Blended winglets on the Boeing Business Jet and the B737-800 commercial airplane offer operational benefits to customers. Besides giving the airplanes a distinctive appearance, the winglets create more efficient flight characteristics in cruise and during takeoff and climbout, which translate into additional range with the same fuel and payload…. Continue Reading →
This Boeing document will help you to understand better the Center Of Gravity Limitations…. Continue Reading →
Barometric altimeters on modern aircraft with digital Air Data Computers are very accurate most of the time and we rely on these altimeters in every aspect of today’s air travel. We diligently set the local altimeter settings prior to each takeoff and each approach but we do not routinely make any corrections for non-standard temperatures.…… Continue Reading →
A UPS captain explains the operational aspects of CDAs or Continuous Descent Arrivals… Continue Reading →
A perspective to get started with dignified Cost Index Values…… Continue Reading →
This Boeing document is an excellent briefing on deicing/anti-icing fluids. A must to know…… Continue Reading →
This Rolls Royce document answers to frequent asked questions on Derated Climb Performance:… Continue Reading →
The determination of Dispatch Takeoff Weight seems to be quite easy: start with the empty weight of the airplane and add the weight. But is it always that straightforward? Is everything actually wihed prior to the flight? How is the airplane empty weight determined? This Boeing document is a very well done brochure…. Continue Reading →
The Effect of ZFW / ZFWCG on Airbus Operations…. Continue Reading →
Airbus presents New Derated and Flexible Takeoff Thrust for up to 40% thrust reduction…. Continue Reading →
Operators have reported the use of excessively low takeoff reference speeds that have resulted in tail strike, high-speed rejected takeoffs (RTO), and other instances of degraded performance. These incidents were caused by a variety of human errors that typically resulted from using an erroneously low value for gross weight or an incorrect flap reference setting…… Continue Reading →
Flex/Derate, Engine bump and derated climb specific to Airbus aircraft…. Continue Reading →
A very interesting document published by All Nippon Airways and dealing with different possibilities to optimize the reserve fuel…. Continue Reading →
Today's tough competitive environment forces airlines to reduce their operational costs in every facet of their business. All ways and means to achieve this goal have to be rationally envisaged, safety being of course the prime factor in any airline operation. A wide variety of different aspects have to be taken into consideration in this…… Continue Reading →
Boeing publication reviewing during the 2006 Operators Symposium all the possible solutions to manage fuel consumption…. Continue Reading →