But that time is exhausting enough for a two-pilot flight crew, and many operators, if not most, will fly with a third pilot on board when en-route flight time exceeds 10 hours. Take, for example, New York to Tokyo. The flight distance between these … Read more at Barron’s.

On Oct. 19, a Lubbock federal grand jury indicted Shahsavari on one count of interfering with a flight crew. He was disruptive, screaming profanities and entering and damaging the lavatory of the aircraft, the indictment said. … Read more at Amarillo.com.

The AAIB suggested that easyJet introduce a new briefing format for cabin crew to use when communicating with flight crew in emergency situations and to carry out training in the use of reverse thrust. Easyjet have responded by saying that no … Read more at BBC News.

'A hero for 2012' who died in 1976At Entebbe, the hijackers separated Jews from non-Jews, freeing the latter (although several passengers chose to stay with the Jews, as did the Air France flight crew). On July 4, 1976, there were 105 hostages remaining as the hijackers prepared to … Read more at New Jersey Jewish [...]

About 10 minutes after departure, the flight crew reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin, and decided to return to the airport. During the approach, the pilot also reported problems with one of the two Pratt & Whitney PW127 engines, the spokesman says … Read more at Flightglobal.

No Respect For Rules: Ali Musa Gilani's brawl with flight crewAli Musa Gilani insisted that his guard, who had an economy class ticket, would sit with him in business class. By Our Correspondent Ali Musa Gilani raised a huge hue and cry about his guard not being able to sit with him. … Read more [...]

Globe and MailOAA's seven facilities are located in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK and Hong Kong, providing flight crew, cabin crew and maintenance training for Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, Embraer and Saab aircraft. Its four ab-initio flight academies are based in … Read more at ATWOnline.

When a flight crew fired up Fifi to begin its flight from Dallas to Lexington Thursday, they noticed a fuel boost pump in one of the engines was not working properly, he said. The pump was being replaced. “With those old airplanes you don't take off … Read more at Lexington Herald Leader.

Using night vision goggles, thermal imaging and a spot light the flight crew was able to locate the man. He was some distance from rescuers on the ground so the crew decided to hover over the bog in an attempt to rescue him. Each time the helicopter … Read more at KARE.

Globe and MailOAA's seven facilities are located in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the UK and Hong Kong, providing flight crew, cabin crew and maintenance training for Airbus, Boeing, BAE Systems, Embraer and Saab aircraft. Its four ab-initio flight academies are based in … Read more at ATWOnline.