Youssef Yahya

Aviation News

NASA’s SOFIA Boeing 747’s Journey Comes To An End

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The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) telescope, NASA’s flying observatory, has now retired after its last flight that took off from the Palmdale regional airport in California at 9:14…

Airbus Delivers its 500th A350

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Iberia, a major European customer with 20 A350s on order and 14 in service, recently received the 500th A350, an A350-900. Beyond being a symbol, the 500th A350 represents a…

Aviation News

The Chinese COMAC C919 Receives Type Certification

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On the 29th of September 2022, the C919, COMAC’s first Chinese-produced narrowbody aircraft, received type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The certification was presented at a…

Aviation News

Virgin Atlantic To Join SkyTeam Alliance

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Virgin Atlantic has announced that the airline will join the global airline alliance; SkyTeam, as early as 2023. Delta Air Lines has a 49% ownership stake in the British long-haul…

How People Used To Book Their Flights Before The Internet?

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Let’s take a quick free Flight. Operated by your device, to 60 years ago, and learn how people were booking their flights at that time. We hope that you enjoy…

Informative

Why Do Airbus Planes Have Side Sticks While Boeing’s Have Yokes?

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Many similarities can be found in any plane’s cockpit, including an array of switches, information screens, and more. However, depending on the manufacturer, you may notice the presence of a…

Air Arabia Is Planning To Launch a New Low-cost Airline In Sudan

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Sudanese conglomerate DAL Group and Air Arabia announced last week, Thursday, September 22, plans to launch “Air Arabia Sudan,” a new airline based at Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport. The new…

Skytrax Reveals World Airline Awards For 2022

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The “World Airline Awards,” often referred to as “the Oscars of the aviation industry,” and after being held virtually for the last two years, this year’s edition, “2022 World Airline…

Boeing expects the Middle Eastern Region fleet to surpass 3,000+ aircraft by 2041

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Boeing, the US aerospace giant, forecasted the Middle East market for the next 20 years, anticipating hundreds of planes to join the sector to fulfill passenger demand, requiring 202,000 new…

Aviation News

Emirates & United Airlines Announce a Codeshare Agreement

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On Wednesday 14th of September 2022, United and Emirates announced a historic commercial agreement that will expand each airline’s network and provide customers with easier access to hundreds of destinations…

Informative

What is Windshear and How Can It Be Prevented?

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There are several ways that weather might endanger an aircraft. One of the toughest situations is windshear, in which highly concentrated winds occur close to the ground. What is windshear, how can…

Air Crash

What Caused The Worst Incident in Emirates’ History?

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On August 3, 2016, Emirates Flight EK521 was en route from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, when it crashed upon landing at Dubai International Airport. This was the…

Business In Aviation

What is this Aircraft?

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It's known as the "Sky Whale," and I can see why: it's massive. Before we even get into it, the plane's design is impressive, and more importantly, it prioritizes safety.

Aviation News

Saudi Arabia to Launch a New Flag Carrier – “RIA”

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Saudi Arabia is launching a new national airline that will be based at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport (RUH) and will most likely be named as "RIA."

Reports: Emirates & United Airlines are Set to Announce a Codeshare Agreement

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United Airlines and Emirates Airlines will announce a codeshare agreement in the coming weeks.

Informative

How does Wi-Fi Work Onboard Airplanes?

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Have you ever wondered how can you get connected to a Wi-Fi network during your flight that is already cruising at a high flight altitude far from the ground and…

Aviation

Saudia Airlines – A New Competitor in the Market of the Top Airlines

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The airlines of most of the Gulf Countries are well known and reputable with their excellent services and high luxury travel experience. As an example of this, we have Qatar…

Highlights of the First Future Aviation Forum

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RIYADH – To unite international leaders from both sectors; the public and private, as well as international CEOs and regulators to initialize the evolution of international air travel as well…

Concorde: the Supersonic Airliner, and Why did it Stop Flying?

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Believe it or not, the world witnessed a flight between London and New York that took about three hours only! (Nowadays it takes about 8 hours to fly this flight)…

How to Recognize the Type of Commercial Airplanes – PART#3

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Today I’ll be giving some simple and easy ways to differentiate between planes, with different angles of view. In part#1: we’ve talked about Airbus and Boeing’s narrow-body airplanes, then in…

How to Recognize the Type of Commercial Airplanes – PART#2

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Today I’ll be giving some simple and easy ways to differentiate between planes, with different angles of view. In part#1 we’ve talked about Airbus and Boeing’s narrow-body airplanes, and today…

How to Recognize the Type of Commercial Airplanes – PART#1

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Have you ever been sitting in the airport waiting for your flight whilst watching planes of different sizes taxiing, taking – off, and/or landing in front of you? Did that…

The Job of the Aviation Manager

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“Aviation Manager”? What’s that? You might not have heard about the job of an “Aviation Manager”. So what is that job and what does he/she does? Basically an Aviation Manager…

The Miracle in the Hudson

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“This is the Captain,” the captain’s voice said over the intercom, “Brace for impact!”. A hush fell over the passengers. They thought they were going to die as the flight…

What do you know about airports?

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A lot of you might think that airports are just buildings that you go through before you board your plane that operates your flight to your destination. Actually, airports are…