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can one airplane be listed in the OPS Specs of 2 different airlines
Can an airplane be listed in the OPS Specs of 2 different airlines? One airline, Atlas also holds the Polar operating certificate. They are two different operation certificates. Can one airplane be ...
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Is "Aviate, Navigate, Communicate" legal in Part 121 operations?
14 CFR § 121.557(c) says in part, (emphasis added)
Whenever a pilot in command... exercises emergency authority, he shall keep the appropriate ATC facility and dispatch centers fully informed of the ...
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Building Hours in a Foreign Country
I currently hold my Commercial Certificate with Instrument. Currently all FAA. Attended ATP Flight School in Texas. I was born in Nicaragua so I can legally work there. I was offered a job to work for ...
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Will ADS-B eventually replace TCAS antennas on airliners?
I still seem to confuse myself about ADS-B. Will ADS-B eventually replace TCAS antennas on airliners? Or are those still a relevant part of the ADS-B system? And I guess just to add in, why don't ...
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Does anything prevent an airline from claiming that a flight cancellation was due to weather, when it was actually for another reason?
American Airlines has a policy that if a flight is cancelled for any reason other than weather, AA will pay for stranded passengers' hotel and meals until the passengers' rebooked flight. If the ...
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What can you do with an ATP that you can’t with an R-ATP?
So I know about the different requirements for an ATP vs R-ATP but I can’t find what you are able to do with a full ATP that you can’t do with an R-ATP
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Does dual given in an approved AATD/FTD under Part 141 count towards the total sim time allowed for ATP in 61.159(a)(6)?
Reviewing 61.159(a)(6), it mentions that an applicant cannot credit more than 100 hours in simulator towards their total aeronautical experience as long as it was conducted as part of a 141, 142, 121, ...
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Does the rule that alcohol on flights must be served by a flight attendant also apply to private flights?
Regarding the recent incidents and fines the FAA levied it said in the following release:
"Federal law prohibits passengers from consuming alcohol aboard a flight that is not served by a flight ...
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Do airliners get substantially different weather briefings from the rest of us?
Southwest Airlines flights were delayed and cancelled this week due to an outage in their third-party weather provider. I understand if they have a streamlined business process for getting weather ...
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When do carriers overhaul their flight schedules with flight re-numbering?
A (US domestic) carrier can obviously stop flying a flight, or some legs of that flight, for a host of reasons. But - occasionally it makes more significant changes, like re-numbering many flights, or ...
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Can an airline schedule two same-number flights to leave the same airport on the same day?
I've read: Why have different flights with the same flight number?
and I guess I understand this can make sense. But - is it allowed for a domestic US airline to schedule two flights with the same ...
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When is an aircraft considered dispatched?
When is an aircraft considered to be dispatched?
Before an aircraft is dispatched certain pieces of equipment must be operational on an aircraft. If some equipment is found to be inoperative, a ...
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What is the two-person cockpit rule, as of February 2020?
In the comments to the accepted answer on this question, there is some conflicting information about the current regulations around the 2 person cockpit rule.
I was under the impression that there ...
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Is there any agency or meeting, at global level, that rules flight zone interdictions? [duplicate]
Considering the number of conflicts in the world, and the tragic event of the airliner crash over Ukrainia caused by military action, there are a lot of flight interdiction zones on the world.
From ...
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Could the toilet be used as an extra passenger seat?
In the US, if the toilet had a seat belt, would it be legal for an airline to board one more passenger than the number of normal passenger seats, requiring that whoever used the toilet last must ...
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