SR-71 Blackbird: The jet that could outfly a bullet and a missile
The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and...
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Osman Jamil Fuel Servicing of Aircraft
Many of us have seen tanker trucks around when the aircraft is on the ground...
Avelo Airlines: The New U.S. Carrier To Enter The Market
From its base at Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Avelo plans to start service on April...
IATA Travel Pass – a way out of the pandemic?
While the COVID19 pandemic is still slowing down aviation and the globe in general, it...
Lukas Wopmann 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...
Daniel Luo What Is an ILS Approach?
Decades ago, airplanes started to get more and more automated than ever. The result is...
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...
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,...