Several years ago, during a planespotting photo shoot near Barajas Airport, I tuned in via airband radio (able to receive but not transmit on frequencies used by pilots and...
11/06/2014
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AvGeeks
Many workplaces have "break rooms". For longhaul airline crews, this means a rest area that provides a space to get in some crucial sleep in order to be in...
06/06/2014
There are of course all different kinds of models of aircraft, each with its pros and cons. When it comes to identifying them on sight, one of the features...
20/05/2014
Talking about aircraft naturally means talking about aircraft speed. That after all is the element that creates the airflow which in passing across the fuselage wings generates the lift...
14/05/2014
When it comes to aviation, and commercial aviation especially, the number-one consideration is of course safety. Airplanes are highly complex machines whose various components obviously need to work safely...
06/05/2014
Many of those who feel passionate about commercial aviation find ourselves occasionally in doubt about identifying one or another aircraft model, so we thought you might appreciate a handful...
30/04/2014
Iberia’s primary maintenance facilities are located near Madrid’s Barajas airport in La Muñoza, whose largest hangar, 20,000 square metres (215,278 square feet), is devoted exclusively to checking and repairing the engines...
16/04/2014
If you fly with any frequency, you may well have heard a pilot say the phrase — especially in relation to a sudden delay — “we’ve lost our landing...
10/04/2014
If there’s one thing that abounds on a commercial jetliner, it’s wheels; the large airliners of Iberia and other carriers can have up to 12 of them in the...
03/04/2014
Today we hit the tarmac to learn more about the important role played by the ladies and gents you see outside your aircraft window gesticulating up a storm. They’re...
19/03/2014
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