Lufthansa repatriated German citizens from New Zealand, Austrian Airlines flew nonstop from Sydney to Vienna, and in March, Air Tahiti Nui operated the longest nonstop commercial flight ever: 9,765 miles from Papeete, Tahiti, to Paris.
Q. What is the force that opposes weight and allows an airplane to fly?
Lift
Q. When a plane is flying at a constant speed which two forces must be balanced?
All Four Forces Act on an Airplane When an airplane is flying straight and level at a constant speed, the lift it produces balances its weight, and the thrust it produces balances its drag.
Q. Do airplanes have routes?
Air Navigation Name Nonsense Air navigation maps and computers contain thousands of routes and waypoints (or fixes) to help pilots and air traffic controllers keep track of where the airplanes are. To make navigation and communication a little easier, most of the fixes are given names.
Q. How do airlines decide which routes to fly?
Most airlines use aviation market intelligence tools such as Skyscanner and Google flights to analyse popular routes. Meaning the more you search for a flight path you want, the more likely it is to become a reality. The data on where people want to travel can also come from the airline itself.
Q. Which airline has the most routes?
United Airlines
Q. How do pilots use the flight plan when flying an airplane?
Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air traffic control requirements, to minimise the risk of midair collision.
Q. How do airlines make flight plans?
A: Flight plans are filed with air traffic control. If there is a reason to avoid an area it is stated in the flight plan. Pilots receive a clearance from ATC and fly that clearance. If there is a reason to change the route, pilots request an amended clearance.
