Over the next 20 years, China is expected to receive 9,323 jet airliners. By 2043, the size of China's civil aviation fleet is projected to reach 10,061 aircraft, accounting for 20.6% of the global commercial aircraft fleet. As a result, China is on track to become the world's larges...
Over the next 20 years, China is expected to receive 9,323 jet airliners. By 2043, the size of China's civil aviation fleet is projected to reach 10,061 aircraft, accounting for 20.6% of the global commercial aircraft fleet. As a result, China is on track to become the world's larges...
The North Atlantic is one of the most unique airspaces worldwide. The NATs, or North Atlantic Tracks, are traversed hundreds of times daily in both directions, and the North Atlantic is one of the busiest oceanic airspaces. There are many discussion-worthy topics related to theNorth Atlantic ...
Back in the mid-1960s, aerospace giant Boeing was preparing to build theBoeing 747, the first jumbo jet, which was two-and-a-half times bigger than the largest existing airliners. The 747 wouldrevolutionize air transportationby making it possible to fly more people and cargo at a lower cost...
Many engineers around the world have been forced to work from home because of restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The pandemic has forced companies that previously only let engineers work on-site to let them work from home. ...
Airlines employ many people who process these reservations and your tickets. There are personnel who take care of travellers at the reservation desk and the check-in counter at the airport. There are two types of tickets: Paper tickets - This is the conventional ticket that passengers have been...
Many pilots fly airliners. And yes, these are mostly fine because the maneuvers are mild, the flight envelope used is very narrow etc. The difficulty is much more severe in fighters, aerobatics, high-altitude, supersonic aircraft and such. ...
Yet its introduction in the US almost grounded the civil aviation industry. It transpired that 5G signals from phone towers close to airfields could interfere with avionic equipment on a lot of airliners – in particular the radio altimeters or radar altimeters that airline pilot...
This shift was driven by improvements in large piston driven airliners, such as the Lockheed Constellation and the Douglas DC-7. Yet there were still plenty of travellers taking ocean crossings, and for a brief period, shipping executives attempted to maintain the status quo. ...
“get on with it”, Montgomery says. It was still paying its obligations in full and “needed to find a solution . . . as quickly as it could”. At the same time, the lessors did not want to see the sudden return of their assets, especially large airliners, as they faced...