Both the 737 and 757 are popular Boeing narrowbody twinjets. That said, the 737 far outstrips the 757 in terms of sales and longevity. The 737 was introduced some 16 years before the 757 first appeared and continues to be produced some 17 years after the last 757 rolled off Boeing’s production line. In this […]
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Airports are complex parts of a nation’s infrastructure, not just in terms of what goes on there each day, and how many interfacing components there are that make an airport operate successfully, but also in terms of their ownership models. There is no single ‘one size fits all’ ownership model applied to airports around the
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Qatar Airways has a very good safety record. In its 28 years of operation, it has never had a fatal crash. Excluding events such as turbulence, there have been a few Qatar Airways accidents, but none of these resulted in injuries. I’ve flown Qatar Airways between the UK and Asia quite a few times, and
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Emirates has a relatively good, but not perfect safety record. During its 37 years of operation, it has suffered one crash-landing; and while all 300 people on board survived, a fire-fighter died trying to put out the aircraft fire that erupted following the crash. This accident happened in 2016 and was Emirates’ one and only
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Are you as excited as I am to learn that supersonic air travel is set to return by around the end of the decade? Boom Technology’s Overture supersonic airliner is in design and has already received firm orders. So, unless the company is unable to meet its confirmed airline customer’s strict safety and operational requirements,
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When you look at the Boeing 747 and Concorde you’ll see that physically they don’t have much in common. However, what they do share is that they are both among the most recognizable and iconic commercial aircraft that have ever graced our skies. Both are also extremely well-loved and held with much affection by those
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The A319 and the A320 are members of the Airbus A320 family which comprises the A318, A319, A320, and A321. The A320 family has become one of the world’s most successful commercial aircraft series. The size of each aircraft in this family increases in line with the aircraft version name, so the A318 is the
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Frontier Airlines is a major American low-cost/low-fare airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado. It was founded in 1994 and has grown rapidly to now serve more than 100 US domestic and international destinations. When it comes to low-cost airlines, some people equate low cost to unsafe. Well, in my view, this is not a fair comparison to make.
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As a British Citizen, I’ve flown on British Airways aircraft quite a lot, both long-haul and short-haul. I don’t have any concerns or worries when I fly with British Airways, and I think British Airways is a safe airline to fly with. In the article below, I explain why this is the case and hopefully
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Are you interested in trying business or first class for FREE at a deep discount?
If so, you might want to check out Four Ways to Try Business & First Class Without Breaking the Bank and experiment with some of the methods mentioned in it.
It’s a free guide that I put together detailing some of the ways I was able to do so myself.
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