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Delta Air Lines Flight 191: A Cabin Crew Perspective

Simple Flying

Prior to departure from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), the flight crew had received no particular warning about the weather apart from notice of an area of isolated thunderstorms over Oklahoma and northeastern Texas.

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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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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. These figures are vital for the crew to be able to calculate the actual take-off speed of the airplane in the prevailing weather conditions (as we’ll see later).

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Aer Lingus Regional ATR72 suffers nose gear collapse after heaving landing

Aerotime

The flight had two pilots onboard accompanied by two cabin crew. ” Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the airline added, The positioning flight, EA701P, with no passengers onboard, flying from Edinburgh to Belfast City Airport, 22nd December 2024, experienced a hard landing upon arriving due to the adverse weather conditions.”

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Continental flight 11

Fear of Landing

The cabin was run by the chief purser and four cabin crew. The gate agent remembered that the weather was terrible: thunderstorms with rain and hail. The gate agent remembered that the weather was terrible: thunderstorms with rain and hail. In the cockpit were three flight crew: two pilots and a flight engineer.

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62 Seconds of Deadly Severe Turbulence

Ask Captain Lim

My sympathies go out to the injured cabin crew, who are most vulnerable due to their duties. When the potential for turbulence arises, the commander should immediately alert the cabin crew to cease their services and secure themselves with seat belts. They are never injured because they always wear their seat belts.

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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. This has brought clear air turbulence (CAT) back into the news, a high-altitude form of turbulence in clear skies, which means it cannot be detected through weather radar. Clear air turbulence is a rare but increasing weather phenomenon which is linked to climate change.