Why Southeast Asia Airlines Must Order More Planes
Southeast Asia’s aviation market is experiencing a robust expansion. According to Boeing’s commercial market outlook,…
How Air Temperature Affects Aircraft Take-off Performance
Last March and April, we in the Philippines experienced the El Niño phenomenon, with temperatures…
Why Airlines Impose Luggage Weight Limits
Some might wonder why we need to transfer overweight hand luggage to the cargo hold,…
Understanding Some Basics About Aviation
The past few days have been quite eventful with two incidents involving a Philippine Airlines…
The Convair XC-99 Reminds Me of an Airbus A380
As I was browsing PlaneHistoria today, one of my favorite Facebook pages, I came across…
Which Seats in an Airline Makes the Most Revenue?
We all know the common seats in an aircraft: first class, business class, and economy….
The Lockheed AC-130 Gunship is Such a Badass Plane
If you have watched the movie “Olympus Has Fallen,” you will notice the Lockheed AC-130…
Why Did Cebu Pacific Order 152 Airbus Aircraft?
So I was sifting through the comments section on my Facebook page about Cebu Pacific’s…
Engines Powering the World’s Fastest Jets
As a kid, I would always compare the speeds of jets. All I knew was…
Stay Seated with Seatbelts Fastened After Landing
I have noticed from my recent flights that passengers immediately remove their seatbelts right after…
Emirates is Shifting Towards a More Flexible Fleet
We all know Emirates as an operator of only two types of aircraft: the world’s…
Is Cebu Pacific Going for a Mega Order with Airbus?
It has been circulating all over the news that Cebu Pacific is nearing a deal…
Why Airport Security Asks Us to Take Out Laptops from Our Bags
Honestly, I hate removing my laptop and tablets from my hand-carry luggage when passing through…
Cebu Pacific’s Recaro SL3710 Aircraft Seats Weighs Merely 8kg
My first impression of the Airbus A330 was that it could accommodate no more than…
Why the Airbus A320 Was Advanced at Its Introduction
The Airbus A320 is very common in the Philippines, being a choice of all main…
Launching WWII Planes from Aircraft Carriers Without Catapults
Carrier-based aircraft are launched from a carrier’s deck using a catapult and a ski-jump. The…
Other Roles in Commercial Aviation Beyond Pilots and Cabin Crew
When we think of jobs in the commercial aviation industry, the first that comes to…
When PAL Operated Three Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneers
Philippine Airlines is indeed full of history and interesting stories. One of them was their…
Why Didn’t Boeing Create a 747 with just Two Engines?
The Boeing 747, often referred to as the “Queen of the Skies,” is renowned for…
The Power of the GE90-115B Engine on a Boeing 777
I am truly impressed by the technological engineering that goes into the Boeing 777-300ER’s (and…
What is RNAV or Area Navigation?
If you hang out with pilots and aviators, you must have heard the term RNAV…
The Causes and Impact of Flight Delays and Cancellations
We don’t like flight delays and cancellations, and we are not the only ones. Airlines…
About the Japanese F-16, the Mitsubishi F-2
The General Dynamics (Lockheed Martin) F-16 is one of the most widely used multi-role fighter…
Top 10 Fastest Military Aircraft of All Time
In the past, speed mattered a lot for aircraft. In fact, people believed that the…
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Was Not a Right Fit for PAL
Philippine Airlines was an operator of Boeing 747 for 35 years. Why didn’t PAL consider…
Different Areas and Parts of an Airport Runway
One may think that designing a runway is easy. Just create a road, paint markings,…
What We Have to Learn from Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321
Just yesterday, a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to London encountered severe clear air turbulence…
How an Airport can Affect a Country’s Tourism
When a school hosted me to speak at their event in the Visayas region, they…
Differences Between the MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat and the MiG-31 Foxhound are two high-speed fighter jets developed by…
Why Don’t Commercial Airplanes Have Parachutes?
Imagine a scenario: you’re comfortably cruising at 35,000 feet, enjoying the in-flight movie, when a…