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

Aerotime

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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Jeju Air flight 2216

Fear of Landing

There were 175 passengers, four cabin crew and two flight crew on board. The collision killed all 175 passengers and four of the six crew members. The only survivors were the two cabin crew seated in the aft jump seats. The 737 does not use Weight on Wheels (WoW) to enable the thrust reversers.

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“Passengers are not mere numbers to us”: interview with Beond CEO Tero Taskila 

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The old texture, the tactile elements of the seed and the seed thrust, everything else, it just feels different. We also wanted to keep the monuments [the different elements, such as seats, that furnish the cabin – Ed. The other thing we have is our cabin crew. It has sort of a private jet feeling.

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15 Best Gifts for Flight Attendants

Thrust Flight

While pilots get all the glamor of flying the planes, the cabin crew on the front lines of customer service thread […] The post 15 Best Gifts for Flight Attendants appeared first on Thrust Flight. Flight Attendants are maybe the most underappreciated professionals in the aviation industry.

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Boeing Projects Need for 2.4 Million New Aviation Professionals Amid Industry Growth

Thrust Flight

This includes 674,000 new pilots, 716,000 maintenance technicians, and 980,000 cabin crew members. Million New Aviation Professionals Amid Industry Growth appeared first on Thrust Flight. This demand is driven by factors such as the post Covid recovery and increase in aviation […] The post Boeing Projects Need for 2.4

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

Aerotime

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing. The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

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Wingtip Vortices and Wake Turbulence

Pilot Institute

The exhaust coming out of aircraft engines looks pretty dangerous, generating huge amounts of thrust and pushing back tons of hot air. 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.