In Pictures: Hillary (Lukla) Airport; crucial gateway to the majestic Everest
In the early days, cattle would often graze on Lukla’s runway while children played nearby. Whenever an aircraft was about […]
In the early days, cattle would often graze on Lukla’s runway while children played nearby. Whenever an aircraft was about […]
  Runway of one of the most dangerous airports in the world Photo : valcker| Wikimedia commons According to
Tribhuvan International Airport – the aerial entrance to Nepal – was inaugurated by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah in 1955
Luxor Aerodrome Terminal, Egypt. in the year 1961. Photo: Mike Loader | Wikimedia Commons The word aerodrome is a portmanteau
Carriers such as Gorkha Airlines and Agni Air once operated in Nepalese skies but had to shut down due to
Bird strikes, or collisions between birds and aircraft, began when what is now referred to as “mechanical birds” tread upon
Sometimes, the wispy white trails that follow an aircraft on its flight aren’t contrails but fuel that has been dumped
The iconic supersonic jet, Concorde, (which probably had an even more iconic flight number: BA001) concluded its 27-year service with
In 2018, a Swedish social movement called flygskam, meaning “flight shame,” set out to make people feel guilty about boarding