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Get ready to soar through the impressive world of Boeing, with our exclusive compilation of the top 10 mind-blowing facts about the company. Even if you consider yourself well-versed in aviation, prepare to be astounded by lesser-known aspects of Boeing’s…

Boeing, the well-known American aerospace company, has been a leader in aircraft manufacturing for more than 100 years. Although many people believe that Boeing has its own airline, this is not the case due to various regulations and financial factors….

Boeing 727 is the second aircraft built in Boeing’s famous 7×7 series, an aircraft that differentiates itself from the others as it is Boeing’s only trijet. It was built for 22 years resulting in a total of 1,832 units, between…

The missing plane found after 53 years was an Avro 691 Lancastrian aircraft, named “Star Dust”, whose history goes back to the Second World War. During the period when the demand for air transport passengers was increasing and there were…

Airplanes are undoubtedly one of mankind’s greatest Inventions. They have become very common nowadays and almost everyone has flown at least once in an aircraft. But have you ever wondered which are the oldest planes still in operation? Although in…

The Boeing 707 is an American airliner built by the Boeing Company for long and medium range flights. Introduced in October 1958, a total of 1010 Boeing 707 aircraft and its derivatives have been delivered worldwide. Although the plane is…

Boeing 707 was the first jet-powered airliner built by the Boeing Company. It was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype aircraft, well known as the Dash 80, and had its first flight in December 1957. A year later, the first…

Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System or MCAS for short, is a system installed on Boeing 737 Max airplanes to improve aircraft handling and to correct aircraft attitude in abnormal flight conditions. This system became known for the accidents it caused: Lion…

Over the years, many airplanes have been abandoned all over the world for various interesting reasons. Let’s take a look at 7 abandoned aircraft together, to see the story behind them and how time has left its mark on these…

On February 13, 2018, a Boeing 777-222 aircraft operating United Airlines flight 1175 suffered a severe engine failure that nearly resulted in a catastrophe. Over the Pacific Ocean, with nowhere nearby to land and with a plane vibrating extremely hard,…

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….

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,…

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 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…