Posted on February 16, 2010 by Jussi Ekman
In the first part of my blog, I focused on what happens before the captain steps onto the aircraft. This time I’ll move onto the flight preparations that take place onboard the aircraft.
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Posted on February 12, 2010 by Jussi Ekman
In the first part of my blog, I’ll focus on what happens before the captain steps onto the aircraft. In a later, continuation part I’ll move on to flight preparations that take place on the aircraft.
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by Jussi Ekman
In my previous blogs, I covered the topics of instrument flying, locating an airport with radio waves, the autopilot and airport equipment. All these play a role when we make a landing at an airport in foggy weather. This is how we do it.
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by Vesa Paukkeri
Occasionally, the airline passenger finds himself/herself in the unfortunate situation of discovering that the flight is delayed because of a technical reason. The text appearing on the screen or the announcement heard on the loudspeakers may evoke questions in the minds of passengers. In such a situation, one should remain calm, however. “Technical reason” on [...]
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Posted on May 6, 2009 by senjalarsen
Finnair’s traffic nerve center is the Network Control Center, which makes decisions, coordinates activities and maintains direct contact with our aircraft at all times. In addition, Finnair can put together a special irregularity task force at short notice, with members that literally have their bags packed, ready to go at any time. Regardless of the situation, we are always ready. As the variety of possible irregularities is wide, the task force is assembled according to the specific requirements of each circumstance, using the corporation’s best experts as well as outside contacts.
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