunity for Aspiring Pilots?

Inflight Pilot Training

According to Boeings 2024 Pilot and Technician Outlook , over the next 20 years, the industry will require 649,000 new pilots, 690,000 new maintenance technicians, and 938,000 new cabin crew members to meet the demands of the expanding global commercial fleet.

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U.S. Airplane Bathrooms Get Ready to Up Accessibility

Planes.com

Travellers face stressful situations with airport staffers damaging or destroying their wheelchairs or even facing hurtful comments made by cabin crew members. Plus, the lavatories will need to be fitted with grab bars and have minimum obstructions for an onboard wheelchair to pass, a barrier for privacy, and toe clearance.

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Icing, Systems, and Human Factors: Preliminary Findings on Voepass flight 2283

Fear of Landing

There were two flight crew, two cabin crew, and 58 passengers on board when the aircraft, an ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) departed Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport in Cascavel. At no point during this hour did the flight crew reactivate the airframe de-icing system. The ATR’s airspeed was 184 knots.

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Discovering IndiGo Airbus A321neo Part 1: New Delhi To Mumbai

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Damp Lease is which the lessor (owner) provides the aircraft, maintainence of the aircraft and flight crew. However, cabin crew and insurance will not be provided. The airline that is leasing the aircraft will provide its own cabin crew and will be trained before being allowed to work on these leased aircraft.

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