Sometimes it seems that we fly in a cloud that creates turbulence, and it confuses me why we can’t change altitude. A: Airspaces we fly in are strictly controlled for safety, and if we want to change a flight level, climb or descend, we have to request that from the air tra...
All of our aircraft that fly US routes – the Boeing 777, the 747 freighters and the Airbus A350 – could have been affected. Aircraft have a first lifespan of around 20 years, so aircraft approaching that age were designed and built when even 4G was a distant dream. By comparison, the...
The A320, A350 and A380 have auto-thrust systems (A/THR) which compute the thrust command for the engines. The thrust levers in the cockpit do not move automatically and the pilots can move them manually to override the system. To use A/THR ...
Over the past year there has been a priority to “thicken” busy routes such as London, New York and cities on the Chinese Mainland –“we have more than doubled our capacity over the past year,” he adds. As Christchurch is a “long-and-thin” route, starting with three tim...
A: There are always two (or more) of us in the flight deck. Both of us can fly alone if needed. Finnair pilots have to earn their licenses in a strict school that monitors and keeps records of their training. Twice every year, two days at a time, Finnair pilots go to...
Spending 18 hours on an ultra-long-haul flight may sound like a grueling marathon to some, but to those with the right mindset (and in the right airline seat), it can be a gratifying adventure. Here we’ll dig into eight of the longest flights in the world by duration, the routes th...
Fly-Fi is available on most flights operating throughout the contiguous U.S. JetBlue’s Airbus A320 and A321neo aircraft also offer expanded coverage over much of the Caribbean and Central America. And its Airbus A321 Long Range aircraft offers expanded coverage to/from London. ...
Although you have your CPL and have logged the minimum hours to fly commercial, you must be trained in the airline’s fleet. International airline pilots earn their ATP with different minimums depending on the country. How long does it take to go from First Officer to Captain?
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Airbus has performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flight in general air traffic (GAT) regulated transatlantic airspace with two A350 aircraft flying at three kilometers apart from Toulouse, France to Montreal, Canada. The aircraft were