Sometimes you just gotta get the boys together and escape communism. “In 1950, CSA became the world’s first victim of a mass hijacking. Three Czechoslovak Douglas DC-3 airliners flown to an American airbase in Erding, near Munich, stirred the world on both sides of the “burnt through” Iron Curtain and […]
What dangers does the plane stowaway face? More than you may think. “Wheel-well stowaways are people who attempt to travel in the landing gear compartment, also known as the wheel bay or undercarriage of an aircraft. Between 1947 and June 2015, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) researcher had documented […]
So you know how to use the oxygen mask, and how to put on the lifejacket, but what about the ashtray, or the secret toilet unlock? “Airlines are required to orally brief their passengers before each take-off. This requirement is set by their nation’s civil aviation authority, under the recommendation […]
