Amanda Hyde
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Mostly travel writing. Likes cats, reading and faraway beaches.
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5 days ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Amanda Hyde
On a larger scale, she adds: "They're never going to be able to respond to the 'black swan' events [high-impact events that are difficult to predict but that in retrospect appear to have been inevitable]. Even in the tragic Air India crash, a computer couldn't have changed what happened. "It doesn't matter how well you think you can programme a machine, you cannot replace human senses. I had a fume event on the way to Belfast. It was an almost imperceptible spell.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Amanda Hyde
Retirement and moves to private operators have left a talent gap in the industry but, until recently, many airlines haven't been thinking laterally about how to fill it. "Airlines want pilots straight out of the box and ready to fly. They want pilots with the right type rating to fly the right aircraft and with the right hours - and they want them right now," says Charman.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Amanda Hyde
From Croatia's best-kept secret to a harder-to-access Greek island, here's where to go to avoid the massesAcross the Mediterranean, rumbling concerns about over-tourism have risen to a crescendo over the past couple of years. Both the conspicuous absence of visitors during the pandemic and the talk of building back more sustainably are distant memories: now it seems that all people really want is their moment in the sun.
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4 weeks ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Amanda Hyde
Left it late this summer? Don't panic - our top choices for a last-minute getaway have got you coveredEconomic and political uncertainty have made delaying booking a summer holiday understandable. And, though pickings are now slim for summer 2025, there are still houses and hotel rooms to be had if you know where to look.
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1 month ago |
telegraph.co.uk | Amanda Hyde
From initial testing to retirement, here's everything you need to know about the lifespan of the largest aircraft on the planet At 19, the world's oldest commercial A380 is hardly ancient but - in aircraft years - it's reached an age at which most jumbo jets (the affectionate nickname for all wide, long bodied aircraft) retire to the great boneyards of the desert. Not this one though: after a five-year hiatus, it's back ploughing the skies for Emirates, according to simpleflying.com.
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