Aircraft Hangar Door Safety

Karen

Aircraft hangar door safety should not be taken for granted. May I share a personal experience that proved embarrassing and costly to a friend of mine? Numerous years ago an assistant Chief Pilot of an aviation division at Sugarland airport had a bad habit of parking his car in the […]

Top 5 Cheap Labor Day Destinations in 2017

Karen

The three-day weekend is always sufficient to take off from all the monotony of the life and break out from the stress of work and other day-to-day activities while living your heart out and discovering the new colors of the world and when the Labor Day is the occasion, the […]

Airline Travel – Airline Restrictions Regarding Food

Karen

If you’re the type who excitedly look forward to spent the New Year vacations at its best, then you are in the market that offers you several lovely trips. The time of New Year i.e. December-January vacation is something that offers a long-haul and life changing lift to your boring […]

The Aviation History of Port Washington, Long Island

Karen

1. Amphibious Aircraft Development: Water, not land, drew aviation to Port Washington, Long Island. Like the Hempstead Plains, the flat expanse of Manhasset Bay fronting it, evoking nautical images, became inextricably tied to aeronautical development during the first half of the 20th century. Its calm, deep waters– centrally located only […]

What You Need to Know When Traveling With Your Pet

Karen

According to the Air Transport Association, more than 500,000 pets travel by plane each year in the United States of America alone. However, traveling is very stressful to a pet. Imagine the stress you’re under when you’re traveling and multiply that a thousand times and that’s how your pet feels. […]

A Brief History of Aviation Airplanes

Karen

Aviation has been the most vital mode of transportation in these modern times. It plays an important part in the economy – it creates jobs, it allows businesses to spread into other countries, and it helps other industries such as the tourism industry grow. Additionally, aviation brings people around the […]

Money and Airline Travel

Karen

Everyone needs some money when they head out on a trip, whether it be across the state or across the Atlantic Ocean. Especially when it comes to credit cards, there are several things to make sure of when preparing for your airline travel. Take your major credit cards along, MasterCard, […]

The Boeing 747-400

Karen

747-400 Foundation: Powerplants were the key to commercial aircraft capability, measured by payload, range, and performance, and all were incorporated in the 747-200B when the 63,000 thrust-pound Pratt and Whitney JT9D-7Q became available. First ordered by Northwest Orient, but quickly followed by Braniff, Japan Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, and Avianca, […]

Travel – Family Air Travel Tips

Karen

Air travel with young children could be a source of stress for travelling parents. The following tips are aimed at helping parents and children have an easier travel. Arriving at the airport two or one hours before the scheduled time is very important. Your kids will have enough time to […]