Commercial aviation has of course undergone countless improvements since the first flight – in 1911, with just eleven passengers – in the areas of safety, aesthetics, design, and more....
18/12/2023
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We live in a world in which environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly critical, and many organisations in both the public and private sectors have been ramping up efforts in...
27/11/2023
Commercial aviation has certainly evolved enormously in its nearly 110 years of existence, to the point where today it’s not only the world’s safest mode of transportation but also...
15/11/2023
Some of the things we´ve all heard about flying actually fall into the category of “urban legend”. Here are a few of the more common ones:
Do electronic devices actually...
13/11/2023
There are a number of elements in aircraft fuselages that may go unnoticed by non-experts but which are still extraordinarily important. A good example are the small structures out on the tips of their wings known as ¨winglets¨ and ¨sharklets¨. Designed to boost a plane´s aerodynamic efficiency (LINK) and flight range and reduce its fuel consumption, the most recognisable of these have the shape of a fin folded upwards, but there are some variations.
26/10/2023
It seems obvious that whoever flies an airplane needs to know perfectly how the flow of air behaves in the atmosphere. But it may be less obvious that it´s...
17/10/2023
A Visual Identity in the Sky
Iberia Airlines' livery design is more than just colors and patterns; it's a reflection of the airline's essence. The vibrant hues reflect Iberia's rich...
11/10/2023
Air travel is especially safe compared to other means of travel because among other things it´s subject to numerous surveillance and security systems. We´ve already examined some of them...
05/09/2023
In civil aviation nowadays the trend is toward increasingly sustainable aircraft navigation. Initiatives such as the ¨Single European Sky¨ have endorsed this goal, shared by both the majority of...
29/08/2023
In this blog we´ve already addressed on more than one occasion how ground communications with aircraft take place constantly and in different ways – for example, through a device...
23/08/2023
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