WORLD'S BEST AIRPORTS...!!!

Skytrax is a U.K based consultancy(also called the In flight Research Services) which runs an airport an the airline review.It is also the ranking site that gives awards based on the surveys from the International travelers to rate cabin staff,airports,airlines,airport lounges.They also give awards for the In-fight Entertainment,On-board catering and several other elements of the airline travel.

Skytrax is an airline forum where passengers share their experiences and their opinions about the travel with the airline.The Website also gives the flight reviews,and flight checks.The Skytrax Awards are given once a year. In this article I would like to share the BEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD

1. Changi Airport,Singapore

Changi airports bags the best airport award for the 6th time and this is the record breaking award for winning 6 consecutive times.This is First time in history that an airport has won this prestigious award for Six Consecutive years.

2. Incheon International Airport

Incheon International airport located at South Korea, top's the table of best airport again.As we see through the history of the Skytrax awards, Incheon airport is bagging the award since 2007 to the present.

3. Haneda International Airport Tokyo

This is the second time that Tokyo international Airport has received the award for its outstanding
maintenance and also for the service that the passengers have received in the Haneda International Airport.

TOP 3 MILITARY JETS 2017 ..!!

Over the time, There have been many fighter jet having advanced technology but it is still a confusion to many,that on what basis a fighter jet gets to the top lists.Well the answer is the speed and the power is all that counts.

Many countries use their advanced technologies in order to produce one of the powerful jets and also to make sure that they have one of the powerful Air force in the world.

Now the question comes to our mind that what could be the primary role of a fighter jet??
Yes,the fighter jets role is to destroy the enemy aircraft in air combat and work as both offensive and defensive in the counter air operations.They are capable of carrying a variety of weapons including the machine guns,cannons,rockets,guided missiles and bombs.

Now here are the Top 3 Fighter jets of 2017

1. F-22 Raptor

Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is the top 1 military jets on the list and is one of the most advanced aircraft in the world.It is a stealth aircraft which is invisible to radar.It has one of the extremely advanced twin engines that enhances the speed of the jet.It was included to U.S Air force in 2005.

2. Euro-fighter Typhoon

Euro-fighter Typhoon is one of the 2nd largest military jets that was made collaborative with the multinational European Countries.It is one of the largest multinational project till now.It is equipped with advanced and precision guided weapons.The ability of super cruise makes it one of the best military jets.

3.F-35 Lightning II

The Lightning II is one of the specialized aircraft,that is mainly built for the surveillance and reconnaissance and electronic attack missions.It is a single seat,single engine aircraft deigned for many missions with advanced,Integrated sensors built into every aircraft.

FIRST EVER SUPERSONIC PASSENGER AIRCRAFT- "THE CONCORDE"

As we all know that an Airliner or passenger aircraft is a type of aircraft for transporting passengers,such an aircraft have a normal speed and maintains altitude as of the common commercial aircrafts. But there are are few special aircrafts that are designed to go into higher altitudes and speeds than the normal aircrafts one among them are the supersonic aircrafts.

WHAT ARE SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFTS

A Supersonic aircraft is designed to transport passengers at speeds greater than the speed of sound!!
So Now to the date the only supersonic aircrafts that saw the regular service are CONCORDE and the TUPOLEV Tu-144.

WHAT WAS THE USE OF SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT WAY BACK IN 90's

The Supersonic aircraft are designed in such a way that it takes lesser time than the other commercial aircraft. Well let me give you example, A normal commercial flight form Paris to New York would take about 6 hours through the Atlantic ocean but the Concorde Flight covered same distance in 3.5 hours.It had cut down the total time taken reach New York.

Let me tell you a very interesting fact it would take 3 hours 15 min to watch the Titanic Movie,so is the total time taken ,by the time you finish the movie you would have reached New York!!

Well Jokes apart Concorde project was started in early 1950 with a budget of over 80 million Dollars.It was actually expected to complete in 1968 but took further more time and finally on the morning of January 21 1976, a pair of Concorde's one each form British Airways and Air France took off Simultaneously on what would be the First commercial Supersonic flights with fare paying passengers

The British Airways jet took off from London's Heath-row Airport bound for Brazil with a stop in Senegal while the Air France flight left Paris Orly Airport headed for Bahrain.Soon after the first flight, its was ordered by many other airliners like the Qantas ,Air India ,Iran Air,Singapore Airlines and many other major airliners.

WHY CONCORDE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ITS SERVICE

A major Incident took place on 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 Crashed in Gonesse,France after departing from Paris-Charles de Gaulle en route John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City,killing all 100 passengers and 9 crew members on board the flight, and the 4 people on the ground.It was the only fatal accident involving Concorde.Soon after this incident in 2003 Concorde flight stopped its service

But Now Several companies have each proposed a supersonic business jet,which may bring supersonic transport back again.

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2017's TOP 2 BEST BUSINESS CLASS FLIGHTS

Business Class is a travel class available on many commercial airlines and rail lines.it is known by brands which vary by airline company.It was originally intended as an intermediate level of service between economy class and first class, but many airlines now offer business class as the highest level of service, having eliminated first class seating.Business class is distinguished from other travel classes by the quality of seating,food,drinks,ground service and other amenities.

The Best Business Airline seat ratings are based on the global Skytrax Customes Satisfaction Survey as published in the WORLD AIRLINE AWARDS.

The Skytrax rankings are based on the impressions of 19.87 million travelers from 105 different countries.The survey,which covered more than 25 airlines,measured 49 parameters ranging form boarding procedures to seat comfort to the quality of service.

Now here are some of the best business class flights 2017

1.Qatar Airways 

Qatar Airway is a state owned flag carrier of Qatar.The airline Operates a hub and spoke network linking over 150 international destinations across Africa,Europe,Far East,South Asia,Middle East,North America,South America and Oceania from its base at Hamad International Airport,Using a fleet of more than 180 Aircraft.

2.ANA All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways also known as Zeniikku or ANA,is the largest airline in Japan.Its headquarters are located at Shiodome City center Tokyo,Japan.Ii operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had more than 20,000 employees.

"GUARDIAN ANGELS OF THE SKY"-AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

Have you ever thought that who is responsible for your safe flight journey from the source to the Destination.Is it the cabin crew who gave you safety instructions about the seat belts and other safety measures on board or is it the maintenance engineers who just make sure that the flight is ready for its journey or is it the pilots who flew the flight with their skills.

Obviously the pilots are responsible for our safe journey but there are people who are invisible to us  and guiding the pilot in the right way to ensure the flight has a safe journey,yes they are the Air Traffic Controllers or ATC, who truly make our journey safer and are called the Guardian Angels of the sky.

The ATC are the nerve center of the Aviation industry who are invisible to people but find mentions only during the air disasters like:a plane loosing the contact with the ATC usually means the terrible news.so now question that pop ups in our mind is that what could be the capabilities of a Air Traffic Controller?

Well,An Air Traffic Controller are individuals who are well organized,are quick with numeric computations and mathematics have assertive and firm decision making skills, and are able to maintain their composure under pressure, and possess an excellent short-term memory.They also have an excellent hearing and speaking skills.

Communication is a vital part of the job.Controllers are trained to focus on exact words that pilot and other controllers speak,because a single misunderstanding about altitude levels or runway numbers can have a tragic consequences.Of course, Teamwork plays a major role in a controller's job, not only with other controllers and air traffic staff , but with the pilots, engineers and managers too.

So now how about the computerization of the air traffic controllers?

Despite years of effort and billions of dollars spent on the software that is designed to assist air traffic control, success has been largely limited to improving the tools at the disposal of the controllers, such as computer-enhanced radar. It is likely that in few decades, future technology will make the controller more of a systems manager overseeing the decisions made by the automated systems.

LARGEST CARGO FLIGHTS IN THE WORLD

A cargo aircraft is a fixed-wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carriage of cargo rather than passengers.Such aircraft usually do not incorporate passengers amenities and generally feature one or more large doors for loading cargo.Freighters may be operated by civil passenger or cargo airlines,by private individuals or by the armed forces of individuals countries

1. Antonov An-225 Mriya 

The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft that was designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Ukrainian SSR with the Soviet Union during the 1980's.It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built,with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes.It has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service.

The Antonov An-225 was designed to airlift the rocket's boosters and the satellites for the Soviet space program.The flight has a length of 84m and a wingspan of 88.4m  and also height of 18.1m.It is able to accommodate 6 crew members.

2.Boeing Dreamlifter 747

The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, also called the Boeing 747-400 Large cargo Freighter is a wode-body cargo aircraft.At 65000 cubic feet, the cargo hold is the largest in the world for an aircraft.It can hold three times the volume of a 747-400F freighter.

It is an extensively modified Boeing 747-400 that is mainly used for transporting Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft components to Boeing assembly plants from suppliers around the world.

The Flight has a length of 71m and a wingspan of 64.4m,Also it has a height of 21.5m.It is able to accommodate 2 crew members.

3.Antonov An-124

The Antonov An-124 is a strategic airlift jet aircraft.It was designed in 1980's by the Antonov Design bureau in USSR.Until the Boeing 747-8F, It was the heaviest gross weight production cargo plane and second heaviest operating cargo aircraft, behind the Antonov An-225.But still An-124 remains the largest military transport aircraft in the world.

The Flight has a length of 69m and wingspan of 73m.Also it has a height of 21m.It is able to accommodate 4-6 crew members and able to operate a payload of 150000kg.

WHY FLIGHT CHARGES CHANGE EVERY DAY?

Airfare is a product,but it has far more pricing variable than most.Unlike the products like Television and other gadgets  which only have less prices and discounts during festive seasons,but airfare do change due to many reasons like Fuel cost,Flight Distance,Competition,timing of flight and even time of purchase.

Fuel Cost

Fuel cost becomes the major contributor of the airfare because fuel cost change everyday single day.From 2011 fuel cost became the number 1 operating expense as it increased from 20 to 40%.

Hence change in oil prices impact on the operating cost for airliners which in turn make them reconsider how much to charge per ticket in order cover their costs and make profit out of it. 

Flight Distance

Well this is one of the major problem as farther you fly the more expensive your ticket will be.

when the distance of the flight is more it requires more Fuel, again fuel cost comes in to account here.

Competition 

Airlines have to consider their competition on each route they operate.if there is an airline operating the same route but charging comparatively less per ticket, then the airline will have to consider reducing their fares or risk not being able to sell enough tickets to cover the costs. They also have to be conscious that they are not charging so low that they are unable to break even.  

Even time of Purchase

When you buy, your ticket matters.If you buy at the last minute typically within a week before departure, as business travelers do you'll pay a hefty premium which is why airline love their road warriors. The best time to buy domestic tickets is between three months to two or three weeks before departure.The best day to buy is Tuesday starting at about 3 p.m, at this time airfare sales have been released and competing airlines have matched the new,lower prices.  

HOW DOES THE FLIGHT CHARGE CHANGE

Airline try to maximize revenue per Flight.This means that, they charge more or less depending upon the time where the predict to maximize the total revenue including all costs.They call it "Revenue Management" or "Yield management".The airline product is very weird the thing they are selling comes in weird quantities and has a short time limit. For example an airliner is flying Airbus A320 from one place to other, that the aircraft has 150 seats.If the airliner sells only 140 seats, the remaining 10 seats perish after departure time and they cant like return those seats to the manufacturer hence they have a 50 seat plane ,150 seat plane and 200 seat plane so that they can have much control over their product.