Contrails are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air pressure, typically at aircraft cruise altitudes several miles above the Earth’s surface. Contrails are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. The combination of water vapor in aircraft engine exhaust and the low ambient temperatures that exist at high altitudes allows the formation of
Airliner toilets use either a “closed waste system,” which works much like a common house toilet and flushes the wastewater into an onboard sewage tank, or the more modern “vacuum waste system,” which sucks wastewater into the tank. While up in the air, the latter is powered by the difference between the air pressure outside
Five persons were killed when a private plane crashed near an under-construction building in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area while trying to make an emergency landing. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will conduct a detailed probe into the crash, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. According to the information given by Bengal Law: a team
IndiGo said its Chief Commercial Officer Sanjay Kumar is leaving the airline and would be replaced by William Boulter. Kumar, who has been associated with the no-frills carrier for the last 12 years, has put in his papers to pursue other career interests, IndiGo said in a release. His resignation would be effective from July
Two planes of SpiceJet and Indigo suffered bird hits during landing at Patna’s Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport two weeks ago, and both had to cancel their onwards journey. The incident, though, is nothing out of the ordinary for the Patna airport. There are several factors that contribute to make the airport one of the most
Airbus A320 Neo The A320 aircraft family, which includes the A318, A319, A320 and A321, will become more fuel-efficient with the use of new engines. In this rating of the efficiency of different aircrafts, the A320neo comes in the first place. It will be the first of the re-engined series, scheduled to enter service in
Bureau Of Civil Aviation & Security is all set to implement new ground handling policy throughout India. According to this policy only three agencies can provide ground handling services i.e. Air India being a national carrier , Airport Operator i.e. GMR,GVK OR Airport Authority Of India, thirdly the private company which will be selected on
The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) is going to charge Airport Development Fee from passengers for three years . They gonna charge Rs. 200 from domestic flyers and Rs. 1300 from International flyers. They are charging this fee to raise more money and to cope up the financial crisies.
Dangerous Runways In India According to a report there are so many runways in India which are very risky for landing due to many circumstances like short runway or geographical conditions. According to the International Standards, the length of the runway should be 9000 feet. But in India there are many runways which are far
Airports Authority of India is looking forward to charge airport development fee (ADF) and user development fee (UDF). AERA had received proposals from AAI to charge User Development Fees at Thiruvananthapuram & Ahmedabad airports. AERA, proposed a UDF of Rs 755 per departing international passenger from Thiruvananthapuram. The ministry of civil aviation has allowed AAI
