by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 20, 2021 | News
Qatar had previously announced plans to retire its A380 fleet. But they now look set to return all of them to service. Why is this happening? As a Gulf-based airline, Qatar Airways is using a single airport as a hub. So as a hub-and-spoke airline, they needed big...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Oct 6, 2021 | News
Many believe that single-pilot aircraft will come eventually and that the first such application will involve cargo. But is it that simple? It seems like an inevitable progression. Previously, flight crews consisted of two pilots and a flight engineer. Even before...
by Mentour Pilot Admin | Oct 4, 2021 | News
As has become my habit lately I think it’s a good idea to explain a few things about yesterday’s video with the French Bee Airbus A350 that got into trouble during a go-around in Paris. Good afternoon my friends. As I was afraid, a lot of people have been...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Sep 17, 2021 | News
A Lufthansa Airbus A350 had to make an unusual and protracted tour of northern Europe, after reports of a problem on take-off from Munich. The incident happened on the 15th of September. The Lufthansa crew would perform flight LH-434 from Munich (EDDM) in Germany to...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Aug 11, 2021 | News
Aer Lingus got the UK aviation authority’s permission to conduct flights between the US and the UK. But the airline still faces obstacles. This latest development was a formality, and should have come earlier. But the fact it didn’t wasn’t anything to do with the UK...
