“It’s frightening for passengers, I get it. But from the point of view of the pilot, it’s a non-event. It’s that sensationalism that fuels a misperception of the risk of flying. It’s still the safest mode of travel by far. Incidents make the headlines because they’re so rare...
There’s no statutory reason for Cathay Pacific to stop flying in typhoons, and it does fly if it’s safe to. However, when the T8 signal is raised, Hong Kong’s citizens are advised to go home and public transport starts winding down. At T10, people aren’t allowed to wor...
Many modern aircraft feature retractable landing gear, which pull up into fuselage during flight, but others still feature fixed landing gear that remain extended all the time. But what if your plane is prevented from making a conventional landing? That's next. Ejection Seats, Escape Pods and...
Nevada facility—but also the town of Mojave, home of Burt Rutan’s Scaled Composites company. If most airplanes evolve by natural means, then Rutan is aviation’s Dr. Frankenstein, fashioning strange asymmetric creatures (Boomerang) and others with so many arms and legs you lose count (Proteus...
Many of the major U.S. airlines offer Wi-Fi subscriptions for frequent flyers, usually on a monthly or annual basis. This is great if you fly regularly with the same airline, but these subscriptions are not valid across multiple airlines, unfortunately. ...
My father was a pilot, I became a pilot, and my son Danny became a pilot and launched Epic Flight Academy.Flying seems to be in our blood. I ferried countless aircraft for Cessna during the years I worked there. This was a pilot job I loved. While many pilots only want to fly for...
Flying a particular aircraft type ITA Matrix is a great tool to search for flights using a particular aircraft type. For example, you can limit search results to flights on Boeing 777 aircraft by entering extension code aircraft t:777. This filter can come in handy on a route like New York...
While for many people the Dubai World Cup ended on Saturday evening, people like Nicholls and Schäffler only get busier: horses began flying home as soon as Sunday morning. “Most of them aren’t fazed by it,” says Nicholls, adding that whether they’reflying economy or not, “they’re...
Many people like to know which aircraft they’ll be flying on, others like to track their flight using onboard wifi! Let us know your Flightradar24 travel tips in the comments below. Join the conversation Brandon Archer says: 2024-10-11 at 10:32 I obsessively check my flights days ...