Aviation Nerd

The Internet is full of billions of websites and it's really hard to keep track of websites pertaining to a particular topic. Here are 6 websites which every aviation enthusiast must visit to enrich his/her knowledge. 1)  Flightradar24 This majestic website shows live tracking with a 3D view of any registered airplane in the world with its all data, any live information about airport and weather, you name it. Flightradar24 2)  Skytrax An airline quality review website gives in-depth reviews about airlines and airports. Skytrax 3)  Live ATC Ever wanted to hear what pilots talk on their radio. Here you go! This website lets you hear the live conversation of Air Traffic Controller. Live ATC 4)  Seat Expert It's always best to choose your own seat before going to the airport. For that, you definitely need the help of Seat Expert. Merits and demerits of each and every seat according to the type of aircraft are analyzed here. Seat Ex

Airbus A380, the world's biggest passenger aircraft has been catching eyes of flyers across the globe for nearly a decade. Though, the reality is totally different for operators of this humongous airliner. Emirates A380 at Dubai Airport Major Operator of Airbus A380 is Emirates Airlines based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Current fleet has 97 A380s and 45 A380s in order. Thus, making it the largest operator of A380-800. Other operators include Etihad, Lufthansa, Qatar, Singapore, Malaysia, Korean, Qantas, and a few others. But they have significantly less number of A380s than Emirates. As of November 2017, 218 A380s are hovering in the sky and 49 orders are pending. In 2016, Airbus received not even a single order for it. Looking at maximum capacity of 853 in all economy configuration, this aircraft is well ahead of its time, by at least 10 years. The aviation industry is booming. By 2027, such aircraft will be perfect for traveling keeping in mind the dema

Concorde, a supersonic jet aircraft which almost all the aviation enthusiasts crave to travel on was sadly discontinued on 24th October, 2003. It started its commercial journey 21st January, 1976 even though its test flight was conducted on 2nd March, 1969. Air France Concorde taking off This legendary airliner was able to do 2.04 Mach at FL600. Only 20 such planes were manufactured by British Aircraft Corporation and Sud Aviation. Being expensive, mainly 2 commercial airline companies; British Airways and Air France were operating Concorde. Many people have only one question to ask: If this plane was able to do London to New York in 3 hours 20 minutes in the 70s where other planes were taking almost double of its flight time, why it was discontinued from the service? Operating cost. That was the major reason among all. Flight ticket on Concorde was so expensive that people started preferring first class on normal planes. With flight ticket costlier tha