Commercial Aviation

Articles about commercial aircraft for passenger transportation or cargo hauling. Covers everything between small and light airplanes to jumbo-sized aircraft.

Why do airplane windows have small holes?

Why Do Airplane Windows Have Holes?

Find out why that little hole in the airplane window is there and how it is important in keeping you safe in the skies.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
How much did tickets on the Concorde cost?

How Much Did Tickets on the Concorde Cost?

Discover how much it would cost for a ticket on the Concorde and what you would get for the price tag.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
The black boxes are safer in the plane's tail

Where Are the Black Boxes Located on an Airplane?

The black boxes record and store important flight data and cockpit voices. They are built to withstand tremendous forces, but where are the black boxes located on the aircraft?

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
A black box stored in a water tank

Why Are Black Boxes Kept in Water?

If a plane crashes into the ocean and investigators find its black boxes, they are stored in water tanks until they can be examined further. Learn why.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
Black boxes record important flight parameters

What Is the Black Box on an Airplane?

The black boxes are essential to investigators of an aviation accident. But what exactly are they, and what do they do?

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
Which Boeing 737 is the MAX

Which Boeing 737 Is the MAX and How to Recognize It

You have probably heard of the Boeing 737 MAX. But how do you recognize a 737 MAX?

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
Boeing 737 first flight

The Boeing 737's First Flight

The Boeing 737 is one of the most popular aircraft in history, so when was its first flight? Find out here.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation
What is the fuel consumption of a Boeing 737

The Fuel Consumption of a Boeing 737

Have you ever wondered how much fuel a Boeing 737 will burn on an average flight? Find out all you need to know here.

Tobias Holm
Commercial Aviation