Swelling of the feet, a wake-up call The swelling of the feet on the plane is a sign of poor circulation of the blood, with all its effects: fatigue, difficulty concentrating, headaches, and, above all, the risk of thrombosis or other cardiovascular accidents, as by example stroke. This is how to avoid it. 1. Avoid crossing your legs 2. Drink water 3. Exercise your … [Read more...]
Aviation & climate change – what’s up
What Aviation & Climate Change I.A.T.A.’s last report says The I.A.T.A. is the International Air Transport Association, and as such is a sort of regulatory board which has a very global and exhaustive point of view on worldwide aviation. Its latest report on climate change, dated April 21, 2021 emphasizes some progress on behalf of aviation, although less than what is … [Read more...]
Biofuels, a simple way to a greener aviation
Biofuels promise up to 80% less CO2 emissions compared to kerosene adapting a conventional jet engine to biofuel is inexpensive on the other hand, the prices of biofuels and currently at least the double of kerosene however, if the price of oil increases, biofuels would become competitive around ten million tonnes per year are already produced several … [Read more...]
The fear of flying affects private jets and airliners
there are fewer passengers on private or airliners because of the fear of flying fear of flying is understandable, but should be mitigated by statistics on aircraft accidents the facts show that planes are much safer than cars the danger of death is tens of times higher for every kilometer traveled by car Even if it is difficult to quantify how much rental of … [Read more...]
Quiz: Do you know the airports of big cities?
Test your knowledge of the names of airports in major cities, with their codes. … [Read more...]