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Airbus A380s' Retirement
The Super-jet aircraft, the A380, the world's biggest passenger aircraft that is well known in making flights more comfortable and luxurious. Super-jet aircraft will be stopped in 2021 -Traveller.com It entered the service on the 25th…
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Why is the Landing gear important?
As it is an essential part of cars to have a suspension system and tires, all types of aircraft must have a landing gear system. The landing gear consists of the following Struts Tires Strong Suspension/ hydraulic system Brake system…
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Airbus 220 Family
The Airbus 220 is narrow body, medium range with twin engine (Rolls Royce) there are two categories in the A220 : A220-100 and A220-300 . In these type they upgraded specially in the technology of of the plane that it was impossible to…
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Inside: Commercial airliner interior
For the past decade airlines are competing on how to get the most from the space inside the airplane. As long as the space inside the airplane is limited and confined, airlines try to increase the seating density in each cabin starting…
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EL AL to begin cargo flights from Israel to Dubai
On August 13th 2020, The UAE and Israel announced that they would be normalising relations between the two countries. The news stated that the first commercial flight between Israel and the UAE would take place on the 31st of August,…
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The next generation of Aircraft (V-shaped)
KLM ( Royal Dutch Airlines ) CEO Pieter Elbers and Dean Of the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Delta University of Technology (TU Delft) professor Henri Werij had signed a cooperative contract by manufacturing a flight concept known…
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EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF AN AIRCRAFT
All aircraft are equipped with a variety of lights that are used for navigation, safety, and to improve visibility during flight or when taxiing on the ground. The external lights on aircraft fall into two general categories. The first…
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Airbus A350 VS. Boeing 787
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected air travel and airline industry. These effects eventually quickened the retirement of the 4 engines airliners such as the 747 and the A380. Those aircraft were always known for…
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AIRBUS A318-WHERE CAN I FLY THE BABY BUS?
The Airbus A318 is the smallest aircraft of the A320 family, dubbed "the baby bus" it never sold as well as other variants of the A320 family.With British Airways retiring their one and only aircraft, that previously operated an…
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The Queen of the Skies' Success Story
There is perhaps no other commercial airliner as iconic as the Boeing 747. A presence in our skies for over fifty years, it has transported millions of passengers across the world. Since its introduction with Pan American Airlines in…
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A supersonic tragedy: Air France 4590.
20 years ago, on the 25th of July 2000, an Air France Concorde thundered down 26R at Paris; Charles De Gaulle airport. However, what no one knew was that this flight would mark the beginning of the end of the supersonic aircraft. The…
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Is it safe to fly an airplane nowadays?
Nowadays, the globe is undergoing extraordinary conditions-ones that were never experienced before! These conditions are especially tough on the aviation and airlines industry; but with travel demand increasing day by day and as…
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QATAR A380'S. WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
During the covid-19 pandemic the majority of the airlines operating the Airbus A380, including Qatar Airways, grounded the aircraft. But with travel demand increasing day by day and as countries loosen restrictions, we will have a look…
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British Airways to retire its 747 fleet immediately.
The covid-19 pandemic has drastically reduced the demand for aircraft meaning that airlines don't particularly need their older fleets of aircraft such as the 747. This week Qantas completed its last commercial flight before the…
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A HOPE FROM MIDDLE EAST: ETIHAD PLANE LANDS IN MEXICO WITH STUCK COMPATRIOTS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES
The morning of July 15th, an airplane of Etihad Airways coming from the United Arab Emirates landed at Mexico City's International Airport. The aircraft was carrying medical equipment and supplies intended to the medical authorities to…
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Subersonic flights are back!
50 years since the Concorde first took to the skies, a brand new supersonic jet is preparing for lift off. Denver's startup Company "Boom Subersonic" has announced the roll out of XB-1, a 1:3 scale prototype of its upcoming supersonic…
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC TO RECEIVE £1 BILLION BAILOUT.
Virgin Atlantic is working to secure a deal worth £1 BN. The package includes a cash injection from Richard Branson, whom has previously stated that he is not able to provide any cash support to any of his airlines. Virgin Atlantic Vs…
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"BORIS FORCE ONE"
There is no doubt that the covid-19 pandemic will have long lasting effects on the world for years to come. However in the middle of a pandemic that has proven to have the worst effect on the world's economy to date, UK Prime Minister…
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INTERJET PREPARES ITSELF TO TAKE OFF UNDER NEW NORMAL
The world finds itself in the 5th month since the massive spread of the new COVID-19 virus, and the airlines sector is taking new movements to reactivate the normal operations under the new status quo known as “the new normal”. One of…
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IS THE A380 FINALLY RETURNING TO OUR SKIES?
On the 24th of June 2020 Emirates announced that it would be restarting A380 flights to Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) and London Heathrow (LHR) on the 15th of July.With the majority of the A380's either grounded or being put into and…
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Air France and Hop! Airlines willing to reduce their workforce due to medical crisis
Two days ago on July 3rd 2020, the news was released that Air France and Hop! airlines are taking into consideration reducing their operational staff to the quantity of 7,580 workers-at least until 2022. This is considered as a possible…
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