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Avianca selects Honeywell cockpit technologies for Airbus A320neo fleet

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The adoption of Honeywells latest cockpit technologies will help Avianca improve operational efficiencies and maximize situational awareness for its pilots. IntuVue RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System is the first automatic, commercial radar to accurately depict weather in the flight path of an airplane.

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How to Read a METAR – Our Full Guide to Aviation Weather Reports

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So, you will want to know what the air and prevailing weather conditions are doing. You will want detailed and accurate weather information. Key Takeaways A METAR is a standardized aviation weather report for a specific airport. Pilots use METARs for flight safety, runway selection, and weather planning.

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Smart Skies: How IoT is transforming aircraft maintenance and operations

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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. AeroTime is excited to welcome Christian Charalambous as a guest columnist.

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Examining over 100 years of flight automation and the history of the autopilot

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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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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pilots

Plane and Pilot

With a tip of the hat to Stephen Covey, just what are some of the habits and characteristics that define the highly effective pilot? For the record, the one-size-fits-all, larger-than-life image that the movies and TV paint of pilots is not always accurate. As the saying goes, “A good pilot is always learning.”

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Medical air ambulance crash in Philadelphia claims six lives

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pic.twitter.com/C01hd7yQ4s — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 1, 2025 Tragically, all six people onboard perished in the accident, including the pilot, co-pilot, paramedics, a pediatrician, a young girl receiving medical treatment, and her mother who was accompanying her.

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10 family members killed after private aircraft crashes in Brazil  

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Consulting firm Galeazzi & Associados confirmed that its CEO, Luiz Cludio Galeazzi, 61, was killed in the crash with local media reporting that he was piloting the aircraft. So far there is no indication of what caused the crash although the weather at the time was described as unfavorable.

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