The Miracle on the Hudson is one of the most incredible stories in aviation. On January 15, 2009, an Airbus A320 operating United States Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River in New York after both engines were lost. All 155 people on board were saved by the decision and skill of the pilots….
The deadliest airplane crashes have always been in the public eye. Over the years, many people have lost their lives onboard planes. Each accident has taught us something and air travel has become the safest means of transport in the world. It has come at the price of many lives lost but let’s see what…
On 10 June 1990, one of the most incredible incidents in aviation history occurred when a pilot was sucked out of a plane. British Airways Flight 5390 using a BAC One-Eleven, took off from Birmingham Airport with the destination of Malaga, Spain. Just 15 minutes after take-off, over Didcot, Oxfordshire, a window in the pilot’s…
Airplane turbulence is a sudden change in the direction of air movement through which the aircraft is moving. They are normal and occur quite often, so to prevent unnecessary panic, the passengers should know what turbulence is, what causes it, and when it might be dangerous. What causes airplane turbulence Airplane turbulence can have multiple…
Ever since the Wright brothers’ first flight, air travel has evolved in an attempt to travel as quickly and cheaply as possible. Everyone knows that air travel is the fastest means of transport today, but which commercial airplane can you travel fastest on and which is the fastest commercial airplane for each major airline? What…
The Tenerife Airport Disaster happened on March 27, 1977, at 5:06 p.m., when two Boeing 747s operating the flights KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736 collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport on the Spanish island of Tenerife, causing the deadliest accident in aviation history that resulted in the loss of 583 crew members…
The pilot job is one of the best jobs in the world. Who wouldn’t want to travel, to see beautiful landscapes from the cockpit all this while earning good amounts of money. However, the airline pilots’ salary comes after a thorough and expensive training, so they do not choose this job because of the salary…
