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From Puerto Rico to the skies: Christian Colon's journey to becoming a captain
Christian Colon has been promoted to captain with GoJet Airlines, flying the CRJ-550 aircraft. Although he is based at Newark Liberty International Airport, he continues to reside in Houston.
Why Do Pilots Declare 'Mayday' or 'PAN-PAN'? Decoding The Difference Between These Distress Calls
Mayday is a life-threatening emergency, such as engine failure, fire, or imminent crash while PAN-PAN is used for urgent but ...
The 20-minute flight that became the world’s first airplane hijacking
Miss Macao, a Consolidated Model 28 Catalina seaplane, crashed into the sea during a scheduled flight to Hong Kong. There was ...
Plane & Pilot Magazine on MSN4d
Albatross of a Task
The Albatross, firewall forward, is set up as a “quick engine change” package, which means that the entire assembly comes off ...
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off plane's engines mid-flight relives "most consequential three seconds of my life"
Former airline captain Joseph Emerson, indicted for trying to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight in 2023, speaks to "CBS ...
Trump nominating former Delta pilot to international aviation post
President Donald Trump is nominating former Delta Air Lines pilot Jeffrey Anderson to serve as U.S. ambassador to the ...
Who were the two pilots who flew the Air India jet that crashed?
A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month supports the view that ...
Factbox-Who were the two pilots who flew the Air India jet that crashed?
A cockpit recording of dialogue between the two pilots of the Air India flight that crashed last month indicates the captain ...