the captain of Flight AF 447 had a record of 11,000 flight hours and had already flown 1,700 hours on Airbus A330/A340 aircraft. Of the two first officers, one had flown 3,000 flight hours (800 of ...

like other next-gen Airbus aircraft, features TCAS on autopilot in which the autopilot is left on and performs the required maneuver before efficiently returning to the original flight path.

Airbus Defence and Space is retiring from service its A310 MRTT, an aircraft that for 18 years has been a pioneer in the ...

The job at the top of the list of most dangerous in the military is working on the flight deck of an operational aircraft carrier. Kenny Loggins' hit song, "Danger Zone," which is featured in the ...

New evidence shows that a lack of pilot feedback from the cockpit controls led to the crash of Air France Flight 447. What led to such a design disaster? How Lousy Cockpit Design Crashed An Airbus ...

While the airline primarily operates narrowbody aircraft, its Airbus A330 widebody fleet is the backbone for its longest routes. Covering over 4,000 miles, these routes underscore the aircraft's ...

The A330 will be converted into an MRTT and go on to replace the company’s long-serving A310 Flying Testbed. Credit: Airbus Defense ... it had acquired the aircraft on Sept.

Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) Alaska says there can be several sources of smoke, haze, and fumes in an aircraft ...

The French aviation safety agency BEA announced on Tuesday the discovery and recovery of Air France Flight 447′s cockpit voice ... nearly two years after the Airbus A330-200 disappeared.

In the yellow jerseys are aircraft handlers who are responsible for taxiing planes around the chaotic flight deck. Catapult and arresting gear officers and plane directors also wear yellow.

That culminated in a flight trial carried out in November 2021 using a pair of Airbus ... A330 and certain Boeing types, says Montironi. “We don’t have huge operational constraints on the ...

the Airbus sales team has been busy, signing orders for 139 new aircraft. Virgin Atlantic bought seven new widebody A330 aircraft, with a list price of around $2.1 billion (£1.6 bn). Another big ...