How Many Engines on a Boeing 737? An Analysis of Accession Rules in Relation to Aircraft EnginesEl Nivel K Del Abric Romaní (Capellades, BarcelonaEstudio Zooarqueológico, Tafonómico y Análisis Espacial de los Restos de Macromamíferos, Artículo...
Newer flight attendants have to fly reserve, rarely knowing where they will be headed the next day. They are at the mercy of the crew-schedulers -- the airline employees who figure out who needs to be where on a day-to-day basis. After a year, or in some cases many years, ...
Rebecca is a First Officer based in Gatwick on the Boeing 787. Before that she flew the A340, A380 and briefly the A330, and before that the Avro RJ85. She misses having 4 engines, but likes Airbus and Boeing equally. She hopes to share her love of the adventures, connections and ch...
• Airbus aircraft windows have a straight/horizontal lower edge. There is also a diagonal ‘cut’ or ‘notch’ to the upper corner of the window on many aircraft • There are differences, too, with the nose of most aircraft. This can take some getting used to, but the differences be...
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Black boxes aren't just for planes. They're now integrated into many types of vehicles. You may even have one in your car, though you don't know about it. About 90 percent of new cars have event data recorders (EDRs) that track the same kind of data as airplane black boxes. The ...
If airlines have to deal with so many costs, how do budget airlines offer cheap tickets? Find out in the next section. The Role of Deregulation Until the 1970s, all U.S. airlines that flew across state lines were regulated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). CAB set minimum fares, ...
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Besides the engines’ power, the plane’s aerodynamic design allows the plane to slice through the air with ease. Generally speaking, the more aerodynamic and powerful a plane is, the faster it can potentially fly. How Fast Do Planes Fly in Different Situations Many factors determine an ...
1 Since this expense accounts for approximately 25% of operating costs, airlines have strong incentives to manage their fuel usage. However, carriers do not internalize a crucial externality generated by combustion of jet fuel: the contribution of the resulting greenhouse gas emissions (mainly CO2) ...