REVIVAL ISSUE 2008
On a Lighter Note...
Cover Article
 The Worlds Scariest Runways Bhutan Who Flies There: Druk Air, the national carrier. Why It’s Harrowing: Tucked into a tightly cropped valley and surrounded by 16,000-foot-high serrated Himalayan peaks, this is arguably the world’s most forbidding airport to fly into. It requires specially trained pilots to maneuver into this stomach-dropping more... |
Leading Articles
 Name: S. Swaminathan Age: 44 Designation: Deputy General Manager (ATC), Watch Supervisory Officer, IGIA, Delhi Family Background: Spouse is a D.G.M. Finance in the A.A.I Father is a Retd. Asst. Technical Officer from the Civil Aviation Department. Educational Background: B.Sc., more...
Airline humour from Qantas
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack more... |
Other Articles
Few Laughs Pilot: "Bangor Departure, this is Cessna Four Seven Six Bravo." Tower: "Cessna Four Seven Six Bravo, Bangor go ahead." Pilot: "Bangor, I don't seem to be making much progress more... |
Travel Quotes From the 'Friendly Skies' Occasionally, airline attendants make an effort to make the "in-flight safety lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some real examples that have been heard more... |
IIII Geting The Fourth Bar IIII I would say I was a fairly content First Officer, satisfied with my flying, doing my set of landings (good and bad). Having the required hours, which of course I thoroughly enjoyed and not realising more... |
Global Aviation Bodies - Birth of ICAO On the invitation of France, the first international conference on air code law was held in Paris in 1910. This was attended by 18 European nations and a number of basic principles governing aviation more... |