AIRLINE tickets don’t come cheap but have you ever wondered exactly how much airlines make from your travels? According to new data from air travel intelligence company OGA, some airlines are making billion dollar profits on specific routes. British Airways’ flight...
It’s always fascinating to take a look at the past! For example, you’ll be surprised to discover how airplane meals have changed in the last half a century. As it turns out, air travelers had once enjoyed onboard services that were on a par with those offered...
Inside the world’s luxurious private jet: $72MILLION aircraft with four living areas and an ensuite master bedroom can fly 19 passengers in total luxury If you thought a private jet was the ultimate accessory to aspire to, get ready to raise your aspirations...
What are frequent flyer programs? Frequent flyer programs are the loyalty cards of the air travel industry. Your supermarket points card or your 10th-coffee-free stamp collection work in exactly the same way. You fly with the same airline, or an alternative airline in...
Flying back to London from Nice we encounter some turbulence that sends champagne into the air. Instinctively, automatically by this point, everyone lifts their flutes accordingly, catching it and bringing it back to safety in what resembles a financially hazardous...
Any pilot will tell you there’s nothing in the world like the sensation of flying. The months of unglamorous training, procedures, writing checklists, and scanning weather forecasts usually goes unmentioned. And that’s not even considering how arduous and...
Tracing the timeline of the profession–and the uniforms—since the 1930s Although flight attendants today are predominantly female, the world’s first flight attendant was actually a German man, Heinrich Kubis, who is credited with assisting passengers on the...
Major aircraft manufacturers are predicting a need for thousands of aircraft mechanic s each year over the next several years as more and more airplanes are produced. So the career as an aircraft mechanic is still up-and-coming. There is the answer of how to become an...
Accidents involving the current generation of commercial airplanes are rare but offer important insights into advancements in the safety and crashworthiness of airplane design. These advancements reflect decades of innovation and targeted efforts to improve...
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