Insights
For pilots, smooth air is a dream come true. But nestled behind majestic mountain ranges lurks a danger often invisible to the naked eye: mountain waves. These atmospheric phenomena can create a rollercoaster ride for aircraft, with powerful updrafts, downdrafts, and turbulence. Understanding mountain waves is crucial for aviation safety,
Insights
Imagine you're comfortably cruising at altitude when the announcement chimes ring out – a medical emergency. It's a stressful situation for everyone on board, and it raises a question most of us don't consider: what happens if a passenger dies on an airplane? While uncommon,
Travel
Have you ever been on a plane and seen a flash of light followed by a loud bang? While certainly startling, a lightning strike on an airplane is actually a fairly common occurrence. Modern airplanes are built to handle these jolts with minimal fuss. You might be surprised to learn
Travel
Have you ever wondered about the unseen officers who help keep our skies safe? While Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers play a crucial role in airport security, another group of highly trained professionals operates in the air itself: Federal Air Marshals (sometimes called FAM). Who are Federal Air Marshals? Federal
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Aviation and astronomy might seem like distant fields, but they can brush paths during a fascinating celestial event: a solar eclipse. Let's explore what a solar eclipse is, how often they occur, and the potential impact they can have on air travel. What is a Solar Eclipse? A
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Weekly Roundup
Hello from a lounge somewhere halfway across the world, this was a week of broken promises, entitled passengers, and a country famous for striking... banning striking. As we head into summer, the lines are going to start getting longer, and every little bit we don't spend at the
Airlines
Ah, the humble airplane seat. It's our temporary home for hours on end, a place to work, eat, and hopefully, catch some sleep. But nestled within this metal cocoon lies a feature that sparks eternal debate: the recline button. On one hand, airlines advertise reclining seats as a
Insights
Imagine an airplane soaring through the air. As its wings slice through the air, they generate lift, an essential force keeping the aircraft airborne. But this lift creation isn't a clean process. At the wingtips, swirling vortices of air form – invisible tornadoes we call wake turbulence. These counter-rotating
Insights
Have you ever settled into your seat on an Airbus, eager for takeoff, only to be startled by a series of barking or sawing noises coming from near the wings? Fear not, curious flyer! This is the entirely normal sound of the aircraft's Power Transfer Unit (PTU) performing
News
IBIS, a French brand of economy hotels, member of the Accor hotel group, was just disclosed to having unsecured check-in terminals that allowed anybody to see room assignments and access door codes. Pentagrid, which "performs technically solid security assessments of IT systems for enterprises," disclosed their findings from
Insights
Imagine being a pilot relying on instruments to navigate your plane, only to have your GPS navigation signal disappear. That's the reality of GPS jamming, a growing threat in the world of aviation. We've been seeing increasing reports in Europe and around the world of airplanes
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Weekly Roundup
This week has mellowed out in terms of drama, however we still saw some pretty big news headlines and the internet exploding over some fake service animals. It was a very opinionated week. The biggest headline of them all saw Boeing's CEO stepping down. There were a couple