Introduction When the unassuming Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull spewed a massive plume of finely ground ash into the upper reaches of the troposphere and stratosphere in mid-April 2010, global civil aviation ground to a halt. Within just a few days, o...
Introduction Few airlines in the world can boast an uninterrupted history spanning nearly a century, having survived the turmoil of World War II, massive political transformations, and global industry crises. LOT Polish Airlines is an absolute phenomenon ...
Introduction When you take your seat in a passenger aircraft at a cruising altitude of ten thousand meters, you rarely stop to think about what you are actually breathing. Outside the thin windowpane lies a lethal environment: rarefied air, temperatures d...
Introduction When the last passenger leaves the arrivals hall and the lights in the main terminal slowly dim, most people imagine that the airport falls into a deep, hours-long slumber. Nothing could be further from the truth. As the clock strikes midnigh...
Introduction When Australian scientist Dr. David Warren proposed creating a small device to record crew conversations and flight parameters in 1953, the aviation industry viewed his idea with skepticism. Today, more than seven decades later, so-called "bl...