Many airport personnel work out of sight of passengers, and air traffic controllers have one of the most crucial roles of all - so who are they and what do they do?
On land, borders are usually precisely defined. You know when you enter or leave a country, province, or state. But what are the boundaries in the air, where borders...
When we think of the many professionals who staff an airport, a number come readily to mind, including flight attendants, pilots, air traffic controllers, and ground personnel. But there's...
First and foremost, unsprprisingly, aircraft lights are used to improve visibility, since being seen significantly improves the safety of a form of transport that is already the world's safest.
Much has been written about this small device that all commercial aircraft have been incorporating for more than half a century, and little wonder: 'black boxes' are essential in order to identify the causes of an accident.
The most modern commercial aircraft contain large amounts of carbon which is, like the carbon in diamonds, subjected to elevated temperatures and temperature levels,