Tag: accident
Singapore Airlines SQ321 accident: what if media stopped talking nonsense?
The incident on Singpore Airlines flight 321 last week has been making the headlines for the past week, and at TravelGuys we're not too keen on surfing on such dramatic events to gain traffic.
Not surprisingly, a number of...
What is an aircraft stall?
A stall is the result of an aircraft losing lift and starting to lose altitude.
For an aircraft, a stall is one of the most potentially serious events, much more so than the turbulence that so frightens passengers. Potentially only,...
How airplanes avoid mid-air collisions ?
Airliners are equipped with a device called TCAS to help them avoid mid-air collisions. But as is often the case, even when the technology works, human failure can still occur.
Following on from our article on aircraft tracking and air...
How are planes tracked in flight?
Air traffic control has various means of tracking aircraft in flight, so as to be able to deal with any eventuality, even if it can still happen that an aircraft accidentally disappears from radar.
Long gone are the days when...
December 7, 1936: Death of Jean Mermoz
It was on December 7, 1936, that an aviation icon left us: Jean Mermoz. He is one of the pioneers who made possible the world of aviation as we know it today.
A complicated start as a pilot
If today the...
Which airlines are the most “popular” in Air Crash Investigation?
I don't know why in the last few days many people around me have asked me what I think about the safety of this or that airline, or which airlines are the most or least safe for us.
I think...