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What the sounds and announcements you hear on the plane mean

You're sitting in your seat, the plane is going up, and at one point you hear a ding. Then another one. Then...

April 17, 2026

3 min by Nick V. - 5 days ago

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A rave party at the airport? At Zurich airport, it's a reality: what is Sauvage Musique

Among the most original events in Europe for music and aviation enthusiasts is definitely the Sauvage. It deals with...

April 11, 2026

2 min by Mattia Porcu - 2 weeks ago

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Why the plane makes strange noises during descent

The plane has been in the air for two hours, all quiet, and at one point the descent begins. Then the...

April 2, 2026

3 min by Nick V. - 3 weeks ago

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Every av geek's dream: Transavia flight overbooked, two passengers travel in cockpit. What happened

It is not uncommon for airlines to sell more tickets than available seats and for the so-called...

March 25, 2026

3 min by Mattia Porcu - 4 weeks ago

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Why early morning flights are more punctual

Wake up at four, cab at five, airport at six. There is something vaguely masochistic about the early morning flight, and...

March 24, 2026

3 min by Nick V. - 4 weeks ago

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Why airplane seats are almost always blue

The next time you get on an airplane, look around for a second before slipping on your ANC headphones instead of ignoring...

March 21, 2026

3 min by Nick V. - 1 month ago

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An open porthole, a dark cabin, and an argument that wouldn't end: little shipboard novel about how we became intractable in flight

Sometimes you don't need a cancellation, you don't need overbooking, you don't even need bad turbulence to ruin a flight....

March 7, 2026

5 min by Alex Calcaterra - 2 months ago

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When stars fly high--the celebrities who founded airlines

Having lots of money and buying a customized private jet is one thing. Founding a real airline, with Boeing and...

February 27, 2026

3 min by Nick V. - 2 months ago

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Never happened!!! Finger 'slips' on snow, delayed landing in Copenhagen

I want to recount a little mishap that just happened to me while disembarking from flight SK916, arriving from New...

February 6, 2026

1 min by theflyer - 3 months ago

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I flew (almost) at the speed of sound: everything on board was dancing and creaking, but what an adrenaline rush!

It is the highest speed at which I have ever flown: 601 knots, 692 miles per hour, 1,113 kilometers per hour. No,...

February 2, 2026

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 3 months ago

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Alaska Airlines and Rome: booming interest in inaugural flight, over 1,000 people on standby

Alaska Airlines' European debut has already entered the annals of aviation even before the first Dreamliner takes off from...

January 23, 2026

3 min by theflyer - 3 months ago

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Can you have sex on an airplane? Legal aspects and penalties

The idea of having sex on an airplane tantalizes many people, probably including you who came to this article looking for...

December 8, 2025

4 min by Nick V. - 5 months ago

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When the crib meets the journey (and does it right)

For Christmas easyJet has decided to enter - literally - into the Neapolitan tradition with "O' Viaggiatore," a figurine made together...

December 6, 2025

2 min by theflyer - 5 months ago

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What time is it? if you go through Amsterdam Schiphol there is a particular clock

Five years later, it would also be time to write a new article where I recount the strangest things that...

November 30, 2025

2 min by theflyer - 5 months ago

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Fake boarding pass to fly Business between Milan and New York, but DIY upgrade ends badly

Many years ago, when he was much younger, brave and naive at the same time, the writer tried to crash in...

November 20, 2025

2 min by Matteo Legnani - 5 months ago

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