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...
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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...
Osman Jamil 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...
Science behind shockwaves and a sonic boom
Ever seen a fighter jet rush past you so fast that you hear a loud...
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...
Ground Operations: Aircraft Marshalling & VDGS System
You’ve probably noticed on your last flight the ground personnel walking and holding their two,...
FAA Grounds Multiple Boeing 777 Aircraft
Following the engine failure of United’s 777 last week, the FAA has requested an immediate...
Static Discharge |VS| St. Elmo’s Fire
Pilots see static discharges dancing on their windscreens fairly often. As a passenger, you might...
The Origins of Aviation & Airlines
For anything in this life, there is a beginning. For aviation the beginning is considered...
The APU: The Hidden Engine
How many turbine engines are on an Airbus A320? Two, right? Would you believe three?...
Uncertain Future For The 777x
Background Information Boeing’s latest aircraft, the 777-9x, is part of the new generation of twin-engine...
Will You Feel Safer Knowing That the Crew on Your Flight Are All Vaccinated?
Since the first vaccine against COVID19 appeared, all countries around the world were managing to...
What Happens When You Flush the Toilet
Answering this question is not that challenging, actually it is very simple. However, some people...
Future of A380
Airbus company wanted to respond to the B747 – queen of sky, so it tried...
How Do Evacuation Slides Work?
You’ve all been familiar with the Evacuation Slides if you’ve flown before – either presented...
ATA 100 (Aeronautical Maintenance Documentation)
As known, ATA stands for “Air Transport Association”, an American organization. But when talking about...
The First Airplane
On the fateful day of December 17, 1903, the first airplane flew for a distance...
Convair Sea Dart (The only supersonic seaplane)
Navy Strategy, the need of a supersonic interceptor plane in time when Jet engines were...