Aerotime

JANUARY 24, 2025

Senior executives for Japan Airlines are to receive reduced salaries as a consequence of two pilots being involved in a drinking incident in December 2024. In 2018, the carrier introduced a new breathalyser system at airports abroad to test its pilots. The pilot was subsequently jailed.

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Pilot Airlines Airline 293

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 Airlines Airline 246

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 Airlines 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 Airlines Airline 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

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 268

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 Airlines Airline 255

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 252

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 Airlines Airline 280

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 216

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

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 117

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 313

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 Airlines Airline 139

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 97

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 Airlines Airline 119

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

Simple Flying

APRIL 20, 2025

Private jet pilots frequently earn more than their commercial colleagues. There is some variation in the average salaries of private pilots depending on the region in which they are working. This is often due to the demand for a greater degree of professionalism and comfort required for working with private passengers.

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Pilot Jet 103

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 Airlines Airline 300

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 100

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

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 Airlines Airline 242

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

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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Airlines Airline Pilot 278

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 268

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 299

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 Airlines Airline 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 Airlines Airline 130

Aerotime

APRIL 10, 2025

The package comprises the following three main features: Enhanced Take Off Configurations (ETOC) which provides the pilot with additional flap positions. There were also over 630 simulator sessions performed to analyze pilot handling, system integration, and safety compliance.

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Drag Payload Thrust Lift 302

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 Airlines Airline 329

Simple Flying

APRIL 24, 2025

Becoming a pilot requires a combination of training, exams, and extensive flying experience. Not only that, but individuals interested in this career path also require determination and resilience.

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Pilot Jet 102

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 Airlines Airline 115

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 273

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

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 Airlines Airline 293