Here's Where Boeing 747-8 Crew Members Hide From Passengers To Sleep During Flights

While the 747-8 typically flies with fewer passengers, the variant could in theory carry up to 605 travelers at a time. That ...

The Paradox of 'Empty' Being More Explosive: Trans World Airlines Flight 800 off the Coast of Long Island—'The Trap of Flammable Vapors and Invisible Heat Sources'

Philosophy #ThinkingMethods #AviationSafety #TWA800 #CognitiveBias #RiskManagement #DecisionMaking #SystemsThinking“Surely a tank filled to the brim with fuel is more dangerous.”“Since it’s empty, ...

E-4B Nightwatch interior: What does the inside of the doomsday plane look like?

The E-4B Nightwatch is also known as the Doomsday plane and it's designed to carry our leaders through the most extreme circumstances. Here's what's inside.

Before Smit Machchhar, there was Neerja Bhanot: How 2 Indian aviation heroes put passengers first

Four decades apart, Neerja Bhanot and Captain Smit Machchhar faced life-threatening emergencies on board an aircraft. Bhanot ...

Why Flight Attendants Love Flying On The Flagship Of The World's Elite Airlines

A firm favorite between flight attendants.

Mars Hill resident, a pilot in the skies on 9/11, relives dramatic day

Throughout all of the confusion, the question of whether hijackers were on his plane kept resurfacing in Arthur's brain. "Are they on this airplane?" ...
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AREA15’s Altair Sky Lounge Now Available for Private Bookings

AREA15, the world’s first purpose-built destination for immersive entertainment located parallel to the Las Vegas Strip, announces Altair Sky Lounge is now available for private group bookings. Offeri ...
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Those who put on an "invisible lid" will face ruin in 20 years—The China Airlines Flight 611 tragedy in the Taiwan Strait: "The Trap of Symptomatic Treatment and the Time ...

Philosophy #ThinkingMethods #AviationSafety #ChinaAirlinesFlight611 #TechnicalDebt #OrganizationalTheory #DecisionMaking #RootCauseTreatment'Fixing the root of the problem would take a huge budget and ...

All the things we miss most about the air travel of yesteryear

It’s one of the most lamented casualties of the modern aviation era: not being able to go to the gate with your loved ones. But could this most romantic of aviation perks be about to make a return – ...

‘This is it, baby!’ Most horrifying last words of crew before their planes crashed

From professionalism, to realisation and sheer panic - these are the last words uttered by aircrew before the end.

'Sully' To Gimli, Sioux To Patna: When Pilots Got It Unbelievably Right

Captain Smit Machchhar fought off his co-pilot after being stabbed and opened the cockpit door, saving 174 people.
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Ethiopian Airlines Signs Africa's First 777-8F Deal as Boeing Certification Clock Ticks

Boeing 777-8F Africa: Ethiopian Airlines signed firm deal for ten Boeing 777 freighters, including eight next-generation ...