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Yes, airlines carry both removable, and non-removable (sealed or only emergency purposes) torches. One uses the the removable ones for the walk around.
Yes, a pilot must carry a torch. An iPhone light indeed covers this requirement. However, most professional carry a small, tactical/high lumen torch for this purpose, as usually they are FAR more effective on the walk around than the knackered airplane torch.
Nothing to see here, move along.
Actually, there is still something to see, so I won't move along.
In the first paragraph you state that you can take the flashlight in the cockpit for a walkaround. Then you state that you must have a torch, but that an iphone is not strong enough a torch for the walkaround... what? didn't you just say you can take the flashlight in the cockpit for that purpose?
You missed your calling as a politician.