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62 Seconds of Deadly Severe Turbulence

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second duration likely caused the injuries to crew and passengers. The incident was attributed to the swift transition between climb and descent and not the actual change in altitude. The rates of climb and descent were not excessive, being only half of the typical rates during normal take-off and descent. to positive 1.5G

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Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321

Fear of Landing

The report shows that the real risk is for the cabin crew. Flightradar24 have commented that many analyses are including the descent from 37,000 to 31,000 feet as caused by the turbulence. In fact, the descent to 31,000 feet was flown by the flight crew as the start of the planned emergency descent to Bangkok.

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Flying the Golden Falcon Way Home With Gulf Air! (Part 2: BAH-SIN Boeing 787-9)

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Photos of the cabin I find the cabin crew's uniform and the cabin interior matching. The Boeing 787 cabin is easily recognised by the electronic dimmed windows supplied by PPG Aerospace. I was fortunate to be one of the first to board the aircraft and that allowed me to snap some photos of the cabin.

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Tribute to Vistara Part 1: Flying Vistara's A320neo from Chennai to New Delhi

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

The 2 hours flight in this cabin was certainly comfortable. The view of the cabin after meal service was completed. The cabin crew's seats during take-off and landing. Photos of the rear cabin including the lavatory The cabin crew's workspace. It was hazy during our descent but nothing bumpy.

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Flying Home On Board Emirates New Economy Class (2023) Part 1: LHR-DXB

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

Once that was cleared, the cabin crew were released for duty. Like my previous flights, a set of crew would come around with a camera offering complimentary polaroid photos for the passengers and not surprisingly, they went past me. There are lavatories between the Economy Class cabin.

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Singapore Airlines’ Upper-Deck A380 Business Class, Melbourne to Singapore

Airline Reporter

One of my cabin’s lavs was out of service. And even if that one had been working, the lav-to-seat ratio was pretty stingy for a premium cabin. I took a nap, and woke up as our descent started. The space and comfort factors amplified the excellent work the cabin crew did through the entire flight.

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Continental flight 11

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.