We sometimes answer questions from our readers, but this one comes...from a seatmate. The other day, as I was getting ready to board, I saw a little boy pointing at a plane through the bay window and asking his...
Happy future passengers passing through security checks at Amsterdam-Schiphol airport: they won't have to remove liquids and computers from their bags!
All X-ray machines have been replaced by CT scans. These devices enable the contents of the bag to be...
One of air travelers' worst fears is engine failure! What happens if an engine breaks down or catches fire? How are pilots dealing with the situation? We'll try to explain it all here.
Engine failure is highly unlikely
Without going into...
It may seem a far-fetched question, but some people ask themselves: do we have to watch safety instructions and demonstrations on a plane? Or, put another way, can you be punished if you don't?
The precedent: a couple deplaned by...
Nobody likes to be shaken up in transport, and on planes even less than elsewhere. Many things can make a flight chaotic, and the discomfort of the situation is compounded by the fear that something could go wrong in...
Among the questions our readers frequently ask about flight routines, the one about why cabin lighting is dimmed during takeoff and landing is second only to the one about the need to raise the window blinds!
Lights are not...
Whether it is a legal obligation, a decision of the airline or a recommendation or directive of an international organization, the wearing of masks is now mandatory in airplanes for passengers and crew, with the exception of pilots once...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, or at least since more is known about the virus, the wearing of masks on airplanes has become the rule for passengers and staff.
However, the rule is not as absolute as that...
For years it was thought that aviation safety was essentially a technical concept: with reliable aircraft and qualified pilots we would approach zero risk. And yet, in the 1970s, accidents continued to multiply as traffic grew, putting this belief...