Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

With a tip of the hat to Stephen Covey, just what are some of the habits and characteristics that define the highly effective pilot? It’s simply an attitude and the way we approach each and every flight. For the record, the one-size-fits-all, larger-than-life image that the movies and TV paint of pilots is not always accurate.

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Pilot Flight Deck Approach Weather 105

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

Aviation is not short of contentious issues, but none seem to fire up passions quite like that of the implementation of single pilot commercial operations. The first is Extended Minimum-Crew Operations (eMCOs), the other Single-Pilot Operations (SiPOs). On the other hand, SiPOs are end-to-end single-pilot operations.

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Aerotime

APRIL 23, 2025

Through this strategic partnership, BAA Training will deliver Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) training for up to 150 cadets annually, with the first group beginning in April 2025. We invest significantly in cultivating expertise amongst our esteemed roster of pilots that will uphold and expand our extensive network.

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Flight Deck Pilot Airlines Airline 213

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A group of senators have written to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US Mission to the International Civil Aviation Organization (USICAO) Chargé d’Affaires Anthony Clare to urge them to support raising the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age standard.

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Pilot Flight Deck Operating Limitations Airlines 290

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If you look on social media, its clear that some people think that airlines are hiring pilots with little to no experience, simply because of the color of their skin or their gender. In the United States, we have the highest requirements of anywhere in the world to become a commercial pilot. This also caused a huge pilot hiring spree.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 108

Aerotime

MAY 3, 2024

These are just some of the “significant and exciting” changes that Emirates is making to its pilot recruitment program. These pilots will now have the opportunity to be fully trained to fly the airline’s all-wide-body fleet of 144 Boeing aircraft across its network. Learn more about the new packages, roles, and eligibility criteria!

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Aerotime

JULY 23, 2024

The US company unveiled an all-new flight deck for supersonic airliner Overture, designed around pilots and with safety at the forefront. Boom said the next-generation flight deck builds upon years of learning in aviation safety and is the result of extensive feedback from airline, business, and military pilots.

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Flight Deck Airlines Airline Aviation Technology 290

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

However, for whatever reason, the pilots taxied right across runway 31C, as the Southwest 737 was flaring to land. Fortunately the Southwest pilots were paying close attention, and they initiated a go around, a moment before touchdown. The Bombardier pilots were given a phone number to call, for a pilot deviation.

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Cranky Flier

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

There were so many pilots that took an early retirement that nobody was ready for the very quick rebound in demand that led to a rapid increase in flights. The big airlines just kept taking pilots from their regionals, and the regionals were left scrambling to find anyone who was qualified. This was a pilot play.

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Pilot Airplanes Flight Deck Airlines 239

Simple Flying

AUGUST 19, 2024

During the Farnborough International Airshow 2024 , Boom Supersonic unveiled its flight deck for the Overture. The company said it had reinvented the cockpit with a design that centers on pilots with safety at the forefront.

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One Mile at a Time

MAY 19, 2024

For years, there had been talk of the cockpits of commercial aircraft in the United States getting a second flight deck barrier. As the FAA describes this, the intent is to slow any attack on the flight deck long enough so that the flight deck can be closed and locked before an attacker could reach it.

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Flight Deck Airplanes Cockpit Pilot 120

AV Web

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Garmin unveiled its latest integrated flight deck, the G3000 PRIME, on Wednesday. Additionally, the new advanced multi-touch touchscreen interface can recognize up to 10 simultaneous inputs, enabling both the pilot and copilot to interact with the same display simultaneously. Garmin expects deliveries to begin in 2025.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

A quality headset is one of the most important tools a student pilotor any pilot, reallyhas. Good headsets enhance communication, reduce cockpit noise, and ensure comfort during long training or time-building flights. A poor headset, however, readily accomplishes exactly the opposite. David Clark H10-13.4 The David Clark H10-13.4

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One Mile at a Time

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A SriLankan Airlines captain has been grounded, after he reportedly locked the first officer out of the flight deck, in a move intended to teach her a lesson… SriLankan pilot suspended over flight deck behavior A SriLankan Airlines captain has been suspended, following his actions on a recent flight.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Airlines Airline 113

AV Web

AUGUST 19, 2024

According to a Department of Justice news release , Eagleman became agitated as the plane approached Havre but the pilots were able to calm her. Just as the plane touched down, Eagleman lunged toward the flight deck and pushed full throttle on one of the engines. 15 to interfering with a flight crew.

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Flight Deck Thrust Knot Runway 111

AV Web

DECEMBER 27, 2024

. “Outstanding step forward by the FAA, recognizing the importance of AoA systems in keeping the pilot better informed on where the wing is operating relative to the stall,” said Paul Dye, a serial homebuilder and former NASA Flight Director who has been promoting the tech for years.

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Airplanes Flight Deck Pilot 116

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. ” The pilot in the left seat As that accident shows, being PIC is a full time job.

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AV Web

MAY 27, 2024

.” The money will be funneled to flight schools and groups focused on flight training, but it’s not clear if diversity hiring will be a condition of the funding. “It’s in our enlightened self-interest to find that talent and create a robust pipeline so that they can become pilots.”

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Flight Deck Airplanes Pilot 119

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 25, 2025

For many years, Delta Air Lines pilots have had aircraft trading cards, which theyve been able to offer to passengers who request them. The idea is simple if you see a Delta pilot, you can ask them for a trading cards, as theyre the ones who have them. Of course not all Delta pilots will have them, but many do.

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Airplanes Pilot Flight Deck Airlines 98

Simple Flying

MAY 22, 2024

The plane maker is testing a new technology that will assist pilots during the taxi phase, among other important parts of the journey, and has developed a special truck equipped with an Airbus A350 virtual flight deck to test the product.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot 105

AV Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

About a second before the collision a flight deck alarm of “traffic, traffic, traffic” was recorded. Rebecca Lobach, 26, as the pilot flying. She had 450 hours total time and was certified as a pilot-in-command on the Blackhawk. Meanwhile the Army identified Capt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28.

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One Mile at a Time

MARCH 4, 2025

Southwest 737 pilot error leads to mid-air mess in Phoenix This incident happened on February 24, 2025, near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), and involves a close call between a Southwest Boeing 737 on approach from Los Angeles (LAX), and an American Airbus A321 on approach from Dallas (DFW).

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Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Approach Runway 107

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit. Following the serious breach of protocol, the pilot was grounded, and the airline is investigating the matter.

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Flight Deck Pilot Cockpit Airlines 128

Aerotime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In advance of the long-awaited arrival of its first Airbus A350-900, Emirates has been revealing the efforts it has gone to over recent months to prepare its pilots and cabin crews for the arrival of the new widebody fleet. These suites include three full-motion flight simulators integrated with innovative pilot support systems (PSS).

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Cabin Crew Flight Deck Pilot Flight Plan 264

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. R) The Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck offers simultaneous display of critical flight and situational data.

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75

AV Web

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pilot’s associations are sounding the alarm on Airbus’ proposal to move towards single-pilot operations in the cockpit. 6 letter to Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) President Capt. In an Aug.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Airlines 140

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Following the events of September 11, 2001, the US Department of Homeland Security enacted the Homeland Security Act of 2001, which directed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to develop a Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program.

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Flight Deck Pilot 105

AV Web

MAY 27, 2024

.” The money will be funneled to flight schools and groups focused on flight training but it’s not clear if diversity hiring will be a condition of the funding. “It’s in our enlightened self-interest to find that talent and create a robust pipeline so that they can become pilots.”

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Flight Deck Airplanes Pilot 98

AV Web

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This week, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) took a stand against single pilot operations in commercial airlines. Some aircraft manufacturers are designing airliners to be flown with only one pilot on the flight deck during the cruise portion of the flight, and eventually with zero pilots,” said Capt.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 135

One Mile at a Time

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Based on thousands of data points from flight attendants and pilots, paired with information from the flight data analysis program, the belief is that this policy change will reduce flight attendant injuries by at least 20%.

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Descent Turbulence Airlines Airline 115

Simple Flying

JUNE 26, 2024

The President of the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) has presented the unions whitepaper, which criticized the extended minimum crew operations (eMCO), a concept that Airbus has introduced to reduce the number of pilots during certain stages of flight in a cockpit.

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Flight Deck Pilot Cockpit 106

AV Web

JANUARY 19, 2025

In a travel feature last week, the network asked ethicists, “travel experts” and a few pilots whether the claps are appreciated. “If you have had a particularly rocky flight and difficult landing, maybe a slight clap or thanks to the pilot as you leave, but no regular flight should result in clapping.

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Flight Deck Pilot Airlines Airline 98

Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

It was following this exchange that Rivas attempted to open an exit door by lifting the handle, only to be struck with a coffee pot by a second flight attendant and subsequently restrained by other passengers. Audio between the aircraft pilot and air traffic control also revealed that the convict attempted to enter the flight deck.

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Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Airlines Airline 299

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 31, 2025

Flying with the iPad eBook: Tips from iPad Pilot News (Fifth Edition) iPad Pilot News For over a decade, iPad Pilot News has been the leading resource for pilots looking to maximize their use of the iPad as an electronic flight bag (EFB). Thats where this eBook comes in. Blue skies and happy reading!

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Simple Flying

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A bizarre incident occurred recently on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Sydney to Colombo in which the captain locked the first officer out of the cockpit.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot Airlines 116

AV Web

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Three European airlines have protested an AD they say will prevent their pilots from having a decent in-flight nap. 8, the FAA issued a final rule for the AD that will require flight deck seats on most Boeing 787s to be modified to limit the amount they can recline. 01 percent of pilots. .”

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Flight Deck Pilot Airlines Airline 105

Alaska Air

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Horizon Air, the regional airline subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, is paving the way to the flight deck for aspiring pilots in Hawaii without needing to leave the islands for training.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 115