Winglets are a common sight on modern commercial aircraft. These vertical wingtip devices are a key tool in the drive towards designing increasingly efficient…
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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.
On May 23 2023, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321neo en-route from Istanbul (IST) to a very busy London Gatwick (LGW) was forced to divert…
Located around 60 miles (96.5 kilometers) from the Ukrainian border in south east Poland, Rzeszów Airport has become an essential hub for movement of…
You may have heard of the infamous code 7500 which airliners transmit when they are being hijacked, common amongst movies and TV shows, but…
If you have ever looked at the airspace surrounding a major airport on Flightradar24, you will almost certainly have noticed aircraft circling nearby in…
The flight crew arrives at the Boeing 767 freighter between 30 and 60 minutes prior to departure. If the pilots expect an on-time departure,…
Before 2005, getting personnel to the Norwegian Polar Institute’s Troll Research Station (AT27/QAT) in Antarctica involved a weeks-long boat ride followed by a 250…
Have you ever flown a low-cost airline out of a major airport and had to board by bus, even though dozens of gates were…
We’ve written before about all the fun there is to be had with IATA codes for airlines and airports. Not only are they great…
When it comes to time zones, if you’re still talking about Greenwich Mean Time there’s something you should know: it’s old news. Okay, that’s…
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