What Are Those Small Holes On Airplane Windows?
If you’ve ever been in an airplane, you might’ve noticed that there’s a small hole...
March 2021
Daniel Luo What Is an ILS Approach?
Decades ago, airplanes started to get more and more automated than ever. The result is...
Osman Jamil Flap Track Fairings: What Are They?
If you ask most people who have flown, they would probably say they have seen...
Aviation for Aviators Baggage Tag and Its Purpose
Whenever you check in a bag, you get a baggage tag. The baggage tag (also...
Lukas Wopmann Which Planes Are Used for Short, Medium, and Long Haul Flights?
Have you ever wondered which type of aircraft you were going to be flying on...
Fuel Hedging
The cost for fuel is one of an airline’s biggest cost driver. If fuel prices...
How to Find the Cheapest Airfares
Searching for the cheapest airfares online can be a long and difficult process for many...
Nemeth Parasol
An unusual prototype with circular wing in parasol configuration, built in 1934 became a successful...
Ireland: The Underrated Emerald Isle Yet To Be Explored
Even though COVID-19 may have halted our travel plans to get away from home. Nonetheless,...
Science behind shockwaves and a sonic boom
Ever seen a fighter jet rush past you so fast that you hear a loud...
Emergency calls
“Mayday mayday mayday Thomson 253H, engine failure, continuing northwesterly, inbound towards Wallasey” Flight crew of...
What are Codeshare Agreements?
The term “codeshare” has been used over the past decades by many people, even persons...
What’s behind the Murphy’s Law?
Everyone has ever heard about the Murphy’s Law or probably is familiar to people who...
Why Environmental Activists Broke Into Paris Airport and Painted a Plane Green
Overview Last Friday, a group of nine climate change activists from the organization Greenpeace broke...
Gliding flight in a helicopter?
Many of us know about the gliding capacity of airplanes, the fixed-wing aircraft can glide...
Ground Operations: Aircraft Marshalling & VDGS System
You’ve probably noticed on your last flight the ground personnel walking and holding their two,...
What do you know about airports?
A lot of you might think that airports are just buildings that you go through...
Youssef Yahya Unusual Activities to Do at Airports
Many of you have already visited an airport, at least once. Passengers are usually there...
The Functioning of PAPI Lights
At night, you might notice many lights on the tarmac of an airport. All of...
FAA Grounds Multiple Boeing 777 Aircraft
Following the engine failure of United’s 777 last week, the FAA has requested an immediate...