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14Dec

By Christopher HarrowNo Comments

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Why are airport queues getting so long?

Airport queues. The bane of travelers everywhere. Once, airport queues were very small, only being present when boarding an aircraft, now, you can expect up to four queues at the airport, for one journey! But that is not the issue... Many people have complained that the queues themselves are getting far longer, but is that entirely the case? Airport queues are indeed getting longer. As a collective, we are flying more, which means there are more flights in and out of airports. And airports cannot keep up with this increase in air travel, as they simply don't have the funding necessary. This leads to longer airport queues, whether at passport control, security, or physically boarding the aircraft! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); How have airport queues g...

How does Christmas really affect the airline industry?

7Dec

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How does Christmas really affect the airline industry?

It is coming up to Christmas (if you couldn't work that out already from all the commercials and the supermarkets). When it comes to the holiday season, people tend to travel a lot, this can often be by aircraft, thanks to our increasingly global world. But how does this affect the airline industry as a whole? How does Christmas affect the airline industry? Christmas often sees a huge increase in travel, where a large part of that is via aircraft. This sees airlines increasing capacity and routes over the holiday season, in order to cope with the increased demand. People tend to travel in order to see friends and family, especially across the world, such as the UK, US, and Australia. But thanks to this, airports around the world are forced to close off parts of their terminals due to ...

What is the future of business aviation? Business aviation in 10 years…

27Nov

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What is the future of business aviation? Business aviation in 10 years…

Two weeks ago, we did an article on "What is the future of aviation?" on that article, we were asked whether we'd do an article focusing on the future of business aviation. So what is the future of business aviation? The future of business aviation can be separated down into categories: Speed Efficiency Luxury Price Consolidation (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is the future of business aviation in terms of speed? We have regularly covered the potential for the speed of business aircraft to increase in the coming decade. The Aerion AS2 is set to be the main supersonic business jet in the coming decade. The AS2 is set to be the fastest business jet ever created, even faster than recently released business jets like the G700 and Global 8000. Wh...

What is the language used by Air Traffic Control (ATC)? 5 main languages of the ATC…

23Nov

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What is the language used by Air Traffic Control (ATC)? 5 main languages of the ATC…

Air Traffic Control (ATC) is the universal means of communication between pilots and the airports which they are using. But what is the language used by Air Traffic Control? By that, we mean, which of the many languages used throughout the world, are used by air traffic controllers? The language used by Air Traffic Control is quite simple: whichever the pilot chooses to use. Normally this is between English and whatever the language is of the place that they are flying to/from. Although English is the only official language. Take this for instance, an American pilot coming in to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle, would instigate the conversation in whichever language he was most comfortable using, whether that was French or English. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}...

What is the future of aviation? Aviation in 10 years…

16Nov

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What is the future of aviation? Aviation in 10 years…

We have had aviation for over 100, since the Wright Brothers first flew in 1903, but what about the future of aviation? What can we expect of aviation in the next 10 years or so? The future of aviation can really be broken down into 5 key points: Environmental Speed Efficiency Size The death of the Hub and Spoke theory What is the future of aviation environmentally? Aviation has grown exponentially in the last 10 years, but the next 10 years will be the most significant for the industry. Aviation is currently the main focus of environmental activist groups. They believe that not enough is being done to curb the amount of CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere by our aircraft. This is something that they believe has to change now. They propose that regional ...

The desire for an electric aircraft revealed

10Jul

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The desire for an electric aircraft revealed

Ever since the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903. Aviation has fascinated us just a little bit more. Like Tesla with their electric cars. Those gas guzzling airplanes are not environmentally safe. Which is why we are in need of an electric aircraft manufacturer. That is the equivalent of Tesla. A Seattle-based firm called MagniX has developed a fully electronic motor. To be retrofitted to a seaplane. With the first test flight scheduled to be in November. The engines will also power a 9-seater Alice plane. Manufactured by Eviation. The Israeli based start-up aims to be delivering commercially by 2022. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); MagniX’s chief executive officer, Roei Ganzarski says “There’s only option is going to be electric propulsion.” MagniX ...