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Former Boeing 727 Pilot tells the Story of when a Passenger confused a Thunderstorm Cloud for a Nuclear Mushroom Cloud, started a Ruckus aboard the Airliner and asked him to Land

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Former Boeing 727 Pilot tells the Story of when a Passenger confused a Thunderstorm Cloud for a Nuclear Mushroom Cloud, started a Ruckus aboard the Airliner and asked him to Land

Dario Leone

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Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

‘It was not a true luxury experience:’ Air Traffic Controller describes what it was really like flying on the Concorde Supersonic Airliner

Dario Leone

Boeing 767 pilot explains how he was able to safely land his fully loaded airliner with a 5 by 6-foot hole all the way through a wing caused by a tire blowout

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Boeing 767 pilot explains how he was able to safely land his fully loaded airliner with a 5 by 6-foot hole all the way through a wing caused by a tire blowout

Dario Leone

Airline pilot explains why the co-pilot is more important than the captain on a plane and why he would rather have a good co-pilot than a good #2 engine any day

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Airline pilot explains why the co-pilot is more important than the captain on a plane and why he would rather have a good co-pilot than a good #2 engine any day

Dario Leone

That time a UN Aircrew played a Prank on Passengers by making them believe their Aircraft was Crashing during a Falling Leaf Landing at Herat

Aviation Humor / Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

That time a UN Aircrew played a Prank on Passengers by making them believe their Aircraft was Crashing during a Falling Leaf Landing at Herat

Dario Leone

Airbus A320 Vs Boeing 737: which is the better Short Haul Airliner? The Unbiased Perspective of a Boeing 737 Pilot

Airbus A320 Vs Boeing 737: which is the better Short Haul Airliner? The Unbiased Perspective of a Boeing 737 Pilot

Dario Leone

Did you know Chuck Yeager is the reason why airline pilots sound so bored when talking to passengers through PA system?

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

Did you know Chuck Yeager is the reason why airline pilots sound so bored when talking to passengers through PA system?

Dario Leone

Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.

Three tycoons once tried to convert three Airbus A380 airliners into business jets but their projects were scrapped. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

[Video] The Crew of this A380 Showed True Skill by landing Their Massive Airliner sideways in Storm Dennis at Heathrow

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

That time a massive Airbus A380 with a medical emergency on board was forced to divert to an airport closed due to heavy snow and not suited to accommodate it

Dario Leone

Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger

Boeing 727 flight engineer recalls that time when his airliner took off with just one passenger

Dario Leone

L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight

L-1011 TriStar pilot tells the story of when he and his entire crew were fired with no notice in the middle of a transatlantic flight

Dario Leone

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of British Airways Flight 9, the Boeing 747 that lost all four engines due to volcanic ash (yet it landed safely)

Dario Leone

The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

The story of United Airlines Flight 173, the plane crash that launched the crew resource management revolution in airline training

Dario Leone

Boeing 737 UFO

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Former Boeing 737 pilot tells the story of an odd UFO sighting he had in the skies above Los Angeles

Dario Leone

If Chesley Sullenberger's Airbus A320 had ejection seats passengers would have died. Here are 7 reasons why it’s impossible to install ejection seats in commercial aircraft.

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

If Chesley Sullenberger’s Airbus A320 had ejection seats passengers would have died. Here are 7 reasons why it’s impossible to install ejection seats in commercial aircraft.

Dario Leone

Video shows dangerous jet blasts and insane landings at Skiathos International Airport

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Video shows dangerous jet blasts and insane landings at Skiathos International Airport

Dario Leone

[Video] The Crew of this A380 Showed True Skill by landing Their Massive Airliner sideways in Storm Dennis at Heathrow

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

[Video] The Crew of this A380 Showed True Skill by landing Their Massive Airliner sideways in Storm Dennis at Heathrow

Dario Leone

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