AIRPLANE BONEYARD What happens to a plane when its time is up? Right now, somewhere in the sky, a jetliner is burning through 15 litres of fuel per nautical mile, ferrying 200 passengers from one city to another. In about 30 years that same aircraft will be sitting motionless in the Arizona sun, engines pulled, …
Sky Legend: The remarkable machine that shape aviation history Every aircraft has a story to tell. For many passengers today, flying may feel routine, but the machines that shaped aviation history are anything but ordinary. Let’s take a journey through some of the world’s most iconic aircraft and the stories that made them legendary. Plane …
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SUPERSONIC RETURN The coming back of faster-than-sound commercial flight. From 1976 to 2003, Concorde was the most powerful and fastest commercial jet ever to enter airline service. Flying faster than the Earth’s rotation, Concorde offered a unique experience: a passenger could have breakfast in London, fly to New York, and still sit down to breakfast …
Boeing 737-200 Aloha Flight 243 showing significant structural failure. Image source: ResearchGate (http://tinyurl.com/mrys9sna) How long do airliners typically last? Are they ever declared ‘too old’? Commercial airliners typically have a lifespan ranging from 20 to 30 years. In reality, a plane’s age isn’t measured in years but rather in pressurization cycles. The pressurization process, essential …
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Hi Captain Lim, I was just reading your latest post on someone asking, ” What if an engine catches fire in the air? ” I understand that the Boeing 777 is one of the safest airlines but I did not get to read much about Airbus A330 in your website. May I know what do you …
Captain Lim Khoy Hing delves into the simple (and complex) truths about piloting different types of aircraft. Pilots in the cockpit of a Boeing aircraft – Image Travel 3Sixty Can an Airbus pilot also fly a Boeing plane (or vice versa)? The simple answer is, “No”; at least not without appropriate training on the different …
Captain Lim Khoy Hing has a favourite. Read on to see which is his preferred aircraft, and why. Having piloted both the Airbus and Boeing aircraft, I am often asked which airplane is better. From a passenger’s perspective, both are equally safe and comfortable, effectively getting you from point A to point B. From a …