Articles by Sanghyun Kim

STORIES Aug 04, 2024 The Story Behind the Airbus Baby Bus: The Airbus A318 With Airbus only ever having sold 80 Airbus A318s, the aircraft type is often considered a flop Why did the aircraft sell so poorly? Read More →

NEWS Jul 28, 2024 Inside Korean Air's New Boeing 787-10 Korean Air has introduced a new type of aircraft to its fleet: the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. The flag carrier took delivery of the new aircraft, registered HL8515, just five days ago, and the Dreamliner made its first commercial flight today bound for Tokyo. Read More →

ROUTES Jul 22, 2024 LoganAir's 53-Second Commercial Flight: Shortest in the World A particular flight in Scotland does not use 'hours' as its time unit. In fact, sometimes it doesn't even use 'minutes'. We are talking about 'SECONDS' here, as this flight was accomplished in a mere 53 seconds at some point. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Jul 19, 2024 Inside the Aerotel: A Boeing 727 Hotel in the African Mountains Boeing 737 and a Boeing 727 are turned into a hotel in South Africa. Aerotel is a hotel in Hoedspruit, South Africa, 450km Northeast of Johannesburg. Hoedspruit is known for ecotourism, thanks to its proximity to nearby Kruger National Park. Read More →

NEWS Jul 09, 2024 Man Urinating in Aircraft Aisle Causes American Airlines Emergency Landing On Wednesday, July 3, American Airlines Flight 3921 departed Chicago O-Hare (ORD) for Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire. The roughly three-and-a-half-hour flight departed at 08:27 AM local time and was scheduled to arrive at 11:36 AM Eastern Time. Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Jul 01, 2024 The Swift Express: A Guide to Taylor Swift’s Private Jets A worldwide popstar this famous should also go on world tours, which she has been doing since 2009, starting with the Fearless Tour. Swift has since embarked on five more world tours, with The Eras Tour currently ongoing and ending in December 2024. Read More →

STORIES Apr 10, 2024 The Deadly Crash of the First-Ever Commercial A320 Flight Air France flight AF296Q was a chartered demonstration flight for the then brand-new Airbus A320. However, things did not go as planned on the day of the flight. The captain's perspective differs from the official report on how the aircraft crashed that day. Read More →

STORIES Mar 21, 2024 North Korean Bomb in Overhead Storage Bin Explodes Mid-Flight: Korean Air Flight 858 On November 29, 1987, Korean Air Flight 858 was on its way from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok when all communications with the flight were suddenly lost. What first seemed like an aircraft malfunction or pilot error soon became known as the worst terrorist act involving both North and South Korea, with a dark purpose to throw off a major international event. Read More →

STORIES Mar 18, 2024 Air France's Most Fatal Crash: The Story of AF 447 On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447 was cruising from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when suddenly the communications were lost, and debris from the flight was later recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. The investigation revealed several issues that caused the flight to crash, which would later be addressed to improve flight safety. Read More →

STORIES Mar 15, 2024 Catching Fire After Takeoff and No Evacuation: Saudia Flight 163 On August 19, 1980, Saudia Flight 163 took off from Riyadh International Airport in Saudi Arabia. What seemed like a normal flight started taking a turn for the worst when the crew received warnings of smoke from the cargo compartment. The flight crew declared an emergency and returned to Riyadh, landing 28 minutes after takeoff. Read More →

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