Tupolev Tu-144 – The Soviet Concorde: Why the Supersonic Jet Failed?
The name is Tupolev Tu-144. In Russian, you’d call it Туполев Ту-144. The NATO reporting name for the Tu-144 is […]
What is a Ground Stop At An Airport?
When smoke from Canada’s wildfires in 2023 affected the visibility of US airspace, operations at laGuardia Airport came to a
What is a deadhead pilot and what are the rules for them?
Any person who has watched the movie “Catch Me If You Can” (or read the book of the same title)
How Airlines Are Named: Different approaches
How do we make sense of Bark Air, the airline which is “the world’s first air travel experience designed specifically
Do Events Inside Black Holes Happen?
The infinite infinitude of infinity is what is at stake when we are discussing Black Holes. Let’s conduct what the
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
Could we steal the power of a black hole?
Can we ever, as astronomer Rebecca Elson, said stop the universe From rushing on and on Into its own beyond
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