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Airline Jobs
US Congress to decide the fate of thousands of airline jobs
As early as this week, the U.S. Congress could decide the fate and survival of American airline jobs, when a possible extension of the CARES…
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Airlines
SAS to become an Airbus single-fleet airline before 2024 – No more Boeing
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is getting closer to its goal of becoming an Airbus single-fleet airline. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the airline just…
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737 MAX
737 MAX Recertification Process: When can airlines fly the MAX again?
The 737 MAX recertification process is moving forward but very slowly. To get the MAX-model flown by airlines again there are still several items that…
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Airlines
Is flying still glamorous and exciting?
Jasmine Parker, a full-time flight attendant for a major airline is explaining the vanishing glamorous and exciting face of flying. This story reflects on flight…
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Airlines
Taxiing an Airplane: How Planes Move on the Ground
How do pilots taxi a big airliner? To taxi (move) an airplane on the ground the pilot uses a combination of steering and engine power.…
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Airlines
What are The Nine Freedoms Of The Air?
The Nine Freedoms Of The Air grant and authorize your country’s airlines the privilege and permission to enter another country’s airspace and to land at…
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Airlines
Why are Thunderstorms Potentially Dangerous to Flying?
Thunderstorms are potentially very dangerous to flying. But that’s only IF you fly into one, or if you fly too close to one, or above…
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Airlines
Are Pilots Allowed To Sleep During Flights?
Whether airline pilots are allowed to sleep during long-haul flights seem to be an eternally asked passenger pilot-question. Yes, pilots can sleep during flights. Here’s…
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Airlines
List Of Airlines Banned From Flying In the US and European airspace
Some airlines don’t meet the stringent safety, technical, and regulatory requirements for being approved for flying in the US and Europe. You can find out…
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Featured
Flight Attendant Seat Upgrade: Can you really sweet-talk yourself into one?
Flight attendants have always been faced with the inevitable repeated attempts to a seat upgrade by some passengers. It’s never-ending. As a flight attendant starting…
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Featured
What is Flying Magazine? World’s most widely read Aviation Magazine!
Describing what Flying Magazine, simply called “Flying”, is all about in one word is very simple: Flying! However, the magazine did not become the world’s…
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Featured
How To Recover From Jetlag – Tips from an International Airline Pilot
There are no such things as a “quick fix” for the age-old question of how to recover from jetlag. If you have flown across timezones…
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Featured
Woodstock 1969, The Most Spectacular Music Festival Ever!
August 15-18 marks the annual (1969) anniversary of the world-famous Woodstock music festival. Those who traveled to Woodstock in 1969 had no clue they were…
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Featured
The Best and Worst Kinds of Airline Passengers
One would be forgiven for thinking that as a passenger, you just blend into the crowd, lost amongst the hundreds of other people on the…
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Airlines
Why Jacob Schram is a great choice of CEO for Norwegian Air Shuttle
Jacob Schram took the helm as the new CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle on January 1st, 2020. He accepted the permanent position after years of…
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Featured
What is it like being a Flight Attendant? FAQ by YouTube Star Jetting Julia
Hello! First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Julia Ross and I am a flight attendant for a major US…
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Featured
8 Most Stupid Questions from Passengers that Baffle Flight Attendants
For most of us, flying is a routine part of life. Yet no matter how well-traveled we are these days, there’s still plenty of confusion…
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Featured
Classic true 1960s Story from a WW2 pilot turned post-ww2 Pan Am Airline Pilot
I first heard this classic and true post-WW2 airline pilot story in 1981. However, this particular story has been repeated in airline pilot tales forever,…
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Airlines
Can You Open Airplane Door In Flight?
Well, can you open an airplane cabin door inflight or not? Or an overwing emergency exit door for that matter? Updated July 25, 2020. Whether…
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Airlines
Norma Heape, the World’s Most Experienced Flight Attendant?
In this article describing cabin crew-life before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the airline industry, we are proud to present Norma Heape, perhaps the world’s most…