FRIDAY DEC 27, 2024
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NEWS Dec 25, 2024 PHOTOS: Azerbaijan Airlines E190 Crashes in Kazakhstan An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer E190 crashed approximately 3 km from the city of Aktau today, December 25. Images from the scene show that the aircraft lost speed and then crashed, followed by a large explosion. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Oct 02, 2024 What is Aerospace Engineering? Welcome to the world of aerospace engineering, where creativity and technology merge to take flight. Read to find out what aerospace engineering is, its applications, and what it takes to become an aerospace engineer. Read More →
NEWS Oct 02, 2024 What are PAPI Lights? The Guide to the Precision Approach Path Indicator System A precision approach path indicator is a system of lights on the side of an airport runway threshold that provides visual descent guidance information during final approach. It is generally located on the left-hand side of the runway approximately 300 metres beyond the landing threshold of the runway. Read More →
INFORMATIONAL Sep 28, 2024 Top 5 Best Fighter Jets in the World Article covering the top 5 fighter jets in the world and their defining features. Read More →
NEWS Sep 23, 2024 Couple Banned From Cathay Pacific After Viral Reclined Seat Scuffle A couple caused a scene on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong after a woman in front of them had reclined her seat. See what happened afterwards and how the airline responded. Read More →
NEWS Sep 21, 2024 How Fast do Commercial Airplanes Really Fly? Article covering how fast commercial planes fly and the limitations to that speed Read More →
NEWS Sep 07, 2024 J.D. Vance’s Jet Busts White House’s Restricted Airspace A private Boeing 737 airplane carrying the Republican Vice President nominee J.D. Vance entered heavily restricted airspace surrounding Washington D.C. on September 4th. While no significant response was initiated, the pilots of the aircraft received a phone number to call due to a possible pilot deviation. Read More →
NEWS Aug 28, 2024 2 Dead, 1 Injured After Tire Explosion at Delta Maintenance Facility 2 people killed in reported tire explosion at Delta facility in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport. On the Morning of Tuesday, August 27th, 2024, two workers were killed and a third severely injured when a tire exploded inside Delta Mmain maintenance shop in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines' Atlanta maintenance facility Read More →
NEWS Aug 17, 2024 Inside The DC-6 Turned Airbnb By An Alaskan Flight Instructor You may have heard of the Jumbo Stay Hotel in Stockholm where guests can stay inside a decommissioned Boeing 747. However, you don't have to go to Sweden to rent a room inside a retired aircraft. Today, we will look at an amazing case of a former DC-6 cargo aircraft recently converted into an Airbnb. Read More →
NEWS Jul 17, 2024 Russian Sukhoi Superjet Crashes Due to Parts Problem The ongoing Western sanctions on Russia's aviation industry have had devastating impacts on the country's aviation sector. Sanctions prevent Russian carriers from procuring new parts to maintain their fleets of not only Western-built aircraft but Russian ones too. This roadblock has eventually caused another plane crash in Russia. Read More →