Aircraft · 5 min read
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can be classified in the group of biofuels, and it has the same characteristics as conventional jet fuel but with a much lower carbon footprint. Having a lower carbon intensity, SAF gives airlines an important solution for minimizing aviation greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) that account for 9 to 12 percent of all GHGs in the U.S.
Airports · 4 min read
The mission of the Safety Management System is to provide a structured management approach to control safety risks during operation. To do so, an effective SMS needs to address the individual organization's structures and processes regarding the protection of the people involved in the operation.
Airports · 6 min read
An ATIS is an Automatic Terminal Information Service. This involves pre-compiled messages broadcasting on an airwave frequency at international airports. Pilots typically listen to the ATIS broadcast before contacting the air traffic control unit to get the most essential information first.
Aircraft · 5 min read
While it is true that the term has been generalized to refer to many different companies in the industry, it is also true that all of them revolve around the maintenance of aircraft. This is the real reason to use MRO aviation to categorize those organizations.
Pilots · 7 min read
If you like air travel and open skies, you might consider doing it on commercial flights. Learn how to make your dreams a reality. To know more about how to become a commercial pilot, keep reading as we guide you through the details.
Other · 5 min read
When reading the words transportation demand management (TDM), anyone could think that we are talking about handling the needs or the requirements a group of people may have to move around a city or within cities and countries. And it definitely makes sense.
Aircraft · 6 min read
A very important factor for the operation of airports is the weather conditions. In some regions, airport weather conditions change rapidly, so knowing whether there will be freezing rain or dramatic changes in the wind speed or barometric pressure can be crucial to making decisions about airplanes taking off and landing.
Airports · 8 min read
As the name suggests, a travel document number is the group of numbers printed on the travel document as a code associated with the person's identity in order to enable the corresponding authorities to identify any traveler and determine its eligibility to travel abroad and enter into the territory of a country different from its birth country.
Aircraft · 5 min read
Today, almost every commercial airplane fly at an altitude that varies from 9 000 to 13 000 meters - or something between 30 000 and 42 000 feet. The lower point is much higher than any of the highest obstacles that could obstruct their way across the skies.
