Aircraft ground handling

Very quickly Amelia knew she wanted to become an Aviator, as she stated that “By the time I had got two or three hundred feet off the ground, I knew I had to fly” (Amelia Earhart). She knew that as soon as she was in the sky, her love for aviation would only expand. Shortly after that first plane ride, in January 1921, she began taking flying lessons with female pilot Neta Snook, who helped…

Aircraft technology has been constantly under refinement since the first successful flight. Fly-by-wire is the complete replacement of the mechanical linkages between the pilot's stick and the control surface actuators by electrical signal wires, which offers a convenient and logical solution to many of the control system problems associated with modern high performance aircraft and aerospace vehicles. However, there exists a strong reluctance on the part of both pilots and flight control system…

compared to a car on the freeway. When families go on vacation that is not domestic, they trust aviation to reach their destination. The importance of safety that makes these planes so trustworthy is an item that cannot be achieved by anything on the ground. Countless people think planes already have far too many safety features, but there is always room for improvement. Planes are individuals go-to transportation type if they need to reach someplace rapidly and distant. For regular civilians,…

View From Above More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination. — Wilbur Wright: one of the first men to experience the sense of flying ~ ~ ~ Looking down, I see the fields of the Snohomish Valley. I see the twisting, glistening river as it flows out towards the sound. I see the roads lit with the reflections of the sun on the…

services on a low cost basis or as a low cost carrier IndiGo airline wants to provide its services and gain more frequent flyer passengers. It aims to maintain its services and expand the number of aircrafts in the future. In the year 2015 the airline has signed a contract to increase a minimum of 30 aircrafts to increase its operations but taking a loan from ICBC (Chinese…

British Airways PLC, a British air-transport company, is branded as one of the largest airline in the world carrying approximately 36 million passengers a year. Its headquarters are established near Heathrow Airport in London. In 1935, small UK air transport companies arose together to form British Airways. Later, the British Government joined British Airways with its competing airline firm, Imperial Airways to form British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). British European Airways (BEA), a…

Extreme Sports Extreme sports are sports added with a more extreme twist, for example, skydiving is an extreme sport, and the extreme twist is that you’re 12,500 feet up in the year. Unlike a sport like basketball, extreme sports give you the thrill that everyone asks for. But is it worth the risk of possibly dying? Extreme sports should be banned, let me tell you why. Extreme Sports should be banned because they are dangerous, people are not doing anything to make them safer, and lastly,…

PART A Crowair Plc is a low cost airline operating short routes serving UK regional airports and other airports across Europe. A low cost carrier (LCC) is a type of airline that provides air travel for a lesser fee and with less/fewer comfort (Wikipedia, low cost carrier).To make up for their lower fares the airline charges extra for food and services, baggage, priority seating etc.; this is otherwise known as the ancillary revenue which is an important financial element for a LCC. Crowair’s…

instructed ET 409 to turn right on a heading of 315°. ET 409 acknowledged and heading 315° was selected on the Mode Control Panel (MCP). As the aircraft was on a right turn, Control suggested to ET 409 to follow heading 270° “due to weather”. However, ET 409 continued right turn beyond the selected heading of 315. At 00:38:30, the actual heading of the aircraft exceeded the 315° selected heading without any action from the captain to reduce the roll or to stop the turn, although the Flying…

Traveling can be very stressful sometimes - no matter if you are traveling to another domestic city for business or to a foreign country for pleasure, airport transfer services can truly come in handy. After a long flight, the last thing you want or need is to rent a car and start driving to your hotel. This is where the airport transfers step in and make sure you get a comfortable ride all the way to your destination. Available for executives, families, small or large groups as well as for…