CONTACTLESS SECURITY

As the world begins to move through the shadows of the pandemic and air transport begins to recover, it is clear that aviation will play a vital role in accelerating the economy and bringing a return to a feeling of well-being. Governments and airport operators need to rebuild the passenger’s Read more…

AIRCRAFT e-DELIVERY

Unprecedented times make aviation revise its processes and adapt to the new reality with safe yet effective solutions for everyone. One of the latest aviation ‘firsts’ has taken place in the aircraft handover area. Airbus has successfully launched aircraft hand-over and ‘e-delivery’ virtual process to both secure health of its customers and business Read more…

A REPÜLÉS ÉS A BIZTONSÁG ANYANYELVE

A Hungarocontrol blogbejegyzése az angol repülési szaknyelv, a rádiótávbeszélő kifejezések fontosságáról, magyarul. Létezik egy nyelv, amit – nemzetiségtől függetlenül – a világon szinte mindenhol ugyanúgy beszélnek a használói. Egy nyelv, amely sallangoktól mentes, kizárólag a lényegre szorítkozik. Éppen azért jött létre, hogy megelőzze a félreértéseket, amelyek a repülésben akár végzetesek Read more…

FLYING RABBIT

Passengers on a flight headed to Japan were treated to the sight of an extraordinary fellow traveller in business class – Coco the adorable bunny, who was resplendent in her bow tie as she flew in style. The eight-year-old rabbit accompanied her owner, Takako Ogawa, as she flew on an Read more…

ARE YOU SQUAWKING?

“Piper G-BTKX squawk 3026”. In this case, squawk means turn your transponder on, not squawk like a bird. Squawk originates from “squawk your parrot”, which was used in WW2 by the British. In 1939 the first transponder was put into operation, and it was called the Parrot. The Parrot was Read more…

BERLIN CANDY BOMBER

Has anyone heard of the Berlin Candy Bomber? With the Nazi surrender in 1945, the Allies divided defeated Germany. The French, British, and Americans took the western half of the nation, while the Russians occupied Germany’s eastern half. Berlin itself was divided into sectors between the allies but was entirely Read more…