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Why Do Airbus Planes Have Side Sticks While Boeing's Have Yokes?
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 yoke or a side stick. While Airbus planes…
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Air Arabia Is Planning To Launch a New Low-cost Airline In Sudan
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.…
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Skytrax Reveals World Airline Awards For 2022
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 Awards," was held today, Friday the 23rd of…
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Boeing expects the Middle Eastern Region fleet to surpass 3,000+ aircraft by 2041
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 personnel , including 53,000 pilots…
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Beyond the skies: Deutsche Bahn (DB) joins the Star Alliance
The Star Alliance is the world's largest airline alliance, with 26 airlines. However, after a recent partnership, the Star Alliance has a new member, except this time, it isn't an airline. The History of the Star Alliance The Star…
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Emirates & United Airlines Announce a Codeshare Agreement
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 in the United States and…
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Thai Airways 787-8 Dreamliner- Economy Class- Bangkok to London Heathrow
Route Bangkok Suvarnabhumi- London Heathrow Flight Number TG 916 Seat Number 36K Flight Time 12 Hours 20 Minutes Baggage Allowance 35KG (Up to 5 checked luggage) + 7KG (1 cabin bag + a backpack/alternative) Price £938.60 GBP/$1102.81…
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What is Windshear and How Can It Be Prevented?
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 it affect an aircraft and how can it…
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What Caused The Worst Incident in Emirates’ History?
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 worst incident in Emirates' nearly 40-year…
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How Do Fighter Jets Land On Aircraft Carriers?
If you’ve ever attempted to land a plane before, perhaps in a simulator or maybe even in real life, you know that it takes a significant amount of runway length to bring a plane to a complete stop. If an entire runway of such a great…
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Weightless route flight
The earth is always pulling us to its center with its gravity, a force to which all bodies on the planet are subjected. At the beginning of the space program of the United States, reduced gravity was an important matter in the general…
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What is this Aircraft?
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.
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Saudi Arabia to Launch a New Flag Carrier - "RIA"
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."
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Reports: Emirates & United Airlines are Set to Announce a Codeshare Agreement
United Airlines and Emirates Airlines will announce a codeshare agreement in the coming weeks.
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UK to change extradition deal with the Government of US
A reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. The point of using Lorem Ipsum is that it has a more-or-less normal distribution of letters, as opposed to using 'Content here, content here',…
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How does Wi-Fi Work Onboard Airplanes?
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 at a very high speed? In this article, we will discuss how can you be…
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10 Aviation facts that most people don't know (Part 1)
As an avgeek, have you ever been annoyed when one of your friends tries to show off their aviation knowledge but simply gets it wrong, I know I definitely have. Here are 10 facts about aviation that a lot of people won't know, and some…
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Flying Low Cost For 12 Hours: Scoot 787-8 London Gatwick to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
Route London Gatwick- Bangkok Survarnabhumi Flight Number TR 753 Seat Number 37C- Aisle Seat, left side of aircraft Flight Time 12 Hours 5 Minutes Baggage Allowance 30KG (1 bag checked luggage) + 10KG (1 cabin bag) Price £773.00 GBP/…
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Rare Incident: The Pilots of Flight ET343 Slept During their Flight at FL370!
ET343's pilots were asleep on the flight deck at the time and were awoken by the aural warning associated with the autopilot disconnecting after overflying the airport.
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75 Years of Independence; Let's See Where the Indian Aviation Industry Reach so Far
Hop on a fascinating article on what Indian aviation has conquered over 75 years of independence as this article is an exceptional article dedicated to India's independence day. follow the page for more content.
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The Top 5 coolest airports in the world
As an avgeek, I'm sure many of us have researched the airport we are flying into before going to our destination. Haven't you just wished to go to Singapore Changi or Doha Hamad airport instead of the boring airports you tend to find in…
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