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Ken Hoke

Ken Hoke is a recently retired captain for a major US package express airline with 32 years experience flying the Douglas DC-8 and Boeing 757/767. His writing can also be found on his website, Aerosavvy.com.

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Anchorage: the world’s cargo hub

Anchorage, Alaska plays a key role in the transport of international goods. Why Anchorage? The summers are nice, but winters are long and dark….

Aviation explainer series

Warming up the jet: what it takes to get the 767 ready to fly

The flight crew arrives at the Boeing 767 freighter between 30 and 60 minutes prior to departure. If the pilots expect an on-time departure,…

Aviation explainer series

TO/GA Party! How Go-arounds Work

Spend time at a busy airport and you’ll likely see an aircraft go-around. Find out why aircraft go-around’s occur and how the maneuver enhances…

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Ken Hoke

Latest articles by Ken Hoke

Anchorage: the world’s cargo hub

Warming up the jet: what it takes to get the 767 ready to fly

TO/GA Party! How Go-arounds Work

Listen to our podcast

AvTalk Episode 317: The (Q1) results are in

Watch our latest video

Flightradar24

Download the App

Follow Us

Flight tracking

About Us

Commercial Services

Useful Resources