Category: Informational
INFORMATIONAL Oct 30, 2025 Ghosts of 191: The Crash Site that Continues to Haunt Chicago to this Day On May 25, 1979, American Airlines Flight 191 was scheduled to fly nonstop from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to Los Angeles. Operated by a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, the flight unfortunately met its untimely demise before it could even put some distance between itself and the Windy City. The events of Flight 191 continue to haunt Chicago to this day. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 30, 2025 Turbulence at the Top: How Four Airlines Came to Dominate the U.S. Air Travel Market The United States, being one of the world's largest aviation markets, is home to numerous airlines and a rich, dynamic aviation history. However, despite the size of the domestic market, the sector is largely dominated by four major players. Let’s examine why this is the case and what events led up to shaping the current affairs of American aviation. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 29, 2025 Comfort at a Cost: The Silent Death of the Airbus A340 Often associated with long-haul luxury and seen as a technological marvel of its time, the Airbus A340 now finds itself on the edge of extinction. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 28, 2025 Beyond GPS: How Quantum Navigation Could Redefine the Future of Flight Quantum Navigation: It may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but navigation using the principles of quantum physics is quickly becoming a reality. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 27, 2025 Cliffs, Clouds, and Courage: Lukla Airport Nepal, The World's Most Dangerous Airport Perched high in the Himalayas, Lukla Airport — officially known as Tenzing-Hilary Airport — is widely regarded as the world's most dangerous airport. Located in Nepal's Khumbu Pasanglhamu region near Mount Everest, it serves as a critical gateway for trekkers beginning their journey to the world's highest peak. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 17, 2025 Important Aviation History Every Student Should Know Aviation is more than planes and airports. It’s a story of human imagination pushing the limits of what seemed possible. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 15, 2025 From Drones to Jumbo Jets: Why Learning About Aviation is More Accessible Than Ever Discover how aviation knowledge, from drones to jumbo jets, is becoming more accessible to students and enthusiasts through modern tools and global opportunities. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 09, 2025 How to Study Aerospace Engineering and Succeed as a University Student Learn how to study aerospace engineering effectively, manage your workload, and succeed as a student with practical strategies and expert guidance. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 09, 2025 Inside the Cockpit: Interviews with Young Pilots Getting Their Wings If you want to understand the new generation of aviators, listen to their stories: the obstacles they face, the ways they shortcut common problems, and the smart moves that actually help them earn their wings. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 23, 2025 Supersonic Secrets: The Tupolev Tu-144 "Concordski" In the technological competition between the U.S. and the USSR during the Cold War, military and commercial aviation emerged as a crucial battlefield. Both superpowers competed to build better aircraft between 1946 and 1991. Within a year after the Soviet Union unveiled a fighter jet with a more sophisticated design than the Americans, the United States would produce a more capable design, outperforming its competition in both performance and innovation. Read More →