Too Slow? How An Emirates Airbus A380 Caused Landing Drama In San Francisco
The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world and, accordingly, requires longer takeoff rolls and specific ...
‘Please make this 13-hour flight even longer’: how air passengers’ rights rules distort behaviour
Rather than take the potential hit of perhaps £60,000 in EU261 claims, the airline shuffled the fleet – reducing the delay ...
Why This LAX-Bound Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Diverted Somewhere Else After Touching Down
On February 27th, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental made a routine approach to Los Angeles International Airport. At ...
The 10 Oldest US Airports Still In Operation
What are the oldest US airports still in operation? The first crewed lighter-than-air flight took place in 1783 in France, and during the Civil War, the Union Army even established the Balloon Corps.