Aircraft

Overhead bin

Evolution of Cabin Overhead Bin

What happens if I get to the gate and my bag is too big?
According to airline rules, if your carry-on bag is too large, the airline will require you to gate-check your bag and, often, pay a hefty fee to do so. Of course, what the rules state and what actually happens isn’t always the same.

Aircraft Maintenance And Aircraft Mechanic Systems

Aircraft Maintenance and Aircraft Mechanic Systems

Aircraft maintenance is the performance of tasks required to ensure the continuing airworthiness of an aircraft or aircraft part, including overhaul, inspection, replacement, defect rectification, and the embodiment of modifications, compliance with airworthiness directives, and repair.

cockpit door

Cockpit Door: Are They Secure?

The cockpit door automatically locks, but a keypad outside allows a flight attendant to insert a security code to gain access. A buzzer sounds, and the pilots must switch the door control inside the cockpit to “unlock” to release the door after verifying the crew member through a peephole or video surveillance.

IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

In-flight entertainment varieties

In-flight entertainment refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight. In 1936, the airship Hindenburg offered passengers a piano, lounge, dining room, smoking room, and bar during the 2+1⁄2-day flight between Europe and America.

Different types of airplanes

Different types of airplanes

Civil aviation is one of two major categories of flying, representing all non-military and non-state aviation, both private and commercial. Civil aviation includes three major categories: Commercial air transport, including scheduled and non-scheduled passenger and cargo flights

plane black box

What exactly is a Flight Data Recorder or Black Box?

A plane black box or flight data recorder are the instruments that record the performance and condition of an aircraft in flight.
And they play an important role in the investigation of plane accidents. And there are two recorders: a Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) for pilot voices or cockpit sounds and a Flight Data Recorder (FDR).

airplane seat classes

What are seats’ classes on an Airplane?

While there are 4 airplane seat classes, some airlines only often have one — coach. Many airlines have the same airplane models in their fleets, but they configure the interiors differently, so it’s important to look at the seating map not only for the airplane type but also the airline you are flying.