Simple Flying

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Passengers onboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Seattle to Honolulu turned around shortly after takeoff on December 30 due to reports of fumes surfacing in the cockpit.

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Cockpit Airline Airlines 122

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 19, 2024

One such change across the aviation industry was the use of reinforced cockpit doors with a highly secure locking mechanism. Today, it is common for commercial aircraft to have cockpit doors opened while the aircraft is on the ground and locked for the entirety of the flight.

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Cockpit 105

Simple Flying

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The cockpit also features a high pilot position with a reclined seat that is 30 angle, accommodating taller pilots. The F-16 Fighter pilot's view is one of the best among other fighter jets. The unique reclined seat offers better G-force tolerance and comfort, enhancing the unrestricted view and the fighter's overall performance.

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Cockpit Pilot Jet 111

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 22, 2024

For attempting to breach the cockpit and allegedly assaulting flight attendants, Jan Daeninck, of Belgium, was arrested this week after causing a stir onboard a Swiss Airlines flight between Newark and Zurich in March of this year.

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Cockpit Airline Airlines 116

Simple Flying

JULY 20, 2024

Social media footage indicated that the passenger, who was intoxicated, attempted to open the cockpit doors. An American Airlines Airbus A321 was forced to make an emergency landing at Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) because of unruly behavior onboard the aircraft.

Cockpit 124

Cockpit Airline Airlines 124

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Paul Belloisi was caught attempting to retrieve cocaine from beneath the cockpit of an American flight from Jamaica to New York in February 2020. A former American Airlines mechanic has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in a cocaine smuggling conspiracy.

Cockpit 111

Cockpit Airline Airlines 111

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

At the forefront of this technological push is European aerospace conglomerate Airbus, whose efforts to develop AI-driven cockpit technology have sparked intense opposition from pilot associations worldwide. And bear in mind, if you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit.” The debate: Safety vs.

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Pilot Flight Deck Cockpit Air Traffic Control 287

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Rescuers were able to free the pilot from the cockpit, who regained consciousness. Reports by the Situation Coordination Division of the Fire Protection and Rescue Department, fire broke out in the building. Four people were reportedly in the aircraft: two pilots, and two DHL employees. Two other people were taken for emergency medical care.

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Cargo Cockpit Pilot 359

Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that a cabin crew member who was taken to hospital after a flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Austria when smoke filled the cockpit and cabin, has died. The airline made the announcement on December 30, 2024, stating that the young colleague died in the hospital in Graz, Austria.

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Cabin Crew Cockpit Airline Airlines 287

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the event in a statement, saying: “While taxiing for takeoff at Dallas Love Field Airport, Southwest Airlines Flight 2494 was reportedly struck by gunfire near the cockpit around 8:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Nov. The Boeing 737-800 returned to the gate, where passengers deplaned.

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Airline Airlines Cockpit Runway 308

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The mechanical issue, which concerned the cockpit windshield, occurred about 90 minutes after takeoff from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, AP News reported. This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which Secretary Rubio is flying experienced a mechanical issue, the spokesperson said.

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Cockpit 284

Aerotime

AUGUST 15, 2024

Due to the ATR 72-500’s propellers close proximity to the cockpit investigators told TV Globo that it was difficult to understand conversations. From the flight recorder data alone, it was not possible to say exactly what caused the crash but there were no warning sounds indicating fire, electrical failure or engine failure.

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Pilot Cockpit Stability Airlines 315

Aerotime

JANUARY 12, 2025

According to the Yonhap News Agency , the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Jeju Air Boeing 737 only captured data up until around four minutes before the plane collided with an airport embankment.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Cockpit 296

Aerotime

JULY 18, 2024

“However, in the absence of cockpit indications and other cues that would suggest the aircraft’s flyability was compromised, the take-off continued normally with normal gear retraction,” the report added.

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Pilot in Command Runway Cockpit Cargo 287

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

One of the most iconic technological marvels to be brought forth as a result of the Cold War, was the SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird. The SR-71 served the US as a long range, strategic reconnaissance aircraft.

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Cockpit 119

Aerotime

JUNE 10, 2024

The cockpit windshield also showed extensive damage, with multiple impacts throughout. The aircraft, operating flight OS434 from Palma de Mallorca (PMI), was about to land in Vienna on June 9, 2024, when it traversed a supercell, an area of extremely active thunderstorms and turbulence.

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Turbulence Airline Airlines Approach 296

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This milestone marked the first time that such a feat has been achieved in a fully conforming, triply-redundant production aircraft without any backup conventional controls in the cockpit. With this latest development, the aircraft can now take off and land simply through the use of the SkyOS software installed in the cockpit.

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Cockpit Pilot Lift Aviation Technology 271

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

On February 14, 2025, Homendy said that 17 seconds before impact a message from ATC directing the Black Hawk crew to pass behind the PSA Airlines operated Bombardier CRJ700 was audible on both aircrafts Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Cockpit Pilot 222

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Every airliner has more seats in its flight deck than are needed for just two Pilots. Airliners have flying seats; each sits in front of various instruments and controls. They also have "jumpseats" placed behind the flying seats.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Airline 105

Aerotime

OCTOBER 22, 2024

“As a longtime Citation enthusiast, he appreciates the responsive handling, advanced avionics and quality of this jet, and I look forward to him taking delivery of this incredible aircraft and experiencing the advancements in the cockpit.”

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Cockpit Jet Pilot 296

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

According to EASA, “ground assistance, advanced cockpit design with workload alleviation means [and] pilot incapacitation detection” would be used to compensate for one less pilot during cruise flight. Pilots can thus achieve a better balance between working and resting time on long-range flights,” the European planemaker claimed.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Cargo 333

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The aviation industry follows strict guidelines for safety measures and operational requirements. However, sometimes unforeseen events require equally unexpected and unorthodox solutions.

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Cockpit Pilot Airline Airlines 102

Aerotime

JUNE 27, 2024

Delivery of new Boeing aircraft was stopped in May 2024, for the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to conduct a review of batteries used in the 25-hour cockpit voice recorder. Reuters said that a source familiar with the matter told the news organization that delivery of widebody aircraft would restart in the next few days.

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Clearance Cockpit Jet Airline 304

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This aircraft features an advanced digital cockpit, reinforced airframe, enhanced fuel tanks, and other improvements allowing increased performance and commonality with the expanding global fleet of updated Chinooks, Boeing said in a statement.

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Lift Stability Cockpit Cargo 269

Aerotime

JANUARY 27, 2025

The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) failed to capture the final moments of the flight, stopping at 08:58:50 local time. Both engines were buried in the embankment’s soil mound, and the fore fuselage scattered up to 30-200 meters from the embankment, the report read.

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Runway Knot Cockpit Approach 309

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The glass cockpit will help prepare them for their future careers flying large commercial jets, said Jane Wang, Director of Sales, Marketing, and Flight Ops at Diamond Aircraft Austria, in a press release. It has a jet-fuel powerplant which the manufacturer claims can save up to 50% on fuel, as compared to similar aircraft powered by AVGAS.

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Cockpit Jet Pilot Airline 276

Aerotime

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The second black box, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), is reportedly in a relatively better condition. One of the black boxes, the flight data recorder (FDR), was found with some exterior damage. The recorder was also found to be missing a connector that links its data storage unit to the power supply.

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Cockpit Runway Airline Airlines 296

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

AeroTime was given an up-close look at the X1 and a tour of its cabin and cockpit, as well as an opportunity to talk onsite with Heart Aerospace’s co-founder and CEO, Anders Forslund.

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Aviation Technology Cockpit Hangar Airline 304

Aerotime

JUNE 7, 2024

Update a long-standing recommendation to require all airplanes be fitted with a cockpit voice recorder capable of recording the last 25 hours of audio.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Clearance Airplanes 287

Aerotime

JULY 2, 2024

In April 2024, Air Canada announced that up to 76 A320 family aircraft operated by the airline will undergo a “significant” flight deck upgrade following an agreement signed with Airbus. In the new deal announced on April 10, 2024, Airbus revealed that Air Canada’s A320 family aircraft will go through a “major cockpit and avionics system upgrade (..)

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Flight Deck Cockpit Jet Airline 310

Aerotime

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Participants had the opportunity to operate cockpit controls, gaining insight into the complexities of aircraft operation. A key feature of the Parents Invitation Program was the Flight Training Center visit, where participants experienced the Flight Training Device (FTD), an advanced pilot training simulator.

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Cockpit Hangar Pilot Airline 296

Aerotime

JANUARY 17, 2025

” The flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Jeju Air crash only captured data up until around four minutes before the aircraft collided with an airport embankment. . “We found some feathers in the process of digging out the soil that entered the engine.

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Runway Cockpit 327

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

A United Airlines flight from Chicago OHare International Airport (ORD) to Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) in San Jos del Cabo, Mexico, had to turn back due to an issue with the windshield. Thankfully, the aircraft made a safe landing, and no injuries were reported.

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Cockpit Airline Airlines 99

Aerotime

JANUARY 2, 2025

As of January 2, 2024, investigators have successfully completed converting data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed aircraft, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) confirmed in a statement seen by Yonhap News.

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Cockpit Runway 276

Aerotime

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The Mexican Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection provided further details claiming that the passenger had assaulted a cabin crew member and attempted to enter the cockpit to divert the plane.

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Cabin Crew Cockpit Pilot Airline 276

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Officials from the National Transport Safety Bureau (NTSB) hope the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) will shed light on what caused the tragedy on January 31, 2025. The black box belonging to a Learjet 55 ambulance aircraft that crashed in Philadelphia has been found by investigators at a depth of eight feet.

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Descent Knot Jet Cockpit 295

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Meanwhile, air traffic controllers reported seeing fire emanating from the aircraft, resulting in the crew evacuating the aircraft via ropes from the cockpit windows. Total Linhas Aereas 737-400 freighter destroyed by a cargo hold fire after making an emergency landing at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil.

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Air Traffic Control Cargo Runway Transponder 304