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INFORMATIONAL Oct 03, 2024 How Does an Airplane's Autopilot Work? Life has become easy nowadays; one hardly has to do anything to succeed or accomplish tasks. One such idea is that the autopilot feature controls everything in an aircraft, and there is no need for a pilot to be present. But is this actually true? Read More →
NEWS Jul 09, 2024 Pan Am’s $60,000 Experience of Historic Trans-Atlantic Routes Onboard a Private Boeing 757 Pan Am, one of the most legendary airlines in aviation history, is taking to the sky once more to recreate two of its iconic transatlantic routes in an epic 12-day trip. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 22, 2024 How Flight Trackers Make Flying Safer Integrating biometric validation, facial recognition, automated visa processing, ticketing, and boarding, coupled with ADS-B and ASDE-X, has evolved aviation security, ensuring a safe and secure travel experience. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL May 12, 2024 Historic Monuments Sometimes Prevent Airports from Expanding The National Park Service's Registry of Historic Places impacts the ability for airports to expand without written consent by local history and preservation staffs. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 12, 2024 Before GPS: How Did Pilots Navigate in the Early Days of Aviation? Before GPS, pilots used several navigation methods. These include pilotage, dead reckoning, the beacon station system, radio ranges, radar, and INS. Future systems will leverage computer power, broadband connectivity, and AI. Read More →
STORIES Apr 06, 2024 The Aircraft That Mysteriously Caught Fire: South African Airways Flight 295 Whenever a major air incident occurs, authorities can determine the cause of the crash following a comprehensive investigation. However, the case of South African Airways Flight 295 is unique. Unfortunately, the exact cause of this tragedy continues to remain unknown. This is the mystery of the Helderberg, a Boeing 747-200 from South African Airways. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Apr 04, 2024 What Happened to Donald Trump's $365 Million, All-Boeing 727 Airline? Aside from being a successful businessman and a former American president, Donald Trump is also known for his stunning private Boeing 757. But did you know that Trump once owned his own airline some 30 years back? We will be recounting the story of the Trump Shuttle. Read More →
STORIES Apr 03, 2024 Long Live the Queen: The Ageless Reign of the Boeing 747 The 747 has flown for nearly half the entire history of aviation. It will continue to serve for decades to come. Read More →
STORIES Apr 02, 2024 Remembering Hooters Air: The Restaurant's Attempt to Launch an Airline Hooters Air was a short-lived brand experiment by the US-based restaurant chain that ultimately failed. However, it did intrigue the public enough for many to try it. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Mar 30, 2024 How This Boeing 747 Went Supersonic When we think of supersonic travel, we immediately think of aircraft like the Concorde and various types of fighter jets. That's because these aircraft were built to regularly fly at supersonic speeds. But what if I told you that a Boeing 747 once went supersonic? Believe it or not, this happened back in 1991 and that's what we will be discussing today. Read More →