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Ryanair Boeing 737 emergency evacuation in Italy following engine fire: video 

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Everyone onboard a recent Ryanair flight was forced to evacuate when the cabin crew noticed fire emanating from one of the aircraft’s two engines as it began its take-off roll at an airport in Italy. All passengers and crew made it off the aircraft safely with no apparent injuries, having exited using the emergency slides.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

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Pilots avoid vortices by maintaining safe separation and adjusting flight paths. When the aircraft encounters a vortex and its strong enough to induce roll, the pilot counters it by using the ailerons against the roll and tries to fly out of the wake as soon as possible. How Are Wingtip Vortices Formed?

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

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285 passengers and 11 crew members were on board the flight that day. The take-off and the en-route climb to the planned cruising altitude of 37,000ft (11,280m) was uneventful, with the first officer as the flying pilot. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline.

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Eyes on the skies: CAE trains Canada’s air traffic controllers of tomorrow  

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With air traffic continuing to soar in the post-pandemic era, airlines worldwide have embarked on recruiting the thousands of pilots needed to operate the multitude of new aircraft set to enter service during the coming years. The forecast initially focused on pilots, maintenance technicians, and cabin crew.

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Comment: Is Brexit baggage burdening our airlines?

Aviation Bussiness News

Adam Hickling, Senior Associate, Fragomen Airlines are taking proactive steps to address these challenges, including efforts to recruit pilots and engineers globally to meet demand. For cabin crew, even though the job code generally now has a minimum salary requirement of £30,960 based on a 37.5 hour week (up from £50,800).

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Vueling sets example for gender equality in aviation

Aviation Bussiness News

per cent women, 5 out of 9 members, which is significantly above the threshold for national and global averages. Female cabin crew numbers also reached 76.5 However, there is still room for improvement as a company, and in the aviation industry as a whole, with its average incorporation of female pilots at just 4.7

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A day trip to Fukuoka Part 1: Solaseed Air Boeing 737-800 Okinawa to Fukuoka

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

My question is isn't the boarding pass enough to verify my seat assignment and any other information the staff or cabin crew needs. Announcement was made in both Japanese and English and the pilots gave us an update on our flight during cruising. I like the interior of the cabin, finding it to be comfortable and cozy.