Questions tagged [airline-operations]
Refers to questions asking about airline practices, procedures, and processes both in the employment arena and in flight.
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Why do airlines use their own procedures instead of manufacturers'?
Why is it that airline A and airline B can have different (though similar) procedures for exactly the same operation and exactly the same aircraft?
Why don't they all use the same procedure since it ...
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Why is it necessary to set the parking brake on for the walkaround on an A320?
Our Airbus A320 FCOM prescribes that the PM sets the PARK BRK ON before the walkaround.
Simple question: why?
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What are the parameters typically used by airlines to assess the fuel economy and efficiency for their flights?
Are there parameters that are typically being used by airlines to assess the fuel economy and efficiency done in their flights?
And how exactly those parameters are being used to do the assessments ...
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Why are many parts of an airliner required to be triplicated, but not the "parts" most likely to malfunction (i.e., the pilots)?
Many components of airliners are installed with three redundant systems to reduce the risk of equipment failure causing accidents. However, there are only two of the "components" most likely ...
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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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Why was the rate of part 121 LPV equipage projected to be so low, and has that projection come true?
On page 10 of the FAA's 2016 PBN Navigation Strategy document, found here, the USA part 121 fleet is very thoroughly equipped with RNAV capability....except for LPV.
Similarly, the FAA predicted that ...
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Typical maximum airliner throttle settings during taxi
What is the typical maximum throttle setting during taxi of a big airliner, e.g., A350, B777, etc.?
Thank you.
Fabián
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Are squawk codes linked with flight info such as route and flight data?
So squawk codes are given to an aircraft prior to departure. We know that if the pilot inputs the wrong code, the data will not show up. So are squawk codes linked via computer to the aircraft’s ...
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Lufthansa making short flights MUC→LEJ→PRG→VIE→MUC with A380s
Today I noticed a Lufthansa A380 taking off from Prague and … flying to Vienna. And the FlightRadar track looks like it didn't even stop here. It starts with the plane turning off the runway at the ...
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Are auxiliary fuel tanks optional on the Boeing 737 Max 9?
Does the Boeing 737 Max 9 have auxiliary fuel tanks like the Boeing 737-900ER? And have any airlines ordered them without if optional?
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Why do the spoilers on the 737 only deploy to the flight detent after a flaps up landing?
Following an all flaps up (no flap) landing, the SPEED BRAKE
lever will not move beyond the FLIGHT DETENT and the spoilers
will not fully deploy (for reference this is stated in the Fcom 9.20.14 rev ...
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Has an airline passenger ever in some way prevented a crash?
Have there been any incidents in which an airliner would almost certainly have crashed had a passenger not taken some action (most likely telling a flight attendant that something didn't seem right)?
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Would a passenger on an airliner in an emergency be forced to evacuate?
If a passenger on a part 121 airline flight on an N-registered aircraft refuses to evacuate (or insists on evacuating last, to avoid getting in others' way), would (s)he be forced to evacuate? Assume ...
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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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