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Lol: JetBlue & Lufthansa Planes Stuck Nose-To-Nose, Mess Ensues

One Mile at a Time

Meanwhile the JetBlue A321 ended up having to return to a gate due to the tarmac delay rule. While everyone is patient (well, at least while on frequency Id love to hear the conversation happening in the flight deck between the two JetBlue pilots!), Thats rough. The controller in this situation gave me a good laugh.

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Choosing Headsets for New Pilots

Plane and Pilot

How might the headset in question handle dropped on the tarmac? Will it get bent out of shape in a crowded flight bag? They help make the flight deck much quieter, helping pilots focus while protecting against hearing damage. Is padding little more than cheap foam, or perhaps a more durable gel base?

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Global Airlines’ A380 arrives in Portugal

Aviation Bussiness News

READ: Three A380s set for recycling as TARMAC Aerosave and EastMerchant sign deal Upon arriving in Beja, Commander Mirpuri remarked, The A380 is a technological marvel. At Global Airlines, we strive for the best in everything that we do and having the experience of Hi Fly on our flight deck is part of that.

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Air Atlanta 747 freighter rejects takeoff from taxiway at Riyadh Airport 

Aerotime

Simple mathematics determines that the aircraft came to a halt with just 100 feet (30 meters) of tarmac ahead of it. Additionally, checks by the crew themselves as well as systems onboard the flight deck should have alerted the crew of their mistake, However, it would appear that these warnings were overlooked.

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