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Free 3 Oct 2026
easyJet Cabin Crew in Portugal to Strike for Five Days
Cabin crew at easyJet in Portugal began a five-day strike on 2 October, putting up to 500 flights at risk.
Author: Gareth
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You are holding at ARTIP at flight level 100, the anti-ice has been on since flight level 180 and the ice is still building. Leaving the…
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Aviation History: Breaking the Sound Barrier
In October 1947 a pilot with two cracked ribs was dropped from a bomber over the California desert and flew faster than sound. A B2 retelling…
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Describe a routine scene: a wide-body airliner on a floodlit stand at night, with a container loader at the open cargo hold, a catering truck at…
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FAA Proposes Fix for Fuel-Valve Wear in A350 Engines
The FAA has proposed an airworthiness directive requiring US operators to replace a worn fuel-metering valve on certain Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A350 engines.
