It’s got the best views but conditions are much chillier in the window seat. BOARDING an aircraft, getting locked into a small aerodynamic tube, sitting beside a complete stranger for a long duration, and not to mention putting your life in someone else’s hands, can be a highly stressful situation. But flying, like many other …

In the unlikely case of total engine and APU failure and battery failure, the A320 is equipped with a Ram air turbine which pops out from the aircraft belly and generates electricity by spinning from the moving air stream. This is essentially using the aircraft’s momentum to generate electricity, or essentially a mini wind turbine. On an …

So you got rejected. You’re frustrated and depressed. You’re also confused; you thought you already made it. You’ve come this far. It was the final stage. You’re asking yourself, “What did I do wrong?” I’ve been there. I know exactly how rejection feels. I was rejected 8 times by three different airlines. There isn’t a simple answer to why …

A PLANE cabin resembled a bloodstained battle zone after a particularly nasty encounter with turbulence, new photographs show. At least five crew members and one passenger needed medical treatment after their Boeing 777 ran into severe turbulence on Monday’s Thai Airways flight from Jakarta to Bangkok. Airline staffer Kru P’Birth uploaded photos on Facebook that …

By-Grant Martin: Improvements to United’s in-flight catering continue. Early this year, the Chicago-based airline announced that it was overhauling its meal service as part of a larger effort to improve the overall premium passenger experience. This week, the airline took another step towards improving meal service including expanded serving hours and updated menu items. Updates to meal selections include …

A Sikh man along with his three friends, who were kicked out from an American Airlines flight because their appearance made the captain uneasy has filed a $9 million lawsuit against the airline. Shan Anand, a Sikh, along with three other friends – Faimul Alam besides a Bangladeshi Muslim and an Arab Muslim — all …

Russian aviation has conducted over 60 flights hitting more than 50 infrastructure facilities of the Islamic State in Syria, Andrei Kartapolov, the head of the Main Operations Directorate of the Russian General Staff said Saturday. The Russian jets deployed in Syria carried out over 60 combat missions to destroy more than 50 positions of the …

Your phone will probably annoy a few pilots and air traffic controllers.  But, most likely, not badly enough for them to take action against you, if that’s what you want to know. You may have heard that unpleasant noise from an audio system, that occasionally happens when a mobile phone is nearby (see also Coenraad …

This post is about one of the most seen arguments, “Airbus copied Boeing” and then the reply is “The 767, 777 and 787 are all copies of the A300” and thatBoeing copied fbw from Airbus. However there is something missing a key fact that has been ignored. Do you know what it is? So then …

The most common reason for breaking the Boeing 737-800 airline FlyDubai flight FZ-981 in Rostov-on-Don is extremely serious mistake of the pilot. This is the opinion of an expert on aircraft accidents Yuri Antipov, quoted LifeNews. As proof, he shows a fall of avionott high angles. They are seen as the plane moves to the runway in …

When your engine fails in a twin, how do you maintain max performance? Your first step? Fly with maximum power with your good engine and pitch for VYSE, which is your best rate-of-climb for single engine operations. But the next step is just as important: minimize your drag. What Kind Of Drag Can You Clean …