Jan 9, 2019 | Airlines, Airport, Flight |
Panama’s Copa Airlines SA has been crowned 2018’s most punctual carrier in a global survey — but no major U.S. airline made it into the top five. Latvia’s Air Baltic ranked second among airlines arriving or departing within 15 minutes of scheduled times,...
Sep 7, 2018 | Aircraft, Airport, Aviation |
As one might imagine, the life of an aircraft mechanic is not a glamorous one. Earlier, I passed along a few memorable tales of my time as a mechanic for a larger regional airline. This time, I would like to elaborate on what a typical day is like for an airline...
Sep 6, 2018 | Aircraft, Airlines, Airport, Aviation |
You’re at the airport. You’re ready for your plane to take off. But what’s really going on out there on the ramp while we’re inside staring at our phones? The jet that will carry you to your destination has likely just arrived from somewhere...
Aug 5, 2018 | Aircraft, Airlines, Airport, Aviation, Uncategorized |
Our new survey reveals that in-flight connectivity is about much more than just streaming movies How many times have you boarded a plane, been all ready to pull away from the gate, and the pilot comes on the intercom to glumly alert everyone of a maintenance issue?...
Jul 27, 2018 | Aircraft, Airport, Aviation, News, Uncategorized |
A quieter neighborhood is just one benefit of aviation innovation If you live near an airport, you’ve probably thought about the noise generated by the aircraft arriving and departing every day. This noise could affect your quality of life and possibly your property...
Jul 26, 2018 | Airport, Airport Security, Aviation, crew, Passenger, Uncategorized |
Weirdest Things Found by Airport Security The crews who work for airport security come in contact with thousands of people on a daily basis. Most of those people are carrying totally mundane things in their carry-ons. However, the security team occasionally crosses...
Jul 18, 2018 | airbus, Airport, Aviation, Boeing, News, Uncategorized |
Akka “Link & Fly” flying train concept It sounds like something Q, the tech guy in James bond movies, would create. A plane that lands on a runway, shrugs its wings off, turns into a train and rolls on to rails to drop you off at your local station....
Jul 17, 2018 | Aircraft, Airport, Aviation, Uncategorized |
When you get in a car to take a long road trip, what is one of the first things you do? You likely turn on your navigational system to get the fastest, most direct route to your destination. So, when you decide to travel by plane – why would you think it would be any...
Jul 12, 2018 | Aircraft, Airlines, Airport, Aviation, Pilot, Uncategorized |
Black Box If you wan’t to establish why a plane crashed, you need to retrieve the black box. This virtually indestructible orange device records all relevant flight data and conversations in the cockpit. For specialists at the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft...
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