A pilot's flight bag is one of those things that a pilot cannot be without. No matter if the person is flying a commercial airliner or a small aircraft out in the remote wilderness. A pilot's flight...
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As a passenger have you ever wondered how air traffic control can monitor and differentiate between hundreds of different aircraft all flying in the same airspace at any given time, especially when...
If you have a keen eye you may have been sat in an airport terminal and watched the airplanes landing then all of sudden they seem to be landing and taking off from the other direction. There is a...
After flying in and out of many, many airports over my career I got to wondering which are the biggest. I've been to most of the 'Big 5' in the U.S. but I wanted to know which was the biggest,...
Airline Alliances 101: What They Are & Why Airlines Join Them?
If you fly frequently, you may have heard that airlines are part of an ‘airline alliance’. Since the 1990s, these alliances have grown in considerable popularity. Today, virtually every major...
We have all been on a commercial flight and immediately after the cabin door is shut, the flight attendants ask you to turn on 'Airplane Mode' on your tablet or smartphone. You might have wondered...