What Was Airfone & Why Did It Become Obsolete?
Airfone’s history is one where a potentially groundbreaking air-ground radiotelephone that could have revolutionized in-flight communication gets supplanted by something […]
Aviation Nose Art: History, Meaning, and Iconic Designs
While explaining the difference between a piece of fine art and science, Niel Degrasse Tyson, a great expositor of black
What Is A Redress Number?
9/11, the horrific incident that issued a nationwide groundstop (perhaps the first and the only one in history) led to
An Unlikely Hobby: Did You Know Multiple Avgeeks Have Collected Several Thousand Airsickness Bags?
Aviation is rife with some unique vocabulary: ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operations Performance Standards) if often jocularly, colloquially referred to as
Top 5: Facts About The Consolidated B-24 Liberator Heavy Bomber
A production number of 18,400 (between 1940 and 1945 across several variants) might not be enough to ensure that the
Ed White: The First American Walk(er)
The momentous occasion of Ed White performing the first American spacewalk was captured by the co-pilot of Gemini 4, James
Qatar Airways: 5 Special Liveries Used By The Middle Eastern Airline
Qatar Airways(QR), referred to an ME3 (as it is one of the three big airlines from the Middle East), operates
What Are The Oldest Active Aircraft In Qatar Airways’ Fleet?
Qatar Airways, which was the first airline in the world to be “certified to the industry standard for the prevention
Tupolev Tu-104: The Groundbreaking Innovation in Soviet aerospace engineering
Although the Soviet Union was mired in swashbuckling bureaucracy before its dissolution into Russia, there were a lot of Engineering