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[note 3] [8] [9] All three pilots were highly experienced – both pilots had more than 10,100 hours of flying time and the flight engineer had logged more than 19,100 flight hours. [ 10 ] : 3 At 15:16 local time, the flight was cleared to climb to flight level 350—about 35,000 feet (11,000 m).
China Airlines Flight 006 (call sign "Dynasty 006") was a daily non-stop flight from Taipei to Los Angeles International Airport. On February 19, 1985, the Boeing 747SP operating the flight was involved in an aircraft upset accident , following the failure of the No. 4 engine, while cruising at 41,000 ft (12,500 m).
Southwest Air Lines Flight 611, landing accident, 1982 – pilot error, runway overrun; China Airlines Flight 611, crashed 2002, with 225 deaths – poor repairs; DHL Flight 611, in the 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision, 2002 – ATC shortcomings; Air India Express Flight 611, tail strike and antenna collision on takeoff, 2018 – captain seat ...
China Airlines Flight 006; China Airlines Flight 120; China Airlines Flight 140; China Airlines Flight 204; China Airlines Flight 206; China Airlines Flight 334; China Airlines Flight 358; China Airlines Flight 605; China Airlines Flight 611; China Airlines Flight 642; China Airlines Flight 676
A senior chief pilot with nearly 20 years of flight experience has been filmed sleeping in the cockpit of his 747 while his co-pilot records him snoozing.
Catastrophic and contained cargo fire in rear cargo deck lead to the separation of tail section, an in-flight break up and a high-speed dive into ocean 1988-04-28 Aloha Airlines Flight 243: Hawaii, United States Boeing 737: Improper adhesive bonding of fuselage lap joints 1 Corrosion and fatigue: 18 ft of roof separated from fuselage 1988-12-21
On February 16, 2011, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 817, a Boeing 747-368, was involved in a taxiway excursion and suffered substantial damage. All 277 occupants onboard survived without injury. [53] On July 28, 2011, Asiana Airlines Flight 991, a 747-400F, caught fire and crashed in the sea near Jeju Island, killing both crew members. [54]
Several serving Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots taught an “Aviation English Course” in China in 2016, while a number of Chinese nationals studied at the RAF’s college at Cranwell in ...