Increasing competition in the market is the only viable way to get Australian domestic airfares to fall in the long term. That’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
- Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia
Australia’s airline duopoly is already under heavy scrutiny, with domestic airfares up by more than 10% since the demise of Rex. In finals season, they can reach dizzying heights.
Before their demise, both Rex and Bonza had criticised the way airport slots are allocated at Sydney airport, arguing it locked them out of the premium takeoff and landing times needed to compete.
Defending planes against running into birds is vitally important – and high-speed dead chickens play a surprising role.
Lors d’un vol de Singapore Airlines, de fortes turbulences ont entraîné des blessées graves et un décès. Quelles sont les raisons de ce phénomène ? Le changement climatique va-t-il les aggraver ?
Com os graves ferimentos causados pela turbulência em um voo recente da Singapore Airlines, surgem muitas dúvidas sobre o motivo pelo qual os aviões enfrentam esse fenômeno e se as mudanças climáticas realmente o tornarão pior.
With severe injuries from turbulence on a recent Singapore Airlines flight, questions abound over why airplanes encounter this phenomenon and whether climate change really will make it worse.
L’entreprise américaine Boeing est synonyme de sécurité des voyages aériens depuis des décennies, mais ces dernières semaines, elle a été confrontée à une grave série de problèmes.
Não se sabe exatamente o que aconteceu para sacudir violentamente o voo 800 da LATAM, mas a moral para os passageiros é clara: use sempre o cinto de segurança
The American aerospace company Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades, but recent weeks have seen it plagued by a series of issues.
It’s unclear exactly what happened to violently shake up LATAM flight 800, but the moral for passengers is clear: wear your seatbelt.
Dans certains pays, il n’est plus nécessaire d’enlever ses chaussures pour passer les contrôles de sécurité. Mais la plupart du temps, il est encore nécessaire d’enlever son ordinateur portable.
Some countries no longer require you to remove your shoes when passing through security – but taking out your laptop is still mostly required.
Lingering on the tarmac once you get off a plane through the rear door is unadvisable for many reasons – here’s why the staff want your phone in your pocket.
Tidak seperti toilet kita di rumah, toilet pesawat harus ‘menyedot’ kotoran dengan sistem vakum. Tapi jangan khawatir, kotoran tersebut tidak dilepaskan ke udara.
Unlike our toilets at home, plane toilets have to ‘suck’ the waste with a vacuum system. But don’t worry, it doesn’t get released into the air.
Les voyages en avion sont très sûrs, bien plus que les voyages en voiture. Mais cela ne nous empêche pas de nous demander où il vaut mieux s’installer.
Intinya adalah perjalanan udara sangat aman – jauh lebih aman daripada perjalanan darat. Namun, ini tidak sepenuhnya membebaskan kita dari pertanyaan seputar keamanan pesawat.
The bottom line is air travel is very safe – much safer than road travel. But that doesn’t stop us from wondering…
When you’re down an engine and you have lot of water under you, you have a process to follow. You don’t panic, you don’t go off the rails, you remember your training, and that’s what happened here.
Benarkah ponsel berbahaya bagi navigasi pesawat? Inilah penjelasan oleh ahli.
Por favor, asegúrense de que sus asientos están en posición vertical, las bandejas guardadas… y los dispositivos electrónicos configurados en modo de vuelo. ¿De verdad interfieren los móviles con la navegación aérea?
Is it true our phones are dangerous for aircraft navigation? An expert explains.
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