Aerotime

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Indian low-cost-carrier Akasa Air has grounded hundreds of pilots after the number of Boeing 737 MAX deliveries slowed in 2024. According to the publication The Hindu , around 400 individuals out of 850 pilots are currently grounded, with only 60% currently needed to fly its fleet of 26 aircraft.

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Pilot Approach Jet Airline 284

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Finnair has been forced to cancel around 300 flights in the face of a pre-Christmas pilots’ strike which is set to affect approximately 33,000 customers. RELATED Finnair celebrates 100th anniversary of first flight The post Finnair cancels nearly 300 flights after pilots announce pre-Christmas strike appeared first on AeroTime.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 274

Aerotime

APRIL 7, 2025

The aircraft, a Flyer Pelican 500BR registered as PU-FAI, was carrying two people the pilot and the owner of the aircraft. Video footage and images captured by passengers on the road were shared on social media showing the pilot skillfully navigating the aircraft onto the highway without hitting any vehicles.

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Pilot 293

Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced that it will pledge PH10 million ($175,000) to the PAL Foundation, which oversees the scholarship program for female pilots. The Philippine flag carrier recently launched its Fly With Her program, which aims to help women who aspire to become pilots, and eventually fly for the airline.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 239

Aerotime

APRIL 17, 2025

The lawsuit alleges that United Airlines made grand promises to lure unsuspecting students onto a woefully under resourced pilot training program. RELATED United Airlines predicts uncertain Q2 and 2025 due to economic challenges The post Students sue United Airlines and school over grand promises of pilot future appeared first on AeroTime.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 198

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

After reducing its top management members pay over a pilot drinking incident, the JAL Group announced changes to its board and executive members. In 2018, some JAL managers took pay cuts of up to 20% for a three-month period after a pilot showed up for a flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tokyo with excessive alcohol in his system.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 231

Aerotime

MARCH 10, 2025

180 Avanti EVO executive aircraft with a new pilot night vision assistance system to a customer in North America. Piaggio said on March 10, 2025, that the new system was designed to improve pilots vision at night and in low-visibility conditions. Piaggio Aerospace has delivered its first P.180

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Pilot 230

Aerotime

JANUARY 27, 2025

Under the agreement, F Air will provide flight training for Vietjet pilot trainees at the airlines Aviation Academys (VJAA) Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) program in the Czech Republic. As an IATA training partner in Vietnam, VJAA has conducted numerous pilot recruitment drives, aligning with the industrys long-term growth outlook.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 247

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

Former Volocopter chief test pilot Paul Stone has joined electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) rival Vertical Aerospace in a major boost for the future flight developer. Paul joining Vertical underscores the incredible progress were making with our piloted flight test programme and sector leading aircraft.

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Pilot Thrust 205

AV Web

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Air Line Pilots Association says Airbus is proposing adding a toilet to the flight deck of its aircraft to eliminate the need for relief pilots and pave the way for single pilot operations or Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO). As might be expected, pilot unions are dumping all over the plan.

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Flight Deck Pilot 131

Aerotime

MARCH 19, 2025

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggests that a Flexjet pilot was unsure about the identity of runways before a Southwest flight was forced to make a critical go-around to avoid a collision. The cockpit voice recorders (CVRs) from both aircraft were overwritten. The NTSBs investigation is ongoing.

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Runway Pilot Approach Clearance 173

Simple Flying

APRIL 18, 2025

In a world that continues to become increasingly reliant on technology, the question of whether the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) could ever fully replace the role of a pilot raises the question of whether automation could ever completely transform how pilots work. Could AI already be transforming aviation?

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Pilot 111

Aerotime

APRIL 3, 2025

The automatic pilot (autopilot) has to be one of aviations finest technological inventions. Largely gone are the days when pilots had to manually control their aircraft from engine start-up to shut down by keeping their hands rigidly fixed on the controls at all times.

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Weight-Shift-Control Cockpit Pilot Stability 311

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

There has been endless speculation online about the pilots involved in the accident, and it hasnt been without motive. He has served both as an active duty Captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities. Assertions that he failed to flow into a pilot position at Delta Air Lines due to training failures are also false.

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Pilot Runway Airline Airlines 139

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In recent years, the idea of single-pilot operations on large commercial airliners has become an increasingly hot topic.

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Pilot Cockpit Airline Airlines 117

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 18, 2025

Sportys Pilot Shop has a video for almost everything in aviation. It feels more like a video some airline pilot would be made to endure as a punishment for showing up with a sloppy uniform, yet there it was. Many pilots from prior generations did more than pump their own gas. I got punished for that idea a week later.

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Pilot Drag Airplanes Cockpit 95

Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

If you dream of becoming a pilot, you might be wondering if its a hard career to enter. So, is it hard to be a pilot? Key Takeaways To become a pilot, you must invest a considerable amount of time, effort, and money. Pilots face many challenges, but the rewards and incentives make them worthwhile.

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Pilot Checkride Cabin Crew Airplanes 98

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 18, 2025

A Delta Air Lines pilot and Mexico City air traffic controller had a rather frustrating interaction during an emergency. Is the air traffic controller to blame, or was the pilots lackluster communication a contributing factor? The Delta pilots declared an emergency, and requested vectors to avoid terrain.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot 104

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has recently secured new orders for its training aircraft during the Pilot Expo 2025 event held in Brussels from February 21 to 22, 2025. Flight schools are expanding their fleets in response to the increasing demand for commercial pilot training. CAFA already has a Tecnam P2006T in its fleet.

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Pilot 157

Aerotime

MARCH 24, 2025

A United Airlines flight bound for Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) was forced to divert to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) when one of its pilots realized that he had forgotten his passport at home. Flight UA198 departed Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at 13:47 local time on March 22, 2025.

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Pilot Jet Airline Airlines 296

AV Web

MARCH 20, 2025

Pilot actions, including an excessive rate of descent, may have contributed to the Feb. Regarding the crew, the First Officer, who was the pilot flying during the incident, had joined Endeavor in January 2024, logging 1,422.3 The post Pilot Actions May Have Contributed To Endeavor Air CRJ-900 Crash appeared first on AVweb.

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Pilot Descent Runway 122

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 21, 2025

Flying with Starlink satellite internet: tips for pilots iPad Pilot News In-flight satellite connectivity is more accessible now than ever for pilots flying piston airplanes and light jets. This is ideal for campers, boaters, and now pilots, and you can use the newer Starlink Mini antenna with this plan.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Knot 108

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 30, 2025

On a scorching day during AirVenture 2024, I had the privilege of spending time with CWHMs Chief Pilot, Leon Evans, who also pilots the Lancaster. Leon Evans: A Career in Flight Leon Evans, CWHMs chief pilot, boasts a distinguished aviation career spanning over 25,000 hours. 419 Moose Squadron.

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Pilot Approach 98

Aerotime

MARCH 13, 2025

It may also surprise you that Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) and Multi-Crew Pilot License (MPL) holders are perfectly positioned to benefit from significant transfer credits toward a Bachelor of Science in either Aeronautics or Pilot Operations, which can cut time and tuition fees by up to a quarter.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Airplanes 293

Aerotime

MARCH 28, 2025

Twenty-five years on from this terrible accident, we look back at what led up to the crash, what was learned from it, and why the pilots Ted Thompson and Bill Tansky are now hailed as heroes for their actions during the incident. Wikimedia Flying the aircraft were two highly experienced former military pilots.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Stability Airline Airlines 284

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When it comes to the sky, it is usually the pilot and flight attendant roles that get romanticised. The post Beyond pilots: Unconventional paths to a successful aviation career appeared first on AeroTime. Nonetheless, there are still further positions in the industry that could bring successful careers.

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Pilot Cargo Airline Airlines 130

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The check ride is an exam that a pilot must pass to undertake certain flight duties. The Black Hawk pilot was participating in a combined annual and night visual goggles check ride before impact, leading to the NTSB to believe that the crew were likely wearing the device.

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Air Traffic Control Altimeter Cockpit Pilot 289

Aerotime

MARCH 14, 2025

AeroTime guest columnist Christian Charalambous is a pilot operating Boeing 767s on global routes and a consultant leveraging his extensive aviation and technology expertise, Christian also holds a First-Class Honours degree in Air Transport Operations plus a masters degree in Blockchain.

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Approach Pilot Airline Airlines 224

Aerotime

JANUARY 28, 2025

In command of XB-1 wasTristan Geppetto Brandenburg, an experienced test pilot and former naval aviator and United States Naval Test Pilot School graduate.

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Pilot Jet Airline Airlines 329

Aerotime

MARCH 27, 2025

Along with a team of Archer pilots, technicians and engineers to support the initial deployment, the overall objective is to demonstrate the capabilities of its Midnight aircraft, drive public acceptance, build operational experience and generate early revenue.

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Airline Airlines Pilot 254

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 23, 2025

The Story of Paul Crawford We would like to honor Paul Crawford by sharing his personal story of training and service as a fighter pilot with the U.S. Wanting to avoid the infantry, he visited the Army Air Corps and the Navy in Atlanta to explore becoming a pilot. Crawford, along with the video of our conversation.

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Pilot Approach Airplanes 116

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

Pilots can have multiple licenses. Each license gives a pilot different privileges. Pilots usually start by getting their Private Pilot license and then work towards a commercial pilot license if they are interested in being a pilot as a career. But its a necessary step to obtain higher pilot certification.

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Pilot Weight-Shift-Control Lift Airplanes 86

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

SkyOS is designed to simplify and standardize flight for any aircraft (rotorcraft and fixed-wing), in theory making it easier for any pilot to fly any aircraft, and for anyone to become a pilot. It makes aviation less safe and makes the barrier to entry for new pilots way too high.

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Cockpit Pilot Lift Aviation Technology 247

Simple Flying

APRIL 7, 2025

Through its venture capital arm, Alaska Airlines is investing in the development of next-generation simulators that will help make pilot training more efficient.

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Pilot Airline Airlines 113

Aerotime

MARCH 6, 2025

ATP Flight School, the largest provider of commercial pilot flight training services in the United States, has announced it will expand its training aircraft fleet with the addition of 61 new aircraft throughout 2025. ATPs website states that the company helps its trainees attain 13,100 pilot ratings annually.

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Pilot Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit 266

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

After the pilots realized the aircraft was rolling backwards, they immediately set the parking brake bringing the airplane to a halt. The pilot immediately applied the brakes to halt the aircraft. Then the pilots applied the parking brake.” All passengers disembarked the aircraft normally with no injuries reported.

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Cabin Crew Air Traffic Control Airline Airlines 293

Aerotime

MARCH 25, 2025

The runway, formally designated as runway 18R/36L but known to many as the Polderbaan, has faced daily usage restrictions since March 5, 2025, as pilots of landing aircraft reported being dazzled by glare from the panels as they attempted to land on the runway. The position of the sun means that this effect occurs in the late morning.

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Lift Runway Air Traffic Control Pilot 257