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Aviation Explainer Series

Our useful Aviation explainer series looks at a wide range of topics and aims to answer a lot of the questions that arise with flight tracking. Ever wondered about how an aircraft black box works? Or perhaps how to read weather / METAR reports? Maybe you’re interested in why aircraft dump fuel from time to time? Take a closer look at some of our articles below to help better understand these topics.

You may have heard of the infamous code 7500 which airliners transmit when they are being hijacked, common amongst movies and TV shows, but…
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