Summer months are of crucial importance for all airlines but they are even more so for those in the charter business. Airliner World was happy to accept the invitation of one of those charter companies, Travel Service Hungary – an affiliate of its owner Travel Service A.S. – to check how their operations are conducted… Continue reading Island hopping with Travel Service
Tag: Mach
Going supersonic
While preparing for this afternoon’s Luton flight I noticed on the Significant Weather chart that strong north-easterly winds were blowing at high altitudes almost everywhere over Europe. Added to this, the weathermen were forecasting severe turbulence too. During an extra thorough briefing we went through all the options and even considered flying the complete route… Continue reading Going supersonic
Are you sure it is better to fly high?
Continuing the theme of the difference between what is commonly assumed in Aviation and the facts, let’s just think about cruise altitude. Everyone knows that aircraft fly high for reasons of efficiency, not to mention community noise. But is this always right? For years I cringed as colleagues harangued controllers, insisting that they simply had… Continue reading Are you sure it is better to fly high?