"Germany has reached
cruising altitude," said Berenberg Bank economist Christian Schulz.
Robin said the pilot, who has not been identified, left the cockpit when the plane reached
cruising altitude, presumably to go to the lavatory.
Having mistaken the pressure horn for a minor problem, the pilots continue ascending to
cruising altitude while at the same time trying to figure out what the problem was.
If the reports from the military are verified, it would mean the plane was able to maintain a
cruising altitude and flew for about 500km with its transponder and other tracking systems apparently switched off.
Most of them freeze to death once the aircraft reach
cruising altitude, but some survive.
An aircraft burns vast amounts of fuel until it reaches its
cruising altitude and enters fuel-economy mode.
29 flight from Maputo to Angola, was "flying in normal conditions and no mechanical deficiency was detected" when it suddenly began a descent from its normal
cruising altitude. It crashed in a Namibian game park, killing the 27 passengers and six crew on board.
Some planes, however, are equipped to allow a connection to the on-board network when the plane reaches
cruising altitude. In these cases, passengers do not connect to a ground network but to a safety certified on-board system.
Connecting to the network is today only possible in specially equipped aircrafts that are able to connect you with a network (this can be permitted at
cruising altitude).
The new blend is expected to counteract this effect and provide the real goodness of a blended tea to the airline's passengers, even at
cruising altitude.
For aircraft without ice-detection equipment, crew must activate the protection system based on cues listed in their aircraft's flight manual during climb and descent, and at the first sign of icing when at
cruising altitude.
The Delta Airlines Boeing 767 was above Cork en route from London to Boston when the pilot requested permission to descend from his
cruising altitude.